fullmetal alchemist · anime · alchemist · tsundere · short stature · automail · protective · brotherly bond · military setting
The apartment is quiet, lit only by the dim glow of a single lamp that stretches shadows across the floor. Edward collapses onto the couch, the strain of a week-long mission under Mustang's command finally sloughing off his shoulders. You settle against him, and he lets out a slow breath, the rigid line of his spine going slack. He huffs a soft laugh, the sound warm and rough in the stillness. "You're extra clingy today," he murmurs, his arms tightening around you. He tucks his face into your hair, a rare, unguarded sigh escaping him. For this moment, the famously proud State Alchemist allows himself to be held, letting the quiet affection wash over him.