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68 Intricacies- Chapter Ten- Cuddle

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Roy would haved loved to say that it was because of his own actions during the night that he woke up cuddling Riza Hawkeye that morning. In all honesty, though, his small couch was probably more responsible for their position than him.

How the two ended up at Roy's apartment is definitely the lesser of the two mysteries. They had just wrapped up a three night long stakeout on an allegedly crooked officer who had rumored ties to the Homunculus, a stakeout that ended with the duo gathering no evidence whatsoever that either of those claims were true. Despite the fact that Roy and Riza had managed to get a few hours sleep on their last night of the mission, they were still exhausted by the time they were finally able to walk home (despite their fatigue, Riza refused to let either of them drive due to her fear that whoever would end up at the wheel would fall asleep and cause an accident). Roy, because of his own fear that Riza might run into trouble on her way home and be fully unable to defend herself due to her weariness, had insisted that she sleep at his apartment and, after some hesitation, she agreed, simply too tired to really argue with him. It hadn't been long before they ended up on Roy's couch, the two of them somehow able to lie somewhat comfortably on their sides, despite the narrow couch.

At some point during the night, however, their position had changed. Now, Riza had her head resting on Roy's chest, her arms tucked into her chest while Roy, now on his back, had one arm draped around her waist in a protective embrace, his other hand resting gently on her visible shoulder. He smiled tiredly at the peaceful picture that a sleeping Riza made and tightened his grip on her slightly, deciding to give them both the day off to catch up on their sleep.

His sudden action caused Riza to stir and open her eyes halfway, a small groan escaping her lips at being woken up. She gazed at Roy drowsily, a slightly confused look in her eyes. Roy smiled softly at her and moved his hand downward until it came to rest on the locks of her hair that cascaded down her back. He started running his fingers through it, enjoying the feeling of her hair on his fingers.

"Sorry, didn't mean to wake you," Roy murmured apologetically. "You can go back to sleep. The only thing we need to do today is rest."

"Shouldn't we be getting ready for work, Roy?" Riza asked softly, her voice heavily weighed down with sleep.

"We can take a day to sleep, Riza," Roy mumbled in reply, fighting to keep his eyes open. "We won't be useful to anyone if we're exhausted."

Riza made a small sound of agreement and, after a few moments, Roy heard her breathing even out. Roy watched Riza fondly for a few moments before finally letting his own eyes close, a small but content smile on his face.
Because, honestly, sleepy Royai is the cutest Royai.
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♥ I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS! ♥