Fanfic: The Gambler (Fullmetal Alchemist)

[nebroadwe]

Title: Drabble: The Gambler
Fandom: FMA (anime version)
Character(s): Roy Mustang
Pairing(s): None.
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Warnings: None.
A/N: Kenny Rogers ain't got nothing on Roy Mustang. Crossposted from nebroadwe to Höllenbeck (i.e. fm_alchemist, fullservicefma, fma_gen, fma_writers, and fma_fiction).
Dedication: For cornerofmadness, as a slightly belated birthday present. The inspiration was obvious. :-)

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      Roy Mustang doesn't gamble. Maes Hughes used to say it was all that kept him from being a rake straight out of the Age of Wits, a dapper buck breaking faro banks and maidens' hearts while sipping claret. Roy always retorted that he couldn't stomach claret, either, but his friend made the comparison anyway whenever Roy declined a round of blackjack or craps. He wishes Maes could see him now, pushing everything he's earned to the center of the table, calling the bet of a man whose poker face no cardsharp can match.

      Because Roy Mustang doesn't gamble ... with money.

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[Acknowledgments: Fullmetal Alchemist (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) was created by Arakawa Hiromu and is serialized monthly in Shonen Gangan (Square Enix); the anime of the same title was directed by Mizushima Seiji and story-edited by Aikawa Sho. Copyright for these properties is held by Arakawa Hiromu, Square Enix, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Aniplex, Bones, and dentsu. All rights reserved.]

Comments

[ishte.livejournal.com]

Yay! As you know I adore your work. The last line says it all here.

btw, a while back I friended you without permission hahaha. Please feel free to friend me back. Especially if you like to watch random flamboyant ranting in amongst the more civilized stuff.

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I love it when I actually get a last line and don't have to whack my head against the keyboard and the thesaurus trying to achieve one by craft. Got one for the Fire-and-Ice Challenge almost immediately, thank goodness. Now I can concentrate on the hard stuff (i.e. the mush).

I don't mind the friending -- this journal is so painfully free of personal detail that you'd think I was, I dunno, raised in an era when the public-private distinction was more stringently maintained. :-) I shall friend you back, however; I'm looking forward to hearing how the MS ride goes!