Chapters: 7/?
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Fullmetal Alchemist (Anime 2003)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Alphonse Elric & Edward Elric, Mei Chan | May Chang & Alphonse Elric, Mei Chan | May Chang & Edward Elric, Mei Chan | May Chang & Winry Rockbell, Edward Elric & Winry Rockbell, Alphonse Elric & Winry Rockbell, Alphonse Elric & Edward Elric & Winry Rockbell, Alphonse Elric & Edward Elric & Winry Rockbell & Mei Chan | May Chang, Rebecca Catalina & Riza Hawkeye, Divorced Edward Elric/Winry Rockbell
Characters: Fullmetal Alchemist Characters, Edward Elric, Alternate Edward Elric, Alphonse Elric, Winry Rockbell, Alternate Winry Rockbell, Mei Chan | May Chang, Rebecca Catalina, Homunculi (Fullmetal Alchemist), Original Characters, Riza Hawkeye, Alternate Riza Hawkeye, Original Child Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Original Alchemist Characters, Original Homunculus Characters, Other Character Tags to Be Added, Maes Hughes, Alternate Maes Hughes, Elicia Hughes
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon Rewrite, Parental Riza Hawkeye, Dead Roy Mustang, Riza has a daughter, Major Original Character(s), Homunculi, Major Lore Changes, Alternate Universe, Returning Home, Heavy Angst, Angst and Humor, Other Ships Not Mentioned in Tags, May flirts with both brothers but isn't in a relationship, Winry meanwhile had a thing with Ed that didn't work out like that, There is one relationship that would spoil the biggest twist of the fic if I tagged it, I'll tag it when it's actually written in, It Gets Worse, Not A Fix-It, Trauma, Eventual Romance, Maes Hughes Lives, Action, Shounen Fights, Alkahestry, Antagonistic Maes Hughes, POV Alternating, POV Original Character, Edward Elric Swears, They/Them Pronouns for Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist), King Bradley is Sloth, No Beta We Die Like Nina Tucker, Parental Maes Hughes, prison abolitionism, antiwar messaging
Summary:
The Elric brothers always thought that they would be safe. In Resembool, in Central, and once they fled the country in the wake of Roy Mustang's murder, in Xing. They were always wrong. Now, returning to Amestris after twelve long years, Edward, Alphonse, Winry, and May all know that the danger they escaped before, that claimed the life of their friend, is still lying in wait. Have they finally found the strength to stand their ground and fight, or will they falter and run yet again? And even if they do escape... will there be anywhere left to go?