FMA: Misery's Company - Nothing Special

[lynx212]

Title: Misery's Company: Nothing Special
Fandom: FMA
Author: lynx212 
Pairings: Maes/Gracia, Roy/Ed, mentions of past Maes/Roy
Words: 284
Rating: Teen
Summary: Gracia watches a situation and doesn’t like what she sees.
Warnings: None that I can see
A/N: Written for my pal vexed_wench  hope you enjoy it and feel better babe *hugs*

Gracia wasn’t the brightest bulb in the lampshade but she was far from stupid. She tried to convince herself there was nothing to worry about. She tried to console her wounded ego by saying it was all in the past. She tried to comfort herself by reminding the green-eyed monster within her that they were just good friends.

None of that did a damn bit of good as she stood there watching them talk.

There was nothing special about the conversation. It was about some random office incident Maes found humorous enough to share. Nothing special there.

What was special was the way the two interacted. Standing much closer than necessary but not bothered by the lack of personal space in the least. It was the way Roy watched her husband’s lips move as he talked and the way he smiled a bit wider every time Roy laughed like that was his goal all along.

It was the way Maes leaned over him and he leaned into Maes as they spoke that got to her. It was the way they seemed to forget about everything and everyone else in these moments, which threatened to be her undoing.

She refused to give into these feelings. She had resolved that this year would be different but as she looked across her kitchen and met sad golden eyes, she knew she wasn’t making a mountain out of a molehill. She watched Ed slowly clear the dining room table off all while stealing wistful glances at the two men talking and thought, well aren’t we a fine pair?

No Gracia wasn’t the brightest woman but sometimes, just sometimes she wished she was dense enough to miss the obvious.

Comments

[baroqueangel.livejournal.com]

I love this <3

I feel so sorry for Gracia and Ed, neither of them can ever be to Roy or Maes what they are to each other.

[nochick-fics.livejournal.com]

Oh Lynx hon, this was wonderful! Even though they moved on in their lives, no one will ever be able to completely sever the bond between those two.

[truly-wished.livejournal.com]

That's kind of sad. It was really nice though, the emotion came through so well!

[evilchuckles.livejournal.com]

So sad. Poor Ed. All quiet and stoic and hurt. And poor Gracia trying to rationalise her way out of it.

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

So heartbreaking; they can't even rightfully get mad because there's nothing anyone's doing wrong.

[kettle-cat.livejournal.com]

Wow, I really love this fic <3 You portrayed characters very well here.