Kinky Boots 13

[llamaramauk]

 When Gumshoe called, Phoenix was in the process of trying to clear up some of the paperwork that had piled up on Mia’s… my, he mentally corrected himself, desk since Christmas and Edgeworth’s trial. It was a half-hearted effort - he disliked being in the Wright and Co. Office at the best of times, and now that Maya was back in Kurain he tried to

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[commonlogic]

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MARCIA!!!

I love this fic. I can't believe that I didn't have this prompt tagged, I must have just skipped over it by accident, because I totally would have tagged it.

This definitely goes on my list of favourites. Phoenix is great in this fic -- just understanding enough while still not really getting the enormity of what Edgeworth is dealing with. I love his persistent belief in Miles in general. Despite the fact that he can be a bit daft, and a bit of a queen, he knows in his bones that Miles is a good man. Argh, I love Phoenix XD

And Miles. Oh, Miles, tragic hero indeed. So many issues and so much drama. I love him too. *hugs Phoenix and Miles*

Thank you so much for writing this and thinking of me. It's all kinds of awesome XD

Oh, and this has given me some ideas for Chapter 3, but I'll email you about it or chat with you about it over the weekend :D

EDITED TO ADD:

OMG, DIALOG!!!!!

[llamaramauk]

Hah hah, yeah, yeah, dialogue. I do remember how, a bit XD

I've always wondered what might have happened if Phoenix was a bit more perceptive and Miles had the sense he was born with - whether his crisis could have been averted and they could have discovered the meaning of the law together.

I thought you might like a bit of Phoenix-saving-the-day, even if he does it quietly and more by luck than design XD

[commonlogic]

It is a really interesting AU, and I'm not sure I've ever seen a fic that has proposed this before

[llamaramauk]

I think that you could make a really great argument, though, for Miles resenting Phoenix quite a bit after 1:4, which makes it even more interesting.

Oh I agree. I mentioned it a couple of times already so far in the Paris fic I think. He knows it's not rational, but he feels that way anyway. I think it would be all kinds of not realistic for him to fully appreciate what Phoenix did for him right from the off.

I suspect Miles thinks that his choosing to be a prosecutor is part of the things he's done "wrong" to start with, whereas he comes to realise that actually, that's just a construct of his own guilt (and arguably of his own fear of being unloveable (cue: SMITHS!).

In the end of course, it doesn't matter what side of the court he's on as long as he's on the side of truth. Here, it's Phoenix that prompts that idea into his head, both to set him free and to cast light on the darkness. Yay for metaphor! XD

[shivasan]

Gah this was all kinds of awesome :D

Took me a while to read cause I'm on the bf's computer (on Vista, eww) while I'm backuping (yes it's a word, okay!? XD) my files to format mine. At least this kept me entertained while the files take forever to copy.

And... OMG DIALOGUE!!! ARE YOU FEELING ALRIGHT??? XD

It's the best thing ever since Starting Over. I love friendship fics :D

And how productive are you??? Two fics in three days? Okay you've written two in 24 hours before, but this one was LONG XD

And you still didn't fool me, cause I didn't even have time to see it on the meme before you posted it on here. HAH!

*Goes back to backuping and working on Chapter 5*

I'm hyper tonight XD Hockey team won 6-3 too. How fucking great an evening is that?

EDIT: CATHRYN IS COPYING ME!!! *shakes fist*

[llamaramauk]

Would this one have fooled you due to containing, you know, people actually SPEAKING to each other? XD

Nah, there was drink involved, and swearing. I think that would have been enough to clue you in XD

I had so much spare angst that I haven't used in the Paris story that I had to find a good home for it. This seemed like a prompt I could experiment with in terms of "what if"'s. "What if" Phoenix was in the right place at the right time? "What if" Edgeworth could bring himself to talk about his issues instead of running away? A bottle of good Scotch seemed like a good catalyst XD

I love friendship fics too, because to me that's the basis of Phoenix and Miles' relationship, whether it develops into romance or not. That feeling they have for each other will always be there, regardless. Bless 'em.

[shivasan]

Of course it wouldn't have fooled me XD

Especially since I assumed you were talking about Starting Over when Phoenix says last time he went to the cemetery was after the trial or something.
Also, it has the same feel as SO I find, which is nice.
And of course, booze and swearing like you said XD
And the British spellings.

Btw, I noticed you wrote "around" instead of "round" in this one. Was that intentional? :P If it was, you missed like two, though XD Ahah

Also - almost no dashes.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU??? XD

[llamaramauk]

Yes, I was referring to SO. These are my head canon characters, this just branches off the timeline after Auld Lang Syne, is all XD

I didn't interntionally use "around", no, I don't always use "round" - it depends on context so ner ner!

Not sure about the dashes. Maybe it's because I was writing Phoenix. Maybe it's Edgeworth that brings out the hyphen in me? I think it was ellipse-a-go-go for this one actually. Because, you know, I was...

[llamaramauk]

Why thank you! I must admit I generally see Phoenix as being well able to hold his own with Edgeworth. They're different, and Phoenix has his faults, but he's not inferior or slow-witted and I generally am not keen on characterisations of him in that light. I think of them as pretty much equals in most respects when all things are taken into account.

[chewilicious]

That is... SO... GOOD... Reallyreallyreally good. One of the best PW fanfics I've ever read. I really do appreciate friendship fics just as much as romance fics, sometimes even moreso. ...Stories of friendship like this really get to me in a good way. ;_; The world needs more Phoenix and Miles friendship fics. Especially ones as good as this.

BTW, this line is the best: He felt Edgeworth stiffen slightly but Phoenix ignored it and closed his eyes, just for a moment, as he recalled another time, another place, a lifetime away, when Miles Edgeworth had been the only person who had believed in him.

[llamaramauk]

Aw thank you :) I wasn't sure about the hugging to be honest, in case it seemed out of place. But it felt right to me, because I imagine that Phoenix never knew how to say thank you at the time of the class trial, or knew then that he would not have the chance to do so for many, many years.

[minachi]

I- Wow. I love this so much. Wow.

Miles is beautiful and tragic and perfect. This is the kind of delicious angst that I can only dream about writing. You explained it all so well, and it all made so much sense. ANGST. That MAKES SENSE. You have no idea the glee I am experiencing right now.

This is absolutely gorgeous. This really really goes to show just how heartwarming and honest their relationship is - even when they're not "together". I love genfic that is able to make character relationships work perfectly without the crutch of romance or sex.

My favorite line?

"He felt Edgeworth stiffen slightly but Phoenix ignored it and closed his eyes, just for a moment, as he recalled another time, another place, a lifetime away, when Miles Edgeworth had been the only person who had believed in him."

This is heartrending and I revel in it.

[llamaramauk]

On my better days I love writing Miles. He's a veritable ball of angst but really, most of it *does* make sense, even if he needs a slap upside the head from time to time for dwelling on it. I don't usually let him cry, but since he'd been at the Scotch I figured he might.

I think they work equally well as a romantic couple or as friends and actually, even if they are a couple, I think of their relationship as founded firmly on their friendship. It's one of the reasons I like writing them together so much, in fact. They remind me of some of the best relationships (platonic or otherwise) that I have had myself over the years.

That line does seem to have pleased a lot of people. I'm glad, because I faffed about with it a lot to try and avoid it being too fluffy or out of place. Thanks for the lovely comments XD