Drabble Post - Making It Better (FMA)

[kristensk]

Just a silly bit of post-manga fluff. Half the credit for this goes to mintysage as this came out of a joke we had going between Ed and Winry.


Making It Better

In retrospect, Ed wasn’t sure why he bothered. The spider was doomed from the moment Winry screamed. Getting involved had only gotten him clipped with the wrench that had made the spider a permanent part of the wall. He had barely escaped sharing its fate.

“See if I ever rush to save you again, woman,” he grumbled, slumping to the couch to massage his head.

“Yes, yes.” Winry settled beside him and kissed his head. “Better?”

“Not really, but I guess I can live with it.”

Rolling her eyes, Winry hugged him. “Now?”

Ed slouched in the hug. “Maybe...”

“Mmm….” Winry rested her chin on his shoulder. “So, what will make it better?”

Ed grinned at her. “Foot massage?”

“Haha.” But, there was a smile in her voice.

Wordlessly, Ed held up his left, automail foot and wiggled the toes.

And, somehow, her peal of laughter did make it better.

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Given my own violent reactions to spiders, it's probably good that I don't work with things like wrenches. It's difficult enough to peel off the ones I catch with shoes.

Comments

[vince-moon.livejournal.com]

Great story. :D

[kristensk.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Very cute!

...and my ex-roomie used to scream at the spiders in the house....

[kristensk.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

--...and my ex-roomie used to scream at the spiders in the house....--

Well, it's only sporting to warn them first with a proper war cry.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I usually had to rescue the poor things (spiders) from her. Or the frogs, or the lizards or....

[kristensk.livejournal.com]

Now, I like frogs and lizards and crickets. (If I weren't out-voted, the lizards would stay!) And, if I had anyone that would escort the spiders to the door, that would be great. ....Sadly, all escort missions fall to me.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

There was a spider big as my outspread hand in the bathroom...I had to catch it in a bucket to take her outside. She was trying to get out of the rain, poor thing, and I tossed her right back out in it.

[sofipitch.livejournal.com]

This is very cute!

[kristensk.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Cute was pretty much the goal here ;)