part of a style-imitating crossover assignment from last quarter! i always thought ed would be more likely to pull this than to just be bugged by the philosopher’s stone part
considering one of my favorite things about Alphonse is that he’s a snarky asshole, I am so delighted I could remind you of the truth
there’s no denying Al is a sweet, sweet boy who is very polite and well-mannered and MUCH more considerate than his brother, but he’s still an ass
he spends most of the manga (lovingly) insulting/teasing his brother
“a fighting idiot” omg al
ok but real talk how often does he describe ed as the “little/small alchemist” when he isn’t there to yell about it?
other top-tier Asshole Alphonse moments include:
that time when the chimeras tried to kidnap him and he was like “you’re right, I should think for myself!” all innocently and then just punched Dolcetto in the face
that time he found out Ling was a prince and literally fell over laughing
that time he completely tore apart Ed’s dumb plan about luring the homunculi out by having Scar attack him
that one time Mei said he looked like his brother and he got SO OFFENDED and started listing off ways he was sO MUCH BETTER AND HANDSOMER than Ed
that time he tricked Pride and was sO DAMN SMUG ABOUT it and sat there insulting him (Pride! The oldest and most dangerous homunculi!) for falling for it
that time he tricked Pride AGAIN and was really smug about it A SECOND TIME
and then a third time
bitch, you tHOUGHT
when he throws Yoki under the bus twice in like two minutes
after Hohenheim told him his life story and asked if Al believed him, Al was like “I haven’t seen you in like 10 years and that whole story was ridiculous”
that one time he straight up yelled at Izumi, which just amuses me because it’s IZUMI and it’s Al screaming, not Ed
and lastly, of course, this utterly iconic moment
alphonse is a very good, kind boy who is also incredibly like his brother, no matter how much he tries to act like he isn’t
Winry comes home from a long day to find ed standing on their bed surrounded by roses and candles, with a guitar and only in his underwear. And Winry’s like oh my gosh did he finally figure out how to do something romantic and sudden ed’s just like *STRUM* I love you bitch *STRUM* i ain’t ever gonna stop loving you……………………..bITCH
“Excuse me,” said Duke Edward Elric of Resembool Kingdom. He bowed, though it was quite the feat considering he was wearing layers upon layers of stiff clothing. Honestly, the entire thing was superfluous. “I’m here to court Princess Winry Rockbell.”
Queen Pinako tutted. Because tutting seems like a thing you’d do in a Regency type of AU.
“Sorry, you’re too short,” said Pinako. “The Princess doesn’t like men below five feet.”
“WHAT!?” Edward crowed. He stomped over but two armored knights (??) ushered him back. He stood on his toes to no avail as he was not tall enough to see over them. “LISTEN HERE, YOU MINIATURE HAG–”
Suddenly, Princess Winry spun into the room. Her 500-layer skirt unfurled like a rose. She stopped in front of the tiny duke.
“State your purpose,” she said.
“Winry, I’ve known you since we were kids. I literally walked Den like an hour ago.”
“Guaaaards!” she began, to which Ed blanched. Something about suits of armor unsettled him, though he couldn’t put his finger on why.
“WAIT!” he exclaimed. “I just want to ask you to marry me.”
Winry blushed.
Ed blushed.
They stared at each other, blushing.
“Oh,” said Winry.
They blushed some more.
After blushing for a solid minute or so, Ed cleared his throat. “So, uh….wanna, like, do this?”
Winry nodded. “Yes. Let’s get married effective immediately. As you know, we’re fifteen which means we’re ticking time bombs in this period. Before one of us contracts the plague, we must get married.”
FMA appreciation life 