"Some Other Beginning" (Fullmetal Alchemist, Roy/Al, WIP, 19/45?)

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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."
Thank you again, everyone. No, really. :) I mean it.

I am posting one chapter every Sunday night. Previous chapters (and other related stories) can be found here.

You might notice that I now have a tentative number of total chapters for the story. This is because I actually wrote out a rough outline last night, chapter by chapter. I quake at the thought. For the record, in case anybody's curious, Chapters One through Twenty-One of this fic are 46,643 words long. With twenty-four chapters left after that, it's anyone's guess how long this thing will be. *cries* Are you guys SURE you want to finish this story? *laugh*

ALSO!! Six points (and a story 'contest' opportunity) to the first person who tells me why, exactly, I used the chapter title I did. *giggles*

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( CHAPTER NINETEEN: If You'll Be My Bodyguard )