Riza Hawkeye/Roy Mustang

Pairing
Pairing:	Riza Hawkeye/Roy Mustang
Alternative name(s):	Royai
Gender category:	F/M
Fandom:	Fullmetal Alchemist
Canonical?:	no
Prevalence:	Common
Archives:
Other:	fanart by Dumpling Heart, 2014
Click here for related articles on Fanlore.

Riza Hawkeye/Roy Mustang (or RoyAi) is a het ship in the Fullmetal Alchemist series written by Hiromu Arakawa. The ship name RoyAi is possibly a portmanteau playing with Roy's name and the sound "ai" as in "eye" in Hawkeye's. "Ai" also means love in Japanese.

Canon

Roy Mustang and Riza Hawkeye met as teenagers when Roy apprenticed with Riza's father to study alchemy. When Master Hawkeye died, Riza followed Roy into the military. They met again in the closing days of the Ishvalan Genocide, and Riza vowed to follow Roy in working to rebuild the country and repay for their crimes in Ishval. Throughout the main timeline of the story, Riza serves as Roy's adjutant in the military. In the manga and Brotherhood anime, it is implied that she continues to serve as his aid when he becomes leader of the country. In the old anime, they end up working in separate branches of the military after Roy assassinates Fuhrer Bradley.

They share a close relationship in all the franchise's media ( animes, manga, games), and there are hints of them possibly nurturing feelings for one another spread throughout. Hiromu Arakawa has also stated on a DVD comment that they can't get married because of military regulations

Fandom

As of March 26th, 2023, Riza Hawkeye/Roy Mustang is the most popular pairing in the Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types fandom with 4748 works tagged.

Fanworks

Fanart

• happy royai day y'all, ^{Archived version}, by tomochingus, 2020
• we've been together for a long time after all, ^{Archived version} art series by yanumii, 2021
• UU idk, ^{Archived version}, art and comics by chrysopoeias, 2022
• these two, ^{Archived version} by oliviajoytaylor, 2017
• Royai Day 2020: Till Death Do Us Part, ^{Archived version} by mikadziel, 2020
• matching war criminal icons for you and your eternal flame, baby, ^{Archived version} by musubimarquee, 2019

Fanfic

• The Elemental Chess Trilogy
• Espionage, ^{Archived version} by janieshi -- pre-canon story about Roy and Riza's relationship during Roy's apprenticeship with Riza's father
• Homefront, ^{Archived version} by hlwim -- canon-divergence AU where Riza, pregnant with Roy's child, goes to live with the Elrics in 1910, derailing their plans to resurrect their mother.
• Visiting Hours, ^{Archived version} by Jelly -- "Or five people who visited Riza Hawkeye during what she calls her longer-than-necessary stay at Central General Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit." -- post-Promised Day
• Elections, ^{Archived version} by kalirush -- "Grumman made the country a democracy before Roy made it to the top. Now, he and his team have an election to win, and Roy and Riza have to figure out where this leaves them." -- set 10 years post-canon.
• delicate by lantur -- "Riza's upbringing leaves her with scars. A Riza Hawkeye character study, spanning from Riza's very early childhood to the events of fma:b and beyond."
• food for thought, ^{Archived version} by gracelesso-- teenage Royai pre-canon vignette.

Meta

• Royai’s Future, ^{Archived version}
• Why Royai is Objectively Canon, ^{Archived version} by kingofthewilderwest

Communities and Events

• Royai Week, ^{Archived version} -- Week of June 11th -- tumblr for the event was established in 2013, but claims that the fan event has been happening since 2001

Archives & Fannish Links

• "Riza H., Roy M." fics on FanFiction.Net
• Riza Hawkeye/Roy Mustang works on AO3
• #royai on Tumblr
• #royai on deviantART
• AO3 Feed - Royai tumblr bot