I really wish that this list were longer (I could definitely make it longer if I include anything that so much as mentions Riza and Roy, or actually bothered going through my reading list💀), but I honestly don't blame most writers for capitalizing on Ed's father issues. Anyways:
An Equivalent Christmas Exchange by SnapdragonsYearRound
Ed and Al are two slightly less traumatized kids going back and forth with each other on the idea of being adopted by Riza and Roy. Al loves the idea, Ed is doubtful, Riza is understanding, and Roy has the level of communication skills one would expect of him (kinda terrible but well-meaning at the end of the day after a bit of much needed guidance).
While Ed is the only one to not have any one-on-one interaction with Riza, her having a greater understanding than Roy of how to communicate with Ed is pretty telling.
assigned seats at the kitchen table by TreeTrope
The first multi-chapter fic on the list and its another adoption fic. Sue me, idc, I'll win.
For some reason, the line about the boys having more experience with women being the authoritarian figures in their lives and Mustang having trouble with them because of that fact really stuck with me lol.
Fragile Things by Bookwrm389
A cute little Valentine's Day fic that doesn't really feature any comparison between how Riza and Roy treat the Elrics, but Roy getting jealous of two kids handing out a flower pot is pretty hilarious ngl.
Putting the Squeak in Pipsqueak by LStar
Ed's voice starts cracking. That's it. That's the fic.
Febrile by 1_The_Teeta_Monster_1
Ed gets pretty sick, Mustang puts the "I" in ignorant, and Riza and Al are godsends as usual.
Drenched in Darkness - A Whumptober Collection (chapters 17, 18, 27, and 30) by ForFun100
This is just a silly little collection of angsty stories about Riza because why not?
Yes this is a guilty pleasure entry, leave me alone
The chapters I picked out are about Riza and Ed being kidnapped by a crazy guy seeking to obtain the secrets to Berthold's flame alchemy, and though there are no interactions involving Roy until the latter two chapters, chapter 30 wraps things up nicely and Ed finds yet another reason to hate fathers.
That mature content rating is there for a reason btw (though there's nothing overtly explicit in the fic), so please do heed it if you decide to read the whole thing and not just the chapters I picked out.
"Ed gets his hair stuck in his automail and is forced to cut it out" the fanfic.
Mixed Signals by 1_The_Teeta_Monster_1
Another Ed sickfic, except his automail is what needs work and Riza and Roy are there as varying degrees of moral support.
Stepfather by JordannaMorgan
Riza is nowhere in this fic since it's an AU where Roy plans to marry into the family, but it's short and sweet and Ed has his misgivings about getting a new dad after the last one left.
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