Relationships
Updated 8/12/11
Legend
€ - Family/Surrogate Family
‡ - UST
† - Must Protect
£ - Would Tell Secrets To
¶ - Would Take Orders From
¥ - Would Ask for Backup
§ - Would Ask for Advice
¢ - Loves Their Company
¤ - Doesn't Quite Trust
ø - Tracks Criminal Activities
ӂ - Should Probably Punch In The Face
Canonmates
Edward Elric [ Fullmetal Alchemist ]
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Edward is Al's brother, his best friend, and his foundation. Though they have their brotherly squabbles at times, they have an almost instinctive understanding of each others' moods and needs, and are quick to balance and take care of each other. Al still curbs Ed's temper and provides the sensibility, and Ed helps keep Al's determination and fire burning in this painful world.
Riza Hawkeye [ Fullmetal Alchemist ]
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Al admires the Lieutenant, although he's incredibly afraid of pissing her off. They have helped each other through some rough times, and it's resulted in Al seeing a bit more of her warmer, compassionate side.
Roy Mustang [ Fullmetal Alchemist ]
¶ ¥ § ¢
Colonel Mustang will always get a degree of warmth and respect from Al. Though they are not on a first-name basis and Al doesn't approve of everything he thinks up, he values the Colonel's sharp mind, ready hand in a fight, and how he looks out for his subordinates -- Ed included.
Housemates
Blaine Anderson [ Glee ]
† § ¢
Blaine is a sweetheart. He's always there for everyone with a kind word and a smile, or some type of sensible outlook. Though he and Al aren't terribly close, this is being remedied.
Rachel Berry [ Glee ]
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Rachel is viewed with sometimes exasperated love. She's a dear housemate and good friend, though Al sometimes is thankful for how far his patience can stretch. Rachel's ability to throw herself wholeheartedly into her talent and her dream, to express herself without the slightest bit of hesitation or fear, is incredibly admirable.
Luke fon Fabre [ Tales of Symphonia ]
¢
Slightly bratty and loud, but loyal and good, Luke pings Al for a certain someone, which means he likes him by default.
Ion [ Tales of Symphonia ]
† £ § ¢
Ion is terribly kind, sweet and innocent, which tugs at all of Al's protective instincts. They've become fast friends, and Al has no trouble with trusting him even with more serious things. Ion has proven himself.
Saotome Haruna "Paru" [ Mahou Sensei Negima ]
¥ ¢
Paru is one of Negi's students as well one of his Pactio partners. Al appreciates Paru's can-do attitude and adaptive cheerfulness, but finds her version of "fun" and especially "art" somewhat questionable.
Negi Springfield [ Mahou Sensei Negima ]
♥ € ‡ † £ ¥ § ¢
Alphonse deeply loves Negi. Negi is brave, intelligent, practical and incredibly kind, with a fierce determination and a love of life that makes Al's stronger for being near it. They rely on each other emotionally and take care of each other, being the voice of reason when needed. Though the relationship began with Al taking care of Negi, through the years it's become much more of an equal partnership. After nearly two years of waiting, Al and Negi have finally started a romantic relationship.
Friends & Allies
Xerxes Break [ Pandora Hearts ]
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Break is one of Al's most unlikely friendships, but events have conspired to bring these two together. Though they are protective of each other, their personal relationship is full of snags which are mainly linked to Al's ability to read Break a bit too easily for comfort. They work together to keep an eye on things.
Horst Cabal [ Johannes Cabal the Necromancer ]
† £ ¥ § ¢
Horst and Al met through mutual friendships, but have gotten into the habit of looking out for each other. Al appreciates Horst's sense of humor, easy smiles and true warmth and caring, though sometimes Horst's bad decisions make Al's trust in his judgment less than secure. Horst, for his part, gets Al to cut loose and act his age now and again.
Hino Rei // Sailor Mars [ Sailor Moon ]
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Rei is headstrong, stubborn and cares a lot for her friends, all qualities that Al is inherently attracted to. He finds an admirable kindred spirit in her, and her bravery even in the face of a good deal of pain and hardship has earned her a very healthy amount of respect and fondness from him. He just wishes she'd be more willing to accept help.
Hitsugaya Toushirou [ Bleach ]
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Hitsugaya is a valuable comrade and someone Al highly respects, though he does consider him to be overly rash and violent when it comes to solving problems. Though they'll never be hangout-type friends, they can level well with each other and work as a team, when they agree on an outcome.
Tsukino Usagi // Sailor Moon [ Sailor Moon ]
† ¢
Al is very fond of Usagi. He's protective of her, and admires the pure heart and utter love she manages to have for everyone she meets. If Al's ever having a bad day, Usagi is the one to talk to.
Uchiha Sasuke [ Naruto ]
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Al and Sasuke have been through a hell of a ride, from fighting to life-or-death to working on healing each others' wounds. They came out of it stronger and able to trust each other implicitly -- enough that Al has earned the moniker of "Aniki".
Unohana Retsu [ Bleach ]
£ ¶ § ¢
Captain Mom. Al has the utmost respect for Unohana, and sees her almost as more a force of nature and kindness than a person, although he knows that she's not without her flaws. He thinks that at times she's devoted more to duty and tradition than she should be, but that doesn't dampen his respect for her. He can't imagine Adstring without Captain Mom.
Vincent Valentine [ Final Fantasy VII ]
£ ¶ § ¢
Vincent "adopted" Al a while back. They have a strong mutual respect and great caring for each other. Al trusts Vincent enough to break down in front of him and depend on him. He thinks of him tentatively as an older brother figure.
Relationships of Note
Yuca Collabell [ Immortal Rain ]
‡ ¤ ø ӂ
Al has very mixed feelings about Yuca, considering all the events that have happened in their time knowing one another, spanning from deep affection and caring to hurt, guilt and betrayal. Yuca and Al were friends once upon a time -- and Al, despite knowing about Yuca's horrific deeds in the past, was willing to give him another chance. Yuca betrayed that trust, ultimately ending with Yuca being the indirect cause for the death of Al's mother, Trisha. Despite the pain of it, some part of Al still does care for Yuca's well-being, and he will try to keep him safe when he can.
Sebastian Michaelis [ Kuroshitsuji ]
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Sebastian is a dangerous creature, and one of the few that Al actively keeps a distance from. Though Sebastian does not remember everything that's happened between them, or exactly why Al has such an aversion to him, it only serves to heighten his interest in Al -- and his soul. But mostly his cat.
To-do list: Kurotsuchi and Madara.
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