#edwinling

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Little Rosemarie squeals as she's scooped up into her oldest brother's arms. Ed brings her up and blows a raspberry into her belly, startling a loud, happy laugh out of her, and where she and Roy sit on the steps of the newly rebuilt Elric home, Riza leans into her husband and smiles.

Riza can't lie; she was shocked when she realized she was pregnant a few weeks after they were informed of their first grandchild's imminent arrival. She and Roy weren't exactly trying, after all, and she never really entertained the thought of carrying a child of her own. She had Edward and Alphonse, and those boys were more than enough for her.

But then Rosemarie was born, with her red cheeks and her black hair, and Riza and Roy were instantly in love with their little girl, and so did her older brothers.

(Edward rushed to Central as soon as he felt comfortable leaving Engel with Winry and Ling, and he melted when his new little sister was put into his arms. "She's perfect," he told Riza, tears pooling in his eyes. "Absolutely perfect. Al's gonna love her."

Riza took a photograph of Edward holding her and sent it to Alphonse in her next letter to Xing. Alphonse wrote back immediately and promised to bring May for a visit as soon as they could get away from court.)

Now, three years later, Riza thinks her life couldn't be any more perfect. It's the extended family's annual cookout. Alphonse and Mei are visiting with their new baby, a little prince named Zhihao, Winry is pregnant with her and her boys' second child, and Ling is trying to coax Engel, who inherited an unholy mix of all three of his parents' intelligence, away from a book that seems far too large for a toddler, at least until you remember Winry used to read medical textbooks for fun as a kid. Christine is here as well, doting over her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The only one missing is Pinako, who has unfortunately succumbed to old age. Her funeral was the last time everyone was together, and it was a somber affair, but Winry held her head up the whole time. "She lived a long, fulfilling life," she said to Riza at dinner that night. "She knew we were going to be okay without her, and she was ready to see Mom and Dad and Trisha again."

Riza looks at her pregnant belly now, and she knows that if this baby is a girl, she'll probably be named Pinako.

Roy wraps his arm around Riza's shoulders and kisses the top of her head. "We should do this more often," he tells her.

Riza smiles, turning her face into his shoulder. "I agree."

She wishes she could go back in time and tell her past self that everything would be okay. She wishes the little girl she was when she met Roy knew how their life was going to turn out.

I think just think their neat

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Rating - 100000000000/10 I am infinitely in love with them as a concept, Ed has two hands for a reason

Ed is the most likely to cook for them all, he hates Winry having to cook (unless she feels like it for fun) because of how hard she works, so after he lost alchemy he picked up cooking to do it for her, because an alchemist's education makes for surprisingly good basis for cooking! As a result he also cooks for Ling when he gets the chance, Ling loves his food a lot and jokes constantly about "well it's better than a boiled boot- Im kidding don't kill me it's delicious I love you"

Ling and Winry team up to love-bully Ed constantly, if they're both in the room and one of them is giving him hell, the other is guaranteed to join in, they high five on the reg when doing so

Ling still flirts w Winry but he's *mostly* kidding, she jokingly flirts back and now they're just Like That but not actually together, they just share a bf and have the same weird sense of humor. They're not really involved so much with one another, but they unironically act like they're also dating sometimes and it often confuses people. They ARE very close eventually though, after getting used to each other they get along great and have similar bubbly and lively personalities that bounce off one another really nicely

When the Edwin kids were on the way, Ling moved mountains to ensure he could be there for them around time of delivery for each and every one of their children over the years, he couldn't miss it

Ling and Win both hit Ed with the Puppy Eyes technique and he's utterly weak to it every time, this never goes away no matter how old they all get

Ling (assuming this is going off of canon w him becoming emperor) has a ton of kids eventually with his wives, but Ed and Win make a point of meeting them ALL and treating them like family always

When Ed and Win got married, Ling sent a travel party to bring them to Xing for their honeymoon, all expenses covered (finally paying Ed back for the hotel bill LMAO)

They visit in both directions, Ling pulls miracles to get away from his duties a few times a year to go to Amestris, and then every few months when they can Ed and Win travel to Xing (though sometimes it's only Ed bc of Winry's business affairs)

They're all weirdly comfortable with each other, they'll all cuddle in a pile and it's not awkward for Ling or Win at all

They all will do one another's hair to varying success, Ed is fantastic with braiding and plaiting especially and is the most likely to ask the others if he can braid their hair because its soothing for him

When Winry is working on a project and Ed is hovering to watch her like he does sometimes, he's found ways to be more helpful over the years, learning enough about automail to act as an extra pair of hands ("hand me that [insert tool or bit], Ed, thank you-")

Ling sends tons of gifts and care packages to them when he's back home in Xing and missing them

Ed and Ling are CONSTANTLY calling when they're separated because they always worry, Ed especially worries about Ling and keeps up to date on Xing's political climate to the best of his ability because he's scared of the risk of assassination

There have been times that Ed fell asleep before Ling and Win, so they end up sitting up together gushing and joking about how deceivingly cute and peaceful he looks, then end up having really long sleepy conversations til they pass out

Dreaming of the beach? 🌴☀️ …and maybe a little OT3 quality time?

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