That wasn’t exactly a surprise, since he wasn’t family. They were weirdly strict about that sort of thing. But he hadn’t been able to formulate words past, “He’s hurt,” when he’d nearly carried Jeremy through the doors, a crying Esther following after him.
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or, the falling action (and yes, there's still room to fall)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Phoenix Wright was many things. He was very bad at piano. He was a decent father. He was a disgrace to the entire career of defense attorneys. He was a very good liar. He had a body that could withstand the worst violence and a mind that could take a psychological beating.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Jammer was technically supposed to get back to the hotel before his coach realized he’d wandered off to find the nearest McDonald’s. Sue him, he wanted a dollar cone, and they’d won their tournament, so he deserved one.
He was wondering how much he wanted ice cream when he saw the fight in the McDonald’s parking lot.
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aka, what if jammer and evan DID meet in des moines that one time
i will make jeremy/jake popular if its the last thing i do <3 so here is a comprehensive list of all my best deere fics! these are separated by general vibe, completion, and then in alphabetical order.
best fics for new people to the ship will be marked with *, personal favorites from each section will be marked with ~
before we get started, here's a mini guide to how i rate fics:
NR (Not Rated) was probably written before i rated my fics. these ones are usually G/T level but i cannot be bothered to reread them to check.
G is okay for most people. usually, there is minimal swearing, minimal sex jokes, and nothing super heavy. references may be made, but they're mild. younger readers will probably be fine with these.
T is okay for people who are fine with swearing, more adult/mature jokes and references, and heavier depictions of mental health.
M is for older folks. nothing is explicit, but there is most likely on-page heavily implied mature acts, swearing, heavy mental health issues, or violence. probably not for those below the age of 16, but like. i'm not your mom. i can't stop you.
i have no E fics and will never write them. none of my deere fics are explicit in depictions of sex, violence, death, or other mature topics.
some of these could be categorized slightly incorrectly (more swearing in one G fic to the next, for example) so tread lightly. read the tags, they're important for most of these.
⋆｡°✩ fluff canon adjacent one-shots ✩°｡⋆
fics that are mostly fluff, are either canon-compliant or are no-squip aus.
girlfriend - NR. 1.4k words. squip squad friendship, getting together. older fic. fluff. jake sings to jeremy at karaoke. this fic is from 2018 and it shows but it is kinda cute.
*how lovely love could be - T. 2.3k words. pure fluff. college/university/post-canon (technically no squips but shush). just a lot of stuff about jeremy being in love with jake. companion fic to you're rooted in my soul but can be read separately.
how not to plan for getting laid - M. 1.7k words. implied sexual content, playlists, & platonic boyfs friendship. not explicit. literally just a humor piece. jeremy borrows michael's sex playlist.
i don't wanna go outside - G. 2.0k words. college/university, established relationship. jeremy is anxious about dining halls, jake helps.
i'm into you - G. 1.9k words. slight hurt/comfort. first date + first kiss fic. they intend to go on a date, and jake ends up accidentally punching jeremy in the face. less angsty than that sounds.
~*i'm socially absurd (but who cares) - G. 2.3k words. established relationship. jeremy writes apocalypse of the damned fanfic and jake ends up finding it.
laser beam - NR. 2.6k words. fluff and angst, insecurity, getting together. jake kisses jeremy at laser tag, jeremy thinks its a mean joke. it's not.
lay low in our lazy luxury - T. 1.0k words. established relationship, adulthood, domesticity. jeremy is not a heavy sleeper + jake wakes him up in the mornings.
*out of my league - G. 1.6k words. established relationship, oc pov, college. no one believes jeremy and jake are dating.
put your hand in my pocket - T. 1.7k words. friends with benefits, friends to lovers. college/university. jeremy and jake accidentally swap shirts and go from fwb to dating.
shot through the heart (and you're to blame) - T. 1.9k words. jeremy joins the archery club instead of the play.
tones - G. 1.4k words. established relationship, soft as hell. jeremy has synesthesia and jake asks him to play the piano for him.
*you know i'm stupid (for you) - G. 2.8k words. first kiss, semi-established relationship. jeremy doesn't realize that him and jake are dating for a scarily long time.
*you're rooted in my soul - T. 2.7k words. established relationship, college/university. just a lot of jake being in love with jeremy. pure fluff. companion fic to how lovely love could be but can be read separately.
*you said it looked better on me - T. 1.2k words. slight hurt/comfort. jeremy's insecure but likes wearing jake's letterman jacket.
⋆｡°✩ angst adjacent one-shots ✩°｡⋆
fics that are mostly angst, are either canon-compliant or are no-squip aus.
~my dirty little secret (who has to know?) - T. 5.7k words. internalized homophobia. angst with a bittersweet ending. jake makes out with jeremy at parties and then avoids talking about it.
there's no need to be brave - G. 2.5k. jake-centric, established relationship, hurt/comfort. college, post-canon. jeremy is dragged to a scholarship dinner with jake.
⋆｡°✩ au one-shots ✩°｡⋆
fics that are in an alternate universe other than no-squip. range from completely different universes to messing with dynamics.
at your window - G. 1.4k words. sweeney todd inspired au but just the johanna/anthony subplot. jeremy as johanna with jake as anthony. hurt/comfort, pining, minor violence.
the best worst mistake - G. 4.6k words. fake dating, pretend relationship, college. didn't know each other in high school. jake posts an ad to pretend to be someone's fake boyfriend to have a place to crash over the holiday weekend. jeremy responds.
i'll be cheering for you - G. 1.8k words. hockey player jake, college/university. didn't know each other in high school. jake keeps inviting jeremy to his hockey games + they eventually get together.
~perfection is so quick to bore - T. 8.9k words. piano prodigy jeremy + rivals to lovers. jeremy + jake, rivals in the piano world, are put together to play a duet.
pumpkin, pumpkin (i need you to feel me) - G. 5.2k words. werecat jeremy. fluff-adjacent. a mysterious cat keeps showing up at jake's door.
sweep me off my feet - T. 3.5k words. soulmate au, fluff, meet-cute. soulmates have an animal that acts like your soulmate and eventually leads you to them.
take me back (like nintendo) - T. 4.0k words. party hero jake + single dad jeremy. fluff. jeremy hires jake to play spiderman at his son's birthday party.
transformation - T. 1.4k words. werewolf transformation, steampunk, victorian england. gail carriger universe au. hurt/comfort, angst. jeremy is hurt + jake takes him to the local werewolf pack for help.
wish you were gay (so you could just hold me) - T. 5.3k words. miscommunication, self-esteem issues, angst with a happy ending. red string of fate/soulmate au. jeremy cuts his red string, jake and him start talking, slowly realize that they were meant to be soulmates.
*you're always looking for some company - T. 7.2k words. high school teacher au, gym teacher jake and english teacher jeremy. past relationships, second chance romance, single dad jeremy. jake starts working as a gym teacher at jeremy's school, and they have to confront their past relationship.
⋆｡°✩ genderbent one-shots ✩°｡⋆
fics that include jeremy and jake but their genderbent female versions, for the sapphics.
~i could be a better boyfriend (than him) - T. 1.9k words. implied/referenced underage drinking, messy lesbians. canon-compliant-ish. squipped mia and jackie kiss at a party.
where we lay our scene - G. 4.1k words. stage kissing + assigned project partners. fluff. mia + jackie are paired together for a scene from romeo and juliet.
⋆｡°✩ one-shots with background deere ✩°｡⋆
clyde - G. 7.3k words. 3 chapters. eventual deere, first two chapters are just jeremy centric. canon-compliant. discussions of mental illness and past child abuse. hurt/comfort. jeremys life, from the perspective of his bitchy cat named clyde.
~esther - NR. 3 one-shots from 2.6k for 3.0k words. established background deere, mentions of child abuse (both past and potentially present). hurt/comfort, fluff, mild angst. jeremy bonds with his younger half sister and eventually babysits.
*it's hard enough to keep myself together (on my own) - G. 1.7k words. canon-compliant. apologies. jake apologizes for how he treated jeremy before the squip.
three am - G. 1.1k words. rich and jeremy friendship/bonding, background deere and expensive headphones, angst, hurt/comfort. jeremy and rich are woken up by nightmares after the squip and bond over it.
⋆｡°✩ completed multichap fics/series ✩°｡⋆
multiple chapter fics, typically alternate universes. these are all completed. some may have extra fics written afterwards, but they have a contained storyline that is finished.
~*live a movie (life is hard) - T. 15 chapter base fic (40.3k words) and 7 other follow-up oneshots (from 1.9k to 2.8k). slow burn, no-squip au. implied/referenced mental health issues. mature themes. jeremy asks jake to help him with a summer bucket list before they go off to college.
*never acting at all - T. 16.9k words. 3 chapters. comedy and fluff with a bit of angst. theater kid au, newsies references, slight slow-burn. stage kissing/showmance au. jake is cast as jack kelly in newsies, and jeremy (who plays davey) shows him how stage kissing works.
newsies au - G/T. 3 oneshots, 7.7k words total. newsies but jeremy is davey and jake is jack. pining, bittersweet, various canon scenes but deere.
~punk jeremy au - T/M. 63.5k words. 8 one-shots. angst, hurt/comfort, mature themes. friends with benefits deere. jeremy is a punk who just moved back to middleborough + ends up carpooling with jake.
sk8er boi au - NR. 6.2k words. 3 one-shots. pining, angst, eventual reconnection. based on sk8er boi by avril lavigne. jeremy and jake secretly dated as teenagers, jeremy became a famous musician, they reconnect as adults.
~wasteland, baby - T. 21 chapter base fic (50.2k words), 1 spin-off oneshot (2.0k words). established relationship, horror/paranormal au, background brooke/rich. mature themes. hurt/comfort, angst. the squip squad are paranormal investigators, and find themselves trapped in an abandoned asylum that is seemingly haunted.
⋆｡°✩ ongoing multichap fics/series ✩°｡⋆
multiple chapter/one-shot series fics that are in the works. these are currently being written.
~portside punk jeremy au - T/M. 34.3k words. unfinished. angst, hurt/comfort, mature themes. alternate punk jeremy au but jake moves to jeremy's town instead of the other way around. best read after the completed punk jeremy au original timeline.
multiple chapter/one-shot series fics that have been abandoned and will likely not be finished. if you want to torture yourself i guess? potential for resurrection if you ask me really really really nicely, but i make no promises.
iced coffee - T. 6.6k words. 3 chapters. abandoned. coffee shop au, post-canon. heavy mental health themes, angst. everyone blames jeremy for the squip incident, except jake, who's working as a barista at a local coffee shop.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
“You’re not concerned about the fact that I was a murder suspect. If you flew here every time I got into legal trouble, you’d never have left.”
Edgeworth hated the fact that he was right, both about the frequency of Wright’s legal entanglements and that he cared enough to be here. But it made no sense to prolong this awkward conversation without getting to the heart of the issue.
"I wasn't sure if anyone else... was aware." Edgeworth finally said. "Of what you and Gavin were."
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Jake had decided that flirting with Jeremy was the funniest thing ever, because he would not stop doing it. It had started as little things. Things that were completely normal to compliment. At least, according to the internet. It was not, in fact, gay for Jake to be telling him that he liked his shirt today, or that his hair looked nice.
And then the joke just kept escalating.
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jeremy is fucking stupid and doesn't realize he has a boyfriend for a scarily long time
