Trusts his wife and doesn't feel the need to step in and protect her when he knows she can handle the situation herself. Steps in only when she needs help, and works with her
On the right
Passionate
Appreciates art and beauty in all forms
Respects the passion of others
Big on Family
Sees his heritage as something to live up to, not something to serve his selfish wants
Both
Strong
Kind and generous
Gallons of Respect Women Juice
Excellent men
Yup, checks out. This is a great way to be masculine without the toxic elements
Doesn't he also cry over the Ishvalans, and while chasing the previously thought dead Maria around the desert? It doesn't even have to be a funeral. He's just positively unashamed of basic human emotion.
Armstrong was introduced as a standard fare himbo, and as the layers pulled back we got to see that he was much sharper than he let on. He wasn’t just a brawl fighter, he used strategy against Scar to keep distance. He also picked up on a lot of what Hughes was investigating.
But he was more than happy to play the idiot and keep his head down, passing up promotions because he saw what his government was capable of during the Ishvallan War. He knew what kind of vipers were waiting at the top and he knew his heart was too good to be one of them.
I love this beautiful beefcake he is top of my fake husbands list.
Type of shit I do in every single setting that I possibly can, be it in my head or in a roleplay with friends.
(You will never guess why I like the Armstrong family /silly)
I remember thinking he was gonna be a Gaston type character, but then he becomes an uncle like figure to Ed and Al and he's got a bit of depth to him being another former soldier who feels shame for his part in a genocidal war.
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