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Edward guts him with his eyes, with his glare. He looks distressingly close to tears.
“I’m not letting go of you.” Edward squeezes Roy’s wrist until it hurts. Until Edward’s adrenaline and fear shake down Roy’s skin and sink into his bones. “S-So stop—stop being a dumbass and help me—”
The kid’s voice finally breaks open, raw and wet and scared. It strikes Roy’s core deeper than any bullet. Any knife.
Any impact.
Ed’s glare comes down on him fiercely. Roy is about to earn it.
A mission goes very, very wrong.
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- Part 2 of Subordinate (familial)
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27 Apr 2026
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Everything changes between Roy and Riza after the Promised Day.
Their feelings aren't their focus, as they work to rebuild Ishval. But they're there, under cover of night.
Everything changes again, when an unexpected surprise brings the reality of their time together to the surface, intertwining love and duty in a way that will change their lives forever.
A royai kidfic, including a new threat in the military, 18 years of child-raising, and two war criminals who love each other very, very much!
(Now with smut! Skippable if that's not your thing)
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19 Apr 2026
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Valleys of the Young by AnotherInternetUser
Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga
19 Feb 2022
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Roy Mustang and Edward Elric's relationship had always been complicated. Roy wasn't sure why the boy resented him so much, but he was fine with it as long as Edward listened enough to keep himself safe.
However, when Edward makes a careless decision after being injured on an inspection that results in him developing pneumonia, Mustang offers him a spot in his apartment in place of going to a hospital out of fear of the kid taking a potentially fatal dive over the weekend.
To top it all off, East City is freezing in one of the coldest winters to date.
Time will tell if the brief stay will break down their walls and allow them to bond, or if will make things between them even worse.
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16 Apr 2026
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Full of Mettle by Thornback
Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Fullmetal Alchemist (Anime 2003)
25 Sep 2025
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‘‘I used to think Fullmetal was a crude nod at your prosthetics…’’
Roy Mustang’s words were laced with a thoughtful hum, and Edward tried not to feel hurt by the misassumption. Many heard his title and assumed it came down to his automail arm and leg. Ed had just hoped the Colonel – after everything – would’ve been different; that Mustang would’ve looked past Edward’s ill-fitting uniform and cripplingly-heavy automail and only see him as a person.
‘‘But,’’ Mustang continued, pensive, ‘‘I think they spelled your title wrong. You’re not Fullmetal, you should be Fullmettle. As in, you are full of mettle.’’
Edward blinked, utterly baffled.
‘‘Mettle, kid. M-E-T-T-L-E.’’
Mustang spelled it out for him. Literally. A genuine smile tugged at the Colonel’s lips as he rumbled out a fleeting chuckle, affectionately sweeping a hand over the top of Edward's golden crown. The boy's throat constricted as an annoying warm blur suddenly invaded his vision. He had experienced more kind words and actions under this man’s brief command than he had experienced in a long, long time.
It was just a shame that it was only a temporary arrangement.
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15 Apr 2026
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“Are you sure he’s not just run off on his own?” Havoc could tell from his superior’s tone, even over the radio, that he was trying to calm himself down.
“Fullmetal is down, 451 East Street, I need an ambulance, oh God please no….”
“Is that… is that Edward?” Roy couldn’t keep the disbelief from his voice. How could he? He’d ridden in the ambulance with Edward a handful of times before, but the sight of the body bag was so foreign and ridiculous, it didn’t even register in his mind….
And thus began the nightmarish incident that would take years off team Mustang's life.
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15 Apr 2026