Fic Update - Sorrow's Dark Array Chapter Twenty-Seven

Sorrow’s Dark Array
Author - cornerofmadness
Disclaimer - not mine, all characters belong to Hiromu Arakawa et al, Square Enix and funimition.
Pairing – Roy/Riza, Ed/Win (eventually) Winry/OC, mentions of Maes/Gracia and Al/OC
Rating – will vary from chapter to chapter, mostly Pg-13 but will eventually contain well marked adult chapters.
Time Line – anime based, spoilers all the way through the anime and the movie and does have strong manga elements such as Armstrong’s older sister and the land of Xing
Summary – As Roy and Riza prepare for their wedding, while dodging assassins, Ed and Al try to find their way back home.
Author’s Note #1– This was written after much prodding by evil_little_dog as a sequel to the source of sorrow and is now her holiday gift even if she has beta’ed part of it. So thanks to her and lyricnonsense for the beta. You do not have to read the first story to understand this. You’ll quickly pick up that Riza has retired from the military to be Roy’s wife and bodyguard. Olivia Armstrong is now president and she’s assigned Roy as the ambassador to Ishbal; oh and that Roy was severely injured in the destruction of the Gate, requiring some of Winry’s automail.
Author's Note #2 - This is a longer work and like real relationships, the ones listed in the pairings, take time to mend and come together. They have to work at it. Hope you enjoy the ride.
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter eight
Chapter nine
chapter ten
chapter eleven
chapter twelve
chapter thirteen
chapter fourteen
chapter fifteen
chapter sixteen
chapter seventeen
chapter eighteen
chapter nineteen
Chapter twenty
Chapter twenty-one

Chapter twenty-two
Chapter twenty-three
Chapter twenty-four
Chapter twenty-five
Chapter twenty-six

( Ed wanted to punch something hard )

Chapter Twenty-eight

Stuck

Thank you ice storm. Everyone hope tomorrow is warm enough the rain is just rain so i can get out of here. The storm seems to be moving northeast so good.

Speaking of stuck, I've been reading If the Buddha Got Stuck . I'm finding it helpful without being fluffy or dumb or patronizing. We all get stuck from time to time. I'm stuck in preparing my manuscripts for publication and in looking for a new job and doing everything I need to for my health.

I have excuses. Humans are great when it comes to manufacturing those. We dwell on the past then we make excuses. Why am I dropping out of organizations I enjoy with a list of rationalizations? Why am I allowing a job make me sick instead of looking for a new one? Am I lashing out at people who disagree with me? etc etc. We all do this time to time. Sometimes there are very valid reasons to be a little stuck. Other times some of us live our lives in these ruts. I got a little unstuck last year. I decluttered my life a bit. Baby steps I guess. I need to get some realistic goals. It's one of those books I'd send the flist if I had lots of free cash and thought it would be used (as with life in general some yes, some no I suspect)

Discover card has made the list

of cards soon to be fucking canceled. When I started in OH I had like no money especially after 4 years of working min. wage while trying to pay a lot of things stemming from my injury so mom used her discover card checks with zero percent interest (so long as you never miss a payment) to transfer my high interest accounts and I pay the bill.

Opened up the credit card here and found a) a mystery purchase on a card that is never used b) they RETURNED my online payment with no notice to my email (I keep everything those credit morons send) c) charged me 35$ to return my payment. d) charged me a late fee of 40$.

I would LOVE to know how and why they sent back this money. My account is not overdrawn. trust me you could add a few zero's to the 70$ payment and still be under my account. even if i WERE overdrawn, i have withdrawal protection.

Mom is going to have to pull off a few heads