#I’ll tag the other prosecutors too

[moss-on-a-pebble]

Whiteboard Fox doodles with the homie 🙏

(Context: some dude started smalltalk with me while I was in the middle of my simulator driving lesson and he weirded me out and pissed me off)

I refuse to give context for that last one

[sageteapost]

Hi!! I saw you were taking request and I’d like to request a Drabble or Imagine with Miles Edgeworth. Miles with an overly physically affectionate s/o and they had a small argument where he calls the reader ‘annoyingly clingy’. The reader gets frustrated and refuses to be affectionate anymore. Miles comes back but doesn’t apologize because he’s too embarrassed too, however he’s affectionate and is asking for some physical affection. Thank you if you write this! Have a lovely evening! <3

❝Hmm, I see..❞

author's note: Anon, this absolutely screams Miles. That man would have so much difficulty apologizing with words. Also, I feel like I definitely scuffed up the last part. To be honest, I was rushing a bit to get this posted so I'm very sorry if this kinda sucks!! I hope you can enjoy it in some form though!

cw + tags: Nothing big, other than an argument. [Established relationship. GN! Reader.]

summary: see request above!

“Hey, did I hurt you?” you ask frustrated, feeling a bit hurt.

“You’ve been all over me recently,” Miles remarked with a sharp inhale, trying to distance himself from his partner. “I know you like being touchy but it’s becoming annoyingly clingy.”

You let out an exasperated sigh. “How am I supposed to know that if you don’t tell me?”

“I have. You don’t listen to me.”

“Literally since when? You never say anything!”

“You know what?” Miles finally snapped loudly, still trying to maintain some semblance of control. “I need space, okay...go.”

You freeze from his tone. He’s never talked to you in this manner. Mile’s can get frustrated, yes, but he has never raised his voice at you. But in a fit of anger and hurt, you hurl back, “Fine! I’ll go, see if I care!”

The door to his private office slams, leaving a frustrated and guilty Miles in his cold office at the Prosecutor’s Office.

…

The air is cool from the AC blasting as Miles comes home to his shared apartment. He almost dreaded coming home, he hated the feeling of guilt he had. But he had to. Somehow, he had to make it up to you.

Unsurprisingly, the living room was quiet. Usually he would find you there when he came back home and would find himself with a wave of kisses. So he checked the only other place he could guess you were in; the bedroom.

Once he was in there he contemplated saying hi. Maybe an apology. Definitely that. But instead, he found himself sliding into bed with you after taking off his work clothes. 

Miles expected you would yell at him. Kick him out and make him sleep on the couch tonight. He wouldn’t mind, he deserved it for being an asshole. But much to his surprise, you didn’t. Because he felt the soft contact of your hand hold his. No words were spoken between you two. Eventually as the night grew colder, Miles slowly scooted closer. And so did you.

..Perhaps this was an apology, and you accepted it. Regardless, he would enjoy this moment until the crack of dawn.

And will definitely have a proper chat with you in the morning.

[velvees-archive]

Tags: Love Confessions, Getting Together, Found Family, Miles POV, Insecurity

and more!

this is my day 16 submission for @fictober-event, and my late contribution to unnecessary feelings day…which passed two days ago. woops!

Prompt: “No, I’m not okay”

inspired by my tumblr post here!

An errant strand of jet black hair bobs to and fro as he pores over Miles’ face. "Edgeworth? You with me?" He’s surrounded by an emulsified blurb of noises: easy laughs, accompanying shouts, a beat. Miles isn’t feeling quite up to a lengthy conversation about his rationale, not when he’s insisting to himself that Wright is happy, he is happy, that the fire brewing inside of him is a fluke, and that perhaps it was time for him to move forward with his therapy sessions— “I was asking why you did it.” If he were to tell Wright that he already knew the answer: that he'd been spurred into action due to his creed and his pursuit of justice, he knows he’d only be propagating a half-truth—a secret by omission. In other words, a lie. “I wanted to help you,” he says, earnestly. Wright's shoulders rise and fall, an even rhythm. He takes a deep breath in, and the silence scatters. “Why?” - Miles Edgeworth does not long for more than he’s already been given. Sometimes, though, he thinks about it.

a few days ago, i proposed that narumitsu hits even harder when miles is the one hopelessly pining over phoenix following his disbarment. i also happened to want to explore phoenix working through the “prosecutor miles edgeworth chooses death” fiasco in jfa.

hence, this fic.

fic screenshots:

misc commentary/musings under the cut! :)

one day, i’ll stick a fic landing. it won’t be today, but one day...

very fun idea that became more convoluted as i tried to parse through dialogue, leaving me with 3 pages of unused scenes and dialogue exchanges. i can’t tell if i really hate this fic or really really hate this fic. regardless, it’s out there now, so no takebacksies :)

i’m happy with how the setting came out though! purposefully isolating miles from the rest of the group while they were in the karaoke bar was dirty work on my part but necessary for setting the tone of the story. phoenix is a bit mean here but i think that smarminess is integral to phoenix wright, especially when he’s confronted with his repressed abandonment/dependence issues.

did i sacrifice characterization for liberal dialogue choices though? absolutely!

about the title. it was originally supposed to be called “kill the lights” but i switched it to save me a seat because i think it gets the point across better!

i still don't think i've gotten the angst worms out, mostly because this fic doesn't follow my narumitsu getting together hc + the way i feel their characters are in canon. miles is a bit too self aware and eloquent w his feelings, while phoenix is too nice and too mean at the same time. there's always the next fic tho, thankfully! and maybe once i’ve gotten characterization down, i can share my actual hc

i have a few other fics i want to pump out before i start playing the great ace attorney and my lack of object permanence catches up on me. i’m thinking of making a low stress fic (lie, writing is never low stress for me) from an outsider’s pov. you’ll never guess who the outsider is tho, i promise

[canonmisogynyvictimstournament]

PROPAGANDA

ATHENA CYKES (ACE ATTORNEY)

1.) Despite supposedly being the MAIN CHARACTER of the game she was introduced in, she somehow still always ends up playing second fiddle to Phoenix and Apollo, to the point where she isn’t allowed to take the lead on even so much as a single case. Instead of the senior lawyers standing to the side in a mentorship role like they do for literally EVERY OTHER PLAYABLE CHARACTER, Phoenix and Apollo keep stepping in to outright take over for her. She literally does not make it through even a single case without needing some male character or other to swoop in and hold her hand every step of the way, not only Phoenix and Apollo but once even Blackquill, her rival prosecutor, as well.

Why? It has nothing whatsoever to do with her competence level. It’s a video game; her competence is determined by the player’s, just like everybody else. It seems like the writers just couldn’t STAND the thought of her doing anything on her own, or thought that the players would walk out en masse if it wasn’t the Phoenix and Apollo Show every second of gameplay. (And yeah, it DOES sometimes take me some time to warm up to new characters, but that was the case for Apollo too! At least give me the CHANCE to judge her on her own merits rather than assuming that I’ll immediately write her off!) Like, why did you even WRITE this character if you think so little of her?

2.) WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN. She’s introduced in the middle of a male characters “trilogy” (Apollo justice) so the story is never about her. She appears in aa5 only to NEVER headline her own case IN HER INTRODUCTORY GAME and always fail unless a man comes in and saves her. Her own story is sidelined for Apollos. Next game, she only really appears in one case that’s a throwaway and still can’t do shit on her own. Ugh. She deserved to be treated better, more competent, etc.

3.) my girl is an attorney and a practicing psychologist at age 18 (youngest defense lawyer in the series) & is often shown to be more competent than her male colleagues, and yet is constantly pushed out/sidelined/generally treated like an assistant character rather than a lawyer (the assistant position in these games is usually reserved for characters who don’t have law degrees/are generally not educated enough to understand the courtroom proceedings to their full extent. athena is none of those things but she gets treated the same way by the game because. well. we know why.) Instead of being the main playable attorney in her debut game, the story is taken over by her male colleague (WHO ALREADY HAD A WHOLE GAME DEDICATED TO HIS BULLSHIT BTW) & her development is ignored in favor of his in both her debut game AND her second game. Even when her backstory IS explored it’s done via a male family friend of hers, meaning even when her OWN story is being told it’s not even about her it’s about simon’s lame ass. for extra context here in her debut game she is only the playable attorney in one case out of five, while the other (male) playable attorneys were playable in all or all-but-one of the cases in THEIR debut games. capcom hates women sooooo bad

KOTORI MIZUKI/TORI MEADOWS (YU-GI-OH! ZEXAL)

1.) first: ygo zexal is directed (and partially written) by known misogynist shin yoshida who is on record as saying that he would Never write female characters if he wasn’t being forced to by higher-ups. kotori’s voice actor signed a legal contract forcing him to include her character in Every Single Episode. she gets no duels that aren’t tag duels (2v2 duels), one of those is interrupted in the middle and all others she both loses, aren’t even shown in full, and all happen in the same episode. she is literally contractually required to be a major character and the dude in charge still point blank refuses to do anything with her despite the fact that she’s supposed to be the female lead of the series. please take pity on her for being handed to one of the worst people in the world and how despite the active attempts by other people to make her relevant in the story she was still denied that

2.) She only dueled once in the whole show and it was when she was brainwashed. Her main role is to only cheer the male protag on and say his name during his duels I guess.

[thelocalmuffin]

"making suggestive dirty jokes" with asoryuu for the prompt ask? if u wanna of course!

Oh boy.

I admittedly am a terrible flirt IRL so I hope this is alright.

Title: Is that Karuma or are you excited to see me?

Word count: about 800 words

Summary: After a long week, Ryunosuke comes home to see Kazuma cooking and they catch up about the day before one gets a bit flirty.

Tags: domestic life, minor mentions of angst, post canon, dgs 2 spoilers, fluff, based on a headcanon by my friend Sigma that Kazuma didn't make it too far as a prosecutor

Finally, the weekend has arrived. Ryunosuke can finally decompress from the horrible week he had. He's glad he's finally realised his dream of becoming a lawyer, but no one told him how exhausting it would be.

Case after case, client after client, complaint after complaint, he's done with this awful day. He really could use some time to decompress.

When he gets back to his small home, there’s a strong aroma of a delicious dinner being crafted in the kitchen. He's grateful that dinner is about ready. It's one less thing he has to worry about.

He pokes his head to see Kazuma finishing up dinner. He’s in one of his casual hakamas, biting his lip as he focuses on cooking. It’s a new hobby of his. Ever since he’s returned home he's been dutifully trying to make up for all the trouble he's caused.

Not even six months after they crossed swords, Kazuma had been removed as a prosecutor. From Lord van Zieks' letter, apparently they both started getting a little too curious of what else the Crown had been hiding. When they were caught, Kazuma took the brunt of the accusations and was immediately fired.

Apparently, the new Lord Chief Justice also had not been thrilled at the aspect of a Japanese student studying underneath the Crown, so it was the golden opportunity to rid of the apprentice.

He was a wreck when he came home. Kazuma looked so defeated that all Susato-san and Ryunosuke could do was embrace their friend. After wrapping their arms around both, Kazuma asked if he could have a place to stay as he got back on his feet.

Even though it hadn’t been long, Ryunosuke offered his home to a struggling friend. It had first been just two roommates, but soon, the subtle romantic feelings had resurfaced and their passionate flame sparked after a night of shogi and a very heavy heart-to-heart. The conversation was both admitting their flaws and dreams, realising their bond had been strained, not damaged and it could be fixed.

So, they've been taking it slow. Well, as slow as two lovesick individuals who couldn't keep their hands off each other, anyway

Even so, Kazuma’s been determined to make up all he’s done to Ryunosuke and Susato-san with his freetime. Be that by helping around the house, running errands, or whatever he can do to make their lives easier as they adjust to their new busy schedule. If he’s not here, he’s helping clean up Susato-san’s home to make sure she doesn’t come home to a mess.

Today he was supposed to be elsewhere, though…

“Home early?” Ryunosuke asks as he pokes his head in. “I thought you were going to the university to see if you could continue your courses.”

“Hmm, lost track of time again, I see. You’re actually home late. It’s almost nine.” Kazuma hums, flipping the fish. “You look exhausted. Sit down and I’ll take care of you.”

Nine...

Ryunosuke glances at the clock, realising Kazuma is right.

“I appreciate the offer, but I’ve been sitting all day. I'd rather stand.” Ryunosuke shrugs the suggestion off. Kazuma’s still pretty curt, as per usual. “I want to help out.”

“There’s no need for that. I’m almost done anyway.” Kazuma opens the rice steamer, raising an eyebrow and closing it again after shaking his head. Without looking up, he continues. “What kept you so long?”

“We’ve been swarmed. That’s what happens when you try to fix up the entire legal system with a small team.”

“I know. You know, I could come in and help with some of the paperwork. If I learned anything from my time in London it's how to sort out cases efficiently and quickly."

“I might take you up on that. I appreciate the clean home, but Susato-san and I are swarmed.” Ryunosuke pauses. “Wait, what about-”

“Let’s not talk about how the university conference went today.” Kazuma whispers, each word peppered with defeat. His head hanging down as he exhales his next words. “I don’t want to damper the mood.”

Oh...they were not thrilled about what they learned...

“I think I can figure it out by context.” Ryunosuke swallows, moving to his partner, wrapping his arms around Kazuma’s waist. “I’m sorry.”

Kazuma’s head hangs down before exhaling. “It was a natural consequence of my actions. I’ll figure out what to do. I always do.”

“Well, you can work with us until you find a new fitting.”

Kazuma pauses, then nods. “Of course. I wouldn't mind at all. Saving me again, Naruhodo. What would I do without you? By this point, I’ll be indebted to you for the rest of my life.”

“Well, we got a lot of time to sort that debt out.” Ryunosuke’s hands move towards the hem of his clothes, before pressing his lips on Kazuma’s shoulders. “I jest. It’s alright. I don’t mind helping you find your path.”

It's silent as the fish sizzles in the pan and Ryunosuke closes his eyes. Kazuma's sweet vanilla lavender scent is so nice...

“Oh!” Kazuma breaks the silence before chuckling. “Is that Karuma or are you excited to see me?”

Ryunosuke pulls away, realising that Karuma’s hilt did indeed poke his arse.

He laughs before he wraps his arms around Kazuma’s waist once again, holding him closer. “Nope. Just Karuma. For now, anyway.”

Kazuma hums, a grin raising from his lips. “Mm, I like the sound of that. I think we could both use a good stress reliever after today. After we eat?”

“After we eat.”

[the-bar-sinister]

Worth Waiting For (824 words) by thesavagesabretooth Additional Tags: Fluff, Romantic Fluff, Pre-Gyakuten Saiban 6 | Spirit of Justice, Missing Scene, Established Relationship, POV Ema Skye

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Ema was cleaning her desk out to move her things to her new forensics office when a shadow fell over her from behind.

"I heard the good news, fraulein. Do I get to celebrate with you?"

The box of her desk toys and old forensics equipment from the old days jostled in her hands with her half turn.

“If it isn’t the glimmerous fop himself.” Despite the old barb she couldn’t keep the huge smile from her face. “I haven’t had the chance to break out the booze, so I dunno how much of a celebration it’ll be till I get this crap put away.” 

"Let me help then, ja?" He scooped the box out of her arms without asking. "Shovel it in, and then the booze is on me. I imagine your pay bump hasn't kicked in yet."

Klavier favored her with a teasing grin, and tossed his hair. He'd changed very little over the last year and a half— the most distinctive difference was the lack of his old Gavinners medallion, and the fact that he kept his hair shaved on the sides.

She couldn’t help but feel the affectionate swell as he scooped it out of her arms, even as she playfully grumbled. 

“Yeah yeah…I’m never one to say no to free booze. Especially from a fancy pants rockstar prosecutor.” She grinned. “Means less cash in your flashy jewelry budget, which saves MY eyes.” 

She knew why both major changes had hit…the medallion because his band had fallen apart, and the hair–

Well. It was obvious why he changed his hair. While he’d stayed broadly the same, so had she, the biggest difference being the forensics band now gracing her arm, and her newfound love of high heels. 

"I wouldn't want to dazzle you too badly, fraulein! You'd need to get prescription lenses in those rose tinted glasses of yours." He held the box under one arm as he gathered up the last of her belongings on the desk. "Now! Show me where to bring this, and then I'll show you a good time, ja?"

Ema laughed, waving her hand towards the desk. “Come on, fop.”

It didn’t take long. The forensics offices were in the same building after all, just a few floors away and in a nicer part of the precinct building.

Soon enough it was dropped on the pile of her other boxes and Ema was excitedly hopping from foot to foot. She couldn’t help it…

This was the first big moment of happiness in her career. 

Klavier set the box down and looked around the small office with as bright and glimmerous a smile as she'd ever seen on him.

"You really made it, fraulein. This office is almost as big as mine, ja?" It absolutely was not– but Ema knew that the exaggeration was a mark of support, and not meant to be a jab.

Ema flushed, puffing out her cheeks a little as she stomped up to loop her arm around his– and then she laughed. 

“Yeah, you know what? It is. Maybe I’ll buy one of your stupid fancy chairs for it too.” She grinned up at him. “it took way too long but here we are.” 

Now that they were out of sight of the rest of the precinct, Klavier leaned down and kissed her hair. "Some things are worth waiting for, ja? You never know when good things are right around the corner. I'll make the chair an office warming present, fraulein."

Ema flushed, leaning against him before her arm slipped around his waist. 

“You’re a peach, Gavin.” she looked up at him with pink-tinted cheeks and kissed his chin back. she snickered impishly. “Mayyybe when you do— we can fool around in here, instead of in your fucking gaudy office all the time.” 

Klavier grinned and cupped her cheek with his hand. His blue eyes sparkled as he held her close. "I was just thinking the same thing, liebchen. Need to break the place in."

Ema turned a deeper red with a huff, rubbing her face gently against his hand. 

“Of course you were, perv.” As if she wasn’t just as much as he was. “You’re lucky, I agree with you.” 

He scooped his arm around her shoulders and pulled her toward the door. 

"Oh, liebchen, you say that like I don't know just how lucky I am. Come on, let me show you with my wallet just how impressed I am by all your amazing qualities. And then you can put up with some more of my perverted nature."

“Put up with—” 

She was in a good mood– a great mood. The best mood even. A good enough mood to wrap her arms around her boyfriend's shoulders and kiss him firmly on the lips just before they left the door. “You’d absolutely fucking better. We’re celebrating my dream here, Klavvy, we’d better make tonight the best night ever!” 

[killerandhealerqueen]

Getting to know your BL mutuals - 2022 Edition

Simple, answer the questions. @ some people. Include the tag 'g2ky BL Mutuals 2022'

Thank you for the tag @jynxed13  This should be interesting because I don’t watch BL...not really.  But I’ll do my best

What has been the BL that took you by surprise this year?

Kinnporsche?  I mainly watched it through my mutuals reblogging posts about it but it was interesting to see how Kinn and Porsche grew from where they started at the beginning of the drama to the end...and trust me, there is a lot of growth, so that was impressive.  And the whole VegasPete dynamic...that was fascinating to watch too

What has been the BL that you felt a disappointed with this year?

Again, I don’t really watch BL, so I can’t answer this confidently

What has been your favorite BL this year?

KeixYaku: Abunai Aibo.  It’s really more of a shounei ai story than a BL, but it’s still good, so I’m gonna count it.  It’s a police officer and a yakuza forced (sort-of) to work together to figure out what happened to Rion, Ichiro’s superior and Shiro’s older sister.  There’s a lot of soft moments between these two (like holy shit domestic moments, oh my god) and it’s a police x yakuza story.  What’s not to love?  (the manga so far is really good too)

Favorite BL couples (not just 2022)

Wangxian

Xicheng

Yuezhi

Junchun

Yaoyutong

Gahan

SuiTang

Ichiro/Shiro

so many others

If you had to suggest a BL for someone what would it be?

Depends on what kind of show they're looking for (there are more bromance shows for me than BLs, but there are a few BLs in here)

Soft & Cute - Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding, You Make Me Dance, Tinted With You

Angsty - Killer and Healer, The Devil Judge, Color Rush, Beyond Evil

Action - The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty, S.C.I., The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity, Long Time No See (haven’t seen it yet, but I am getting around to it)

My faves - The Untamed, Killer and Healer, The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty, S.C.I.

What's your non-BL favorite for this year?

One Dollar Lawyer and Bad Prosecutor!  Both law dramas, which is rare for me because I don’t understand law at all (I’m a forensics kid, not a law kid) but I thoroughly enjoyed both of them, mainly because I liked the cast.  They were great

So who wants to next? Tag as many or as few people as you want.

@ahhhnorealnamesallowed @centroverted @mejomonster @soobins-jellyfish @alicestillfalling @wack-overflow and anyone else who wants to play and who has watched more bl than me 😅

[nonbinary-nahuyta]

Heads up I’ll be live-blogging 6-3 so if you want to avoid soj spoilers at all I tag it as aa6 and also aa6 spoilers anyway thoughts about 6-2 under the cut

First off, I’m so glad we got to see Trucy in her element! This case is exactly what the waa needed, an Apollo & Athena team focused on helping Trucy while Phoenix is off in Khura’in. Plus learning more about the Gramaryes was really nice too (even if it does feel a bit invented and contrived but hey it’s ace attorney I’m used to that by now)! I loved the de Famme twins, their names are the perfect puns (those umbrellas are super clever too) and Bonny learning to stand up for herself and take inspiration from Trucy just goes to show how much she influences everyone she interacts with.

Speaking of Trucy, seeing her constant smile slip and her actually cry was so… not nice because she was sad but releasing? Satisfying? I wish we got to see this bigger range of emotions from her. The Gramarye creed that she follows so closely is doing a number on her ability to express her emotions (think Donald and Goofy in Kingdom Hearts constantly grilling into Sora that he needs to smile, then apply that to the words of a revered biological family member). Then again anything Gramarye-related is going to give me brainrot so

Speaking of the Gramaryes, the flowers from Lamiroir are going to make me cry every time I think about them Retinz as a character makes my blood boil in the best way possible. I’m so impressed that they wrote a character that’s not only fun to hate, but also has (imo and this might just be recency bias) the best breakdown in the series so far as he tries to burn away his memories/ties to the Gramaryes and ends up burning himself in the process. Of course, I saw the twist from a mile away but it was fun nonetheless (I honestly thought he was going to be [redacted] as well and was like “wait they revealed him this early” but once I found out he was a magician it debunked my theory so.) I heard a snippet of his character theme in a video once and desperately wanted to listen to it in full, and now that I’ve played the case I can confidently say only the first bar does it for me, the rest is too subdued tbh

It was great to see Ema again too, especially now that she’s a full-fledged forensic investigator and can, in her own words, “freely take fingerprints whenever she wants”. I’m glad she retained her Snackoos and her model animations like her swaying when she’s thinking add so much character that the 2d sprites just couldn’t capture! Her interactions (or lack thereof since she’s so focused on her job) with Athena and Apollo are wonderful, and her weird needs-to-be-professional-but-the-other-person-is-in-a-higher-position-than-you-and-doesn’t-seem-to-want-anything-to-do-with-you relationship with the prosecutor is extremely interesting.

SPEAKING OF NAHYUTA I’m so happy to finally see my blog’s namesake onscreen! I knew I was gonna love him from the moment I saw him (also forgive if I accidentally use they for him, I saw that he was originally going to use neutral language and kinda ran with the idea which is how I got the blog name in the first place lmao). But how to express my deep love of this Khura’inist monk and international prosecutor who stood in line for an hour waiting for burgers (recommending a specific one in court without being prompted even) just because he delved deep into investigating a case and calls his childhood friend a stink bug and a red pepper just to rile him up?

Exactly like that. He seems so untouchable, but he’s endlessly fascinating and fascinated and in touch with himself and humanized despite intentionally projecting a persona of intense piety (Last Rites Prosecutor anyone) in that he’s almost overly passionate about whatever he throws himself into and intensely curious about Japanese/Japanifornian culture to the point where he’d probably use a case as an excuse to experience all the locals have to offer (which might also be related to his being an international prosecutor).

However, his interactions with his ol’ pal Apollo outside the courtroom are (and will probably be) the most interesting to me. As you can tell, I’ve been spoiled on the nature of their relationship but the game definitely leaves its hints so I’m not really going to call it something super spoilery per se. I’m excited to see just how well Apollo takes Nahyuta “not remembering” him and I’ve already thought about it way too hard so I’m gonna be severely disappointed when what’s in the game isn’t as dramatic as I’d imagined but such is the way of mediocre media with a ton of potential. Whether or not Nahyuta actually remembers Apollo or not remains to be seen and if it’s the first then that adds SO much more drama so it’s kinda what I’m hoping for ngl. That being said, idk if he’s my favorite prosecutor quite yet considering I haven’t spent much time with him, but he’s definitely in the running behind Franziska (especially after playing the Investigations duology) , Klavier, and Simon. Guess I’ll see how the rest of the game goes and make my judgements after the fact. And yes I’m going to be playing the shitty Larry dlc case because of course I am I wanna see Laurice again (especially after aai2-3).

[guiltiestlove]

I love that you’re doing simon fics! And they’re really good too

Can i ask for simon with a male s/o who’s a defense attorney? (nsfw or sfw)

(I’ll be 🫚 anon?)

After a painfully long day in court as a defense attorney, you get a little surprise from your prosecutor boyfriend.

Simon Blackquill x masc!reader ~880 words

N/SFW, MDNI !

cw/tags: reader has a penis, reader is masc, established relationship, handjob, kinda public sex, degradation if you squint

notes: i wasn’t sure whether to label this as masc!reader or male!reader tbh! i honestly havent written much from either pov (ive always worried i cant do it justice) so this is both masc and y/n has a penis which obviously can mean a variety of things gender wise lol; i hope that works anon!! im cis but i hope my writing is enjoyable for everyone and i’m happy to accommodate any specific requests (ofc not fetishization lol) i hope this makes sense! and let me know if i ever fuck up :’)

“What an absolutely excruciating day,” you thought to yourself as you walked out of the courtroom. Incorrectly submitted evidence, scheduling problems, the judge nearly falling asleep—you couldn’t be happier it was finally over. Exhausted but relieved, you made your way down the halls and up a few flights of stairs; surely your boyfriend would be milling about somewhere. Stopping for a drink at the water fountain, you mull over the events of the day.

“Can’t believe I got stuck working on a case against Winston Payne again… Simon was supposed to be on this case with me! Maybe I can try—” And as you were straightening up from your hunched position at the fountain, you felt a smack on your ass and the low voice of your boyfriend in your ear, “Evening, handsome.”

“Simon!”

You whip around, your entire face flushed in embarrassment, praying to whatever gods existed that no one else was around. Incredibly proud of himself, Simon stood laughing for a moment until he wrapped both arms around your waist leaning hips forward into you. “Hah hah hah hah! There’s no reason to be so bashful. Your case took so long that the courthouse is practically abandoned.”

You’d been so dazed you hadn’t even noticed, but there really didn’t seem to be anyone around, in fact it was quieter than you had ever heard it. You relaxed into your boyfriend’s touch, moving his hair out of his eyes and started laughing, “God, can you imagine though? People would never let it go if they saw us fooling around in the courthouse halls.” You pulled at his tie ever so slightly, pressing into him even more. “Fooling around, hm?” his tone was dripping with mischief. Staring into your lover’s eyes, it was remarkably easy to pick up on his train of thought. Getting distracted as your gaze moved to his lips, you pondered how you wanted to reply. But before you could act, Simon immediately pulled you around the hallway’s corner into a more secluded, dead-end corridor.

It was late enough that the moon’s light shone through the large window directly onto your partner, granting him more of an ethereal glow than usual. Steadily he pressed you up against the wall, leaning on you with his full body weight. While you didn’t want to feed his pride too much you couldn’t help but happily sigh and untuck his shirt just to feel his skin.

One of his hands was on the wall boxing you in while the other was stroking your cheek. His eyes were sparkling, and his mouth was now mere centimeters away from yours. “Ironic isn’t it? The more you try to resist a thought…” His free hand felt down your tie to your belt buckle, to the bulge in your pants. “…the more urgent the thought becomes.” When you felt his roaming touch end at your crotch, you inhaled sharply as your head fell back to the wall. As he lightly palmed you, you couldn’t help but provoke him in between breaths. “You’re the one… who couldn’t keep their hands off me…Been needing me that badly?”

While you were slightly nervous someone could be around somewhere, you didn’t care enough to stop this, especially not after the horrible day you’d had. And it’s not like there weren’t worse rumors about what defense attorneys and prosecutors got up to around here…

Simon’s voice brought you away from any anxiety you might have had, “Perhaps I did need you that badly.” Lazily he met your lips, his tongue immediately seeking yours. Your feet shifted as you felt him slowly unbuckle your belt. Though your mouths moved at a relatively slow pace, your kiss was filled with electricity, both of you channeling the last bouts of energy from an incredibly draining day. As Simon finally unbuttoned and unzipped your pants, you began kissing him with more hunger, biting at him, unable to resist the need for his flesh.

When his large, muscular hands finally wrapped around your cock, you were hard and dripping. He purred into your ear, “Hmph. Now who’s needy?” As he began pumping your length, you were only able to mutter curses under your breath. Every time you and Simon were intimate, it had been impossibly good. Getting drunk off each other’s touch was baked into every day one way or another, and the simplest touches from him could light your skin alive.

As he slowly moved up and down on your shaft, he spent extra attention rubbing your wet head with his thumb. “God, you feel so fucking good,” you breathe across his lips. You feel the warmth of his laugh on your face, “Hah,” as he punctuated it with a kiss.

You suddenly groaned as you felt him remove his hand from your pants. “Fuck you’re such a tease, Simon,” you mutter, as you try to clammor for his neck with your mouth. Smug as ever, he quickly zips and buttons you slacks back. “Hmph. The sooner we get home, the sooner we can resume… Surely you can resist such thoughts for a little while longer?” Not having the energy to quip back, you buckled your belt faster than you ever have in your life. Hurriedly taking Simon’s hand, you practically fly out of the courthouse.

[detective-piplup]

which Luke should I draw

iii kinda wanna focus on the aus I have so. yeah if you have a specific timeframe Luke au you want me to draw you can suggest sure but these are all my little guys. if it’s not too complex I’ll draw another Luke but I won’t make any promises

[thekingfischersystem]

✨Welcome to the system blog✨

We’re an OSDD-1 (currently working in therapy, therapist agrees but we aren’t looking for a diagnosis 🤷) system and we wanted a place for everyone to post their unhinged shit/reblog their unhinged shit.

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[gentlebeards]

yiour osdd!ed post is like a brilliant light in the darknjess of the ofmd tag thank you for being so correct and wise

you’re welcome ☺️

honestly though, there’s such a lack of (good) disorder/mental illness headcanons in the fandom, which is a real shame, considering all the potential we have going on.

i really love thinking about stede and edward unmasking around each other, ed letting his alters/parts come out to play and stede loving every single one of them. i haven’t really decided how many he has + the specifics of how he interacts with them, or if he even considers them to be separate from himself in the first place. trauma + putting on a facade to stay alive would definitely mix things up in his headspace, and navigating that is so difficult/confusing!

also! having a dissociative identity AND autism/adhd is a wild combination, and i feel like edward is at his happiest when he’s in a safe space to be all three without fear. he can let his younger parts play, dress up how he/they please, and stim to his hearts content with Soft Fabrics. meeting stede brought out said younger/happier part (imo!) and his genuine confusion over izzy’s negative reaction makes sense in that context. the poor guy was like “yippee! yay!! hello!” and immediately shot down for being too “different”

i know you’re not supposed to take his whole “kid at heart” thing literally, but including it in my headcanon is so fun? there’s also the “negative” parts who come out to protect him when shit goes down, stepping forward to lash out and shield him + depending on the situation, he either retreats into an enclosed safe area (blanket forts) or protects himself with force. prosecutors deserve recognition, and i don’t feel comfortable demonizing them, even for a headcanon.

you can also play around with pronouns, too!!! + his gender expression. i’ll have to think about which pronouns his parts/alters use, or if their gender changes at all, but it’s very interesting to Ponder.

[quibbs126]

It’s hilarious when you realize that Edgeworth is the only normal prosecutor here

Like other than wearing a cravat (which is honestly not a strange thing in this universe), he is the most normal guy here

[hikari-kaitou]

Capcom’s Official AA Fanclub Surveys - Main Series Edition

Naturally, Capcom’s official AA fanclub site didn't only post surveys about the DGS characters; they published far more of them about the main series characters. It makes sense, as they started the trend before the DGS series had even been conceived.

Back in the old days, they used to hold a survey on Capcom’s official AA fansite every few months where they’d write about the seasonal activities of a handful of characters and ask fans to vote for the funniest/most pleasant/strangest/etc answer.

They stopped doing them in like… 2016? 2017? The original text is lost for good as far as I can tell. Even the wayback machine couldn’t help because the content was password locked and you can’t get past the password wall while remaining in the archived version.

Fortunately, I saved some of my translations of them so I thought I’d share them. Unfortunately, I was doing these translations very casually and only intended to share them with two of my close friends at the time when I did them, so some of them are just summaries rather than proper translations, and I tended to only focus on characters that we personally were interested in or scenarios that we thought were funny or interesting. That means there are parts missing, and because I didn't expect the original text to be wiped off the site I didn't save it so I could go back and fill in the blanks. Sorry about that...

Cut for length!

"Spring is on its way and each of the AA cast members spent their day off in different ways. Who's way of spending their day off sounds the most pleasant?"

Phoenix- he finished unpacking his moving boxes and sorting his seasonal clothing. While he was packing away his ugly pink sweater and such, he happened across the complete works of Shakespeare at the bottom of one of the boxes, got completely absorbed in reading, and ended up abandoning his unpacking.

Mia- She went shopping at a department store for a new summer suit. On her way, she coincidentally ran into Maya, who was on her way to the agency to hang out, but then at some point Maya vanished. Mia tried calling her cell phone but she didn't answer. "Don't tell me she's lost at her age," Mia thought, and began to search for her. She found Maya transfixed by a rooftop Steel Samurai show. It seems that she was both exasperated and relieved.

Maya- she tagged along on Mia's shopping trip, but the second she spied a poster for a rooftop Steel Samurai show, she made a beeline for the roof. She got into a cheering battle with a mean-looking elementary school boy and really enjoyed the show. When the show was over, she reunited with an exasperated looking Mia. She gleefully led Mia to a burger restaurant so they could eat some burgers together.

Edgeworth- he treated himself to a drive along the coast in his red sports car... Well, that was the plan, but then he was pushed by his mentor Von Karma into being the driver for his shopping trip. As a reward for his service, he received a brand new Von Karma style, stylish and flashy summer suit.

Then there's Larry, who dragged Phoenix to a café to hit on its hot owner, and the judge who bought a wig.

"Apollo, Fulbright, Edgeworth, Klavier and Kristoph made visits to a nursery school near the courthouse. Which of them did the most pleasant activity with the children?"

Apollo acted out the story of the “Crying Red Ogre” for the children. Phoenix played the part of the blue ogre, and Apollo was the red ogre, and Apollo’s wailing moved the children to tears too. In a panic over all the crying, they got Trucy to cheer them up with a magic trick in which she made Apollo disappear.

Fulbright: He came dressed in a blinding white costume to teach the children about justice and put on a play. The children gave him thunderous applause... But when Jinxie, who had been forced to play the part of the heroine, saw Fulbright, she thought he was the ghost of an army general, got scared, and slapped a charm on his face.

Edgeworth and Gumshoe: He and Gumshoe were going to reenact the story of Kintarou (an old Japanese fairytale). Franziska handed Edgeworth the Kintarou costume she’d designed (If you've seen Ghibli's Spirited Away, recall what Bou, the giant baby, wears. That's what we're talking about here). Edgeworth fearfully asked “You... expect me to wear this...?” Gumshoe, who had painted his whole body black to play the role of a bear, told him “Of course, sir! It doesn’t fit me!” and shoved Edgeworth out on stage in it. Edgeworth quickly began to reconsider Gumshoe’s salary for next month.

Klavier and Kristoph: Kristoph started giving a boring lecture on the importance of law, and the kids were getting antsy. Seeing this, Klavier came over with his guitar to liven things up, performing a rock style arrangement of the “The Bear Went Over The Mountain". But then he threw in the unnecessary comment of “If any of you scratch the frets of my guitar, I’ll be suing for damage of property, ok?” And they both ended up getting kicked out.

"This survey is about who knows how to enjoy a sunny day at Gourd Lake the best"

Simon: To give Taka some exercise, Blackquill took him and Fulbright (who was on guard duty) out for some falconry. Things were going well until Taka heard something about this mysterious creature “Gourdy,” freaked out, flew into the little shop selling Gourdy merchandise and started making a huge mess. Blackquill and Fulbright gathered Taka up in a panic and hightailed it out of there as fast as they could.

Edgeworth had seen Phoenix home and on his way back passed by Gourd Lake. Just as he was starting to get bad flashbacks... he happened to hear Larry in the middle of a flirting attempt and got dragged in. The woman he was trying to put the moves on was a foreigner, and she and Edgeworth started chatting in her native language. Larry couldn’t understand and was annoyed that Edgeworth was apparently moving in on his target, so he sulked and blew up at Edgeworth.

Athena tried to play matchmaker for Apollo and Juniper, so she told them to meet her in the forest near Gourd Lake so that they would run into each other there and hopefully hit it off. Juniper got there first, expecting to find Athena, but when Apollo showed up, she panicked and hid behind a tree. While she was trying to gather her nerve to go talk to him, he wandered off and she lost sight of him.

Phoenix was at the park and he got caught by Larry who was doing his part time job of selling Samurai Dogs. Larry saw a pretty lady that he wanted to flirt with so he asked Phoenix to mind the shop while he was gone. Business was slow, so he called in all the WAA members to put their full range of skills to use. They seem to have managed to sell them all!

Gumshoe took Missile for a walk in the park. They stopped for a rest and Gumshoe fell asleep, so Missile slipped out of his collar and ran over to where the Samurai Dogs were being sold. He ate them all without Phoenix noticing. Phoenix handed things back over to Larry when he got back and Larry got in huge trouble for losing so much product.

"This survey is talking about how the cast spent their Valentines Day"

Trucy gave Polly chocolate for himself and some for Klavier and asked Apollo to give it to him for her. Klavier wasn’t in court when Apollo went to look for him, though, so he and Phoenix went to the prosecutors’ office together with their chocolate. On their way, though, Apollo found himself getting a lot of strange looks from Themis Legal Academy students.

Ema gave some chocolates to Phoenix to give to Edgeworth because she suddenly got called to a crime scene. Phoenix headed over to the prosecutors’ office but Edgeworth was in court and wasn’t there, so Phoenix waited out in front of the prosecutors’ office with this flashy, girly looking bag of chocolates. Edgeworth’s trial ended up going a long time and Phoenix got a lot of stares as he waited.

Edgeworth was hit by a pollen-filled spring breeze on his way back to the office and suddenly his eyes got all red and itchy and he was left sneezing and sniffling. Phoenix came to talk to him and got quite a surprise when he saw the state Edgeworth’s face was in. The chocolates Ema gave him were in the shape of the Steel Samurai and they made Edgeworth so pleased that it seemed to ease his suffering a little.

Flower Viewing:

Phoenix and Apollo go to the park early to hold flower viewing spots for the WAA members. They see some people from around town that they know who ask them to hold their spots while they go and grab this or that. Phoenix and Apollo do their best to hold those people’s spots and in the process lose their own. They end up begging Edgeworth to let them share his and Klavier’s spot.

White Day:

Because of his painful memories about Valentine’s Day from elementary school, he doesn’t like Valentine’s Day or White Day that much. As a return gift to his beloved daughter, he gave her painstakingly handmade magic panty shaped chocolates. Apparently he forced the ones that didn’t turn out on Edgeworth...

Klavier was holding a ladies only concert, which he invited Trucy to. Phoenix was worried about letting Trucy be out at night by herself, so he sent Apollo along in disguise (as a woman!!). But Klavier saw through Apollo’s disguise easily and to Apollo’s horror, called him up on stage.

Autumn/Moon Viewing:

Phoenix, Edgeworth and Larry went to collect chestnuts together. Larry was too focused on looking for chestnuts and not watching where he was going and fell down the mountain slope. Phoenix had tried to catch Larry but he ended up falling too and spraining his ankle slightly. Edgeworth had to carry Phoenix on his back down the mountain.

Apollo went moon viewing with the rest of the WAA. It turned out into kind of an office party and Apollo had drink after drink while assuring everyone that “I’m fine!” but ended up getting pretty hammered. He proceeded to pass out and Phoenix took care of him.

Obon Festival:

Klavier performed a bonfire festival dance version of the Guitar’s Serenade at the summer festival and Apollo provided the taiko drum backup. He filled the gaps in the taiko drumming with his chords of steel, and it was a very energetic bonfire dance.

Edgeworth noticed the festival going on on his way home from work and decided to have a look. He saw Phoenix selling Samurai Dogs and desperately wanted one, but couldn’t bear the thought of Phoenix finding out that he was a Steel Samurai fan. He hemmed and hawed in front of the festival stall, trying to decide whether to buy one, but they sold out before he could make up his mind.

Phoenix went to the festival with Maya. Larry, who was working the Samurai Dog stand, called them over and forced them to watch the stand while he made a booty call. Phoenix and Maya’s manzai comedy duo style vocal advertising was so successful that they quickly sold out.

Christmas:

Phoenix, Trucy, Athena, Apollo and Pearl all spent the night at the office after their party wrapped up. Phoenix put presents next to the kids' pillows during the night.

Edgeworth grumbled about having to play Santa but dressed up anyway and snuck in at night to bring the younger ones at Phoenix's office some presents. He accidentally ends up sneaking into Phoenix’s room instead.

Apollo wanted to be a good big brother to Trucy and Pearl, so he snuck into their rooms to leave gifts but tripped over something, let out a Chords of Steel volume shout as he fell and ruined the surprise/

Klavier, as a favor to Trucy, snuck in dressed as a Visual Kei style Santa, but he announced his arrival with a rock arrangement of Santa Claus is Coming to Town and got caught and kicked out.

Blackquill had to make a jailbreak in order to play Santa, was chased down and Phoenix woke to find the police surrounding his office.

DGS Edition

[lavsnz]

meet my wlw ocs :)

i’ve been thinking up these girls for a bit & i think i’m finally ready to introduce them to you! meet paisley & rowan!

for the first fic i post i’ll be starting where they’re already girlfriends but may venture into them before their relationship / just starting to date depending on what i’m writing.

both girls are sophomores at georgetown university & are both lesbians (i’ve been dying for some lesbian representation on here!!) they fit the classic “femme takes care of butch” trope (this is 1000% self indulgent because i am a femme who wants to find a girl to love on so bad so at least i can get out all those feelings through paisley LOL).

paisley (she/her): is a political science major with a plan go go into law, her goal is to be a prosecutor. paisley is your classic femme. she loves wearing fun colors (especially pastels), loves makeup & has a very detailed skincare routine that she swears by & always has her nails done (don’t worry she has the two short nails i promise). she’s an extrovert & loves talking to almost everyone. she’s outgoing & a bubbly person, but not too over the top. she has the biggest heart which is shown the most when it comes to rowan. she’s the primary caretaker in their relationship & her main love language is physical touch. she uses the excuse of rowan being under the weather to spend as much time as she can comforting her girl. she’s pretty close with her family which consists of her parents & her older brother, noah. noah also went to georgetown & graduated at the end of paisley’s freshman year of college, so she now lives in the small one bedroom apartment that used to be his.

rowan (she/her): is an english major who wants to be a creative writing professor. she’s quiet & decently shy, but will come out of her shell if surrounded by the right type of people (like paisley). she’s at georgetown because she was recruited to play on their women’s soccer team. she has allergies & is extremely prone to colds as she doesn’t always take care of herself as much as she should. her love languages are physical touch & gift giving. she’s just as loving as paisley, doing little things to “spoil” her love, like taking paisley to get her nails done or picking up little things she’d think paisley would like at the store (most often target). rowan comes from a big family, she’s the oldest of five kids. she does love her family, but had to play “mom” for her younger siblings sometimes due to the sheer amount of them, so she’s occasionally pushed to the side in favor of the other kids. this is part of why she loves being fussed at by paisley & will be seen in their dynamic. she lives with 6 of her teammates in a school townhouse and shares a room with one of them, so she’s at paisley’s apartment more than her own.

so there they are!! ahh!!! i’m super excited & i hope you’ll love my girls as much as i do. i’ll hopefully post my first story with them tomorrow. i think my asks are on so once i start writing with them if you want to ask for a request either send one in an ask (i’m pretty sure mine are on but this is a sideblog so i’m not sure) or just message me!! i’ll tag all fics with them on here under the “my fic” tag & also their names!! i also use the tag “ro & pais” for asks / messages about them that aren’t fics :)

[winterscaptain]

two inches.

Aaron Hotchner x Gender Neutral Reader a joyful future fic

a/n: you clowns all love the PINING so here’s some more! i had a bunch of notes in the ideas form about what happened between berry hill and waldosia, so i’ve tried to expand that part of the timeline a little bit. lemme know what you think, and i hope you enjoy it!

words: .8k warnings: language

summary: “there is never a time or place for true love. it happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.” ― sarah dessen, the truth about forever. au!december 2010

masterlist | a joyful future masterlist | ajf faq | taglist | what do you want to see next?

You slump back on the couch, a cookie in your hand. You swiped it from the kitchen only moments after promising Jack you wouldn’t touch any until tomorrow, when he was allowed to have them. 

“Glad to see you’re teaching my son integrity and honesty,” Aaron’s dry comment floats past you as he crosses to the kitchen, picking up three cookies and a beer. On his way back, he elbows the switch. The only light remaining is the TV, casting a blue glow on the room. 

“Oh yeah?” you ask. “Integrity? Honesty?” You offer a hand  “Hi, you’re Pot, right? I’m Kettle.” 

He rolls his eyes. 

Shooting him a withering glance, you use your outstretched hand to pat the couch next to you. “Just sit down and pick something for us to watch, would you?” 

Without another word, he throws himself into the couch, kicks his bare feet up on the coffee table, and grabs the remote. 

You end up with some John Hughes movie on a movie channel. You’re not really watching it, laser-focused on the heat of Aaron’s arm, only an eighth of an inch from yours. You’ve matched your breathing to his to keep it steady, but it doesn’t seem to be working. 

His respirations are faster than normal, too, and you know he isn’t relaxed. 

It was so easy at Berry Hill. The excuse of the wedding, one bed, all of it helped you both confront something you haven’t been able to look at since you came home. This is the second time you’ve stayed late, and it’ll probably be the second time you stay the night. 

Neither one of you acknowledge the shift in dynamic, treating it like it’s normal - nothing to note. You never say anything to him when you wake up in his arms, and he never says anything when he wakes wrapped around you. 

There’s always an excuse - your shoulder’s bothering you, or maybe you didn’t sleep well the night before. 

You could suffocate under the elephant in the room, but the weight gets more manageable the longer you bear it. 

Your eyes get heavier, and you tuck your feet under you, readjusting to get comfortable. Aaron reaches over, draping a blanket over you and letting you lean back into him. He’s practically cradling you, and you’re too tired to care. 

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You startle awake when a thud and a whispered curse sliver across the living room. 

Aaron’s silhouette is still as he figures out whether or not you’re awake. He crosses the room, alarmingly quiet, kneels, and finds your eyes. 

“Sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you.” He huffs a little laugh. “I think Jack moved the table over by two inches.” 

You laugh a little and sit up, rolling your shoulders and stretching your neck. 

“Your shoulder aching a little?” 

“Yeah,” you reply, pressing your thumb into the scar tissue, working it out a little. “I think it’s the cold.” 

He sighs and stands, turning the heat on by the door before looking back. “It’ll probably hurt more in the morning if you’re on the couch. Wanna bunk with me? I can stay out -” 

“Sure.” You cut him off before he can offer to take the couch. “If you don’t mind.” 

He shrugs, looking almost relieved. “Fine with me.”

You follow him down the hall and don’t look at each other until you’re tucked under his linen duvet. You roll toward the middle of the bed, pulling the covers to your chin. 

Only Aaron would sleep in such high-maintenance bedding. 

Aaron shuffles beside you, turning to face you. His eyes are already closed, but you know he’s still awake.

You take the opportunity to look at him - really look at him, in the pale darkness. 

He really is gorgeous. 

Somewhere behind the fatigue that pulls at him, you think you can see the seventeen-year-old boy that Haley met all those years ago. The one she thought was ridiculous, completely out of his element, and impossibly sweet. 

You think you can see the young lawyer, ripping federal offenders to shreds on the other side of the prosecutor’s table. Maybe the cowlicks were just as unmanageable as they are now. There’s a part of you that wants to reach out for the one at his forehead, the one that keeps his hair from staying in the pomade hold he attempts every morning. 

You resist, but only just. 

“What’re you looking at?” He asks, flat and quiet. 

“Nothing special.” 

He cracks an eyelid. “That’s what they called me in college.” 

You can’t help but laugh, rolling onto your back. “You got jokes, Hotchner. I’ll give you that.” 

“Mhmm.” He closes his eyes again. “Go to sleep.” 

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