#littlewitchbee

[lynyangell]

Headcanon of the Day

Another gorgeous piece of artwork by @littlewitchbee to illustrate this one! I love the way they draw Royai, and I'm super grateful they gave me permission to use their art! <3

Riza was never a very tactile person. She wasn't held or cuddled as a child. She's not the kind of woman who is demonstrative with her affections. She is not "a hugger".

So when she and Roy start to date publicly, their close friends are shocked at how often and how freely they touch one another in public- holding hands, hugging, quick kisses on the cheek or lips, leaning into each other, arms around waists and shoulders. They always seem to be touching.

What they don't realize is that Riza was starved for touch all those years. Roy is the only person who gets it.

[patron-saints]

this is a birthday gift for @littlewitchbee!! about our OCs'.....moms lol <3 i hope you have a stellar day!

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fandom: fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood, original work words: 1,610 chapter: 1/1 rating: G relationship: evgeniya ignatyeva & judit elkund content: in the chill of north city, two mothers talk about their children beside a warm fire.

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judit doesn’t answer the door herself anymore, but evgeniya can hear a soft, “come in,” when she knocks, so she lets herself in with her key, carefully adjusting the pot in her hands as she does.

when she steps inside, she’s greeted with a blast of heat from the fireplace, and after setting the soup down in the kitchen, strips off her coat, her gloves and her hat, hanging them all by the front door. she doesn’t want her sister-in-law to wait much longer, but she came here with a purpose, so she sets about pouring the soup into a bowl and collecting a spoon before she brings it to judit.

she struggles upward in bed when she sees evgeniya. “hello.”

“zolovka,” evgeniya says, affection spilling into the greeting, “hello.” she steps to the bedside and helps judit readjust the blankets before handing over the soup. “are you cold?”

continue on ao3!

[courtmartialme]

friend i know it's Riza time but you typed out the words "alpha Olivier" and now i think i hauve covid... anyway do you think Riza's annoyed about being an omega for the most part or does she enjoy it?

ALPHA OLIVIER... ofc it's the obvious choice, and my preferred one since i want her doing things to riza <3 but tbf if i cared more about the politics of it i would make her beta or maybe even omega because someone with her personality and who got to achieve this much power be a non alpha would be something fun to explore i think!! but i only care about riza's harem so i leave it up to someone else........!

and yes riza hates being an omega :] when she had her first heat she barely knew anything about it because it's a taboo topic she wouldn't hear much about at school, and of course berthold never bothered to talk to her about it so it was a scary experience for her. it's very frustrating for riza who was always independent to be an omega, struggling with an outdated idea that omega are submissive and built to serve... as someone who already has issues with bodily autonomy it is really frustrating. so she starts taking suppressants when she joins the military and presents as a beta for years. very few people know shes actually an omega...! of course suppressants aren't perfect and prone to failing if you abuse them ... ! riza has a strong shame complex about it and a lot to unlearn emotionally physically sexually etc because she's insanely repressed _(:3 」∠)_

[scienceoftheidiot]

hello! thank you for the WIP tag! I'd love to hear more about 1923 💕

Aha no problem, I saw it was also about art (I don't know if you write?) so I'm 👀 in case you want to share any !!

Ahhhhhh 1923 is my other pet project with All the Hope. It's a long fic too, Royai, and I've been working on it for more than a year now.

I don't know how familiar you are with FMA 03 and Conqueror of Shamballa, but in those Ed and Al end up being stuck in our world in the year, you guessed it, 1923.

This stems from Ed meeting our world's Hughes there, and I kept wondering where Roy and Riza were...

So it starts with Ed meeting our world's version of Roy Mustang in 1923 Munich, but it's in fact just a frame for me to tell our world's Roy and Riza's (and other characters 😉 ) story, year by year, starting from the beginning. It adapts what happens in Brotherhood, btw, for our world, in a way. No spoilers lol.

I think it would have fitted to have Roy and Riza on the same side as Hughes, btw, but for a couple of reasons, including me being lazy, I've decided they aren't. All three however, even if they don't know each other (Roy and Riza do know each other from early on OF COURSE), have taken part in WW1, which is a big chunk of this fic.

I don't know what excerpt to share... so have the first meeting between Roy and Ed (if you want other parts like either character's childhood or the war or after the war, feel free to ask ! I can gush about this fic for hours and I've already written way too much in this reply haha). Also there's Falman there, so, for you lol.

"Are you going?" "Wish I could. But it's during my shift, and I need to put food on the table. With the prices rising…" Falman shrugs. "You want to go?"  "Of course! You think there's a fee? I'm on my last marks, too."  "You could try to sneak in."  "My, a librarian encouraging a kid to sneak into a science conference. That's the kind of people I like."  Edward stills and straightens at the voice that rises behind him.  "Whatcha got, here, young criminal?" The man's German is a little stilted, spoken as a foreign language most likely, but not enough to make his speech pattern unrecognizable.  A gloved hand – the glove is brown – reaches past Ed's shoulder to take the first book on the pile.  Ed turns around at once, to see Roy fucking Mustang open the book at random, squint, and put the book upside down on the counter so he can reach into a pocket inside his suit jacket. Falman has a desperate whine at the state of the book – there's no salvaging its spine now – but he's too polite to say anything. And Ed himself has too much trouble trying to close his mouth.  Well. Hughes was there. There ought to be a version of the colonel roaming around this world.  But. Still.  Oblivious, Mustang growls while rummaging through his pockets, taking out his gloves, setting his hat and his jacket on the counter, and laying an ebony cane with a silver handle against it.  Edward can't stop the words that cross his lips.  "Urgh, of course you would."  "Uh? Ah!" Mustang frowns as he pushes a pair of reading glasses on his nose, then takes the book again. “Ah, I knew it. Inorganic chemistry, uh?” “Yeah, and what about it?” Edward retorts, thinking the colonel – or whatever he is in this world – looks even more insufferable with these tiny glasses on. He doesn’t know if he wants to slap him or hug him, and the fact that he’s thinking about this last option makes him furious. 

Thank you so much for asking about this ! I hope you liked that and feel free to ask more if you want to know more haha ^^"

[milekael]

Random ask time! You wake up and you're a side character in FMA - who is it and why? And would you change anything they do in the story? (hope you're having a good day! ☺️)

SDFGH HI!! <3 I'm good! AND MMMm see the thing about FMA and something like this is the uuh Do I Want To Die question LOL I would love to be Kain Fuery I love that guy and I mean I get to hang around Riza, know about radios and like dogs????? Amazing. On the flipside he gets sent to the trenches and sees at least one person he was with die exploding so.... :(

Maybe a little less interesting but at least more safe and still nice would be the huuuh Guy that works for Izumi and Sig. I like doing manual work and working with a butcher sounds really neat! Also those two really like that guy I appreciate the job security.

If is just a one day thing, as long as it isn't his trenches days I am more than happy to be Fuery SDFGHJK If is like- living the whole thing as them... make me the butcher kid please SDFGH

[fullmetalscullyy]

Hello friend! Hope you've been enjoying the sims lol did you end up making Riza and Roy? Or would you make the characters from your novel just to see what they do?

Also ty for all the writing you've been posting recently! I love it all 💕

heyyy 👋👋 i have omg it is Getting Me Through 🩷 but i haven't dabbled in making royai yet 😔 i've got a whole generation thing going on and hhhh i can't quite seem to part with them i think i'm on gen 5/6 so The Thought of starting a new one.... but on the other hand. royai fam... royai kids...... HAYATE...........!!!!!! it's a v v v compelling argument ngl... 👀

also

galaxy brain.

why haven't i thought of that. i could make ailsa my beloved in the sims 👁️👄👁️ make her smooch and fall in love w ruaraidh asap 😩🙌

now that's a plan 👏

aww glad you've enjoyed it!!! it's been so much fun 🥰 i've loved diving back into royai and working slowly on exploring more new stuff. i can't wait to get the time to dig deeper into more of my own idea and share a bit more

[ssadropout]

Beautiful.

Inauguration Day

[royaibigbang]

contributor highlight

hey everyone!! it's been a hot minute, how are we all???

with exactly a month to go until our @royaibigbang (coming at you on wednesday 3rd october 2024!!), we would absolutely LOVE to show off all our contributors for this event 🎊

it's time to celebrate everyone who was involved in the big bang process, both past and present! those who contributed their ideas, their energy, and their enthusiasm. thank you all!! 🩷

✨first and foremost: please give it up for the creator of this whole event, @tsaritsa 🎉 without her, we wouldn't be here today 🥂

✨ our mod team! who worked hard to keep things running as smoothly as possibl: @tsaritsa @rebbi-sonnenhell @fullmetalscullyy @littlewitchbee @patron-saints 👏

✨ and of course, to our writers, artists, and beta readers - the core of the event! without them and their creativity, their dedication, we wouldn't have an event, so thank you all for all your hard work!! words cannot express how grateful we are for each and every one of you, and it's been a pleasure working with you:

📝 writers (big bang): @raisingmybanner @beware-thegemini @quiet-nocturne @tsaritsa puttingdownroots

✍️ writers (anthology): @royai @limetameta @rizaposting @baudleaires @thatweirdguyinthebushes @koussevitzky @roseofbattles @aicasey

🎨 artists: @littlewitchbee @areyousanta @olvitier @chewytran @ic3-que3n @all-the-other-usernamesweretaken @rizaposting @justanotherinterneruser @milekael @ppurinpu @lewdybooty @shyacinth @awesomedurraworld @ventifrappa @pact-warlock @portokali @candidhart

📖 beta team: @ghost-biird @nabuer @patron-saints @squibbles17 @aldrendaux @steviesays

they really gave it their all and we can't wait to show off what they've been creating together soon!! give it up for them 👏

the @royaibigbang promo week begins wednesday 26th september, so please stay tuned to see what sneak peeks we have in store 👀🥳 we will be showcasing and reblogging what our writers, artists, and betas have been a a part of for the last 8 or so months (how exciting!!) and we can't wait for you to see it all!!

see you soon 👋🥳

[lynyangell]

Headcanon of the Day Pt.2

Continuing on yesterday's post about Riza's scars. Cuz I'm obsessed with them. There will be a part 3!

TW: Potentially triggering for child abuse, read at your own risk.

Riza's tattoo is not technically a tattoo. We don't see a whole lot of them in FMA (I know Kimblee and Scar but still). Riza's looks different to me when I see it in color, almost browner? I think her Father used flame alchemy to burn it into her skin like a brand. The ownership implied in a branding plays with my head in messed up ways there y'all.

@littlewitchbee Thanks again for the photo! I'm addicted to it! *the photo I initially forgot to attach which I have now fixed :face palm:*

[patron-saints]

big bang question time!!

1. I wanna know your silliest headcanon

2. free request to talk about qpr royai 💕

3. what are three things you have to have during a writing session?

hello my darling friend

1. i don’t know if it’s silly necessarily bc i genuinely mean it with my whole heart in the most earnest of ways, but i think roy would look so fucking hot in lingerie, and once when we were discussing this, i ended up at the image of hughes calling on roy late at night, and roy answering the door the in the sexiest possible fit and playing it completely straight while hughes is sputtering at him trying to figure out how to respond <3

2. YAYAYAYAY ANYTIME I LOVE TO TALK ABOUT QP ROYAI!!!! i like to spend a lot of time talking about the domestic side of things a lot because i think they’ve earned that in their home lives for sure, but one thing i don’t get to talk about a lot is that i think just because two people aren’t romantically involved doesn’t mean they can’t be sickos about each other. they are sickos about each other that’s why they’re in a qpr. absolutely insane dedicated little freaks who don’t know how to exist without each other. attached at the hip ass motherfuckers. when roy loses his eyes and riza becomes his eyes, he becomes her body and his alchemy which is hers by right becomes hers too. they are literally soulmates and drift compatible AND. incapable of being normal about each other.

3. my phone, and at least two friends on speed dial. i can write anything anywhere as long as it’s in my notes app and i can talk to people about it

thank you bestie these were so so so fun

[courtmartialme]

older riza commission for beloved @littlewitchbee !! thank you so much friend for the request😙 always happy to draw my wife

[comms]

[roseofbattles]

“We have a joint operation up in Central next month, so that's something to look forward to I guess,” Riza says.

“Don't sound so excited,” Rebecca says, savoring a sip of coffee with a bite of dessert. “There's lots to like about Central – the food, at the very least. Even if you don't have time for shopping you have to eat. Don't let Mustang force you to eat at the cafeteria or get food from the commissary for every meal or I will personally kill him."

excerpt from An Argument for Therapy by more_than_melody

art preview by @littlewitchbee

this is part of a project I've been working on for @royaibigbang which will be posted Oct 3rd!

[funnybido]

a falman for @littlewitchbee, who donated to this fundraiser:

YOU TOO can send me a receipt of your donation to this or another campaign for someone affected by genocide, and ill doodle you any fma character of your choosing 👍

[fullmetalscullyy]

Happy birthday!!!!! Hope you had an incredible day 💕💖 I love love love all the gorgeous pics you've been posting and I hope you're having a magical time out in the woods ✨ thank you so much for all you do!

thank you sm!!!! aaaaa it means a lot!! 💕💞💖🩷

i had a brilliant time 🩷 the forest really said: here, this is all for u today 😌 AND I WAS THRIVING ✨ and gaining inspo by the bucket load 👀✨ hahaha we love to see it!!

[littlewitchbee]

Continuing my series of painting studies but make it royai 💕

detail of Ferdinand Hodler's Night

[rowanisawriter]

Thanatos smells it before he sees it, the blood, the iron scent of it filling the air between them. He feels his feet hit the ground as he leans in for a closer look. Blood, red and thick and bright, droplets of it pooling to the surface of Zagreus’s palm, reflecting the embers that rise from the laurels in his hair. Something strikes Thanatos then, in his chest, an uneven feeling. If he didn’t know better, he would call it fear.

from reaching

thank you, beloved ana @littlewitchbee for this gorgeous art and for indulging me while i rant about hades near constantly 🩶