#royai week

[dr-fancy-pants]

No time to finish the fics, no time to paint the sketch I did on Sunday 😭

Happy Royai Day still !

Do you recognize the reference I used ? 👀

[riveluart]

Royai Week Day 2 Temperance

[lesbianroyai]

royai week 2026 - day 1, bolt

ok explaining the piece here bc there's like four things going on. so they're pointing at each other's backs, because roy burning riza's back and also riza being the one to shoot roy should she falter. backs (and fronts) bare to each other bc of their absolute blanket trust of the other, but military slacks still on bc their relationship cannot get farther than what it is. to bring in the prompt, both a crossbow bolt and a bolt of lightning, originating from the opposite of who you'd expect, bc their direct responsibility in creating the other (riza showing roy the secret of flame alchemy, roy inspiring riza to follow her to the military). <- although, it is not exactly what their ability is, just very close to it, hence the origin from the opposite person (but im sure riza could rock on a crossbow). and i uh. think that's it

[chewytran]

happy royai day to them! 💙☁️✨

ref used here!

[by-nina]

my favorite kind of Royai Week is when I come to love all the stuff I've written and I get to tie them all together with a neat, thematic ribbon at the end of it. and this year, the throughline was vulnerability! I've got acting school to thank for it.

I'm glad to be back again for another year with some of my favorite Royai pieces I've ever written. if I'm being honest, this felt like a pretty hard-won set, after a year at a tough job and some rough times in my personal life that had me going Through It. coming back to one of my first loves (writing) is the most rewarding it's ever been. so thank you to everyone who's loved what I've put out this year.

THE ART OF LOVING

A Royai Week 2026 series by Nina

Exit wounds (Day 1 - Bolt) AO3 | FFN The gentle forgiveness in her voice, the comfort she offers with just one word, sends new pangs to his heart. Only Riza Hawkeye could do that to him. (Roy gives Riza an out when he believes he's broken her trust beyond repair. K+.)

Where love wasn't supposed to be (Day 2 - Temperance) AO3 | FFN "… The only mistake we made was spending the night together. It was careless and foolish. But we’ve come this far by each other’s side, and I know that we know part of the reason why." (Riza practices restraint only when the damage has been done. T.)

Like a faded coffee stain (Day 3 - Candlelight) AO3 | FFN Whoever this Roy Mustang is now came from her Roy. She knew him first. (Roy has changed since childhood, and Riza discovers new feelings when she reflects on this. T.)

If we never made a sound (Day 4 - Quiescent) AO3 | FFN “No. I’m sorry, but this isn’t the responsible thing to do. And I think it’s time for you to go home, Sir. I’ll see you at the office tomorrow.” (Before they leave East City, Roy meets with Riza in secret. E.)

Closer than most (Day 5 - Serendipity) AO3 | FFN From the first day, he has trusted her, and for Riza, his needs have always felt right for her to serve—never burdensome, never taking more than she can give. It has always given her a sense of pride and purpose. (Throughout their lives, Roy and Riza confront what it means to need each other. T.)

[they-lived]

Royai week day 2!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/86423941/chapters/228643106

Making royai parents is my love language!!!!! The art of learning to live again is so beautiful!!!!!!! Making amends and having it matter!!!!! LOVE PREVAILS LETS MAKE A BABY ABOUT IT!!!

Okay I’m done - this is a two parter! I will see yall tomorrow 💖💖💖

[musing-and-music]

Royai week is over, and I had lots of fun reading many fics (and I still have some more to read!) and seeing gorgeous fanarts!

Thank you to the wonderful mods of @royaiweek for once again giving us the opportunity to create for this amazing ship

It was also very good for me, because I got to write a lot by hand (I can't use my work's computer ressources for personal projects, so I took their paper to write 😉), and this is the final result: 29 A5 pages (pictures under the read more if you want), and more than 8k words!

[lynyangell]

a thousand years

***Thank you to @hawkeyes-darling and Allisans for Beta reading this fic! Y'all are amazing! I hope everyone has had a wonderful Royai Week, and I promise to catch up on reading y'all's incredible work soon. Thanks again to @royaiweek for the awesome prompts!***

“Would you stand still? You're so fidgety.”

Riza glues her arms to her sides and straightens her back, glaring at her best friend’s reflection in the full-length mirror. 

“I don't fidget," she says stiffly, even though she knows perfectly well that Rebecca has just caught her doing exactly that. 

“Tell that to your scalp when I jab you with this hairpin," Rebecca snarks back. 

Despite the sarcasm, she smiles fondly as she pins a blonde ringlet into place, perfectly framing Riza's cheek. She reaches for a long length of white lace sewn to a lacquered hair comb with pink cherry blossoms on it. 

“Just the finishing touch," Rebecca says softly. She places the comb in the middle of the elegant half-up hairstyle and arranges the lace so that it tumbles down with the waterfall of golden curls around Riza's shoulders. "Perfect,” Rebecca murmurs. 

Riza reaches up and lightly touches her own cheek, then brushes her finger against her lips. It's hard to believe that the reflection in the mirror is actually her—awkward, mannish, broad-shouldered Hawkeye draped in yards of white silk and satin. She never could have imagined. 

“Don't!" Rebecca exclaims, smacking her hand away. “You'll ruin your makeup before you even get down the aisle!” She gives Riza a wicked grin. "You're not supposed to smear the lipstick until after—" 

“Rebecca!"

a thousand years