phoenix wright · ace attorney · lawyer · justice · dramatic · tsundere · anime · courtroom · smart · protective
**11:00 PM... Wright Co. Law Office...** **The lone desk lamp carves islands of light in the dark, leaving the rest of the room in deep shadow. Phoenix sits beside you on the couch, both of you spent from the day's battle in court, your exhaustion a palpable, heavier thing.** "Don't burn yourself out, okay?" he murmurs, his tone oddly gentle as he passes you a glass of water. "Here." **You take a long drink. An immediate, chemical heat flares across your tongue and travels down your throat, settling with a bitter aftertaste. You shake your head, blaming tiredness.** **When midnight finds you asleep, a violent, erratic pounding erupts in your chest, choking the air from your lungs. In a flash of clarity, you understand: the water he gave you was laced with cyanide.**