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Best EdLing Post-Canon Fanfics

The best post-canon EdLing (Edward Elric/Ling Yao) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. Endings are where canon stops and fandom refuses to; readers want the wedding after the war, the rebuilding after the finale, and the proof that the characters' lives kept going.

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Top EdLing Post-Canon Fic Recs

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1

red string of fate, blue dragon

Post-Canon

by vannral

Ed doesn't really care about soulmates. But he cares about Ling Yao.

2,602 kudos 12,601 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
2

Can I Have Your Surrogate Son For The Rest Of My Life?

Post-Canon

by orphan_account

Ling wants to marry Edward, but he feels the need to ask for the blessings of Ed's parents first. Since Ed's parents are dead, Ling goes to the next best thing: the current Fuhrer of Amestris.

2,155 kudos 632 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
3

This Lion is in the Garden

by Xyriath

Ed’s duties as a prince of Xerxes right now really aren’t that complicated. Establish favorable relations with the nation of Xing. Learn to get along with his betrothed. Don’t offend anyone. Especially don’t offend anyone. What he didn’t predict was getting along with his fiancé perhaps a littl

4,442 kudos 26,295 words 2/2 chapters Explicit
4

Lover

by MadSeason (naive_wanderer)

Ed has a past with Ling. Winry finds this... well, hilarious.

4,299 kudos 1,672 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
5

we are the wild youth

by noodlebunny

Ling didn’t look fifteen. He looked like six feet of smooth marble sculpted by gods, while Ed looked like a twelve year old with an expression that suggested he had perpetual stick up his ass.  Ed doesn’t have a soulmate, and he doesn’t want one, thank you very much.

3,382 kudos 12,565 words 3/3 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
6

Avaricious

by orphan_account

Greed does a little soul-searching. Ling has something even Greed the Avaricious hasn't considered, but for once he's faced with a desire that outranks even world domination, and he has no way of getting it on his own. Only through the Xingese prince can Greed achieve his most ambitious desire.

3,028 kudos 3,272 words 1/1 chapters Explicit
7

talks like a gentleman

by astrolesbian

Relax,” the intruder says. “It’s just me.”Ed gets a better look, and sees a black ponytail and a sharp jaw, then looks away again, cheeks hot as he sits back down and starts hunting for another rock to throw. “Yeah,” he says. “Which you is that, exactly?”“Don’t be a dick,” he answers, and sits down

2,523 kudos 3,388 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
8

Nothing Gold

by Rydia (ungarmax)

Ling has gained immortality. Ed has not.

2,257 kudos 22,219 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
9

if you’re still breathing

by noodlebunny

Falling for an emperor is not without its trials.(But they’re in love, so that’s okay.)

2,254 kudos 4,134 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
10

Your Fool

by KrisseyCrystal (IceCreAMS)

He hums as he watches Ed once again drop the giant boulder of an ex-soldier into the dirt with a squelch. Ed is covered with the brown muck; it soils the golden shine of his braided hair and smears pale bronze of his sun-warm skin. It sticks the white button-up he wears close to his form. But the to

2,183 kudos 1,930 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
11

We Had a Bonding Moment

by TiTaNbAbYeAmS

A series of Ed bonding with a collection of characters, some mentioned before and some not. He learns to be more comfortable than he has been so far.

2,087 kudos 28,663 words 5/5 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
12

Almost Home

by goldengoddess

What’s the matter with you? Ling asked.“What d’you mean?” Greed muttered, not loud enough for the others to hear.My heart is racing. Am I getting sick?“Shut up, idiot, you’re fine.”

1,873 kudos 5,055 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
13

Sun and Moon

by Moonlight_Hearts

Ed and Ling knew each other before the promised day, they were best friends and had significant impacts on each others lives. Everyone is confused about how Ed knows the Emperor of Xing though. Or: Ed gives no fucks and saves the country while stealing the heart of a prince he's finally reconnected

1,862 kudos 14,386 words 3/3 chapters General Audiences
14

visible souls

by ThatDesiGirl

At this point, most of Mustang’s squad are listening with one ear into the conversation. Ed decides it’s about time to wrap this up. “So fuckin’ what?” Ed snarls, bristling. If anything, his heat makes Mustang smirk even deeper. As if his visage could get any closer to the devil that he truly was. “

1,843 kudos 21,732 words 1/1 chapters Mature
15

The Problem With Avarice

by Rigmaroler

Xerxes is in a golden age of scientific and alchemical advancement. Unhindered by major internal conflict like their neighbors, the desert civilization has prospered. Still, many of its mysteries have gone unsolved, including the baffling disappearance of the Elric brothers from the royal palace fiv

1,573 kudos 110,295 words 38/38 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
16

Shenanigan and a Half

by Cornerverse

Pantastic: Okay, us not realizing Ed was into guys is one thing. But how did none of us notice he apparently had a crush on Ling???? He’s usually obvious with his crushes??Waffle Iron: RudeWrench Wench: Because none of us knew he was into guys so we didn’t connect the dotsPrincess Powerhouse: Then w

1,570 kudos 78,971 words 106/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
17

who art in heaven

by noodlebunny

Ling is almost certain the boy on the balcony can only be an angel.

1,552 kudos 2,134 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
18

Inevitable

by CatieBrie

But Ed doesn’t mind it, he really doesn’t mind it, when Ling―Greed―fuck―Greedling drags nails just this side of too sharp down Ed’s chest and Ed finds himself arching up into the pressure until the skin breaks. Ed swallows a moan, Greedling stares and the papery bark between Ed’s shoulder-blades scr

1,490 kudos 3,760 words 1/1 chapters Explicit
19

Consequences of a First Date

by YAJJ

Roy was absolutely fine with his son having a boyfriend. After all he'd been through, he deserved whatever he wanted. However, actually meeting said boyfriend-to-be may prove to be... disastrous.

1,464 kudos 2,597 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
20

several people are typing...

by luftballons99

ling yaoi: How do you feel right now?bite my shiny metal arm: Confused. Shitty. Like a teenager, basically, but not in the fun Hollywood way.ling yaoi: Don't we all

1,340 kudos 30,627 words 12/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences

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Why Post-Canon EdLing Fanfiction Works So Well

Edward Elric/Ling Yao — The freeloading Xingese prince attached himself to Edward's wallet and never quite let go, trading barbs through Gluttony's stomach and the war against Father. Equal parts mooch and monarch, Ling is one of the few people who matches Ed's stubbornness beat for beat.

Post-Canon — Set after the source material's final page or episode, these stories answer the question every finale leaves behind: and then what? Post-canon fic ranges from epilogue-adjacent vignettes to decades-spanning continuations that become fandom canon themselves.

Their bickering hides a battlefield trust forged inside a literal void, and fans adore the prince/short-tempered-commoner energy. Endings are where canon stops and fandom refuses to; readers want the wedding after the war, the rebuilding after the finale, and the proof that the characters' lives kept going. That's why post-canon EdLing fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.

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