"Some Other Beginning" (Fullmetal Alchemist, Roy/Al, WIP, 9/?)

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Title: Some Other Beginning
Author: m.jules
Rating: Hard R for the whole thing
Summary: "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." Alphonse Elric helps Roy Mustang face life after more tragedy than one man should endure and finds something for himself in the process.
Pairing: mainly Roy/Al, with hints of and references to others. (Including, but not limited to, Ed/Winry, Al/Paninya, Gracia/Maes/Roy/Riza, and Al/Elicia.)
Disclaimer: Arakawa would KILL me. I bow low in supplication.
Author's Notes: This was meant to be "The Story That Proves In-Character Roy/Al Is Possible." Don't know if it worked. For my 7stages claim, prompt "New every morning."

Much love to my ever-patient betas, who put up with the strangest stuff out of me and STILL haven't turned me over to the nuthouse, and to everyone who comments every week... you're all very patient as well and I deeply appreciate you!

This is manga-verse, with every chapter yet released and scanlated as fair game for spoilers and many liberties taken as far as speculation about the future.

I am posting one chapter every Sunday night. Previous chapters can be found here.

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( CHAPTER NINE: Wait For You )