History Fanfic / BabylonBeautifulFiction

* AdultFear: Edward is dying of a terminal illness with little way to stop it and the ones closest to him don't find out until it's almost too late.

* IllBoy: Edward is severely ill due to his lungs deteriorating.

* ClaimedByTheSupernatural: The Gate tattooed the arrays on Edward’s forehead, torso and arm in exchange for Alphonse’s body so Edward won’t forget what he paid. [[spoiler: It’s also took parts of Edward’s lung tissues and will claim the rest of him when he died.]] This ends up helping the Gate as it uses the arrays to hide its remains in Edward when Carmine destroys the Gate.

'''WARNING: UNMARKED SPOILERS FOR THE FIRST ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' ANIME.'''

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1773520/chapters/3796336 Babylon]]'' is a ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' fanfic by ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/users/BeautifulFiction_FMA/pseuds/BeautifulFiction_FMA Beautiful Fiction]]''.

* YourDaysAreNumbered: The doctor tells Edward, Roy and Alphonse that the conditions of his deteriorating lungs that Edward could die in the next hour or the next month.

* AccidentalInnuendo: Roy and Riza are discussing Edward's declining health:
-->'''Riza''': He (Edward) needs rest.
-->'''Roy'''': He's stubborn, Lieutenant. [[ThatCameOutWrong Have you ever tried to get Edward into bed? He's very resistant.]]
-->'''Riza (holding back laughter)''': Can't say I have, sir. Blondes aren't my type.

* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: The first chapter has a flashback of Edward's death at the hands of Envy and his self-sacrifice to revive Alphonse.

When Edward made that faithful bargain with the Gate to get Alphonse back after Al sacrificed himself to save him, the price was steep. Two years afterward, Edward is still paying the price.

* BigBad[=/=]BiggerBad: The Gate itself since it is responsible for Carmine’s plot and for Edward’s slow demise.

-->'''Riza (holding back laughter''': Can't say I have, sir. Blondes aren't my type.

* AndThenWhat: Now that Edward managed to restore Alphonse’s body and survive Dante and Homunculi, Edward doesn’t really know what to do with himself as he really didn’t think he’d survive past it.

* WorkingThroughTheCold: Despite already being very sick, Edward works in the rain to try to find the people responsible for robbing the grave of Maes Hughes. This turned out to be a terrible idea as it overworks his already weakened immune and causes him to collapse and end up in the hospital.

* YourDaysAreNumbered: The doctor tells Edward, Roy and Alphonse that the conditions of his deteriorating lungs that Edward could die in the next hour or the next month.

* HeroicBastard: [[spoiler: The source of the Gate, King Kaleo.]]
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: Carmine tried to corrupt the Gate to get it [[spoiler: to give her back her son which the Gate is based on.]] That resulted in the Gate in gaining sentience and gave it malice. So she tried to destroy it, which resulted in the corruption possessing her.

* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: When escaping the backlash of Carmine’s transmutation, Edward forces the revived Hughes to leave him behind, saying his family deserves their husband and father back. Hughes does it thinking that Edward had a plan, not knowing that Edward planned to sacrifice himself since he was dying away.

* MustHaveCaffeine

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech

* TwiceShy: Both Roy and Edward are in love with each but both think it’s unrequited. Edward thinks Roy would not be interested to be being an avowed ladies’ man and Edward is afraid giving Roy more ammo against him. Roy thinks Edward hates him for justifiable reasons and doesn’t open himself for heartbreak. Both men also note how they don’t trust each other and that Edward is subordinate to Roy.

* AbandonedArea: The hideout of Vivus Nix and Carmine is an abandoned funeral house where Carmine performs her transmutation to destroy the Gate and resurrects Maes Hughes as a side-effect.

* BiggerBad: The Gate itself since it is responsible for Carmine’s plot and for Edward’s slow demise.

* MindControl:

* HighPriest

* NailedToTheWagon[=/=]INeedAFrickingDrink: Roy would constantly crave alcohol to deal with the stress of covertly running the country, the aftermath of overthrowing Bradley and dealing with Ed. He doesn’t because he doesn’t risk it becoming a crutch and becoming an alcoholic.

* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Carmine has a FreudianExcuse in wanting the destroy the Gate in that its creation cost her kingdom and her child. She otherwise has no personality or character depth beyond corrupting and destroying the Gate. It's even lampshaded in story.

* HoistByTheirOwnPetard:

* BearerOfTheBadNews: Doctor Collins who tells Roy and Riza about Edward’s collapse and unstable condition, doubly so since he calls Roy’s private number that’s only used in true emergency or the outbreak of war. He also tells Al, Roy and Riza that Ed’s condition is terminal.

* TouchedByVorlons: Since the Gate hid itself inside Edward, he gets the Gate’s knowledge of ancient Babylonian alchemy and its ability to take and give energy out of everything and everyone around him.
* TwiceShy: Both Roy and Edward are in love with each but both think it’s unrequited. Edward thinks Roy would not be interested to be being an avowed ladies’ man and Edward is afraid giving Roy more ammo against him. Roy thinks Edward hates him for justifiable reasons and doesn’t open himself for heartbreak. Both men also note how they don’t trust each other and that Edward is subordinate to Roy.

* BearerTheBadNews: Doctor Collins who tells Roy and Riza about Edward’s collapse and unstable condition, doubly so since he calls Roy’s private number that’s only used in true emergency or the outbreak of war. He also tells Al, Roy and Riza that Ed’s condition is terminal.

* DontGoGentle: When Edward realizes that his illness is incurable and might not even have a night left to live, he decides to confront the Gate to take back his life or die trying from it.

* HeadInSandManagement: Fuhrer Hakuro deals with the terrorist terrorizing Central by completely ignoring her and refusing to give Mustang any back-up when he tries to deal with the problem.

* PresidentIncompetent: Fuhrer Hakuro either ignores the obvious problems Central is facing, or makes them worse by outright hindering Mustang when he tries to do something about it.

* ReallyFiveHundredYearsOld: When Edward first sees Carmine he couldn’t tell whether she was younger than him or older than Roy. She’s been alive since Babylonian times, which is older than Xerxes! She even brags about being older than Hohenheim.

* SealedInPersonShapedCan: A double example, the dark side of the Gate sealed itself in Carmine while the light side sealed itself in Edward.

* TouchedByVorlons: Since the Gate hid itself inside Edward, he gets the Gate’s knowledge of ancient Babylonian alchemy and its ability to take and give energy out of everything and everyone around him.
* TwiceShy: Both Roy and Edward are in love with each but both think it’s unrequited. Edward thinks Roy would not be interested to be being an avowed ladies’ man and Edward is afraid giving Roy more ammo against him. Roy thinks Edward hates him for justifiable reasons and doesn’t open himself for heartbreak. Both men also note how they don’t trust each other and that Edward is subordinate to Roy.

* ClaimedByTheSupernatural: The Gate tattooed the arrays on Edward’s forehead, torso and arm in exchange for Alphonse’s body so Edward won’t forget what he paid. [[spoiler: It’s also took parts of Edward’s lung tissues and will claim the rest of him when he died.]] This ends up helping the Gate as it uses the arrays to hide its remains in Edward when Carmine destroy the Gate.
* ChekhovsGun

* SinisterMinister

* AccidentalInnuendo

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: As a result of Carmine's ritual to destroy the Gate, Hughes and the four other victims were resurrected.]]
* ClaimedByTheSupernatural: The Gate tattooed arrays on Edward’s forehead and arms in exchange for Alphonse’s body so Edward won’t forget what he paid. [[spoiler: It’s also took parts of Edward’s lung tissues and will claim the rest of him when he died.]] This ends up helping the Gate when it makes Ed restore it after Carmine destroys it.
* DoomedHometown: Babylon for Carmine

* MissKitty: The madame of the Riders brothel is Miss Sally, who is a former prostitute herself and does what she can to keep her working girls and working boys safe. She takes in runaways and orphans and educates them. She gives those she takes in a choice to join the brothel when they grow up.

* MissKitty: The madame of the Riders brothel is Miss Sally, who is a former prostitute herself and does what she can to keep her working girls and working boys safe.

* WorkingThroughTheCold
* YankTheDogsChain

* ClaimedByTheSupernatural: The Gate tattooed arrays on Edward’s forehead and arms in exchange for Alphonse’s body so Edward won’t forget what he paid. [[spoiler: It’s also took parts of Edward’s lung tissues and will claim the rest of him when he died.]] This ends up helping the Gate when it makes Ed restore it after Carmine destroys it.

* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Carmine has a FreudianExcuse in wanting the destroy the Gate in that its creation cost her kingdom and her child. She otherwise has no personality or character depth beyond corrupting and destroying the Gate. It's even lampshaded in story.

* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Edward has all the systems: weakness spells, flashes of pain, fever and coughing fits, although it’s not from a disease. The Gate is taking his lung tissue to order to kill Ed and get the rest of him. The doctors told him that it’s terminal but he doesn’t die from it.

^ LifeWillKillYou: Discussed. After all what Edward has been through, Roy can’t believe that Ed could be taken out by an illness. Subverted as the illness has a supernatural cause and he doesn’t die.

* AggressiveDebtCollector: The Gate will collect its due

* ClaimedByTheSupernatural: The Gate tattooed arrays on Edward’s forehead and arms in exchange for Alphonse’s body so Edward won’t forget what he paid. [[spoiler: It’s also took parts of Edward’s lung tissues and will claim the rest of him when he died.]] This ends up helping the Gate when it makes Ed restore it after Carmine destroys it.

* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Carmine has a FreudianExcuse in wanting the destroy the Gate in that its creation cost her kingdom and her child. She otherwise has no personality or character depth beyond corrupting and destroying the Gate. It's even lampshaded in story.

* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Edward has all the systems: weakness spells, flashes of pain, fever and coughing fits, although it’s not from a disease. The Gate is taking his lung tissue to order to kill Ed and get the rest of him. The doctors told him that it’s terminal but he doesn’t die from it.

* MorningRoutine: The story begins with Ed and Al getting ready for the day while Edward struggles and hides his chronic pain.

* PowerAtAPrice
* SecretlyDying

* UnproblematicProstitution

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1773520/chapters/3796336 Babylon]]' is a ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' fanfic by ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/users/BeautifulFiction_FMA/pseuds/BeautifulFiction_FMA Beautiful Fiction]]''.

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