Edling

Edling is the slash ship between Edward Elric and Ling Yao from the Fullmetal Alchemist fandom.

Canon
Both Edward and Ling are seekers of the Philosopher's Stone, as Ed needs to right a wrong that fell upon his younger bother, as well as himself, while Ling needs to save his entire clan by becoming the next Emperor of Xing. In which drove them to leave the places they call home to search for it, with their close allies that journey beside Ed and Ling and to make sure that they don't get into trouble, as it has a habit of finding them.

Edward first meets Ling during his second time in Rush Valley as he and Alphonse waited for Winry to return with the parts for his auto-mail arm, by killing time. At first Ed assumed that Al had found another stray cat until his younger brother shows Ed the collapsed Xingese teen, who was week from hunger so the Elric brothers take him to a local restraint, after some persuasion from Alphonse. After eating a large amount of food, Ling thanks Ed and Al for it for him before asking them if it is their treat, while Ed wasn't found about paying for someone else's food and didn't like Ling for saying "small". Ed was, however, a little impressed that Ling had crossed the desert in order to reach Amestris from Xing, as Ling wanted to see the ruins of Xerxes for him mission. Ling also explains to Ed that the alchemy in his home country is known as Alkahestry, as well as it being medical-based, before Edwards tells Ling how Amestris' alchemy is mainly used for war as he lists the border conflicts they are facing. Edward later become annoyed with Ling when he learned that he doesn't practice Alkahestry even though that he came to Amestris to study alchemy, and when Ling informs them that he seeks the Philosopher's Stone he knew that Ed and Al knew something about it; but because of the main ingredient to make a stone Ed didn't want to give Ling the information he seeks. As well as thinking that Ling's goal to become immortal ridiculous, and didn't appreciate Ling sicking his body guards on him and Al. Along with the damage and restraint bliss that Ling left them to deal with, without his help.

They shortly met again in Atelier Garfiel's auto-mail shop, where Ling greet him like they are friends while Ed hits Ling's head with his auto-mail arm for what he put them through. Ling explains that he is a prince of Xing and because of his large number of siblings when his father became gravely ill, he needs the stone to up his chances for his clan. Ed however still wasn't going to help Ling, in which got the prince to state that he'll stay by Ed's side until he gets what he wants. When Fu asked his young Lord why he wants to lower himself to someone like Ed, Ling explains that it is a small prise to pay for the Yao Clan's future, before they accompany Ed, Al and Winry to Central.

The two parted ways when they got to Central before their paths cross during Maria Ross's escape. Ed later learns from Fu that Ling has asked him to bring Maria Ross to Xing until they can prove her innocents, while Ling explains it all to Al and Winry, along with Ed's brief time in Xerxes had gotten him to realize why Ling wanted to see them first. When Ed finally returns to Central he sees Ling and Lan Fan eating a meal, before he kicks them out of the room, while the two Xingese remain close to the closed door. After Ed learns that Scar is back and knew that the Homunculus would want to keep the man from killing them, Ling offences to help Ed catch one when he heard him say that they can't die, and knew that the Homunculus would be able to help him in his goal. After he helps Ed catch one.

Fanon
Edling is considered to be one of the most popular slash ships between the two characters in the Fullmetal Alchemist fandom. Due to all that Edward and Ling have been through together after their first meeting in Rush Valley and remain supportive of each other after Ling's body was used to host Greed.

On AO3, the ship has over 341 with Ling Yao and only 28 with the Greed!Ling side of it.

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