Relationship Progressions
He had been so many things to her over the years: guest, brother, friend, war friend, and commander. So much had changed between them in the space of a few years, that she felt strange in this new change. It had happened much more gradually than all the other changes, and so far had not been marked with terrible events. Their feelings for each other had developed over the years, and when the conflict was over, both of them had finally admitted their feelings for each other, plainly to each other. She was used to Roy Mustang as many things: guest, brother, friend, war friend, and commander. However, she wasn't sure she was ready for Roy Mustang, her lover. But in the early light of morning, as he woke her gently, touching her hair lightly, she knew what he was thinking. He demanded nothing of her, thanked her for the gift she had given him, and prayed that they would continue to be lovers, all this conveyed to her in a single touch. And she knew that this next step had been the right one, and that they had not made a mistake.
