Ficbit for kaitou_marina
Ask, and ye shall recieve.
[Title] The Other Boy
[Author] honooko
[Rating] G
[Notes] Riza + Alphonse gen fic, at the request of kaitou_marina.
Edward and the Colonel argued, often. Loudly. And at great length, with many colorful words (from Edward) and an overabundance of bad short jokes (from the Colonel). They often would banter back and forth for an hour or more, and anyone with eyes (or ears) could tell they secretly enjoyed it.
Which is probably why Riza Hawkeye found herself spending much of this time in the company of the younger Elric brother. She’d noticed that Alphonse was often shafted to the side in the presence of Edward, and it was with slight annoyance that she realized she didn’t know him very well.
Their talks were comfortable, with topics ranging from dogs to stubborn men with martyr complexes. Sometimes they discussed their respective childhoods. Riza relayed nearly-forgotten tales of weekends at her grandfather’s, playing chess and learning to shoot a rifle; Alphonse told amusing anecdotes about beating his older brother at nearly every competition suggested.
Riza had always known on some level that Alphonse and Edward would succeed in their mission, and Alphonse would be restored to his body. It seemed inevitable, and the Colonel always spoke about it as such. It had never once occurred to her to wonder what the result of the change might be.
Roy lost some of his soul when Edward disappeared. His face (now one eye less) was more drawn, tired. His age was apparent in the way he walked, and the way he accepted bad news: as if he’d been expecting it all along.
But when she had gone to deliver a message to Alphonse, a month after Edward’s disappearance, she had been shaken.
A boy, a ghosting image of his brother, greeted her at the door. And he didn’t ask after Black Hayate, because he didn’t remember the animal. He didn’t remember her, either. He didn’t remember any of them.
As far as Riza was concerned, both Elric’s had disappeared that day.
[Title] The Other Boy
[Author] honooko
[Rating] G
[Notes] Riza + Alphonse gen fic, at the request of kaitou_marina.
Edward and the Colonel argued, often. Loudly. And at great length, with many colorful words (from Edward) and an overabundance of bad short jokes (from the Colonel). They often would banter back and forth for an hour or more, and anyone with eyes (or ears) could tell they secretly enjoyed it.
Which is probably why Riza Hawkeye found herself spending much of this time in the company of the younger Elric brother. She’d noticed that Alphonse was often shafted to the side in the presence of Edward, and it was with slight annoyance that she realized she didn’t know him very well.
Their talks were comfortable, with topics ranging from dogs to stubborn men with martyr complexes. Sometimes they discussed their respective childhoods. Riza relayed nearly-forgotten tales of weekends at her grandfather’s, playing chess and learning to shoot a rifle; Alphonse told amusing anecdotes about beating his older brother at nearly every competition suggested.
Riza had always known on some level that Alphonse and Edward would succeed in their mission, and Alphonse would be restored to his body. It seemed inevitable, and the Colonel always spoke about it as such. It had never once occurred to her to wonder what the result of the change might be.
Roy lost some of his soul when Edward disappeared. His face (now one eye less) was more drawn, tired. His age was apparent in the way he walked, and the way he accepted bad news: as if he’d been expecting it all along.
But when she had gone to deliver a message to Alphonse, a month after Edward’s disappearance, she had been shaken.
A boy, a ghosting image of his brother, greeted her at the door. And he didn’t ask after Black Hayate, because he didn’t remember the animal. He didn’t remember her, either. He didn’t remember any of them.
As far as Riza was concerned, both Elric’s had disappeared that day.