History Characters / TheFlowerPrincessAndTheAlchemist

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Gender inverted example. Over the course of the story, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Edward]] slowly starts grow feelings for [[AllLovingHeroine Orihime]] due to her [[TheHeart kind]] and [[NiceGirl gentle]] nature. Bonus points in that she's the only one, besides [[SiblingTeam Al]], who has enough [[TurnTheOtherCheek patience]] to deal with his [[HairTriggerTemper hotheaded]] and [[HotBlooded brash]] demeanor. Not even [[WrenchWench Winry]] has that kind of tolerance. Unsurprisingly, in a typical [[{{Tsundere}} Ed]] fashion, he either remains [[ObliviousToLove oblivious]] or in [[ShesNotMyGirlfriend denial]] of his newfound feelings toward her. But Edward does get a [[{{Understatement}} little bit]] [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]] when other [[DudeMagnet guys]] try to get too close to Orihime. However, Orihime remains [[ObliviousToLove ignorant]] of Ed's growing affections towards her. Plus, [[CordonBleughChef she's]] [[ThroughHisStomach a damn good chef]] as [[BigEater Ed]] repeatedly points out.

** {{Deconstructed}}: He is so [[InvisibleToNormals unaware]] of [[WeirdnessCensor what's going on]], most of the time, [[RealityEnsues he always end up badly injured]]. [[YouAreNotReady Edward is understandably angry when Orihime refuses to tell him anything regarding what happened]]. It makes you wonder why she won't just tell he. [[spoiler: Then you realize it would be pointless because he [[InvisibleToNormals can't see them]] anyway. So if she were to tell him and try to explain herself, she would probably come off as being [[CassandraTruth delusional]]. As Ed quoted once: He doesn't believe in anything he can't see]].

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Orihime falls into the world of [[{{Manga/FullmetalAlchemist}} Fullmetal Alchemist]].

* OppositesAttract: With Ed.

A young child Ed, Al, Orihime first meet when the brothers are studying her father's research.

* AngerBornOfWorry: Edward tends to get understandably anger when Orihime goes of [[InvisibleToNormals Hollow]] hunting. It's heavily implied it's because he's worried about her wellbeing and keeping him in the [[LockedOutOfTheLoop dark]] just makes it worse. This almost makes it a case of [[AdultFear Adult Fear]] from his point of view.

* OppositesAttract: With Orihime.

* DeadpanSnarker: Ed tends to snark at Orihime's [[CloudCuckooLander Cloud Cuckoo Lander]] tendencies.

* {{Adorkable}}: Her [[TwiceShy shyness, especially when it comes to romance]].

* {{Adorkable}}: Ed's [[ComicalOverreacting spazzy moments]], especially in regards of [[ShesNotMyGirlfriend his feelings]] towards [[LoveInterest Orihime]] or the thought of other [[DudeMagnet men]] taking [[CrazyJealousGuy interest in her]].

* ZettaiRyouiki: Orihime generally sports a Grade A style in some of her outfits, mostly her [[SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack school uniform]].

* GirlishPigtails: Nina starts off with two, long braided pigtails, then after her [[ImportantHaircut Important Haircut]] she switches to a shorter, more traditional pigtail hairstyle with the [[HairDecorations ribbons]] Orihime made for her.

* BreakTheCutie: Ed goes through a heartbreakingly ''massive'' one during [[spoiler: Chapters 40 and 41]] where a [[TheVamp female]] [[ManipulativeBitch villain]] tries to [[BreakThemByTalking break him by coldly manipulating his]] [[HopelessSuitor Hopeless Suitor]] status about his [[UnrequitedLove one-sided crush]] on [[LoveInterest Orihime]]. To great relief, Ed manages a [[HeroicSecondWind Heroic Second Wind]] that snaps him out his funk and he delivers a passionately ''epic'' [[ShutUpHannibal Shut up Hannibal]] speech.

* BreakTheBadass: Ed goes through a heartbreakingly ''massive'' one during [[spoiler: Chapters 40 and 41]] where a [[TheVamp female]] [[ManipulativeBitch villain]] tries to [[BreakThemByTalking break him by coldly manipulating his]] [[HopelessSuitor Hopeless Suitor]] status about his [[UnrequitedLove one-sided crush]] on [[LoveInterest Orihime]]. To great relief, Ed manages a [[HeroicSecondWind Heroic Second Wind]] that snaps him out his funk and he delivers a passionately ''epic'' [[ShutUpHannibal Shut up Hannibal]] speech.

* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Orihime is a sensitive and caring girl with [[BarrierWarrior Barrier Warrior]] powers and, suprisingly, boyish interests such as boys comics, sci-fi, and robots. [[spoiler: [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments She even knows martial arts, which she used to beat Ed and Al in a sparing match]]]].

* ThePromise: In [[spoiler: Chapter 29]], Orihime promises to stay by Edward's side until they get their bodies back. [[SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming It's one of the most heartwarming moments between them]].

* ThroughHisStomach: [[TastesLikeFriendship Tastes Like Friendship]] is what won [[BigEater Ed]] over to start warming up to [[CordonBleughChef Orihime]]. Edward adores her cooking so much that he lampshades that he can never imagine ''not'' eating one of her meals at least once a day, a fact that Orihime takes to heart, [[SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming especially after he encourages her to live out her dream of opening a bakery or running a small diner when she was unsure because everyone else always discouraged her from it in fear of her bizarre food creations]]. Orihime loves cooking for him just to see that happy expression on his face.

** SacredFirstKiss: Orihime has a [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone My God What Have I Done]] moment when she realizes that she shared her ''first'' kiss with [[ReplacementLoveInterest Edward]] instead of [[SingleTargetSexuality Ichigo]], [[PersonalHorror believing it to be a betrayal of her feelings for the latter]].

* FirstKiss: Has his with [[LoveInterest Orihime]]. Unfortunately, this leads to [[UnrequitedLove Orihime rejecting him]] immediately afterwards when [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone she realizes with great horror what she's done]]. [[HopelessSuitor Edward becomes devastatingly heartbroken and crushed after the rejection]]. Other characters even comment that [[NotHimself he's not himself]]. In the end, [[LoveHurts Ed bitterly laments that he should have never kissed her because his heart wouldn't be in such a broken mess if he hadn't]].

* FirstKiss: Has his with [[LoveInterest Orihime]]. Unfortunately, this leads to [[UnrequitedLove Orihime rejecting him]] immediately afterwards when [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone she realizes with great horror what she's done]]. [[HopelessSuitor Edward becomes devastatingly heartbreaking and crushed after the rejection]]. Other characters even comment that [[NotHimself he's not himself]]. In the end, [[LoveHurts Ed bitterly laments that he should have never kissed her because his heart wouldn't be in such a broken mess if he hadn't]].

* FirstKiss: Has his with [[LoveInterest Orihime]].

* HasAType: [[spoiler: [[ConversedTrope An odd example]]. [[ShipperOnDeck Winry]] is left wondering if Orihime has a type after she eagerly describes Ichigo's personality, which is uncannily similar to Ed's, [[NotSoSimilar except for a few minor flaws/differences here and there]]. Does she have a thing for [[HairTriggerTemper hot tempered]], [[{{Determinator}} impatient and reckless]], [[HotBlooded brash]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jerks With Hearts Of Gold]] who hide their [[HiddenHeartOfGold kind and caring nature]] under a [[JerkAssFacade Jerkass Facade]] and both also happened to [[MissingMom lose their mothers at a young age]], which resulted in [[{{Mangst}} both of them feeling guilty over their moms' deaths and losing a bit of their optimism]]? Plus, they have younger siblings, [[BigBrotherInstinct whom they are very protective of]]. Coincidence? Yeah, it's easy to see why Winry thinks Orihime has a type. [[SubvertedTrope Although, Orihime only has eyes for]] [[SingleTargetSexuality Ichigo]]. She doesn't even think about Ed in that way. [[IfItsYouItsOkay Or does she]]]]?

* LikeParentLikeSpouse: Edward has a [[CannotSpitItOut massive crush]] on [[LoveInterest Orihime]] who is similar to his mother in many ways. Both women are kind, caring, and warm individuals. Al even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] that Orihime reminds him of Trisha at times.

* ImportantHaircut: Nina cuts her hair at the end of [[spoiler: Chapter 19]]. She now sports a [[BoyishShortHair short, bobbed style]].

A young child Ed, Al, Orihime first meet when the brothers are studying her father's research. [[spoiler: Unlike in [[{{Manga/FullmetalAlchemist}} canon]], [[SparedByAdaptation she is spared from her tragic fate]], thanks to Orihime]].

A young child Ed, Al, Orihime first meet when the brothers are studying her father's research. [[spoiler: Unlike in [[{{Manga/FullmetalAlchemist}} canon]], [[SparedByAdaptation she is spared from her tragic fate]], thanks to Orihime]]. [[spoiler: [[YouHaveBeenWarned Obvious spoilers ahead]]]].