This was written for the Cuddle Challenge prompt 'Reunion.' There's admittedly not much cuddling, but this was all I could think of.
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He never wanted to leave her. Never wanted to go anywhere without her. But the Fuhrer assigned, sensitive, undercover mission in Drachma had called him away from her side and they had been forced to part for almost a year. When he arrived home, Riza Hawkeye, the person he thought about the most while he was gone, was the first person he wanted to see.
General Roy Mustang stepped into his office and took a deep breath. It felt good to be back, but he was dismayed to find that none of the people he wanted to see were where he expected. He wanted to talk to them before joining Fuhrer Grumman to give his report. Sighing, he left his office. If he waited any longer he would be late for his meeting with the fuhrer.
Roy entered the Fuhrer's office and was immediately accosted by the members of his team cheering and saluting, happy to see their general was home.
Ah, so that's where they were.
Once his surprise mellowed out, Mustang smiled and returned their salutes, relishing how good it felt to be around them again. He hadn't realized how much he really missed them. He made eye contact with Riza and his heartbeat quickened at the sight of the tiny smile on her face, one reserved only for him. God how he wanted to run over to her and sweep her into his arms. Instead he simply returned her smile and focused on the rest of his team before he did something stupid. Before long, however, his team was ushered out of the room so he could give Grumman his report. He stood near the door as they filed out and waved before shutting the door behind them. They'd have more time to catch up later.
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"How was the meeting with the fuhrer, sir?"
Mustang looked to Hawkeye as she spoke. It was after hours and the rest of the team had already left for the day, having spent most of it talking and goofing off instead of working. As a result, Mustang opted to stay late despite it being his first day back. He didn't want to have to deal with even more paperwork later in the week.
"It went as well as could be expected. The mission did go over time by a couple of months due to misinformation. I had a time explaining that, but he didn't seem to care too much."
Roy left out the part about Grumman telling him to marry his granddaughter if he wanted to make up for the mistake during his assignment.
Riza nodded and went back to work.
"I'm almost finished, Captain. I can drive you home after this if you'd like."
Riza looked up again and nodded.
"Thank you sir, I'd appreciate that."
The two finished up for the evening, grabbed their coats, and headed out into the chilly autumn evening. The drive to Riza's apartment was fairly quick with no traffic so late at night and when he stopped at the curb, Roy offered to walk Riza up to her apartment. She bit her lip in thought for a moment, as if trying to decide if that was a good idea or not, before finally accepting.
They approached her door and Riza fished her keys out of her bag, unlocking the door and stepping into her apartment. She turned to bid Roy good night, but the look on his face made her pause and change her mind. She invited him in for tea instead.
As soon as they were alone, all pretenses vanished.
The door closed behind them and Roy's arms were immediately around Riza. He clutched her desperately to his chest, like he hadn't seen her in years, like she would somehow vanish if he let go.
"I never want to leave you again," he muttered into her hair.
"I missed you," she responded, voice muffled by the shoulder of his uniform jacket.
Being in each other's arms again was comforting, and warm, and everything they needed. It had been too long and neither wanted to let go. The idea of having tea was completely forgotten as they shed their military jackets and boots and resumed resting in each other's arms on the small love seat in the living room. Black Hatate didn't even get a chance to greet Roy as they were too caught up in each other. Eventually, the pup curled at Roy's feet on the floor and fell asleep.
"I wish I could have gone with you," Riza sighed, playing with the buttons on Roy's shirt. Roy hummed in agreement as he ran his hands through her short hair. "I was worried about you all the time."
"The Fuhrer was right not to let you go, though. He needed you here. You're far more capable a bodyguard than any of those idiots he has following him around all the time. What if they men we were hunting in Drachma got past us and ended up here instead? I trust you more anyone else, and Grumman does too."
Riza sighed again and leaned into him as he held her tighter.
"I know… It was a good plan, I just…"
"Don't like being separated."
"Yes."
"Me neither. These past months were…"
Difficult? Lonely? Stressful? It had been all of those things, being apart from her. He had gotten too used to her being there when he had nightmares. Too used to being able to call her when he needed to hear her voice. They had been apart this time for longer than even when Bradley had separated them. It would have been tolerable, but when Bradley took her away he at least still caught glimpses of her in the mess, in the halls, could call her with some lame excuse just to talk to her. In Drachma, he was not allowed to contact anyone in Amestris outside of the Fuhrer's office and he was so far away from her. He had felt so alone, so disconnected from his team, from what had become the norm for him, that he nearly gave up the mission at one point when things weren't going well and he had no one to confide in.
"At least you're home now, and next time I'm going with you. I can't trust you with your own safety."
Roy could hear the light teasing tone in her voice and he chuckled.
"Hey," he muttered, nudging her in the shoulder. Riza laughed, a quiet sound that made his heart flutter. It was the most beautiful thing he'd heard in so long. "I missed you too. So much...so much…"
He pressed a soft kiss to her head and felt himself nodding off as the events of the past months suddenly caught up with him. He was relaxed for the first time since he'd left and sleep took him despite his want to stay up the entire night with the woman he loved. Riza smiled at her adorable, exhausted general and kissed his jaw, standing to cover him with a blanket. She returned to her place beside him, falling asleep tucked under his arm.
