— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭 —
𝟸𝟶+ 𝙼𝚞𝚗
He didn’t even need to look up,
“Fullmetal,” He called dryly, tone teetering between irritation and reluctant amusement, ♙
He didn’t even need to look up,
“Fullmetal,” He called dryly, tone teetering between irritation and reluctant amusement, ♙
“.. Is everything alright, Lieutenant?”
“.. Is everything alright, Lieutenant?”
A quiet exhale followed, half a sigh, half a laugh, “And here I thought the fire hazard in my life was finally under control.”
A pause lingered before he spoke again, brows knitting together, his gaze absently on the receiver, ♙
A quiet exhale followed, half a sigh, half a laugh, “And here I thought the fire hazard in my life was finally under control.”
A pause lingered before he spoke again, brows knitting together, his gaze absently on the receiver, ♙
“Whoever this is,” He began, “You’d better be on fire or proposing, because those are the only two excuses I’m accepting at this hour.”
“Whoever this is,” He began, “You’d better be on fire or proposing, because those are the only two excuses I’m accepting at this hour.”
The phone on the wall looked far too smug for something that had just ruined a perfectly good rest. ♙
The phone on the wall looked far too smug for something that had just ruined a perfectly good rest. ♙
“…Oh.
Great. It’s you.”
He sighed, rubbing the bridge of his nose,
“And here I was, thinking I might actually have a peaceful night.”
“…Oh.
Great. It’s you.”
He sighed, rubbing the bridge of his nose,
“And here I was, thinking I might actually have a peaceful night.”
“Need me to keep going, or are you ready to confess before the children themselves file a formal complaint?”
“Need me to keep going, or are you ready to confess before the children themselves file a formal complaint?”
The lamps of Central splayed an amber light across the dark streets. Mustangs coat shifted with each step, a lone woman passing.
He slowed, a smirk tugging at his lips,
“A lady shouldn’t be walking alone at night,” He said, turning toward her.
He had yet to notice..
The lamps of Central splayed an amber light across the dark streets. Mustangs coat shifted with each step, a lone woman passing.
He slowed, a smirk tugging at his lips,
“A lady shouldn’t be walking alone at night,” He said, turning toward her.
He had yet to notice..
The rustle of papers filled the office, the scratch of a pen, his brow furrowed in a familiar look of bureaucratic suffering. A mug of cold coffee sat forgotten,
”Third requisition form this week for structural repairs,” He muttered, thumbing the page,
“.. 𝙁𝙐𝙇𝙇𝙈𝙀𝙏𝘼𝙇!!”
The rustle of papers filled the office, the scratch of a pen, his brow furrowed in a familiar look of bureaucratic suffering. A mug of cold coffee sat forgotten,
”Third requisition form this week for structural repairs,” He muttered, thumbing the page,
“.. 𝙁𝙐𝙇𝙇𝙈𝙀𝙏𝘼𝙇!!”