Work in progress. "Search for the value of that which you seek, for alchemy already knows." Alchemy knew what Ed wanted when his fingertips touched that circle, but Ed did not yet understand how value differs from price, how equivalent differs from equal. The Gate calculates with one small difference, and Trisha Elric lives - but the cost may be too high for Ed to afford.

AU: Book II - Tempering Anakin's emotions has never been an easy task. Obi-Wan struggles to get his padawan to open up when duty again demands his attention. The Sith have been scheming for a long time, and the small clues discovered are starting to reveal big troubles.

A little New Year's gift: Mustang wakes up to a truth. royai.

Being the one who usually leaves, Mustang finds it hard to say good bye.

At Grumman's inaugural dinner, Mustang is reminded of the sweet burden of his own good luck.

Riza Hawkeye must venture into the depths to reclaim Roy Mustang from the darkness.

Fresh from his own confrontation at the Gate, Roy reels at the sudden fate that has befallen him