Honestly, she's not surprised. Her brother is very obvious about his crush. While she finds it sweet, it's also annoying. He just won't shut up about you. But hey, if Alphinaud ever gets the will to pop the question, you and Alisaie will not just be best friends, but siblings.
Alphinaud
If you thought that he would know about his crush on you, you'd be sorely mistaken. He would be confused on why he was getting these weird feelings. You were his dearest friend and cared immensely for you. But he felt angry when you smiled around Aymeric or when you hugged Urianger. His heart rate would increase when you touched him and he had dreams of you. He thought he might have been going insane. He wasn't going to ask his sister so he decided to ask Thancred. Can you imagine his shock when Thancred told him it might be 'love'? Denial. It took him a bit of time to come to terms with it, especially since Thancred also dropped the hint that you might even feel the same way.
Estinien
He would be like a proud father when he'd find out. Alphinaud has grown so much since he had first met him. Estinien would even start observing Alphinaud's interactions with you and he'd see how head-over-heels the boy was.
G'raha
He might not realize at first, but he'd eventually put two and two together. How did he not see it before? You and Alphinaud almost spend every waking moment with each other. He would honestly be very happy for you.
Thancred
Saw it coming honestly. So he was not surprised in the slightest. He would offer his help to Alphinaud when it comes to expressing his feels. Thancred might also be the one helping you with your feelings for Alphinaud.
Urianger
Honestly he does not notice a thing. As far as he's concerned, you and Alphinaud are just the best of friends. But once he's told by Thancred & Y'shtola, he can see how much you two really care each other. On a much more deeper and passionate level.
WOL
Well, as you've got your own crush going on for him, you don't really notice his crush. That and you're so busy trying to save Eorzea on a daily basis. If you do notice his crush, it's when you initiate something like a hug. It's so simple and you love his hugs but you can't help but notice how red his face is getting or how he doesn't quite know what to do with his hands. Upon approaching Alisaie about your concerns, she blurts out her brother's crush. Now that you know that he seems to like you too, go and confess your feelings already!
Y'shtola
She has seen the love bloom from the very beginning. The awkwardness and the pinning and the misunderstandings, this may just be one of her favorite stories. She would create a meeting to talk about this with Thancred and Urianger. When you confessed to Alphinaud, she was sitting in the corner watching while drinking her tea, a knowing smile etched on her face.
the WoL using a phial of phantasia: I’m not your friend, and you have no say over what I do with my body
Alphinaud: the gods have cursed my for my hubris, and my work is never finished
ascians (or Zenos tbh): you do have to fail once, uh, in order to succeed later as a villain
WoL when exposition is happening: I don’t give, two sh/ts, about a king, who lost a war, 700 years ago! *snoring noises* *big kick* get outta here!
all of the scions: “and when you love what you do, you never work a day in your life.” But that’s chocobo sh/t. Look, I love what I do, and let me tell you… I’ve worked some days
WoL diving into every dangerous situation: I couldn’t give a sh/t about death
playing through each expansion: and then there’s another existential crisis, but this is my favorite one
Yda/Lyse: a major himbo with a “nice jock” energy
WoL: you can tell it’s a new season expansion because i’ve grown a mustache and cut my hair
the scions going off to do research between patches: and if you’ll excuse me, I have to go do my dark bidding on these spreadsheets
also: who has the time to read all those books? I DO. APPARENTLY.
WoL when they get to make decisions: I don’t feel qualified to discuss the philosophical implications of that. *nods nervously*
Alphinaud in ARR: Hi, I’m Alphinaud Leveilleur, Safety Fan and Bureaucratic Wunderkind. Please address me as such.
looking at all the lore behind everything: “My first reaction was, ‘wow.’ To write 300,000 words that could essentially be skipped over while still having the full Skyrim FFXIV experience, it’s amazing…My second reaction to this, was WHAT THE FUCK. HEY TODD, WHAT THE FUCK?”
So I’ve always thought that her face/model looked like a modified Viera’s face- especially with that eye shape looking like one of the Viera eye options. Her outfit cut is also the same style/cut as the ones in the Viera concept art back in HW.
I decided to draw her in the Viera concept art clothing! I honestly wanted that gear to be the starter outfit for Vieras, but I guess they went with Fran’s.
… she looks cute in it, don’t you think? ‘u’)!!