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I concure- indubitably ☕️🍵

Writing Phoenix is so much fun, especially with Bratworth. Like you'd think that because Miles is already a bitch, and Phoenix is the guiding moral light in his life, Phoenix is supposed to be this pure, optimistic, ray of sunshine that little by little manages to soften Miles by thawing out the icy exterior he has built around himself. But no. No no no. Because Phoenix is also a bitch. He's a sarcastic little cunt who judges everyone and everything. He's always one step away from completely crashing out and just flipping the entire defense's bench at someone. Does Phoenix soften Miles eventually? Yes. But he does it by physically breaking the ice with his bare hands if he needs to. 21-year-old Miles never stood a chance.

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GORLS DAAAAAY

Trucy and her aunties on a Europe shopping trip (they got lost)

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CRIES INTO MY PILLOW

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This is amazing I love them.

still on my ace attorney kick. last image based on this post

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Silly goofballs smoking weed.

sometimes u just gotta remind yourself that while ace attorney is about law and justice and stuff it is also about a bunch of young adults living in [CALIFORNIA]

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Guys. G-G-G-GUYS? WAAAAAHHHHHHHH 😭😭😭😭

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I LOVE THE DISCORSE and Maya has a point

this isnt even funny i just wanted to draw miles and maya doing steel samurai discourse

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Love this, makes me appreciate his character that much more.

One thing I love about Miles Edgeworth is how realistic and practical he is, more than he is moralistic. As much as Miles cares about justice and doing what he thinks is right, he’s not fueled by belief the same way, for example, Phoenix is. And this is one of the things I feel like gets ignored or brushed aside when Miles's character is softened too much.

Both pre and post redemption, Miles puts a lot of emphasis on reality and the bottom line of what people can do in a situation.

In Turnabout Goodbyes, the first thing Edgeworth says in response to Phoenix asking him why he became a prosecutor instead of a defense attorney is: "… I couldn't let myself deny reality like you."

He also doesn't truly believe that every defendant he prosecutes is guilty, contrary to popular belief. In Turnabout Sisters, he says this: ""Innocent"…? How can we know that? The guilty will always lie, to avoid being found out. There's no way to tell who is guilty and who is innocent! All that I can hope to do is get every defendant declared "guilty"! So I make that my policy." Miles is disillusioned with finding the truth and trusting people that he settles for doing all he can hope to do.

And when you think about it, his motivation of finding the truth is an extension of his realism. After all, the truth is quite literally the most objective, realistic thing ever. In 1-3, after helping Phoenix convict Dee Vasquez, he says: "Will Powers was innocent. That he should be found so is only natural… not a miracle." The truth as a motivation is probably a grounding force for him.

When Miles comes back in Farewell My Turnabout, he calls out Phoenix's flawed motivations for becoming a defense attorney by offering realism: "We aren't some sort of heroes. We're only human, you and I. You want to "save someone"? That's something easier said than done, wouldn't you say? You are a defense lawyer. You can't run away from that. You can only fight. That's all you can do." Miles isn't saying Phoenix can't "save someone". Miles is saying that Phoenix shouldn't be so focused on saving someone that he forgets that his job as a defense attorney is only to fight for them.

Side note, I love the way Miles comforts people, he isn't exactly "nice" but he's incredibly kind. His blunt honesty digs at the heart of the matter, and he gives them an extra push because he respects them enough.

And then there's, possibly, my favorite Miles Edgeworth line: "It doesn't matter how many underhanded tricks a person uses… The truth will always find a way to make itself known. The only thing we can do is to fight with the knowledge we hold and everything we have. Erasing the paradoxes one by one… It's never easy… We claw and scratch for every inch. But we will always eventually reach that one single truth. This I promise you." This directly parallels the line he says in 1-2, and it makes me emotional every time I think about it.

The fact that Miles Edgeworth never lost his unwavering realism, in both quotes he acknowledges how untrustworthy people can be, but gained a new purpose.

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THERE SO PRETTY ugagehahav

special flowers for each other💕

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Y'all- 🤗

Edgeworth lost, but he has a winning hand😋

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Phoenix presents such an enigma to me. He is incredibly messy, yet he obsessively cleans the toilet—hinting at a preoccupation with cleanliness but not really with neatness. He alternates between scathing snark and astounding empathy in his inner monologue. He has never bought lettuce but he doesn't think highly of eating fast food and instant noodles as the basis for one's diet. He's ridiculously openly sensitive and yet incredibly adept at bluffing. He stumbles his way through deductions until he has an epiphany that packs more genius reasoning in it than the braincells he lost bumbling earlier. He makes Greek mythology references in his head. He believes everyone can recognise bone china just by looking at it. He doesn't know what discombobulated means. He says 'eek!' when startled. He proudly states in court that even he could wear a maid outfit. He's even pedantic about the differences between ladders and stepladders.

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some traditional doodles I’ve done over some time

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IM SCREAM CRYING 😭😭😭😭😭😭

back on the bad list, don’t want no gifts…just a first kiss for the new year…just a first kiss…to face the new year…

very sappy nearing-end-of-seven year gap comic based loosely on this song bc these two make my heart ache

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Im gonna cry 🥺😭

Oooooooh god I care about him so much.....

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MAYA NOOO

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I love these doodles so bad how dare you create such beautiful art 🫵

Bridge to turnabout doodles

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Ace Attorney Lesbians || Maya and Franziska

(ft. shitty franmaya doodle)