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poppy-pelican · 4 months
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I miss my Royai Era, and I may need to dust off some of my WIPs.
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quiet-nocturne · 6 months
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Literally dying at the tags on this fic I stumbled across on AO3. I love royai fans so much. <3 🥹
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soufflegirl · 1 year
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alright folks, I need to know your favorite royai fanfiction, the ones that kept you awake at night, the ones that raised the bar so high that nothing could compare, the ones that consumed your soul and left only ashes afterwards because they were so beautiful that for days you did nothing but stare blankly in the void without purpose
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fullmetalscullyy · 7 months
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emma i would love to see u tackle royai and cooking for each other (or sharing in food). there's such a warmth and intimacy in making something for someone. it's whole purpose is to sustain life!!!
U R SO RIGHT. SO CORRECT.
so........ how about......... three wee royai moments where they're cooking together............. :)
here with me
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summary: there was a reason // i collided into you // Roy and Riza cooking (providing for one another) throughout the years
rated: g | words: 2718 | tags: royai, cooking, young royai, post-canon, happy, childhood friends, sickfic, post promised day
Riza shuffled into the kitchen, following the smell of cooking, to find Roy standing over the hob, stirring something within a pot. And whatever it was, it smelled delicious. It was so flavoursome, it made her eyes water and caused her to break out into a coughing fit, announcing her presence.
And although it caused Roy to startle at the sudden, loud sound, he still grinned over at her.
He almost toppled off the chair onto the floor, in an endearing, hopeless, sort of way, but that was neither here nor there.
The reason he was currently kneeling on a chair though, was because he wasn’t quite tall enough to reach the hob to cook. Although in his teenage years, Roy’s growth spurt still hadn’t hit him yet (much to his dismay), so he’d taken a leaf out of Riza’s book and dragged a chair over from the table so he could see what he was doing. Bless his wee cotton socks too, because before Riza had interrupted and startled him, he’d looked so precious up there, his tongue peeking out from between his lips as his brow furrowed in concentration, eyes darting back and forth between the pot and the piece of handwritten paper beside it, which presumably detailed the recipe of whatever he was cooking.
Riza tightened the blanket around her shoulders and wrinkled her nose in response to the sneeze which was threatening her. “What are you doing?”
Roy beamed at her. “Cooking.” He answered as if it were the most normal thing in the world.
Her brow furrowed. “What?”
He shrugged. “You’re ill. It was the least I could do. Plus, I wanted to.”
“You wanted to.” She blinked at him, unable to comprehend what was happening.
Roy nodded in cheerful agreement, nonplussed about her surprise.
“Is there anything you need me to do?”
“Nope.” Roy even popped the ‘p’.
“Well. Let me help at least –” Riza reached forward to busy herself with assisting him, but Roy was having none of it.
“Ah. Ah!” He swatted at her playfully, brandishing his wooden spoon to keep her back and out of reach. “No. Go and sit down.”
Riza frowned. “Roy, no –”
“Riza, yes. Go and sit down. I’ll cook.”
Sensing she would get nowhere with him and too exhausted and shivery to argue she ambled over to sit at the kitchen table, like he directed.
Riza felt bad though, that he was doing all of this for her while she was ill. He was here to learn alchemy. He was a guest in her home. His family were paying her father to tutor him. And now he’d been left to cook for himself – and her – too? It was too much. Her ailing body failing her was no excuse, and yet, he would have none of her continued attempts to try and help him. Her offers were met with playfulness and patience, but a firm reply which said no. He could manage on his own.
Riza still didn’t feel safe enough to venture far from him and his cooking shenanigans though. He’d once shared how he’d almost burned his aunt’s house down when he cooked and Riza was still unsure if it was a joke or not.
So she watched him like a hawk while he chattered away. Probably to fill the silence, which made her feel even worse, because her ill brain could barely keep up with his train of thought and she felt as though she should offer him something, not just silence. But it was too much for her exhausted body and mind to comprehend.
It was… nice, though. To listen to him. To hear his voice. To hear his stories which he obviously enjoyed telling and sharing.
Secretly, Riza loved it.
It was nice to be doted on for once.
To be cared for.
They both sat down at the table together without incident a short time later. Her bowl of soup was presented to her with a flourish, complete with pristine presentation. One would have thought the young man was a professional cook.
Taking a cautious sip of her soup, Riza politely and gently ignored how Roy was waiting and watching for her reaction as she sampled his dish.
It was… good. Great, actually. Extremely tasty. She tried not to be too surprised at how good it was given how much he’d put himself down about his cooking abilities in the past, but this was delightful. Perfect for her sore throat, and delicious. Not too much for her tender stomach to put away either. It was just enough.
He’d created the perfect dish for her.
Riza swallowed it down and relished in how it soothed her aching throat. And immediately went back for another taste.
“Is it okay?”
Riza glanced up, noticing how nervous he looked, even as she almost started to devour and hoover up his homemade soup.
Still, her face flushed pink. “Yes,” she replied, not quite able to fully find her voice with his attention so directly upon her. It was because of her cold, for sure.
No other reason.
“It’s good. Very tasty.”
Her appraisal lit up his entire face. Roy sat up a little taller in his chair. His shoulders rolled back and his head perked up, but it was nothing compared to the pure joy which brightened his entire being, illuminating him from within.
“Good. I’m glad.” He looked extremely pleased with himself as he tucked into his own dinner.
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“Riza?” Roy’s disembodied voice called out to her from the doorway to her home.
“In the kitchen.”
Roy entered the room a few seconds later, surprisingly. Riza hadn’t expected him to come straight through to see her. Snow still caked the edges of his boots and the shoulders of his thick winter coat, but he didn’t appear to be too bothered about it. Neither was she, honestly. A little water from melted snow would dry up quick enough, so it wasn’t a problem.
And when he did make his immediate appearance within the room, Roy was ruffling his hair to dislodge the snowflakes which had caught in his dark strands. And like always, Riza’s attention was drawn to him immediately.
As soon as he entered the room.
(It was really becoming a problem.)
Riza had turned to greet him, but the sight of him made her pause.
His hair was tousled, slightly wet from being out in the snow and curling at the ends due to the damp. Since he’d joined the military, he’d started to fill out within his own body with all the physical training they had him doing. His arms, which had been long and gangly as a teen, were now corded with muscle, same with his legs. And now, when he moved to dislodge those pesky snowflakes, his newly discovered biceps flexed. Quite nicely, too.
Not that Riza had been staring, of course.
Definitely not.
Nope.
Riza’s face flamed and she hastily turned back to the stove. “Did you get everything you needed?” She was grateful her voice remained steady as she spoke because on the inside it felt as if her entire being was quivering like a leaf, as it often did around her childhood friend nowadays.
A pesky new discovery, but one she would manage. Through sheer willpower alone.
Riza vowed she would not make Roy uncomfortable with the things which churned within her gut and her chest over him.
“Yep. I got a discount on the vegetables as well. I think the lady in the shop likes me,” Roy chuckled.
Riza felt her stomach twist and the bubbling, happy feeling which had been fizzing within her died.
Crumbled into ash.
“Oh?”
Riza buried it. Buried it deep and locked it down tight. Jealousy had no place here and she was too old, too mature, now, to even consider such a thing.
“Yeah. She was very sweet and kind.”
Roy was a friend. An old friend, who she loved dearly.
Nothing more.
Never mind the fact he’d called Riza and been on the first train back when he learned how her father’s health had taken a downturn. Riza had presumed it was to ask her father about flame alchemy while he still had the chance, but in response to voicing her assumptions to him, Roy’s gaze has hardened. His jaw had locked and he hadn’t looked happy about something. He’d even gone as far to leave the room and once he’d returned, a few hours later, he’d looked dejected, but resigned.
Riza still hadn’t figured out why he’d acted and looked that way. And their friendship felt slightly different because of it.
But perhaps it was simply Riza’s imagination.
“What’s wrong?”
Riza startled and suddenly, he was there. At her elbow. Roy even lifted a hand to grasp her elbow gently, initiating contact with his thumb and forefinger which made her stomach flutter with troublesome butterflies, as it always did.
“What do you mean?”
His eyes searched her face, his brow furrowed and face concerned. Riza just averted her gaze, turning back to dinner before Roy could see too much. Before he could figure anything out she’d rather keep hidden for the sake of their friendship.
Her one-sided affections were hers, and hers to deal with alone. She would not burden him with them.
“Huh.”
Riza didn’t dare look at him, but his sudden response confused her. “What?”
“Nothing.” Roy sounded so nonchalant, such a twist from how he’d looked just a moment ago, which brought Riza’s attention back to him. But Roy had already turned away and was walking over to the kitchen table to unpack his shopping bags.
Riza dropped it. She didn’t want to dwell for too long on what he’d meant by that innocent “nothing”. That sudden realisation which laced his tone.
Her poor heart had endured and suffered enough recently, and she didn’t want to add anymore pressure to it. She owed herself that much currently, at the very least.
Roy appeared by her elbow again, making Riza’s heart jump and stutter. “Is there anything you need me to do?”
“Um…” Her brain was scrambled. Disjointed after trying to make sense of what had just happened between them.
But Roy waited patiently for her brain to stop short circuiting and catch back up with the present.
“Actually… Yes. Would you mind mashing the potatoes?”
Roy beamed at her. “I would love nothing more, Riza,” he replied rather dramatically, equipped with a wink.
Her stomach tumbled again, but Riza forced her brain to reign it in. She reminded herself he was just being Roy. Playful and fun.
The complete opposite of her.
But… Riza was slowly learning. Thanks to him. Thanks to his influence.
She was grateful for that, at least.
Roy rolled up his sleeves, exposing his now toned forearms, and Riza quickly darted her gaze away, unable to linger on the sight for too long. She studied the stew within the pot before her as if her life depended upon it instead, ignoring the young man working methodically (muscles flexing and all) and humming quietly – while so at ease – by her side.
Side by side, they cooked. For each other. For themselves.
A small smile teased Riza’s lips at the domesticity of it all. It tugged at her heart strings. It brought her a sliver of dangerous hope. A childish vision of the future. It made her insides bunch up at the thought of him doing it with someone else… That lady in the shop perhaps, whoever she was…
Despite it all, Riza had never been happier in that moment.
Right now, he was here with her.
No one else.
That may be the case in the future – and that was okay. Riza could make peace with that, for his sake and his happiness. Her little, budding – but difficult – feelings for her friend would never be voiced or known.
And that was okay.
They’d disappear eventually, Riza was sure. If he found someone, it would be all right. Because in the end, Riza would still have him as a friend. She’d still have him in her life.
And that was enough.
She wasn’t brave enough to lose him.
(Just yet).
It would be too much for him to give up everything for her. Far too much. He had his goals and his dreams, and she was a quiet, lonesome man’s daughter. She had nothing at all to offer, but she could still be his friend. Throughout it all, without fail, she’d offer all the support she had for him to see everything he desired come to fruition.
Yeah…
That would be enough…
Riza supposed.
“Riza?”
“Hm?”
“For the record, the lady in the shop was in her seventies. Nothing to get jealous over.”
Riza whipped around and smacked him on the arm with carrot while he guffawed away to himself.
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Riza knocked on the Colonel’s door. Hayate whined quietly by her side and sat in place patiently as he waited for his second favourite human to make an appearance.
It was adorable how he’d taken to him.
(Riza understood the feeling.)
“Lieutenant!” Roy’s smile was like a beacon in the dark. It transformed his entire face, and he perked up instantly as soon as he set eyes on her.
Again, Riza understood the feeling.
Intimately.
“Good evening, Colonel.”
He opened the door further and stepped aside, inviting them inside his home. “Come on in.”
Hayate was eager and was already tugging on the lead as he hurried towards the Colonel to jump around his shins.
He was a good dog. He never really bothered or pestered anyone – except her and Roy. As soon as he was around either of them, he begged for attention, eager for pets, and always wanted to be the centre of attention. Every time. He loved them both unconditionally and equally, it seemed.
Riza adored him for it.
Roy chuckled and crouched to pay attention to his adopted little dog while Riza walked inside and shed her coat. Ever the gentlemen, Roy raised from his crouch – much to Hayate’s vocal dismay – and offered to take her coat and hang it up.
“How are you today?”
Always asking after her. Always enquiring how she was doing.
“I’m fine, sir. And thank you for the invite. It was much appreciated, as always.” Riza turned to Hayate who was staring adoringly up at Roy. “Hayate missed you, so I’m sure he was grateful for the opportunity to visit.”
“Just Hayate?”
Riza narrowed her eyes at him, watching as his danced as a smile teased his lips.
“Yes,” she deadpanned.
Roy’s mouth parted in mock shock as he placed a hand upon his chest, over his heart, before breaking out into laughter.
He even stuck his tongue out at her.
Just like he did as a boy.
“Come in.” Roy gestured further into his home. “I know I promised a lovely, relaxing evening,” he winked, “but it seems I’m still having some trouble.”
Riza’s concern for him instantly flared as he lifted his hands, wiggling his fingers and inadvertently brandishing his scarred palms from the Promise Day.
“I could use a hand in the kitchen, if you wouldn’t mind, Lieutenant,” he smiled sheepishly. “I tried already… with disastrous results.”
Riza opened her mouth to reply, only to be halted by a different smile, one which spread across Roy’s face and softened his features entirely. “I thought we could cook together. Just like old times.”
His sweet, boyish smile transported her back through the years, to all the times they’d done this before.
A million times before.
Some of the happiest moments of Riza’s life.
And Riza’s heart tugged at the nostalgia of it all. At how he’d remembered she’d once quietly admitted it was one of her favourite memories of her childhood with him – when they’d worked and cooked together. Provided for themselves and one another. At its basest, given each other the gift of care and sustenance.
And he’d remembered.
Riza rolled up the sleeves of her cardigan. The Colonel’s eyes sparkled with delight at her acceptance.
“Is there anything you need me to do?”
Their age-old question to one another.
Something that was just theirs.
“Why yes, Riza, I do believe there is.”
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comments and kudos are always much appreciated!! 🥰🥰
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firewoodfigs · 10 months
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may i offer you: young royai + xingese roy + tailor swift 🤲🏻🫶🏻
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beware-thegemini · 10 months
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Some Other Beginning's End on Ao3
If sixteen-year-old Riza had been braver, she would have sent a letter to Mr. Mustang directly. Instead, she left the task of sharing her regrets and feelings to herself, twenty years in the future.
Forty-year-old Führer Roy Mustang eventually reads that letter. And of course, he writes back.
An uber-belated Royai Week oneshot for Day 7: greetings and goodbyes.
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gelatosushix · 1 year
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Currently writing a Royai fic that features some post Promised Day action and some Ishvalan OCs, so I’m trying out some design concepts for a 33yo Hawkeye and one of the OCs.
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royaibrainrot · 4 months
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Rating: G
Words: 3k
Tags: Post-Promised Day, Hurt/Comfort, Blind Roy, Getting Together, Mutual Pining.
@lassusog I was your secret santa this year for @fmasecretsanta2023 ! You requested some Post-Promised Day Physical Hurt/Comfort so I thought I'd write little Blind Roy one shot for ya. Hope you enjoy and happy holidays!
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a commission i did for @khrysopoeia and @goneadrift ’s amazingly angsty Royai fic, Elegies and Bittersweet Odes! There’s also a podvic version read by the amazing @klainelynch​ , at the same link! I had so much fun working on this!!
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booklovingturtle · 7 months
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Chapters: 1/4 Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga Rating: Mature (mostly teen but the very end gets a little extra content) Warnings: None Relationships: Riza Hawkeye/Roy Mustang Additional Tags: Teasing, Very light smut, Temptation, Emotionally Repressed, Jealousy Summary:
“Is that who I think it is?” Riza spun in her stool to see Maes Hughes towering over them with an obnoxious smile. “Didn’t you have a birthday party to attend? Is this the lucky birthday boy?” To her horror, Ian stood from his chair to greet Maes with a handshake. “Not exactly. Major Ian Davies, friend of the birthday girl.” Riza slid from her seat to stand beside Ian. “Is the rest of the unit here?” “They left around 1:30. Roy stayed out with me.” He looked smug. Ian looked interested to hear that. “Colonel Roy Mustang?” “In the flesh,” responded her Colonel as he came up behind Hughes. Riza made eye contact with him. He looked stunned to see her standing beside the Major. It was clear he hadn’t seen her through the crowd. His jaw ticked slightly when he processed the image standing in front of him. NOTE: This fic is on the line between teen & mature but I chose to rate it mature to be on the safe side.
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poppy-pelican · 4 months
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Teaser for my Royai WIP
So, I dusted off this baby. I left off a couple years ago and it was 9k of Roy being an ass in denial throughout canon. It's all very, "We are just friends! Why does everyone think we're together?"
Then Riza loses it because she thinks Roy was killed.
"Wait a second. Wait. Does...Hawkeye have feelings for me?"
"Nah. No way. She's too smart for that."
Then she's taken as a hostage under Bradley and Roy is like, "Okay. Fuck. Why does it feel like someone has carved my heart out of my chest? Why do I miss her so much? WTF!"
I love to torture Roy and I don't know why.
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Roy knew from a young age what type of woman he liked—the beautiful girls who worked for his aunt. Willowy and soft, or with plentiful curves in the right places. They had long hair and painted their lips. They wore flowery perfumes.
As an apprentice to Berthold Hawkeye, teenage Roy spent much of his limited free time chasing the experienced village girls who liked the idea of fooling around with an aspiring alchemist.
Riza Hawkeye, boyish in both looks and demeanor, plus much too young for him, wasn’t on his radar. And he wasn’t on her radar at all. When she was fourteen, she accidentally walked out the door right when he was kissing his girlfriend on the doorstep.
Riza turned bright red and immediately retreated back into the safety of the house. She had recovered by the time Roy bumped into her in the kitchen.
“Sorry about that,” he said, scratching the back of his head nervously. He didn’t want to get in trouble with Master Hawkeye for traumatizing his innocent child. “I didn’t mean to give you a terrible memory.”
“Yes, it was kind of terrible. I don’t think you’re supposed to suck both lips into your mouth.”
“Apology rescinded,” he said, tossing a bread roll at her head which she easily dodged. Riza so rarely insulted him, but when she did, she didn’t hold back.
She could tear a man down with just a few words. Roy preferred girls who showered him with flirtatious praise. Maybe it was because Master Hawkeye was constantly dragging Roy’s ego through the mud, but he craved even the shallowest praise from his girlfriends.
Riza clearly took after her father with her barbs.
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quiet-nocturne · 10 days
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I’d love to see a snippet of Overcome!
oooh, yeah, for sure!!
okay, so this fic is a riza-centric, recovery fic, post promised day - my big 100k fic for the royai big bang. they're in ishval rebuilding, she's denied roy when he admitted his feelings for her, she's having panic attacks and ptsd/mental health struggles - basically everything's a huge mess. and let's not forget about all the longing and pining that happening ahaha. *cackles like a witch torturing her blorbos*
this fic is supposed to show (eventual) progress post promised day - with rebuilding Ishval, her working on and eventually overcoming her mental health struggles, and realizing she is worthy of loving and being loved.
this snippet is from chapter 9, which is a chapter I have been dying to write, due to the scene below. basically, throughout the fic so far, riza's shoulder where envy injured her has been bothering her more and more. the wound has healed, but the muscle has been cramping and hurting her since then - basically representing her mental health struggles, the strain on their bond, and her not taking care of herself. roy doesn't know, and he finds out in this chapter - while they're stuck together in a car in the middle of a sandstorm lol.
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they end up kind of arguing about it, they apologize and make up, and he fixes it with alkahestry (which he taught himself, because watching riza die on him again is not an option), riza has FEELINGS about the whole thing (she didn't know he learned alkahestry - everybody's been keeping secrets), and their bond is strengthened once again.
anyway I could go on and on forever about this fic because I have been planning and thinking and being feral over it for like a year (including an in-depth analysis of each and every song on my spotify playlist for the fic lol), but I'll stop there haha.
thank you for the ask! 🫶
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scienceoftheidiot · 1 year
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Chapters: 6/6 Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Riza Hawkeye/Roy Mustang, Riza Hawkeye & Team Mustang, Roy Mustang & Team Mustang, Jean Havoc & Roy Mustang Characters: Riza Hawkeye, Roy Mustang, Jean Havoc, Team Mustang, Kain Fuery, Grumman (Fullmetal Alchemist) Additional Tags: Post-Promised Day, Blind Roy Mustang, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Royai - Freeform Summary:
Philosopher Stones, especially imperfect ones, don't contain infinite energy, and Marcoh's one broke after healing Havoc, leaving Mustang blind. Newly appointed General Mustang's pride and shared history with Captain Riza Hawkeye doesn't really fare well with this, and her own personal history isn't helping either, and this sets up a series of unfortunate events.
(also titled : Havoc is not paid enough to deal with these idiots)
THE END. 
Here it is ! This needed a good conclusion and I hope you like this sliiiiightly long épilogue. 
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fullmetalscullyy · 16 days
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i've got you
summary: when it felt like the whole world had turned against her, one person had still found her. had still sought her out.
he’d found her.
an: (tldr i'm vibing and there's hand wavey stuff going on just to get royai to hug)
rated: g | words: 1190 | tags: royai, pre-canon, angst, comfort, emotional hurt/comfort, drama
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The chain was quickly removed with shaking hands, and she hauled open the door, to find a head snapping up and desperately searching her – scanning her body, searching her face. She felt it as though it was a physical touch. “Roy?” He stepped forward and grasped her upper arms. Not hard. Never harshly. Always gentle. Riza was walked back into the hotel room as his gaze continued to sweep up and down her body, and the door clicked quietly closed behind him. “Thank God,” he breathed. His shoulders sagged and his ragged breathing seemed to ease. While his eyelids fluttered closed – apparently, in relief, yet Riza was baffled as to why – Riza studied him.
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firewoodfigs · 10 months
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a study in reformation
Summary: She doesn’t like him, doesn’t like his hair, doesn’t like his face, doesn’t like his conceited attitude and the way he’s looking at her like she’s wasting his time (and not the other way round).
Roy doesn’t care.
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the college au where Roy is still a pain in the ass, a thorn in the flesh and the bane of Riza's existence
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tags: alternate universe - college/university, aka the au where roy gets to do all the grand romantic gestures that he never got to do in canon, enemies to friends to lovers, idiots in love, slow burn, angst, drama, hurt/comfort, fluff, humour, no war trauma just daddy issues!!!
inspired by the @royaiweek 2023 prompts (fake dating & haunted) 🌌
rated M | 6167 words | chapter seven
[🎧 playlist is available here!]
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beware-thegemini · 1 year
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Throwing this out into the world because the ninth chapter is finally up and it’s actually finished! I can’t believe this literally began with me re-reading FMA last June and hyper-fixating on the requiem text of Riza’s tattoo, but here we are, eleven months and ninety thousand words later. I’ve never finished a fic before, so I’m quite proud of myself for actually seeing it through. But if you love some self-indulgently melodramatic royai and super-lengthy character studies that don’t stray too far from canon, this may be for you!
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