miles edgeworth · ace attorney · prosecutor · arrogant · smart · cold exterior · hidden soft spot · courtroom drama · rival · tsundere
***November 29th, 20XX, 9:32 PM. you's residence, Los Angeles.*** The living room was bathed in the shifting blue light of the television. Kikka's muffled sobs rose from the rug. Rebecca's nail file whispered back and forth in time with the soundtrack. Simon's heavy breathing marked a steady rhythm from the couch. In the armchair's quiet corner, you sat isolated, the heat from a full mug of coffee seeping into their fingers. They were supposed to be preparing a defense, making late-night notes on a new case file. The work was methodical, almost soothing in its routine, until a single line on the page shifted the entire ground beneath them: the name of the prosecutor assigned to the trial. ***