(You Can Tell I'm a Writer When I Don't Have a Title Yet)

Fanfic writer who loves Kingdom Hearts, Ace Attorney, and Dracula, among other things

[ace-attournaments]

Congratulations, Charley, on being declared Ace Attorney's Best Anything-But-A-Human! He truly is an icon among AA characters, and it seems fitting that he was the one who inspired this whole tournament before I'd even created the blog ✨

And of course, Mr. Hat deserves his place as well, being so important to AA4 and the Magical Turnabout, and just fun all around :) Both of them beat some good contenders on their way to the podium :0

Thank you all so much for following along with me for this tournament! I hope to see you all for the next one, though I'm not quite sure when that will be yet as I'll be busy basically from now until the end of July. I'm thinking I'll run a few smaller polls that are much less time-intensive to set up so the blog isn't entirely inactive, so let me know what you think would be fun! Polls can have up to 12 contestants, and 2-round tournaments with more than 2 contestants per poll can have 18-32, so there are lots of things we could run that are too small to be a normal 4-5 round tournament. You're also welcome to suggest normal tournaments if you have an idea with more than that number.

I hope you all have a lovely day <3 And happy Pride!

[poh-writes]

Congratulations, Charley!

This was so much fun! I'm glad my best boi Helmut made it as far as the quarterfinals at least, but honestly, Charley deserved the win. He's an icon.

[tieflingkisser]

[rarilee33]

Also on windows 10!! go to typing settings- how ai has helped you- typing insights-off

[ct-multifandom]

Those annoying tik tok influencers that call everything __ theory are a lot funnier to listen to if you imagine them as a zero escape AU where everyone’s a dumb bitch.

Akane: have you ever heard of “Hair Theory”?

Junpei: huh? What’s that?

Akane: it’s the idea that doing something so simple as changing your hair manipulates the way others perceive you. Going for a different style or even just framing your face differently can make you seem like a whole different person.

Snake: incredible… to think someone could do all that with only a haircut

Ace: changing… your hair…?

Clover: big deal. I change my hair all the time and I’m still me

Santa: imagine a version of me with white hair and a version of me, in a different timeline, who dyed his hair black

Junpei: imagine if we all went bald. No, that’s stupid, why would I- wait. These memories. Where are they coming from? I’ve never been bald, have I? But

[poh-writes]

I am having feelings again about "AU where Kanis adopts Simeon and Bronco instead of taking them to the orphanage," aka Assassin Dad AU.

The thing about Kanis is that he's pretty honest and upfront about what he's good at and what he's still learning in AAI2 (obvious trolling of Edgeworth aside). He still considers himself a beginner at chess, but doesn't treat this as something to be ashamed of. It's just a skill that he's working on.

And I feel like he'd have the same approach to parenting, treating it as another skill that he can learn with time.

The kids are somewhat confused by this.

There's a lot we don't know about the Gusto & Frost years. But what we do see is Carmelo Gusto's obsession with his budding confectionery career and how quickly he dropped Simeon after Simeon stopped being useful to him. The less said about how Artie Frost treats Bronco, the better.

However you slice it, Gusto and Frost ultimately put their own needs and desires ahead of their sons during IS-7. And that probably seeped into much of their everyday lives. Simeon and Bronco would've subconsciously come to accept the idea that their own needs were always going to be less important. What their dads wanted would always outweigh what they wanted.

So, they're baffled when Kanis asks for their opinions on things. To Kanis, it just makes sense to ask them. How else is he going to know what they like to eat? What do they like to wear? What do they need to keep themselves entertained? What are they afraid of? Are they allergic to anything? No point in wasting money on food or clothes that they won't like.

Can't remember their names? Okay, what do they want to be called? Because of course that should be their decision. It's their names.

If Simeon doesn't like sweets anymore, why make him eat them? If playing chess keeps Bronco entertained for hours, then why not let him do that?

It takes years for them to get used to the idea that their input does matter. How they feel about something matters. Kanis might not agree with them on everything, and he definitely doesn't let them walk all over him. But that's okay. They can talk things out with him, and even if the answer is still no, they'll at least get an explanation as to why.

They keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. It never does.

(Well, that, and everyone knows that the family member who ACTUALLY calls all of the shots is Helmut. But, y'know. That's to be expected.)

[poh-writes]

What were your top 5 fandoms when you were ten?

I'm probably not remembering super accurately, partly due to age and partly because I didn't think of the things I liked as "fandoms" at the time. They were just things I really liked.

But I'd say, in no particular order...

Pokemon

Nancy Drew

Disney Animated Canon

American Girl historical dolls

Scooby-Doo

[poh-writes]

...

Well, Simeon, after giving your question a lot of thought and carefully considering the evidence, I have come to the conclusion that the answer is "no."

[poh-writes]

Wait, really?

Granted, I never played the fan translation, so this was my first experience with the twist. But I thought it was very clear that Bronco cared about Simeon.

[mannysouta]

I thought so too! Bronco is a bit more openly affectionate in the fan translation

But I always preferred the official translation’s take on his interactions with Simeon. He’s less “cheerful” but his dialogue feels more subtly affectionate.

[poh-writes]

Oooo, thank you so much for providing the screenshots!

Some of this is almost certainly "experienced the official version first" bias, but looking at them back to back, I still prefer the official translation too.

This is getting a little nitpicky, but for me, it all goes back to that first bit: "I get to see a circus show" vs. "I get to see your circus thing." The fan translation almost comes across as if he's excited about getting to see a show at all. Whereas with the second one, it's clear that he's only excited about it because Simeon's going to be in it.

To me, that comes across as more caring. It's the sentiment of, "I'm not into this thing on its own, but because it's something that you like and is important to you, I want to support it."

It hits even harder when compared to Gusto and his whole, "I got my sense of taste back. What need do I have for a son?"

Bronco doesn't need Simeon as a source of entertainment. He doesn't care about the circus on its own and his interactions with Edgeworth suggest that he's perfectly happy playing chess with anyone who wants to match wits with him. He simply looks forward to doing these things with Simeon because he likes Simeon.

[stealingpotatoes]

rereading your own fics/wips is a very slippery slope into finding out you actually have to finish your fics if you want them finished

[wildfey]

One of my fave Miles and Fran contrasts is that Edgeworth is a skeptic who is very hesitant to believe in the supernatural despite seeing a woman he knows to be dead on the other side of the courtroom several times.

Franziska, on the other hand, turns up, acknowledges that ghosts are real and immediately works out how to use them to create illegal evidence in a murder trial.

[haveievermentioned]

@empresscirque @poh-writes

[aeonwynter-offical]

Day 18

[poh-writes]

It's interesting in hindsight that, if Simeon is to be believed, he's the one who gave Bronco the idea for how to pull off the fake assassination plan in Turnabout Trigger.

Looking at the way Simeon presents himself in Case 2, does he really come across as the kind of person you'd go to for help with a scheme like that?

Yeah, as far as Bronco knows, they're best friends. But Simeon acts so timid and sweet and innocent. And yet Bronco still goes to him for advice on how to pull off a conspiracy and presumably doesn't bat an eye when Simeon comes back to him with an idea that almost worked.

It leaves me with the impression that Bronco probably knows the real Simeon better than one would think. Maybe better than even Simeon realizes.

[poh-writes]

Reblogging the tags because that makes so much sense and it hurts. UGH.

[poh-writes]

...

Well, Simeon, after giving your question a lot of thought and carefully considering the evidence, I have come to the conclusion that the answer is "no."

[poh-writes]

Wait, really?

Granted, I never played the fan translation, so this was my first experience with the twist. But I thought it was very clear that Bronco cared about Simeon.

[poh-writes]

...

Well, Simeon, after giving your question a lot of thought and carefully considering the evidence, I have come to the conclusion that the answer is "no."

[shih-nuh-uh]

sad post hours

Do we think Lang was more upset that Shih-na betrayed him or more upset that he felt she had never really trusted or relied on him enough to tell him she was trapped and needed help?

I wouldn't be surprised if it was the second one since he seems like that kind of guy but could be a mixture of both too.

I can't imagine how hard it would've been to go lock shih-na away and come back to solve the case alone when they had always been together before and now he had to treat her like a criminal and be apart from her when learning about the economy downfall of what he thought was THEIR country.

I dont know if he would be the type to rush back to her side immediately after putting alba away or if he would take a day or so to try to process things first and get out his anger about the situation before coming to visit her.

idk theyre just sad :(

[jaronofthebored]

You're on a cabin in a cruise ship. Somewhere in this ship, there is a door that carries a 9. And in the incinerator beyond that door, there is a girl.

You're here to save her.

[pinceauarcenciel]

Hello! I'm working on a new zine project! Our mod team is already assembled, except for one role:

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Thanks for sharing 🫶

[sfaghetti]

they sure do love to talk a lot for guys with abusive dad 1 and abusive dad 2

[shrimpleandclean]

But have you considered: Organization Pidgeonteen (gonna be a holo sticker soon!)