Disclaimer: Fullmetal Alchemist and all its awesomeness belong to the amazing Hiromu Arakawa. The prompts aren't mine as well.
Author's Note: Went back to rewatching/rereading FMA and I thought it was about time I give this prompts a try. I've loved Royai for so long, this work has certainly been overdue.
This collection will be chronologically positioned, as I attempt to uncover the development of Roy and Riza's relationship. This chapter will be an exemption, though. I thought it right to start with the first prompt given, and I do think it's a wonderful reflection of the general theme of their relationship.
001: Military Personnel
The military thrived on laws and routine.
Follow orders.
Respect the hierarchy.
Do your duties.
They did their best to follow them. This was, after all, the path they had to take to change the system from the heights of position and command. What was a little sacrifice for the achievement of a greater good?
There were some difficulties, usually his doing: times when he would be too lazy to do the work, choosing instead to strategize their next step, or entertain one of his many fan girls. But she was there to correct him. It was one of the many roles she played in this military game of theirs.
But sometimes...
Sometimes, orders were a little hard to follow.
No fraternization.
They had not seen it as a problem, never acknowledged that it was. And so he contented himself with a supportive touch to her shoulder. She contented herself with giving him a smile. Each of them never knowing for sure whether the other wished the same, but both wanting to break the regulations.
But they would not.
Follow orders.
It was simple, and they adhered to it. They were military personnel, after all.
END OF CHAPTER
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