Smile Like You Mean It

by Dailenna

Royai 100 Themes. Anything and everything from childhood, to alchemy, to Ishbal, to the coup, to parenthood. Roy Mustang, Riza Hawkeye, and the faithful comrades with them will stick together through it all.

88. Given Name

Disclaimer: FMA belongs to Arakawa Hiromu

Notes: A nice short, dialogue-driven piece :3 The guys speaking are kept nameless (although you can assume they're the office boys), because I didn't want to pin that meaning on anyone in particular.

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Eighty-eight: Given Name

"Chosen one."

"Pff, how puffed-up did your parents want you to be?"

"Hah, well they tried their best to remedy that!"

"Hey sir." The call came from across the room, during a particularly refreshing break from work. "What's your given name mean?"

Mustang shrugged, smiling lazily. "What else could it mean but 'King'?"

"I think your parents wanted you to have the same problem as the 'Chosen one' here."

"Yeah," 'Chosen one' laughed. "Pity his childhood didn't bring his head size down a few notches."