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1. Another coping mechanism by B3G_CRY

   Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • No category
   • Work in Progress

   27 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Edward Elric & Roy Mustang
   • Riza Hawkeye & Roy Mustang
   • Alphonse Elric & Edward Elric
   • Edward Elric
   • Alphonse Elric
   • Roy Mustang
   • Riza Hawkeye
   • Team Mustang
   • Heymans Breda
   • Vato Falman
   • Jean Havoc
   • Kain Fuery
   • Nina Tucker (Fullmetal Alchemist)
   • Trisha Elric
   • Van Hohenheim (Fullmetal Alchemist)
   • Alex Louis Armstrong
   • Minor Violence
   • Self-Harm
   • Edward Elric Swears
   • Hurt Edward Elric
   • Edward Elric Needs a Hug
   • Edward Elric-centric
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Parental Roy Mustang
   • Parental Riza Hawkeye
   • Self Confidence Issues
   • Accidental Death
   • Whump
   • Edward Elric Whump
   • Medical Inaccuracies
   • Self-Hatred
   • Gore
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Roy Mustang is Bad at Feelings
   • Protective Team Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist)
   • Team Mustang as Family (Fullmetal Alchemist)
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Hurt
   • Possible Comfort
   • Mentioned Nina Tucker (Fullmetal Alchemist)
   • Graphic Description of Corpses
   • graphic depictions of self-harm
   • Cutting
   • Alphonse Elric Needs a Hug
   • Hurt Alphonse Elric

   Summary

   Edward takes a life, and it scars him. He grapples with the fact, and uses a special coping mechanism that does more than mentally scar him.

   OR

   Edward yelped and clamoured at the pain, before the knife retracted and came back again to twist in between his ribs. The boy screamed, pounding his own weapon into the man's stomach and swiping across the soft belly. His stomach tore open, the sharp blade cut his skin like butter as he wobbled away, the blood he leaked trailing on the snow before he fell down a few feet away. 

   Edward backed away as well, his back thumping into a bit of tall rubble as his knees buckled underneath the shaking and jolt of pain from the wall. He let himself slide down, legs spurring out and hand firmly over his wounds.

   Language:

   English

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