Author's Note: I don't own FMA or its characters. This is AU and set after the end of the manga.
One Step at a Time
They hadn't realized that being civilians would be such a change. Both Roy and Riza had been in the military most of their adult lives. Their habits were engrained in them. Even though she knew there were no known threats to them, Riza still carried a gun on her at all times. Roy carried his ignition gloves and a lighter in his pockets at all times. But other things began to change.
Dinner was no longer whatever was left in the cupboards at the end of the day. Roy found himself with the time to play around in the kitchen for the first time since joining the military. He hadn't really cooked much more than the occasional celebratory meal for friends in that time and had forgotten how much he liked working in the kitchen. It was almost an alchemy of its own.
Riza had taken a job at the local newspaper. The owner had turned out to be their next door neighbor, and the two women had hit it off. She found she enjoyed working as an editor, and she'd had plenty of experience with proofreading and paperwork. At least at the newspaper, the material was rather interesting.
Work had been a little harder for Roy to find. However, once the local fire department learned of his talents, they took to calling on him for some of their more difficult cases. Roy also found himself with several alchemy students after his first few months in town. He wasn't about to teach any of them flame alchemy, not that they were that advanced yet anyway, but teaching was surprisingly enjoyable. There was just something about watching the kids wrap their minds around the concepts that was incredibly rewarding.
The two of them weren't quite at home yet in their new town, but it was becoming more and more familiar every day. It might take awhile, but perhaps in a few years home wouldn't be Amestris any longer; home would be right here.
Theme: Housework