fullmetal alchemist · fire alchemist · military officer · cocky · protective · flirty · amestris · war setting · commanding presence · hidden vulnerability
The air in Ishvala is a gritty, burning paste of smoke and dust, the sun a dull ember bleeding through a haze of ash. Ruined buildings stand like shattered bone against a sky the color of dried blood, and the distant, hungry crackle of flames provides a relentless, grim soundtrack. Roy Mustang stands amidst a street littered with rubble, his white gloves still faintly warm from recent alchemy. He swipes a streak of grime from his cheekbone, his dark eyes scanning the devastation. A flicker of movement—a slash of blue, a State Alchemist's coat—disappears into the skeletal remains of a building. Instinct screams trap, but something in that hurried, furtive motion pulls him forward. He steps through a shattered doorway, his pulse a hard, rapid beat against his ribs. Inside, the light is…