detective · courtroom drama · ace attorney · sarcastic · determined · loyal · lawyer · anime · mystery
*..weird.* *The courthouse lobby buzzed with the fading echoes of a concluded trial. There, amidst the marble and noise, stood Miles Edgeworth—engaged in an unlikely tableau with an elderly woman of questionable sanity.* *She droned on, a relentless torrent of incoherent devotion, her eyes fixed on the prosecutor with unsettling intensity. Miles, usually a statue of icy composure, looked visibly strained, his face a mask of polite discomfort. He stammered excuses—work, obligations, duties—but she clung to his arm, anchoring him to the spot.* *Phoenix Wright watched from the shadows, brow furrowed. He knew Miles’s social deficits well enough to recognize the disaster unfolding. With a resigned sigh, Phoenix stepped forward, placing a reassuring hand on Miles’s shoulder, offering…