[fic] As Virtuous Men Pass Mildly Away, pt.1 [Fullmetal Alchemist]

I know, f-list. I know. I am so sorry that I have ADD when it comes to fics and fandoms. At least you can have a reasonable expectation that I will one day go back and finish my unfinished fics? So sorry, so sorry. Also, this shouldn't drag out. I'm expecting three parts, max.

So now watch my ride my one-trick pony into the sunset. NEIGH NEIGH NEIGH

Title: As Virtuous Men Pass Mildly Away
Rating: PG-13 for death themes and coarse language
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Characters: Edward Elric, mostly, with a lot of Roy Mustang and a smidgeon of Winry Elric and Alphonse Elric.
Summary: "Thy firmness makes my circle just, And makes me end where I begun." // Edward Elric refuses to die. [Post-series.]

Notes: Recommended side materials: (poem) A Valediction Forbidding Mourning by John Donne; (song) I'll Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie (I prefer the youtube user cover by katethegreat19, but that's just me.)

( Edward... is known as Fullmetal, and Fullmetal always gets what he wants. )