Title: Circle
Author: Kristen Sharpe
Date: October 4, 2015
Rating: G
Warnings: None.
Continuity: Mangaverse
Disclaimer: "Fullmetal Alchemist" belongs to Hiromu Arakawa, Square ENIX, Studio BONES and various other parties.

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            The first October 3rd found two broken brothers looking toward an uncertain future.  It was a day of aching loss and faint, flickering hope.

            The second October 3rd was marked by bitter regrets and crushing frustration.

            The third October 3rd hovered between familiar frustration and a certain healthy resignation.  (The most difficult alchemy should not be easy.)

            The fourth October 3rd went unnoticed amid the revelations and battles of a world up-ended.

            The fifth October 3rd found two brothers, more whole than they had ever hoped to be, once more looking toward the future.

            It was a day of promise.