FMA Fic "The Man with the Glasses" Roy/Ed, G

[dragonimp]

Title: The Man with the Glasses
Author:dragonimp
Rating: G
Genre: Fluff, post mpreg
Pairing: Roy/Ed
Warnings: Ep. 25 spoilers and fluff overdose.
Summary: Maes has never told anyone about the man with the glasses.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even baby Maes. He's on loan from rainjoyous.
Notes: This has been nibbling at me ever since reading Namesake, so I finally gave up and just wrote the damn thing.

Maes has never told anyone about the man with the glasses. No one else can see the man, so Maes doesn't think they would understand. Even his daddies can't see him, although sometimes they'll stop and look puzzled and act like they think someone else is in the room, and Maes almost, almost says something, but he doesn't think he could make them understand, so he doesn't.

Maes knows who the man is, he's seen him in pictures at Aunt Gracia's house. He knows the man was special to Aunt Gracia the way his daddies are special to each other. He knows both his daddies cared about the man a lot, because they both get sad when they look at the pictures. He knows this is the man who shared his name.

Once he asked Daddy where the man in the pictures was, because even though he knew, he wanted to see what his daddy said. Daddy quietly told him that the man had died a long time ago. The look on his face was not just sad, but one that Maes knew meant his daddy blamed himself for something, so Maes didn't ask again.

"I wish I could tell your daddy that it wasn't his fault," the man with the glasses had said as he sat on edge of Maes's bed that night. "Not that it would make a difference; that boy thinks everything is his fault." Maes had to agree.

The man with the glasses can't do much to take care of the people he cared about, but sometimes he can help Maes take care of them. Like the time Maes had been helping Daddy clean up after dinner, but the man with the glasses had motioned him over to the study, where his other daddy had gone with some papers he had brought home from work.

Maes stood in the doorway and looked at the way his daddy was leaning his head against his hand, and then went over and tugged on his daddy's sleeve, and when Daddy looked down he held his arms out to be picked up, and then he knelt in Daddy's lap and wrapped his arms around his neck. Daddy sighed as he held him, and the man with the glasses smiled at him over Daddy's shoulder and Maes grinned back.

"How did you know I needed that right now, hm?"

But Maes only sat back in his lap and grinned.

"Tell me about your day, kiddo. Did your daddy take you to see the ducks again?"

So Maes told him all about the duck pond and the lady from the library who told stories there and something silly that Daddy did and Daddy laughed, but Maes never once said anything about the man with the glasses, because he didn't think Daddy would understand.

But that's okay, because Maes understands enough for them both.

Comments

[chibidraco.livejournal.com]

Its sad but its touching, the child-innocence of Little Maes and how he reacts to the "man with the glasses". Very nice =)

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

Little Maes is such a darling in that way ^_^. Thanks!

[rainjoyswriting.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to respond to this ^^; Life gone crazy. Argh.

But. It's so cute! It's lovely, honestly, thank you for writing it =) I don't mind sharing Maes at all so go nuts with posting if you like. I love how even with a toddler to his name, Hughes still thinks of Ed as 'that boy' . . . though it makes me oddly sad, as well, because it's really quite true and . . . oh, Ed. Never did grow up the normal way.

Thank you, honey, it's adorable =)

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

(Can't see that Hughes would ever *stop* seeing Ed from the point of view of a parent, no matter how old Ed gets.) Glad you like it ^_^. I'm always a bit hesitant to poke at someone else's 'verse, but baby Maes is just irresistible ♥.

[brinylon.livejournal.com]

Oh, god, the sweetness *goes off to brush teeth* *returns* This is super cute! <3

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

Heh, fluff overload ^_^. Glad you like it!

[dragonalchemist.livejournal.com]

So adorable I may die. Of course Maes and Maes can talk to each other. And just, oh. Augh. ♥

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

Little Maes' whole existance is because of the Gate - so it makes sense, right? ^_^

[flamemetal89.livejournal.com]

AWWWWW! So much adorableness here and Maes is such the cutest thing! Great job on this ♥

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Maes *is* the most adorable, cleverist baby, as I'm sure Ed would tell you.

[shinelumiere.livejournal.com]

I love this! and to quote Ed, he's such a clever baby. I still think someone should write one where little Maes dose tell one or both of his fathers about gohst Maes, but this is still fabulastic!

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

I think I'll leave that to rainjoyous for now, because I can't really see Maes saying anything until he's quite a bit older ^^. Glad you like it!

[shinelumiere.livejournal.com]

yes, that may be true, but that doesn't have to stop me from dropping hints dose it?

[sadler-girl.livejournal.com]

That is absolutely adorable. I just love all your stuff.

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

*^_^* Thanks!

[etereality.livejournal.com]

Baby Maes is really precious! ♥ So clever and yet I can still feel his childlike innocence. ;D Really wonderful piece of work written to rainjoyous's mpreg series (which is so much LOVE!). *echoes* A companion piece where baby Maes does indeed tell one of his fathers about ghost!Maes would be lovely.

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

I think I'll leave such a piece to rainjoyous for now, but I'd love to see it, too ^^. Glad you like!

[fullmetalrose.livejournal.com]

So cute and adorable! I really enjoy your little ficlets! May friend you?

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

*^_^* sure! Glad you like it.

[darkamberdragon.livejournal.com]

Absolutely adorable

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[dior-anghel.livejournal.com]

*squeals* So adorable, I don't even have the words. Damnit! Don't'cha hate when that happens?

Wonderful. I love that Maes Sr. is 'the man with the glasses' because it adds such an air of childishness to this otherwise surprisingly sophisticated (for a little boy) narrative.

I think you've done rainjoyous proud. =)

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

^_^ heh. I sure hope so. (Little kids are so damn hard to narrate for, but at least little Maes is, well, very clever for a baby.)

[pwnmastersaurus.livejournal.com]

True story: ever since reading 'Namesake' I have been craving more interaction between the Maeses. You have made me veeeery happy. Methinks you've done a great job of handling rainjoyous' verse, as well- your tone and characterizations seemed dead-on, even though this is a relatively short piece. Very sweet read.

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Always nervous edging into someone elses territory, as it were. Glad you think it does it justice!

[walking-around.livejournal.com]

Loved it. I love the idea that Hughes is just there, still taking care of Roy and Ed. Whose brilliant idea was it to kill him off, anyway? Yeah, I know, I know. Still. And its always good that this universe where Roy and Ed have a kid named Maes keeps going. The continuity makes it feel more real. Its touching. Its the ending Roy and Ed deserve. At least to me.

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

I know. Of all the characters that could've been killed off (which was kinda the point, but *still*). Thanks! They *do* deserve a happy ending like this ^_^.

[thegeminisage.livejournal.com]

Aww, very cute. I have issues with mpreg, but this was really just adorable. I like the idea of Maes hanging around even though he's gone. Good job.

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I generally do, too - or I used to, before rainjoyous's mpreg-verse - but little Maes is too irresistable ^_^. Thanks!

[orion117.livejournal.com]

You did a lovely job working in rainjoyous's mpreg verse. It was sweet, but melancholy, too, to think of Hughes looking out for them all.

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

It is kinda melancholy, but at least he can have some effect through little Maes. And Maes gets his own guardian angel! Glad you liked it ^_^.

[sara-the-lazy.livejournal.com]

D'aww, so sweet! Little Maes is adorable and his curiosity about his namesake is precious.