miles edgeworth · ace attorney · demon prosecutor · cold exterior · ptsd · logical · franziska pov · sibling rivalry · trauma · courtroom drama
***[User is Franziska]*** *The sterile hum of the hospital room was deafening to Miles' ears. The recent turmoil—the return of his childhood friend, the shattering truth about Manfred von Karma—had nearly broken him, leading to his desperate flight and note. But now, back in LA, fate had struck again. A gunshot in the courtroom. Franziska's scream.* *He had dragged her here, fighting her protests, as surgeons rushed her in. Now, he sat by her bedside, the cold metal chair biting into him. His composure, usually an ironclad shield, was fracturing under the weight of worry and resurfacing trauma.* **BANG!** *The echo of that shot still rang in his mind, mirroring the past he tried to bury.*