Secret Handshake

Title: In Loco Parentis (1/2) [Part two]
Pairings: Kristoph/Apollo, Phoenix/Apollo
Other characters: Edgeworth, Klavier (sort of), Trucy, Vongole
Rating: R
Word count: 11,900
Warnings: a bad mentor figure abuses his position, sexual situations (but no minors involved in them), hints of weird brother fixation.
Summary: At seventeen, having spent much of his life in foster care and group homes, Apollo has all but given up on finding a permanent family. Things are about to change.
Notes: Written for gyaku_flash for aphephobia. Of course, it's not my intention to demonize the foster care system (even though it has its problems, like any system). This is just about Kristoph, who is not typical in any way, of anything. :) And super special thanks to pandir for helping me with the tiny bit of German in this. Ja, she's the best German language expert I know, nicht wahr? ;3

( He'd been so excited about today, he wasn't sure how he'd managed to get so far behind schedule. )

Title: Guten Morgen
Fandom: Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Word count: 1,432
Characters: Klavier, Ema, Apollo
Rating: 13+
Warnings: Mentions of murder & violence, nothing explicit
Summary: Ema doesn't like Klavier. She has a very good reason.
Notes: Written for the Awesome Bingo I'm doing with plutokitty, for the prompt "adrenaline rush". Even though I love Klavier in canon, and I think he's portrayed as very much a nice guy, I also like the idea of the possibility that he is, in fact, more like his brother than he seems--he's just better at hiding it. Which makes Ema's reaction to him very different from the "girl is annoyed by boy she really secretly likes" thing that it's often portrayed as. (Not that I have any problem with Klavier/Ema, I just like the idea that she could be right to dislike him.) Also, I read something related to this on the kink meme once, so even though I can't entirely recall it and have no links, I should say that this was a bit inspired by that. (Ha ha, and you can also read this story as Ema being totally paranoid, which I also think is funny.)

( No one else thought twice about it, but Ema couldn't seem to forget. )

Title: Court of Appeals
Pairing: Kristoph/Dahlia
Other characters: Klavier, Phoenix, Mia, Diego, Iris, Bikini
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 6,370
Warnings: Spoilers for various cases in games 1-3, mentions of past murders.
Summary: Young defense attorney Kristoph Gavin is eager to prove himself, and does a fair amount of high profile pro bono work. That's why he decides to work on an appeal for the infamous Dahlia Hawthorne.
Notes: Written for gyaku_flash, for arthoniel. Set approximately 1-2 years after Turnabout Memories and 3-4 years before Bridge to the Turnabout, at an unspecified point during Dahlia's incarceration. Kristoph is about 22-23 years old, so Klavier is 14-15 years old. Also includes bonus sketches!



( 'Good morning, Klavier.' )

Title: Reckless Endangerment
Rating: PG
Pairing(s), Character(s): Apollo/Klavier, Phoenix Wright
Warnings: None
Word count: 6,000
Summary: Klavier writes songs about seizing the day and throwing caution to the wind. Songs that Apollo hates. However, it's possible that certain amateur music critics know at least as much about recklessness as musicians.
Notes: Written for pw_contest, for the prompt "He who hesitates is a damned fool". I wasn't sure what to do with this prompt until I imagined it as a line in a Gavinners song. Klavier quoting Mae West seemed right somehow.



( It was driving him crazy. )

Title: Empty Nest
Fandom: Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Word count: 1145
Characters: Kristoph, Klavier
Rating: 13+
Warnings: Kristoph being creepy, slight hints of possible abuse, (non graphic) violence towards an animal.
Summary: Kristoph is used to taking care of his brother, so after Klavier leaves the house, he feels unusually restless.
Notes: Written for the "awesome bingo" devised by me and plutokitty, for the prompt "heartbreak". So of course, I decided to write it about someone who can't feel heartbreak.


( Empty Nest )

Okay, so I was joking all week long with armistice_day about Legend of the Galactic Heroes, an anime (based on novels) that I have only watched one episode of, and since it is her birthday, basically this had to happen. (Also, since I have only watched one episode out of 110, I can't exactly say how accurate this is. I can, however, say that it is rather ridiculous.)

Title: Rot
Fandom: Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Wordcount: 530
Pairing: Reinhard/Kircheis
Rating: PG
Warnings: References to death?
Spoilers: I should say none, because I have only watched one episode of the show and I instantly knew what was going to happen. Technically, however, there is a pretty big spoiler.
Summary: Reinhard has strong feelings about landscaping.
Notes: "Rot" means "Red" in German, and the German/English double meaning is intentional (and not very subtle). This was written as a bit of a joke for armistice_day.

( Rot )

Sorry to spam with these bingo stories--I don't know why it turned into Diego Bingo, but maybe I'll write something different soon.

Title: Assets
Fandom: Ace Attorney
Word count: 820
Pairing(s): Diego/Mia
Spoilers: there aren't any, I don't think?
Rating: All audiences.
Warnings: A bit of sauciness and innuendo, which doesn't really count, but I thought I'd mention it.
Summary: There are some wonderful things to see at the office, if you know where to look.
Notes: Set pre-games. For the prompt "cute bum".


( Assets. )

Title: A Light Step
Fandom: Ace Attorney
Word count: 647
Pairing(s): tiny hint of Diego/Mia
Spoilers: for the end of T&T
Rating: All audiences
Summary: All things come to an end. And another beginning.
Notes: Written for the Awesome Bingo (tm) made up by plutokitty and me for the two of us to participate in. For the prompt "a heavy burden and a light step".

( A Light Step. )

I'm still working on request stories from that suggestions post, so if you asked for something, don't give up on me yet! I liked everything that everyone asked for. As usual, I'm slow, yet I also write more than is necessary, which makes me extra slow.

This story was written for one of armistice_day's prompts. However, it was spurred on by redvelvetaddict and me needing some serious cheering up last night. redvelvetaddict asked for some Kaibas, and I thought I could feed two birds with one seed, so to speak. (I just decided I don't like the version of the saying that involves killing birds.)

This story is a little bit inspired by what made us sad.

Title: Ghosts
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh DM
Word count: 3,240
Pairing(s): none
Rating: All audiences
Characters: Mokuba, Seto, Noa
Spoilers: For the part of the Battle City arc that involves Noa.
Warnings: Mentions of death? A little light sadness?
Summary: Mokuba thinks there's a ghost in his room. Seto thinks Mokuba's imagining things. Maybe they're both wrong.
Notes: Could be viewed as a slight AU, I guess? No wait, anything is possible in YGO, so it's fine.

( Ghosts. )

Since it's Jee/Zuko week on LJ, I thought I'd post a couple pictures of the two I did as commissions a while ago, which I don't think I ever posted here on LJ.

Preview:


Maybe not entirely worksafe, because of some shirtless cuddling.

( 2 images beneath the cut. )