
Warnings: Explicit YAOI content. If that's not your thing, you won't want to read this.
Notes: No crackfic here. My goal is to keep the characterization faithful to the game. Comments and criticism greatly appreciated.
Summary: After Edgeworth has one too many drinks, Phoenix insists on driving him home to sleep it off. The unspoken tension between the two friends only escalates as they discuss their failed love lives. Back at Phoenix's apartment, virginal Edgeworth makes his move...
Settling Out of Court
I smiled and raised my bottle of Sam Adams to Edgeworth. “I’ve got to hand it you, man. You presented a solid case today. I never would have guessed the poison was in the victim’s sunscreen.”
Edgeworth gave a halfhearted shrug and took another sip of his cranberry vodkatini. His face looked strangely haggard in the fluorescent blue lighting of the bar.
We were tipping back drinks at our traditional post-verdict hangout spot: a cantina called El Cielo. Edgeworth was acting moody—more than usual, I mean—and I couldn’t quite figure out why.
I figured I should change the subject. “So, uhh, there’s a high school reunion in August. Are you going to go?”
Edgeworth shot me a look that said I should know better than to ask.
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