a poor guide to communication
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of aches, and first friends, and choosing not to think about it by eggr0ll225
Fandoms: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
20 Jun 2026
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Miles is only really pretending to work when there’s a knock on his office door. It’s already 1:42, the clock proclaims, although he’s spent the last half hour trying to keep his mind off the time. He hasn’t done a very good job.
It’s just three gentle raps against the wood, but Miles is out of his chair and across the room within seconds. He can’t be allowed to psych himself out, not over this. So he grabs the handle of the door and gives himself a heartbeat to panic, before he’s wrenching it open.
On the other side, just like he expected — but perhaps didn’t manage to internalize — is Phoenix.
AKA Miles is living in Berlin, and invites Phoenix to come visit to help with a case. But, when Phoenix is around, there are some things he has to try very hard not to think about.
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- Part 1 of a poor guide to communication
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of letters, and true loves, and things finally said by eggr0ll225
Fandoms: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
11 Aug 2026
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It’s never felt this nervewracking before, is the thing. Back when they were “rivals”, Phoenix was still a bright-eyed young lawyer, and he never worried that what he said or did would ruin anything. He had nothing to lose at the time.
Then, when he lost his badge, it was easier to just keep what he was really feeling hidden, even from Miles. Not because Miles didn’t know — surely he knew — but because knowing it and saying it aloud were two different things, and only one of them was able to keep their relationship steady the way Phoenix needed in those years.
Phoenix can’t do that anymore. It’s not fair to Miles, and it’s not fair to himself. That doesn’t make trying to be honest any less terrifying.
AKA Miles finally moves back to Los Angeles. He and Phoenix still have a lot to figure out in the communication department.
(This is a sequel to my fic "of aches, and first friends, and choosing not to think about it". You don't necessarily need to read it to get this one, but it provides some helpful context.)Series
- Part 2 of a poor guide to communication