A - Z of Royai

Author's Note: This is a little idea that I thought of recently, in which I will write a Royai drabble or one-shot based around a word that begins with each letter in the alphabet. Normally I'll pick a random word blindly out of the dictionary and use that (just to add to the random fun of it!). If I pick a word at random that has multiple meanings, I will choose the meaning to work on. Sometimes I may come across a word that I know but won't use it, because I believe that you should only use words if you really know what they mean. Also, all words use British English spelling if applicable. Really boring info but it might be good to know!

All drabbles are stand alone in their content, and I will feature a variety of genres. Anyway, if this all goes well and I get good feedback then later on I might start another A-Z of Royai. :D As you can tell I like feedback, it can be very encouraging.

Enjoy!

Kay (written 18/9/08)


A - Arduous adj difficult to accomplish; strenuous

Colonel Mustang hated Mondays. On Monday nights when he thought he'd escaped the terrible, lingering feeling of going into the office that morning, another rolled around the next week. It was an endless cycle.

Thankfully, Lieutenant Hawkeye knew that on Mondays he was partial to making paperwork into a more arduous activity than it already was. She, like anyone, disliked the fact that paperwork was a necessity required by the military. Nevertheless, she got on with the paperwork (and some of his) in a far more professional manner than he.

Although trivial, Roy Mustang admired her for that.