Author Note: I just wrote a three-page essay about why Light Yagami and Lelouch Lamperouge are different. I am turning it in tomorrow for a grade in essay writing. I really hope that the teacher doesn't laugh in my face, but there are no grantees. Here is 48: Side of face
Disclaimer: I own nothing. How many times do I have to say it?
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There were many faces of Roy Mustang. Everyone he interacted with saw a different one.
Ed saw the calculating, shrewd, and ambitious Roy. He saw an antagonistic man who only wanted to climb to the top. After Ed got over the fact that Roy always called him short, he changed his opinion. The young man noticed that Roy really did care about his subordinates. Even though they bickered and fought all of the time, Roy cared about Ed as well. The teen did not know what to make of the two faces clashing. The most prominent thing Ed noticed was that Roy seemed to have a crush on Lt. Hawkeye. But then again, so did Al for a while, so he shrugged it off.
All of Roys dates observed a flirty and suave man. They loved it when he showered them in gifts and love. He would be perfect if he ever stopped talking about Elizabeth. All he ever said was 'Elizabeth this' and 'Elizabeth that'; it was seriously annoying. Anyone Roy ever dated knew a few bits of useless information about Elizabeth.
Havoc watched his superior officer ever day. He saw the face of a kind, if slightly goofy, leader. He knew that the man still grappled with his ghosts but handled well. He knew that Roy was always concerned when someone in the office showed up late for work, or was put out in a dangerous situation. Havoc also noticed that Roy would cause trouble in the office just to see Riza get angry.
Maes saw quite a few facades. He was a friend, a tortured soul, and an ambitious soldier. He preferred the friend who could just kick back and relax. Whenever Roy got depressed, Maes was one of the only people he would see. One time, in that situation, Roy had mumbled something about a scar and apologizing to somebody. The name he muttered sounded a lot like Riza, but Maes played off as a trick of the mind.
Riza saw all of Roy. She saw him as he really was, without the masks. She saw him as he was not, but at the same time was. Riza watched him tease Ed about the teens height. She listened as he talked with Maes on the phone. She noticed him out in the rain and had an umbrella ready. Whenever one of his girlfriends broke up with him for a change, they were always muttering about some Elizabeth. He appeared on her door one day, nearly sobbing, trying to apologize about the scar on her back. She just held him while he cried. Sometimes, in the office, she would just let him sleep. He was peaceful when he was sleeping. That only lasted until he peeked an eye open to see why she wasn't getting mad. Then she would glare and he would smirk smugly. Every once in a while, when Roy and Riza were alone, all of the personas would vanish. Roy would have a real smile on his face, all of the masks tucked away until someone walked in the door.
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End Note: This one was more drabble-ish. Starting next week, my free time is increasing exponentially. I am looking forward to it because then I will be able to spend more time writing and sleeping. Mostly sleeping.
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