Optimistic_Pasta
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Young Erica Slaughter, and a small pronunciation error that proves to be rather symbolic.
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It's the 22nd of March, 2017. In the midst of the high-profile case against Matt Engarde, prominent prosecutor Franziska von Karma has been shot in the shoulder and is currently in the hospital in critical condition. Her adoptive brother, Miles Edgeworth, has taken over the case in her absence.
But right now, he has some things he wants to say to Manfred. And none of them are good.
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Maya Fey: Ace Attorney by Optimistic_Pasta
Fandoms: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
26 Aug 2025
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Maya Fey has been unhappy ever since she left behind her spirit medium life forever to pursue a career as a defense attorney. She wants to help Phoenix however she can...but she can't help but feel out of place.
Her first case is simple. Straightforward. Just a robbery, with a plethora of evidence to defend her client with. She should have no trouble getting her client declared innocent to start off what promises to be a dull legal career.
That is, until a much bigger case falls into her lap.
The prosecutor?
Manfred von Karma, fresh out of jail and ready to terrorize the courts once more.Her client?
Franziska von Karma, whose magnetic beauty and cold personality have drawn Maya in against her better judgement.The victim?
Maya's own mentor, confidante, and best friend in the entire world, Phoenix Wright.Maya suddenly has to navigate a case of massive magnitude all alone, with no mentor or friend by her side. The deeper she investigates, the deeper the case seems to go. Soon it becomes clear that this case spans across dozens of years and thousands of miles. Will she get to the bottom of this? Or will she be dragged down with it?
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Of Broken Hearts and Broken Minds by Optimistic_Pasta
Fandoms: Mouthwashing (Video Game)
11 Apr 2025
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Anya Musume has every word of the Hippocratic Oath memorized. For sixteen years she has longed to live by its words, taking care of the sick and injured as a nurse. Success has eluded her again and again, and now she’s here on the Tulpar, a human-manned freight ship, as the medic.
The main principle of the Hippocratic Oath is ‘First, do no harm.’ But what if the harm has already been done?
Jimmy’s assault has left Anya shaken and timid—but most of all, angry. Angry that Jimmy can walk around like nothing happened. Angry that she knows she can’t confide in Curly. Angry that she has to bring a child into the world—a child whose father is an abusive manipulator.
So Anya doesn’t tell Curly. She simply takes the revolver.
She has a gun and a grudge. Now all she needs is a plan.
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Mari has lived as a ghost within the walls of her house for seven years now. Seven years since the day she was pushed down the stairs...
More than anything, she just wants her little brother Sunny to forgive himself. But she's watched horrible things happen these last few years. Sunny locking himself in his room. Dear, sweet little Basil taking his own life. Aubrey and Kel drifting farther and farther apart. And Sunny leaving, never to return...
Until today.
It's been three years since the day Sunny moved away and never looked back. A family has moved into the house---a family Mari would do anything to protect. But there's something about Sunny that isn't right. He's not the boy who left all those years ago...in fact, he seems to be a different person entirely...
Turns out the fallout of Mari's death isn't over quite yet.
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We Never Talk About Difficult Things by nine_times_to_die
Fandoms: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
14 Dec 2025
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"All you have done since returning is criticise me." In reality she doesn't mean for it to come out as harsh as it did.
"You weren't exactly happy to see me either."
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Franziska and Miles finally reunite and attempt to have a conversation about everything that tempts them with remaining bitterly beneath the surface. Fate has other plans. Gumshoe ends up being rather helpful in picking them both up from the shock.
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Can you keep a secret? by Forever_eating_snakoos
Fandoms: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
20 Jun 2025
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A series of one shots featuring people talking to Charley
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One Bright Day in the Middle of the Night by Kitisonfire
Fandoms: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
06 Oct 2023
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All the dead voices. All speaking at once. Like feathers. Like ashes. Like leaves. Nobody thinks to tell you it won’t be enough. Not clearly. Not in any way that matters until it’s too late and nothing you do will ever be enough.
Listen: Diego isn’t dead. He also isn’t dead yet.
Or, Diego Armando is poisoned in the courthouse basement cafeteria on August 27, 2013, and falls into a coma from which there's little hope he'll ever wake.
Somewhere along the line, he ends up being okay with that.
(In which immortality is an inevitability, the children have all been left to fend for themselves, and Diego submits to the mortifying ordeal of being known.)
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- Part 2 of Borne From the Ashes
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Mia x Diego - Turnabout Courtship by AGWFanworks
Fandoms: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
30 Aug 2024
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Explore Mia and Diego's tragic love story, from their time as colleagues at Grossberg Law Offices to after the events of Trials & Tribulations. Throughout this work, the POV will shift between Mia & Diego, learning their insights about their relationship and experiences.
Characters tagged if they have a significant presence in the whole story or at least one chapter.
Spoilers for AA 1-3. Epilogue has spoilers for Phoenix's life situation in AA4.
Final cut posted on March 5/25. Will try to keep my filthy, George Lucas hands off of it.Prologue Excerpt:
“Hi, I’m Mia Fey,” I choked out.Most people had nodded, smiled politely, quickly introduced themselves, and allowed us on our merry way. However, Diego set his coffee and papers down, wheeled himself out of his desk, and greeted me at his doorway. He extended out his arm and shook my hand. His handshake was firm but not oppressive.
“You must be new; I definitely would have remembered meeting you before,” he said jokingly, with a devilish grin.
“Diego,” Mr. Grossberg admonished, giving him a severe look.
“Yeah, I just started today. I’m Mia,” I said, laughing timidly at his joke. Stupid. I had already told him my name.
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There are men who rise to glory and others who fall in disgrace. Quercus Alba - first a soldier, then a war hero, then a corrupted ambassador - was one of those who went through both.