#phantombright

[felilla]

Me, writing a 52 chapter slow burn fic

Also me, three chapters into said fic:

[mio-nika]

Phantombright/black quill Death Note type shenanigans where they are cuffed together for uhhh extra precautions. The intimacy of every time you move that arm, it moves the other persons arm too. But also it's really annoying and they are probably already not happy about the situation. And still trying to accomplish a goal

IM THINKING ABOUT THIS IDEA SINCE THAT ONE POST AND ALSO DOES ANYONE REMEMVERS THIS GINTAMA EPISODE. it done wonders to all yaoi girlies everywhere.

but yeah im thinking about it. i dont have any original jokes. but yeah IM THINKING ABOUT IT. im also planning to put it before the reveal on the timeline. for max level of stupidity.

- Prosecutor Blackquill hurt one of his hands, so putting him in full handcuffs would be simply UNJUST. So I'm wearing the other half!

And everyone is having like. Stunted silence...

[foolwife]

the fujos are right about phantombright .you just have to trust me on this

[8n53]

#aa5 spoilers #ace attorney spoilers // i have a not at all secret confession i love phantombright . he could have fixed them

[maxtheegg]

Tbh, i just want to be happy and draw them interacting like nothing bad happened at all.

[zeroescape]

cant move fast without breaking! cant hold on or life wont change!

[bodejustice]

“What drives a man to kill another man?”

They both had work within an hour. Barely enough time to cram down a breakfast, chug some coffee, and get into the mindset of detective-ing. But perhaps Bobby was doing just that as he stayed in bed, watched them dress, and asked pseudo-philosophical questions.

They finished buttoning their pants and looked back at the detective, furrowing their brow. “Passion, greed, desperation, any combination of them,” they said.

Bobby crossed his arms and stared into space. He looked so different without his aviators. He seemed bare, rough, unfiltered. “I suppose I’ve just never been passionate, greedy, or desperate enough. I’ve never been able to understand. Maybe a fight or some bad decisions, sure, but taking a life--that’s the ultimate crime! The final one!”

They hummed in a tone that could be interpreted as agreement and began buttoning up their shirt. “You’ve been a cop for years and still don’t get it?”

The detective shook his head and finally untangled himself from the blankets.

“I’m not surprised you’ve never been greedy or desperate enough, but you’re a passionate man. You’ve never been impassioned and angry enough to do something you regret? Not even once?” They cast a smile over their shoulder, eyes half-lidded. Teasing. “Cop to cop. I won’t nark.”

Bobby huffed and slipped into some boxers with a couple surprisingly delicate steps. They had that heart pattern classically seen in cartoons or comedy. “No! I’m just not that sort of person! Well, maybe a fight or two in high school...”

“There you go. What about?”

Bobby picked out a pair of white slacks, furrowing his brow. Just a little. “A girl. My sexuality.”

“You probably had classmates harassing you, or maybe the girl humiliated you for some reason. Hormones run high.” They straightened their shirt, buttoned their cuffs, and walked over to Bobby to help him finish dressing. 

“I wouldn’t go as far as to say humiliated...” he said with a doubtful catch in his voice.

“Definitely humiliated. Every typical high-schooler is out to get laid, get a kick out of something, or feel good about themselves by making someone feel worse.” They kept their eyes on Bobby’s shirt until it was buttoned up, then looked into the man’s eyes. “You’re a tender man. I bet it was hard in high school.”

 Bobby sighed and pulled away. “Oh, high school is high school.”

“Someone too soft and gentle-”

“Teens are teens!”

“Teens are vulnerable and fucking cruel. And you don’t get it. You just wanted to be a nice guy. You just wanted to get with a nice girl, be straight, get your grades, all that--but no. Your crush thinks you’re a moron and your classmates know you are after what your girl did.”

Bobby began knotting his tie absently, sweeping brows knitted together. 

“Jock or straight-A student?”

“I played soccer and liked biology, but I was bad at biology. And band--I was in band. And an Eagle Scout.”

“So a bad jock and goody-two-shoes.”

The detective looked tired. It clearly wasn’t the first time he heard such words carrying a mocking edge. “A Catholic Boy-Scout who played soccer and thought he was turning gay.”

They grabbed his shoulder. “You were stressed enough, trying to understand all that and make it through growing up. Even without other kids ripping into you for trying to be who you are and find someone you like. So things like fights, breakups, they happen sometimes.”

Bobby jerked his shoulder as if he disliked the grip. “A few times. I lashed out.”

“Because you were angry and couldn’t fix it.” They grabbed his other shoulder instead of letting go, facing him, head tilted close. “You’re being told you’re stupid, immature, and failing, and maybe they’re right.”

Bobby sighed.

“Imagine that ten times worse. Being so sick of everything and everyone that you’re going to push back and make or break things with how you are, failure or not. Whatever it takes.”

Bobby gently gripped their wrists and pushed them off. “I just cried.”

They let him push them away and tilted their head.

“I cried and tried to understand and looked for what was right to do. I was never angry for long. Just hurt and distressed. I cried a lot and hung on. Things changed over time and I cried less.” He straightened his tie and gazed into space, blinking. “Until I got it; I got that I didn’t need to get it to live my life and do what I need to.”

They looked at his face for a few long moments, searching out every little twitch and expression, until they finally said, “And that’s stopping it.”

“It?”

“That violence and wrongful passion and desperation.” 

Bobby turned his gaze back to them, and a smile slowly lit his face. He grabbed their hands. “Yes, exactly! You get it! That’s it exactly!”

They chuckled and nodded, smiling. “Yeah.”

“That’s such a good way to look at it--I don’t have to ‘get it’ to know that it needs to be changed and stopped, and not getting it doesn’t make me lesser of a person or a cop! Perhaps it even makes me better that way!” The detective chuckled as well and put on his aviators along with his beaming, self-satisfied smile. “Nothing wrong with that!”

“Nothing wrong at all. You’re a good guy, Bobby.”

“Thank you! You are, too! Come on, I’ve got to get some coffee going before we go!” Bobby kissed their cheek before leaving the bedroom.

They stopped smiling as soon as he couldn’t see them.

[t0b1s1]

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[profanesnare]

some phantombrights i dont think ive posted here

[funbright]

phantombrigjt?

1 = NOTP, Disgusting.

[applekitty]

if it isnt clear i hate phantombright. well well well......... yeah

[faradayys]

youre telling me youre telling me that callisto yew and phantombright qouldnt be at least acquaintances?? two nameless spies that like to disguise??

[notmoreflippingelves]

15 (I return you the question :D) for the aa ask meme :)

What kind of things are you hoping for in the next AA game?

So I should add first of all, that I’m at the point where I would much rather have Investigations 3 or a one-off spinoff (Mia Fey: Ace Attorney–anyone?  Or  Ema Skye: Scientific Investigations?) than AA7. There would be less discourse around it, and I tend to prefer the games that aren’t afraid to be their own thing. 

But assuming that we’re much more likely to get AA7 (assuming Capcom eventually realizing they can’t just keep releasing the Trilogy whenever), here are a few things.  Obviously, it’s not realistic to expect all of them and in fact, a few of my wants kind of contradict each other. 

1. Apollo stays in Khurain at least until the final case. I think most fans would agree that we’re currently suffering from character overload at this point, especially given that Capcom is also trying to appease the Trilogy diehards by bringing back Edgeworth and Maya, etc. SOJ gave Apollo a nice justification for leaving the WAA (even only temporarily). Let’s not retcon this before we’ve explored the possibilities. (Plus, this is another really great spinoff game idea. Apollo Justice: Khrainese Attorney. With Rayfa or Datz as his assistant.)

2. On a similar note, Athena is leading counsel for at least 2-3 cases in AA7. Phoenix can stay on as her co-counsel and/or assistant. Or we can see her team up with Trucy or Blackquill again. But it would really allow us to see her as a full-fledged WAA partner in her own right and help win over some of the fans that aren’t sure about her (because she’s always in Phoenix’s and/or Apollo’s shadow). Plus, it would get the bad taste of the soba case out of my mouth for the accidental sexism it perpetuated. 

3. It’s unlikely to happen, but I would like to see older Kay. Possibly as a detective. I miss my  little thief. I would also settle for seeing Gumshoe again.

4. Give me the Gavins backstory I was denied. I know there’s something Apparently, Capcom were planning on exploring it before they decided to make DD instead (which I’m mostly okay with as I think DD is one of the strongest games). . Even if it’s just a flashback case with younger Kristoph that doesn’t really give us concrete answers as to *why* everything happened as it did. I feel that we should get something. Or even if they just want to show me tiny Klavier or short-haired younger Kris. 

5. I would like for them to incorporate the mini-sprites feature from AAI for crime scene investigations. I wanna physically  see my little lawyers running around as they look for the next clue.

6. The Big Bad is a Judge.* We’ve had villain prosecutors (several), we’ve had villain defense attorneys (Kristoph and Callisto Yew), we’ve had villain detectives ( Gant and Phantombright), we’ve had villain clients (Engarde), we’ve had several villainous witnesses, we’ve had villainous mentors/assistants/co-counsels (Kristoph again) . I want the whole set.  Give me an evil judge. 

I mean I guess you could argue that Ga’aran did technically make herself judge in the last case of SOJ by pulling “I am the queen; you must obey” card, but she presented herself primarily as a prosecutor, so that’s how I consider her. 

It can be one of Udgey’s many dopplegangers (to give us all a false sense of security) or an entirely new character designed to be a judge for this game.

Let him/her/them be forced out of the trial at the very end and replaced with a new judge/revived MASON system because it’s revealed that they have a huge conflict of interest and shouldn’t even be allowed to  preside. The DRAMA of the eleventh hour evidence coming in and the detective yelling that the judge is the mastermind of everything. I just… give it to me now. 

*(I have not played either DGS game, so it’s possible this has already happened there. But even if it has, I am still owed an evil judge in the main timeline given the number of evul prosecutors I have had to put up with).

[phantombright]

i have THINGS in the drafts but im just too lazy to tag and queue them. hows everyone. are you all feeling the phantombright spirit this afternoon

[jellyjames4444]

@People in the fandom who like Simon, Bobby and/or The Phantom please talk to me

[bodejustice]

phantombright shipping like

phantom: when i'm around you, i feel something.

bobby: what is it?!

phantom: i think it's less of an urge to kill people.