Hodgepodge Entry: FMA drabble (Winry-->OT3) + AU lyrics :D

[nekokoban]

So, uh, chirachira did a sketch for one of my drabbles, then very politely informed me that our Arrangement also involves kicking my butt to post things I wouldn't otherwise.

... I fear for when I get the glovesmut done. [ducks]

Anyway, short double-drabble (200 words), Winry and the OT3. :D

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fma drabble 1: dreaming

She has a dream she has told no one else. It's the spark which warms her in winter, after she's shoved the snoring dog off her bed.

She dreams she will be outside one day, and see them walking down the path towards her. However, they will not be as she knows them, but as she remembers, happy and whole. Ed will beam with well-deserved pride, finally at ease, and Al will smile shyly at her--the one she keeps in her memories, which not even his brother has seen.

"We're home," Al will say, when they stop before her. Ed will tilt his head back, and when his eyes meet hers, they will be warmer than they have ever been.

And she will smile, with her hands on her hips. Maybe she will feel like crying, but that will come later. "Welcome back," she'll say, and then lead them inside.

This is the dream she has, which she has shared with no one. Some days, she wakes up and is surprised that they are not there; all she has are a handful of letters, which promise that someday, they will regain everything.

Ed, she thinks, is convincing that way.

--end--

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Also, because the drabble is SHORT and I felt I should have MORE to this damn post than one titchy ittybitty little thing, so I decided to toss up the lyrics I wrote for the Sex Alchemists rock'n'roll FMA AU that I have joined the perperation thereof♥ Lyrics are strangely addictive and fun to write, yo. :D

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--lethe--
lyrics: Edward Elric
vocals: Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric

I'm tracing the steps of Dante
Down the river where you're forgotten
And behind me I'm dropping memories
Like forgotten skins of snakes
        (break it open it's so easy
        kick the shards across the floor
        reflections of me in pieces
        but i can't find them anymore)
I'm walking without Virgil by my side
There are wolves grinning in the wings
Your name could be my remaining talisman
If I just remembered to not look back
        (break it open it's so easy
        kick the shards across the floor
        reflections of me in pieces
        but i can't find them anymore)
Just one moment and I've gone the wrong way
Using broken signposts to mark the path
Here's where I left behind my mother's smile:
At the end of tomorrow's maze
        (i broke it open so very easy
        and kicked the shards across the floor
        i saw reflections of you in pieces
        but you can't find me anymore
        there are pieces of me left behind
        there are pieces of you left behind
        there are pieces
        there are pieces
        there are pieces)
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--Wonderland--
lyrics: Edward Elric
vocals: Edward Elric

You're coming at me because you want to go to "Wonderland"
And in your eyes I see the beginnings of something grand
Maybe it's just me but I'd rather keep away
Because the more you pull me in the less I'd stay.

        I'm tired of the stars in your eyes (they blind me)
        I'm tired of ribbons and frills (they trip me)
        I'm tired of coy little glances and sighs-- (what now?)
        Romance is the thing that kills (and how)

Come on and try that little pout that always worked before
Hold it puckered up and I won't be there anymore
Because baby "I love you" comes easy and cheap
You'll need something more if you want "us" to keep

        I'm tired of the sap on your face (it gags me)
        I'm tired of being your pet (collars chafe)
        I'm tired of having no space (get off me)
        Romance is not the sure bet (stop that)

Just leave that revolving door open for when I'm heading out
Because tying people down ain't what love is all about
You can claw and you can cling in the name of sweet romance
But you know what, baby? It doesn't stand a chance

        I'm tired of the stars in your eyes (so what?)
        I'm tire of ribbons and frills (give it up)
        I'm tired of coy little glances and sighs (get out)
        Romance is the thing that kills
        Romance is the thing that kills
        Romance is the thing that--

        [gunshot]

        "Goddamnit, I told you to shut up already!"
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--what you know--
lyrics: Edward Elric
vocals: Edward Elric

you look me in the face
tell me all your truths
just put me in my place
'cos baby i don't bruise
you know but i don't
all the rules of this game
you'll play but i won't
every time it's still the same
        i'm breaking down your walls
        but i can't get that far
        i'm chasing down these halls
        searching for where you are
        (you gotta) tell me what you know
        (just gotta) tell me what you know
you think i'm gonna break?
i'm not that goddamn small
all those smiling lies you make
won't save anyone at all
you smile and i shout
but you're not hearing me
you're in and i'm out
so baby you need to see
        i'm breaking down your walls
        but i can't get that far
        i'm chasing down these halls
        searching for where you are
        (you gotta) tell me what you know
        (just gotta) tell me what you know
i'm not gonna settle for halfway this time
if i'm to be yours, you'd damn better be mine
i'm breaking down
        i'm breaking down your walls (the light's coming through)
        but i can't get that far
        i'm chasing down these halls (this path from me to you)
        searching for where you are
        (you gota) tell me what you know
        (just gotta) tell me what you know
        just tell me
        tell me what you know
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--tomorrow (for mother)--
lyrics: Alphonse Elric
vocals: Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric

We open the door and sometimes she's still there
Not quite yet a ghost against the open window
With a smile on her face and the light in her hair
Like castles in the air, it's all just for show
Falling to dust in our hands before slipping through
The beginning of us was the ending of you.

Tomorrow, she said, would be better
Because the pain can't last forever
And if wishes were fishes we'd drown in the sea
But together we prayed, my brother and me

        So follow us there
        Against this storm
        On this pathway paved with good intentions
        Tread now with care
        To somewhere warm
        On this pathway paved with good intentions

I close my eyes and I remember the sky of that day
With the sun in my eyes as I opened the door
Because a heartbeat can set your world in disarray
With her spilled out in a ragdoll tumble on the floor
And there in that moment, I finally knew
The beginning of us was the ending of you

Tomorrow, she said, is another promise
Because the possibilities are endless
But if wishes were fishes we'd drown in the sea
And yet together we prayed, my brother and me

        So follow us down
        Past tossing waves
        On this pathway paved with good intentions
        As together we drown
        Pulled to our graves
        On this pathway paved with good intentions

        So follow us there
        Against this storm
        On this pathway paved with good intentions
        Tread now with care
        To somewhere warm
        On this pathway paved with good intentions

        Here, on this pathway carved with good intentions
        The two of us drowning in the storm-tossed sea
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--For You (The Typical Love Song)--
lyrics: Alphonse Elric
vocals: Alphonse Elric

"This is our road to the beginning of tomorrow."
You said that and held out your hand
Keeping pieces of your smile in my heart, I believed
In darkness a single light is worth more than the sun.

There are lots of times when I'm not that strong
And there are mountains of molehills at my feet
In those times I can turn and see you looking at the sky
Because you can keep going, I will too.

Being afraid of the future or turning away
Would be just like giving up without trying, right?
I won't stop down this road, no matter how long
The beginning of tomorrow lies just ahead.

Even if you go running out beyond where I can reach
I won't be afraid of being left behind
Whatever the distance that separates us now and again
You're still here in my heart.

Even if I can no longer see you
I know you're still with me.
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--The Secret of You--
lyrics: Roy Mustang
vocals: Roy Mustang (?)

This is a story written on my skin
Beneath the wear of every day
You know that I could let you in
If I thought you were here to stay
(The texture of memory here on my tongue)

        Now pull me under
        Come let me wonder
        At the secret of you

This is a story written in heartbeats
And your voice now whispering pleas
So every night the same dance repeats
You on the throne, I on my knees
(My fingertips here spread open wide)

        Now pull me under
        Come let me wonder
        At the secret of you
        While the fires are burning
        And the world is still turning
        In here I still remain true
        Now pull me under (pull me under)
        Come let me wonder (let me wonder)
        At the secret of you
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NOW I'm done, and everyone can go back to ignoring me. X3;;;;;;;;;; [totters off]

Comments

[scimitarsmile.livejournal.com]

Err...let me know if these are ready for archiving, or if you want to hold back on them to revise?

*blink* oooh, lyrics!

[arete.livejournal.com]

I like, I like! Edward's the main lyricist? Who does the music? And the last lyric, by Roy... ooh, the implications of submission with the throne and on his knees... *shivers*

Re: *blink* oooh, lyrics!

[nekokoban]

Thanks! :D And, at least in my own head, Ed's the main lyricist--at the very least, he talks to me the most. XD;; Roy's whole "sex and snark" thing doesn't seem to work very well in getting me to work. >_> <_< [shuffle]