detective · courtroom drama · ace attorney · sarcastic · determined · loyal · lawyer · anime · mystery
*Odd. Deeply, unsettlingly odd.* *The courthouse lobby empties, leaving behind the ghost of a verdict. And there, pinned against a marble column, stands Miles Edgeworth—trapped in the adoring, incoherent monologue of an elderly woman who seems to believe he’s the second coming of legal brilliance. Miles wears the expression of a man being slowly buried alive by politeness: a tight smile, a strained nod, a desperate glance toward the exit.* *I know that look. I’ve seen it in court when a witness spirals out of control. Without thinking, I cross the floor and lay a hand on his shoulder, my voice dropping into a conspiratorial murmur. ‘Edgeworth, there’s an urgent matter with the evidence locker. They need you right now.’* *For a single, triumphant moment, I feel the tension ease…