Okay, this was HILARIOUS XD I've read various fics of one person or another trying to give "the talk" to the Elric brothers, but I think this one might be my favorite. There's just something...extra funny, somehow, about it happening in a storyline that also includes so much angst and trauma. It's refreshing, you know? It's encouraging and hopeful to know that something as normal and embarrassing as this can still happen after everything awful they endured.

The only part that gave me pause was when you mentioned that Ed's eyes were "newly healed." But at the beginning you said this happens two YEARS after the end of Stairway to Paradise. I dunno, I guess I just wouldn't call that "recent."

This was very silly, but I loved it! I, too, think that Ed and Al already knew all there is to know on reproduction since a very young age. I think that even Roy would have reached the same conclusion if only Havoc hadn't forced his hand. But of course, a bet is a bet and money needs to be exchanged. I swear, sometimes I think bets are the main reason something gets done in that office.
I never heard someone referring to sex as "a special kind of hug". Thanks, now I'm scarred for life, too XD.
Thank you for writing and sharing, and good luck with your job!

This was beautiful. I could not keep a straight face while reading this. This made my day. Thanks for posting.

A good, humourous story in a sea of depressing ones is a good way to lighten the mood. I loved reading it! It was brilliant! I love when Roy attempts to quote his master and earns a book to the face. Thank you for writing this!

"either marry her or keep your hands to yourself and you should be—"

Thunk."

This should be an award winning sentence.

That. Was. Great.!

I laughed so hard

Hahaha, this is absolutely brilliant! From the first line I knew this was going to be good, and it turned out even better than I expected!

Props to you for doing outright humor so well! Sometimes it can be hard to do well, especially for people that focus more on angst in their writing. Even so, it still feels like a real part of the story. Everyone is still wonderfully in character, and Mustang’s thought process was humorous, but still made sense for him. And Ed XD

Keep up the great work! It always makes my day to see one of these pop up. :D

This was everything I hoped it would be and more, I was grinning like an idiot through the whole thing. “It was almost comicalno Mustang, it wasn’t almost, it was very comical. And a nice break from the usual angst! Even though I admittedly love the angst. These one shots are getting me through quarantine, thanks so much for writing! Keep up the great work!

Ahahahahaha! This is the best thing ever!

hahaha wonderful chapter. I can imagine they have run across that aspect in their young lives, so that's actually quite hilarious. hahahaha especially Ed's reaction. Absolutely brilliant

oh my gOSH THIS WAS HILARIOUS AHAHAHAHAHA. I loved it! “A special kind of hug” lololol. Don’t worry abt whether or not to include funny parts in stuff related to a Stairway to Paradise, I promise nobody will complain (or at least I won’t, I think it fleshes out the world more but that’s just me). I was so excited when I saw this updated! You rock, keep writing, gurl! (Boy?)

I'm so proud of Ed

I hope you have some idea of the way my heart leapt when I saw this in my inbox 8D I reread Stairway to Paradise semi-recently, and it was just as good as I remembered it being. I figured you'd forgotten about the oneshots or had just moved on to the other stories you're working on. So I'm really really glad you're getting around to this! I don't care if you don't update regularly; I'm just happy to know that you ARE intending to do more with this storyline, because it's such a good one.

I really appreciated the closure this confrontation provided. It really serves to show how much Ed has grown, how much stronger he is after everything he's been through. Grigorii might still be terrifying to Ed, but he doesn't have that haunting control over him that he once did. And I just love how supportive Mustang always is - not overstepping at all, letting Ed do it on his own because he knows he's strong enough, but always there and ready to help if needed.

I hope, in future chapters, you'll do some more with the recovery time between the climax of Stairway to Paradise and when they head off at the end. I absolutely ADORE the parts of stories that deal with the recovery from trauma, and it opens the door for some awesome father-son fluff :3 I mean, I know that was basically the whole substance of the original fic itself, but just...the recovery period after everything is "over" and Ed has his sight back. I wanna see that.

I was so happy i came across this by accident , i really liked stairways to paradise i remember reading it when the last chapter was not updated yet (which took 6 or 9 months) but i was so happy to see that final chapter and to think that amazing story had oneshots related to it what a dream come true, i understand ed when he said he wants to go now sometimes you really have the courage on that moment and you are afraid that if you don't do it then you will never do it (reminds me of my adventures with the electrical stairs , i know not the same thing but my fears were real!) it is nice also to see mustang and ed's relationship not being so new that it adds a certain normalcy into ed's life , looking forward for more , thanks