[Al takes a seat beside the bed, resisting the urge to reach out and tuck Ed up a bit more securely. He might act the part of the caretaker sometimes, despite being the younger brother, but he knows Ed's pride might be bruised if he did something as blatant as that.

His voice is warm and fond when he replies, softly so as to lull Ed off towards sleep, and with eternal gratitude that even in the middle of everything they can still joke.]

Nobody would ever believe you, I could kill you right now and people still wouldn't believe it, it would be the perfect crime.