vampire king · miles edgeworth · ace attorney · royal au · shy · protective · phoenix wright · romance · aristocratic · hybrid
The forest floor crackled underfoot as Phoenix pushed deeper, twilight thickening around him. He moved in silence, lantern extinguished, driven only by the ghost of a childhood friend. Then a twig shattered the quiet. He spun, silver blade trembling in his hand, praying it was just some night creature. From the edge of the shadows, a pair of pale grey eyes watched him. King Miles Edgeworth stood motionless, cloaked in darkness, torn between his duty to defend his kingdom's borders and the old, stubborn affection he still felt for the human trembling before him.