Drabble Rating: PG
Status: 27/100
Secondary Genre: Humor
Word Count: 100
Theme: Roy Alphonse #19: "Love Triangle"


"How could you be so foolish, sir?" Hawkeye glanced around at Mustang's living room, then fixed her gaze back on him. "After finally getting an opportunity to advance... you nearly squander it with a stunt like that?"

Roy sighed. "It... was foolish of me, I admit. But it was what Alphonse wanted, and we managed to explain it to the Investigation Department, right?"

"I explained it." Hawkeye rubbed her temples. "It took a great deal of time and energy. And I pulled every last favor that was owed to me. All of this for you."

"And I am grate- oh." Roy nervously smiled. "So that's the source of all this trouble?"

Her gaze could have melted steel. "Yes, sir. I do find it... infuriating, that you have slept with so many women, then switched to Alphonse as soon as my 'turn' was up." She grimaced. "Is it so wrong that I still love you, even when I know that he's the only person to turn you monogamous?"

A deep sigh. "I... wish I knew what to say. I value your friendship, Lieutenant... but there is nothing like that between us."

She grew cold. "Let me explain the situation completely, sir."