Edward Elric x Reader One-Shots

A Silly Little Game

Haha, this is so incredibly late, but Mayday_Deathday made this request so here we go-

~~~Reader's POV~~~

Cuddle sessions were by far my favorite part of any day. Just being able to snuggle up against my best friend Edward and enjoy each other's company without feeling the need to talk, it was complete bliss. And, as such, we were in the middle of one of these when he decided to strike up a conversation. Which was a bit odd, considering we usually didn't say much of anything and even fell asleep half the time.

"Hey, so Al was telling me about this game Winry introduced him to, and I was wondering if maybe you wanted to play it with me?" Ed's hand moved up to mess with my hair, fingers carding through the (h/c) locks with care.

"Mm, depends on the game." I murmured, cracking my eyes open the slightest bit to look up at him.

Ed huffed, a small smile tugging at his lips. "Too tired to do anything that requires effort, (y/n)?"

"Yes indeedy."

"Alright, I get it, but hear me out."

I nodded a small bit, closing my eyes and shifting to get more comfortable in his embrace.

"So it's this thing called the 'Pocky Game'. One person puts one end of the pocky stick in their mouth, and the other person takes the other end with theirs. You both take bites until you get to the last bit between you, and the first person to pull away loses." He explained, continuing to absentmindedly play with my hair.

"That literally just sounds like a lame kiss prank." I grumbled.

I couldn't see it, but I was sure Ed was blushing as he stammered in a more than flustered way, "Wha- why would you think that?! It's just, i-it's just a game! Nothing else!" His hand pulled away from my hair, no doubt following the automail prosthetic one in covering his face just slightly.

I pushed myself away from his warm chest and sat up straight, and lo and behold he was doing exactly what I thought he was. As light blush dusted his pale cheeks, hair falling over his eyes as his fingertips brushed over said cheeks; almost as if testing to see if the heat on his cheeks was really there.

"Pff, alright I'll play with you, ya goof." I stood and walked to the kitchen, snatching an open box of Pocky and immediately chomping down on one as I walked back to the living room.

I took another one and placed it delicately between my lips just before sitting down and turning to present him with a cheeky grin and the treat in my mouth. Ed stared for just a moment before leaning forward just enough to take the other end between his teeth. For a moment nothing happened, we just sat there with the chocolate-dipped biscuit held between us. Then, he tentatively took the first bite, inching forward the slightest bit to take some into his mouth and chew.

I took the opportunity to wink suggestively before leaning forward and taking a huge bite out of the stick. He blinked a few times, golden irises gleaming in the soft light of the afternoon sun streaming through the window across the room. His surprise wore off quickly, replaced with an almost cocky look of his own as he too took a large bite and drastically decreased the distance between us. There was only about an inch of the pocky left, meaning our game could only last so much longer.

I leaned in closer, biting off at least half of the remainder and leaving us with only the smallest bit of the treat keeping us from victory. Edward's confidence all but vanished, a slight panic edging at his features. A beat passed, and then another, and then he was moving forward, ever so slowly, our lips not even an inch apart. They brushed, and then we were kissing. I'd thought maybe I'd have some feelings against kissing my best friend, but it only felt right when our lips collided ever so gently, molding against each other as my eyes slipped closed and my hands found their way into Ed's long blond hair to grip as almost an anchor to reality.

The treat was forgotten and all I could focus on was the warmth of his lips and the light chill of his automail against my cheek, contrasted wonderfully by the warmth, not nearly equal to that of his lips, of his other hand on the opposite cheek. Despite some light expectations, the kiss never escalated past a soft, plush connection of lips.

When we finally pulled away a good few minutes later, it was still warm. No awkward laughs or quick withdrawals, just gazing into each other's eyes and communicating a newfound love without words. The platonic love we'd shared was morphing into something new and exciting, and I couldn't wait to discover it all.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS CHILDREN

I wasn't gonna do anything originally, but I was suddenly struck with the motivation to quickly type something up for you guys, given the holiday season :3 (sorry it's short lol, I wrote this whole thing in the middle of the night)

Sorry I've been basically dead for so long, High School has been slowly murdering me (as per usual) and I'm just generally unmotivated to write most of the time (  ._.)
But!! I made a thing!! Please be proud of me ;w;

Tiny Sidenote: I've actually tried legit Japanese pocky and tbh I kinda hate it (but I don't really like chocolate anyway, so idk what I expected). But, the (possibly) American off-brand cookies and cream version of it is the best fucking thing I've ever tasted and I've literally been living off of it for like a month. It's an actual problem lmao

okay i know this note is already getting really long, but i noticed i've got a small percentage of male readers, and i wanted to ask your opinion on a thing. so the pronouns in this book have so far have been exclusively female, yeah? (as i've only had the female readers in mind)
well my question is: should i make the pronouns and descriptions more gender neutral in the future, and/or do you want a chapter (or more) with specifically male pronouns and/or male-specific details/descriptions of the reader? please le tme know your thoughts on the subject, as i'm just kinda fumbling my way along.

Also!! I know this note is already long as all hecc, but a small announcement that if anyone wants to do a collab chapter with me (write a one-shot for this book with me), just PM me! Any further details will be sorted out there :DD

okay luv youuu,
byeee

-Jay <3