edgeworth dating headcanons?
here you go! hope you enjoy!
views his feelings for you as more of a nuisance than anything else. goes out of his way to avoid expressing how he feels towards you, though you may notice that when he does interact with you, he is much nicer to you than he was before though he also makes it a point to avoid you if possible. very standoffish and it probably takes phoenix or gumshoe or franziska telling him to just ask you out already to even think about asking you out in the first place.
when he does eventually confess his feelings for you, it might seem like it comes out of nowhere because he hasn’t ever really shown any romantic interest in you, so it seems quite sudden from your perspective.
once the two of you start actually dating, he becomes much more noticeably affectionate towards you. he’s still very restrained, both in private and in public but he’s much more relaxed than he previously was.
he’s not really the type to be affectionate either in public or in private because he doesn’t really understand affection, specifically physical affection. he’s much more likely to show you that he cares about you by buying you thoughtful gifts or something along those lines, especially in the beginning of your relationship.
don’t mistake this as him being opposed to any and all affection though, it’s simply that he’s so unused to it that he’s not good at giving it. he might grumble about you cuddling and hugging him at first, but he really enjoys physical affection and can’t get enough of it really. it takes time, but he eventually warms up to the idea of giving you hugs and giving you cuddles and kissing you instead of just being on the receiving end the entire time.
even when he does warm up to the idea of physical affection though, he is still opposed to the idea of public displays of affection. he doesn’t mind hugs or pecks in the cheek necessarily, he’d just rather the affection not be in public.
opens up to you more about his childhood the longer the two of you have been in a relationship together. when he does open up to you, it’s a definite sign that he’s really come to trust you and rely on you.
miles eventually introduces you to franziska, though he makes her promise not to whip you. even though it’s more of a formality than anything else, he considers franziska his sister and so it’s important to him that the two of you at least have met each other.
