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quackarooz · 25 days
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i loved ace attorney when i was younger so i started replaying it and as much as i have missed this game i do NOT miss having click on every single fucking shit in sight for the game to progress
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wikagirl · 1 year
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apparently I am a very strange person for having strange magic, a 3d animated jukebox musical by george lucas (yes that one) about a butterfly fairy romance as my fav gl and comfort movie? like hellooooo yeah anakin and padme are cool, leia and han are fine and dandy but NOTHING romance wise that ever came from geroge lucas can top these two
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I love them so much also supportive mother of the guy in the bg, love to see it she's and icon
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zaddyazula · 2 months
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this game is making me turn into some sort of madman screaming at the screen ‘I’M MAKING SENSE’
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crystar1um · 2 years
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i finally love lord of the rings
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pika-blur · 1 year
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i thought kay pulled out a fuckin switchblade goddamn asjklaksdj
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life-of-eris · 3 months
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For all that the hype led me to believe Palworld was about Pokemon with slavery and guns or whatever, mechanically, it actually does a better job incentivising me to take care of my critters than pokemon ever has? Like, if I want my magic deer to gather wood for me, I need to make sure they have a comfy bed and a place to relax, and always have food available for them. If they pass out in battle it's a huge pain in the ass because you can't just pump them full of potions to keep them up forever, so it actually pays to be strategic and nope the hell out sometimes. For all the edgey paldex entries or whatever, there's really NO good reason to run a pal sweatshop. Give them a little berry farm and a nice hot spring and they seem happy to work? Which, like, relatable, me too buds, I also like feeling useful and productive
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mackerelbones · 1 year
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headcanon where phoenix gets a random chocolate bar for edgeworth which makes edgey mad but in truth, phoenix just spent every last minute that he had to make a chocolate sculpture too.... but his perfectionist ass got in the way and said nvm... i'll just get him a chocolate bar...
am i projecting? maybe....
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chaifootsteps · 3 months
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I'm back, accounting anon, just to reiterate my point.
No, people don't want Viv to lose all her money, we want her to be held accountable for her abuse. Viv has used her power to be a predator. She hires inexperienced animators, people trying to get their foot in the door, and people struggling to make ends meet just to treat them like shit and underpay them. Is everyone collectively ignoring a testimony Erin gave? She worked full time at another job just to barely make ends meet to pay her bills. She was very overwhelmed and stressed. Oh no, we get Viv trying to blacklist her in the industry and Viv sending her lawyers after her too. Trust me, predators never have one victim, they always have many and search for their next prey.
I just had to stop myself since I was going to list more shit Viv did, but I'm sure your followers have already seen them.
Onision used his platform since 2006 to 2019 before Chris Hansen came after him, to target and lure victims to him. His fan base was composed of young preteen girls cause he made edgey parody videos. Onision has a big list of victims that came out because Chris Hansen gave them a platform for it.
Let's look away from YouTube and look at other stuff. What about Bill Cosby? A lot of allegations floated around until a swarm thanks to the me too movement came out. He was known for so many family friendly things! People saw him as their tv uncle/dad!
Did anyone watch the news late last year about Danny Matterson? Fucker used scientology during his that 70's show time to SA women that the church hid. Allegations came out but were ignored and thanks to the me too movement they finally got the attention they needed. Danny is in jail right now where he belongs.
I can go on and on, but we don't have all day/night. What I'm getting at is predators NEVER have one victim. They always have more than one and spend their time trying to find new victims. None of that bullshit Viv is running a business since the first thing they teach you at business college is a company needs a framework for their employees. Viv just has her sister, her besties, and a few other people she's cool with get a lot paid more. No HR, which is so cool! God. I'm like Chai, I hope someone powerful comes after Viv, whether it be for her business malpractice or victims speaking out cause someone gave them the platform for it.
Well said. Viv might not be a sexual predator, but she's a predatory employer and person just the same, and her list of victims is longer than most people realize.
She chews people up and spits them out and relies on her batshit fanbase -- and more securely paid SH employees -- to keep them quiet. It'll catch up with her one day.
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arainmorn-art · 8 months
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My new buddy @wr1ghtw0rth introduced me to Ace Attorney Musical - and oh my, it is great!
The Act 1 cleverly trimmed all the fluff from first 3 cases of AA1 and made (w)right accents in the story. Especially introducing von Karma. Oh my, he is terrifying.
It was a bit boring for me as I don't find 1-1 and 1-2 interesting, but it was amusing to listen to. But the Act 2! Focused on Edgey's case! Oh gee it's soooooooooooo good!
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At first I was not a fan of Phoenix's voice, I needed some time to get used to its quite high timbre which reminded me of a teenage goatling, but in Act 2 this feeling disappeared. In Act 2 I've seen this voice actor was a right fit. He has this young stubborn yet gentle energy that Phoenix excudes.
• But guys. My dudes and dudettes. GIRLS!
Listen to the dramatic magnificence of a velvet voice of Edgeworth and his performance!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! It's magestic! It's sophisticated! It's snooty yet dignified. It's so emotional and charismatic. It's so full of feelings and passion, of sorrow and inner commotion. It's so... so hnn~ ♥
"Wright! Why can't you undestand
I'm not a monster?
I'm just a man!"
As Edgeworth's simp I approve.
And my gosh Larry is hillarious here!
This musical is criminally underrated. I think we should make it more popular, kittens.
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cherrymf15 · 5 months
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My thought on Thunderhead which fucked me up, and I would like a lawyer to sue
There will be a ton of spoilers so don't read if you wanna avoid them!
the world building was again just incredible
just scratches something in my brain
My edgey boi Rowan be murdering scythes and I'm so proud
Just straight up abandoned his dad (Faraday) to do it
He is also still a massive simp and we love him for it
Citra really risking everything just to see him for 5 mins though please, also a massive fucking simp
Faraday really showed up and instantly was not like "im not mad just dissapointed" over Rowan MURDERING PEOPLE. I love them please
The thunderhead sections were fucking great and it was nice to see the thoughts of the AI that has to put up with our shit
Greyson is baby
Tyger is DUMB bitch (affectionate)
Curie is Citra's Mum and we love that
the thunderhead really did say fuck you greyson concerning what happened
Also Greyson sweetie we shouldn't be falling for people who have no issuing killing people regardless of how alluring and fascinating they are
CITRA WAS SO FUCKING MAD THAT GREYSON WASNT ROWAN
I FUCKING CACKLED LIKE GIRL THE FUCK
the increased level of the tonists in the book was also really fasicinating and stuff, not by much but im excited to see more in the 3rd book as well
Rand falling in love with TYGER OF ALL PEOPLE(?) was not on my bingo card for this series but I'll take it
Then proceeds to murder him anyway. You DUMB FUCK
Goddard as always can suck my non existent dick and choke on it
the way he came back was horrifying
i literally felt sick
it was so cool
grandslayers were fucking epic
and gone too soon
Citra and Rowan are obsessed with each other
and you can pry that point from my cold dead fucking hands
THE THUNDERHEAD SCREAMING IN ITS OWN WAY AFTER WHAT HAPPENED WAS NOT FINE MY GOOD SIR FUCK YOU
also Thunderhead really just said "FUCK HUMANITY apart from Greyson as he is my son and I love him more"
maries sacrificing herself and saving them both despite her thoughts of rowan was pain
Faraday not knowing marie is dead
fuck
Rowan saying citra looked like a godess as THEY WERE ABOUT TO DIE
LIKE
SIR THERE IS A TIME AND PLACE AND IT IS NOT THE NOW
and then just abandoning us with my children at the BOTTOM OF THE FUCKING OCEAN
MARIE DEAD
GRANDSALYERS DEAD
FARADAY NOT KNOWING SHIT CAUSE HES OFF TRYING TO SAVE THE WORLD
fuck you neal my not so good sir
In conclusion, a cliffhanger has not fucked me up this hard since Mark of Athena (fuck you uncle Rick), and I would like to simultaneously sue and pick this man's brain to see where he can find the fucking audacity to do this to us
also theres definetley more but ive already read the toll and im trying not to mix events in my brain so yeah
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amazingmsme · 6 months
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Just Like the Good Ol’ Days
AN: Finally getting around to the last couple of tickletober fics, but it’s gonna be slow cause I have the last few projects & finals coming up. But I promise more will be coming your way! Not to mention squealing santa right around the corner!
It was impossible to say no to Larry Butz. If the matter were serious enough, then sure, but it was a rare exception. Larry just had a way about him that guilted you into doing whatever he asked. Which was why Edgeworth found himself stuck in the middle of the couch, sandwiched between his friends as a cheap horror movie played on tv.
Larry had been nagging both himself and Wright about "getting the gang back together" and having a sleepover like they used to. At first he thought it was a joke. What were three grown men supposed to even do at a sleepover? Apparently watch movies he'd never bothered to see and eat more junk food than God intended. He couldn't remember the last time he had so much fun.
They ended up lost in conversation, reminiscing on days of old when things were more simple and life felt easy.
Or at least, that's how it all had started. Miles was currently trying his hardest to pay attention to the movie and ignore the tickle fight happening right next to him.
Larry was always a stubborn one. As soon as Phoenix stood to go to the bathroom, Larry stretched his legs out in his previous seat. When the lawyer returned, he'd refused to move, claiming there was "enough room" on the edge of the cushion. There decidedly was not enough room.
Phoenix sat down on his outstretched legs, immediately scribbling his fingers over the trapped soles. Larry thrashed about and screamed in laughter, all to no avail.
Edgeworth sat on the other end of the couch, stiff as a board as he tried his hardest to ignore the playful tussle happening next to him. He stared intently at the screen, silently wishing they made horse blinders for people.
"E-Edgehehehey! Hehehelp a guy out!" Larry cried, breaking him out of his trance. He flinched and glanced over. Phoenix had his legs in a headlock, scribbling relentlessly over his socked soles. He met Edgeworth's gaze and smiled brightly.
"Yeah, help me make him move!"
"NO DON'T!"
Edgeworth was frozen like a deer caught in headlights.
"If it's all the same to you, I'd like to watch the movie."
Phoenix stilled his hand, a small frown tugging his lips downward. Miles was back to staring at the screen as Phoenix and Larry shared a look. Maybe if he hadn't been so focused on tuning them out, he would've noticed the shift in targets.
As it was, he didn't notice until it was too late and his back met the couch cushions.
"What are-" he tried to speak but clamped his mouth shut before an embarrassingly high pitched giggle slipped out. His friends had wasted no time as their hands sought out his most sensitive spots. Their memories seemed to serve them well.
"Oh c'mon Edgey! I know you wanna laugh!"
Larry called out, scribbling against the backs of his knees. Miles snorted and kicked out futilely.
“You know we know all your worst spots!” Phoenix added, wrestling his arms above his head and digging in his exposed pit with his free hand. The damn was now cracked, and a flood of laughter poured out.
It was stupid and childish, and completely unbearable, but on the other hand, it felt good to laugh with them again. Just like old times.
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sandboxer · 8 months
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Listen I know you just wrote a horny drabble but. listen. Nrmt nipple play? (I'm of the belief that we need more of Edgey's huge naturals)
It’s one of the rare things in which Edgeworth ever sees Phoenix really indulge—his tongue laving over Edgeworth’s chest, mouth sucking bruises into his pecs, teeth teasing his nipples swollen. It’s like he’s in his own world, not doing this for Edgeworth’s pleasure but for his own.
And Edgeworth certainly has no complaints. The sight of Phoenix sucking on his chest is ripped straight from his every wet dream, and it’s inspired a few new ones. He’s never been the most sensitive on his nipples, really, but the lewd sight of it is enough to have him writhing under Phoenix’s mouth, grinding his hips back into his partner’s.
Edgeworth runs his hands through Phoenix’s soft hair, sighing in contentment as Phoenix flicks his tongue over his right nipple. Phoenix is hard against Edgeworth’s thigh, rutting shallowly with slow thrusts.
“That’s it, Phoenix,” Edgeworth breathes, his brow creasing in pleasure. “You feel fantastic.”
Edgeworth sees Phoenix smile a bit against his chest. Phoenix’s mouth moves from his nipple toward the center of his chest, kissing and nipping at the skin in his path.
Edgeworth’s right pec is red, wet, swollen, and perfectly bruised. It leaves the other side wanting by contrast. But Phoenix, ever the attentive lover, slowly kisses his way across Edgeworth’s chest, deepening his slow thrusts against his thigh as he goes. Edgeworth is still hard and mostly untouched, but there’s no rush.
“God,” Phoenix breathes, pressing a kiss to Edgeworth’s left nipple. “Can I come on your chest later? You’d look so fucking good.” He licks a warm stripe upwards and punctuates it with a bite.
Edgeworth nods. “Please.” It might still take them a bit, with this lazy fucking and lazy sucking, but they’ve got all the time in the world. Phoenix can suck Edgeworth’s tits as long as he likes, and then he’ll come across his chest and face, and then Edgeworth will fuck him maddeningly slowly and deeply, and at the end of it all they’ll crawl under the sheets and fall asleep, Phoenix’s head resting gently on Edgeworth’s bruised skin.
Send me prompts for ~300 word drabbles
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snortlaughs · 1 year
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trial paperwork
fandom: ace attorney
pairing: narumitsu/wrightworth
characters included: lee!wright, ler!edgeworth
word count: 1.3k
genre: fluff. SO MUCH FLUFF.
warnings: none
author’s note: YIPPEEEEE FIRST ACE ATTORNEY FIC! ALSO I HAVEN’T POSTED A FIC IN SO LONG HIIIIII i hope that you all enjoy~
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Phoenix laid down on the couch in Edgeworth’s office, looking at his navy-blue coat that snugly hung on the back of the heavy mahogany door. It was quite an eyesore relative to the rest of the room, which was covered in various shades of maroon.
He listened intently to the noises of pen on paper that came from the desk behind him. It was a Tuesday evening, and Miles was filling out paperwork for the trial that was scheduled for the upcoming Friday.
Wright knew this.
However, he still asked…
“What are you working on over there?”
Edgeworth rolled his eyes with a light groan before he placed his pen onto his nicely-polished desk, finally allowing Nick his full attention.
“Wright, this is the third time that you’ve asked me that question, and it’s going to be the third time that I’ve answered that question.” The man growled. “Does nothing get through your thick skull?”
Phoenix shifted his torso with a grunt, now laying on the sofa tummy-down and meeting Edgeworth’s disgruntled gaze.
The defense attorney rested his chin in his hand and grinned his signature, shit-eating grin, which only annoyed Edgeworth even more.
“Alright, don’t lie to me, Edgey.” He hummed, swaying his legs in the air rhythmically. “You didn’t really answer the first two times that I asked. You just shushed me or told me to leave. Very rudely, might I add.”
“Okay, well,” Edgeworth uttered after he took a deep breath. “Listen closely, because I am not answering any more of your brainless questions after this.”
Wright cupped his left ear with his hand to indicate that he was, indeed, listening.
“I am working on documentation for our upcoming trial — getting everything sorted.” Edgeworth said, grateful for the fact that no noise was coming out of Phoenix’s mouth. For once. “Shouldn’t you be doing the same thing? Why are you here bothering me when you could be doing something productive?”
“Well, since you asked oh-so nicely,” Wright purred, earning a huff from the silver-haired man, “I already got all of my paperwork finished, so I don’t have anything to worry about. Also, I like bothering you. You get worked up so easily — it’s fun to watch.”
Edgeworth, at this point, had had enough.
Not only was Phoenix Wright, his rival, invading his space and filling his mind with useless thoughts — now he was just humiliating him!
Not to mention, the warm blush that was building up in his cheeks as a result of Nick’s comment certainly wasn’t helping.
“Oh, it’s fun to watch, is it?” Miles scoffed, standing up from his desk. He shrugged his jacket off of his shoulders and haphazardly tossed it onto his chair.
Wright, satisfied with his pestering, flopped onto his back again and stared up at the ceiling. He crossed his arms over his head, each hand holding the opposite elbow. “Why, yes! Very much so.”
Before Nick knew it, Miles was standing next to the couch and then clumsily climbing onto his lap, straddling him. He used his left hand to grasp the defense attorney’s forearms and hold them firmly against the sofa.
Phoenix, after his initial surprise wore off, began squirming underneath Edgeworth’s weight with a goofy grin.
It was almost as if he knew what was coming.
“M—Miles!” The pointy-haired man stuttered, his eyes darting between the prosecutor’s free hand and his face, which was painted with a playful, happy smirk — an expression that Wright had never seen from Miles before.
Edgeworth was pretty much always frowning. To be honest, this was almost a nice change of pace. Almost.
“I’ll show you what’s fun to watch, Mr. Wright.”
This being said, he started teasingly wiggling his fingers in the air and hovering his hand over various areas of Wright’s torso, causing the man to let out a startled squeak.
“Quihit doing that!” He whined, kicking his feet petulantly against the rose-colored cushions.
“Aww, Phoenix…” Miles said, raising his eyebrows. “I haven’t even touched you yet. I wonder if you’re still just as ticklish as you were when we were kids… I think I may just have to test that out.”
That being said, Edgeworth began lightly clawing at Wright’s sides through the fabric of his collared shirt.
A shrill squeal rang through the spacious room. Phoenix instinctively sucked his tummy in to avoid the tingly sensations that danced across his skin.
“Edgewohohorth! I—I’m stihihihill just as tihihicklish as I was when we were kihihids! You don’t have to tehehest it! Reheheheheally!” The man babbled, his cheeks already covered in a blotchy, red flush.
Edgeworth shook his head with a scoff, unable to wipe his smile off of his face. “So endearing…” he thought.
“Hmmm,” Miles hummed teasingly. “Yeah, I don’t have to test it… you’re right about that. Your sensitivity is obvious.”
“…But I’m still going to tickle you to pieces.”
Phoenix barely had the time to pout before Edgeworth stealthily untucked his top and started poking sporadically at his bare ribs.
“Mihihihiles!” Nick howled, pushing his blushy face into his bicep in order to avoid his assailant’s teasing gaze.
He attempted to free his arms from Edgeworth’s hold, but the prosecutor was surprisingly strong. Instead, he did what seemed to be the next best thing — he breathlessly wriggled under the man’s weight in an attempt to dodge his pokes.
“What, Wright?” Edgeworth said, cocking his head innocently and ceasing his teasy touches for a moment. “This is what you get for bothering me! Maybe you’ll be a bit more mindful next time.”
“B—buhuhut it’s so fuhuhun to annohohoy youuuu! Yohou’re so cu—!”
Before Wright could finish his sentence and fluster Miles even more than he already had, the attacker shot his hand under Phoenix’s left arm and began moving his nimble fingers as quickly as they could go.
“EHEHEHEDGEWOHORTH!” the attorney shrieked, thrashing his torso back and forth in a feeble attempt to break free from the prosecutor. 
Miles’ face, at this point, could have been compared to that of a freshly-boiled lobster — bright red. This was possibly the reddest that he’d ever been, and he was eternally grateful that Wright was too out of sorts to notice. Hopefully.
“W—What is it, Nick?” Edgeworth said falteringly, trying hard to regain his composure after having thought about the fact that he was definitely noticeably flustered.
He switched his hand to the defense attorney’s right underarm and continued his attack, which earned him an adorably shrill yelp. 
“Can’t take it?” 
“NOHOHOHO! Plehehehehease have mehehehercy!” 
“Fine, fine.” Edgeworth said, admittedly quite bummed that his tickly onslaught had finished. He let go of Phoenix’s arms, which he immediately slammed down on either side of his torso as giggles continued to pour past his lips. 
Edgeworth rested his hands on Wright’s chest and looked down at the man laying under him, almost as if he was admiring the mess that he had made. 
Phoenix was quivering, and tears of mirth were being wiped from his deep blue eyes. 
Miles scoffed with a grin. “You’re still such a child, Wright.” 
Phoenix, after a few more moments, had mostly calmed down. However, his voice was still shaky and he was still unable to wipe his dorky smile off of his lips. 
He looked up at Miles, who turned his face away in faux nonchalance.
“M—Maybe that’s true, Edgey,” he said, as solidly as he could. “But you know what?” 
Edgeworth slowly turned his face back towards Wright’s, taking fistfuls of the spiky-haired defense attorney’s button-up shirt into his palms.
“...What?” 
Phoenix grinned.
“I think that you’re a bit of a child, too. I mean, after all these years, you remembered how ticklish I was — you even went out of your way to check and see if I still am,” he stated matter-of-factly. “This must have been taking up a lot of your mental real estate, huh, Miles? Thinking about how ticklish I am, I mean.”
Edgeworth’s eyes widened as he immediately turned away from Wright.
His face was beet-red, and his blush was quickly trailing down his neck. He silently swore at himself, irritated by the fact that he got flustered so easily.
“Seems like I got it right,” Phoenix purred, poking playfully at Edgeworth’s sides and taking note of how he flinched.
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cornertheculprit · 2 months
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Different anon but I do agree. This is my observation with how the fandom treats Feenie. He's either this magical empathic saint who can read everyone and is super understanding and patient (especially with Edgey) or he's this horrible arrogant asshole after AA4-6 and a shit parent (which ok he's parenting skills are up for debate but the worst I just saw was someone claiming that he relied too much on Trucy emotionally that was almost 'emotional incest') although the latter isn't as prominent as the former, It really speaks volumes that people can't understand his character as much. He's so much more interesting in the game and I like how complex and messy he is as a character. He's snarky, he hides so much of himself so casually, and he can hold grudges and so on and I like that a lot.
okay i thought you were referring to "feenie" as the fandom knows him (i.e. turnabout memories phoenix) and i was going to be like YEAH LOL HE WAS KIND OF AN ASSHOLE ("Yeah, it was a plastic umbrella. Cheap and frail, kind of like the owner!" phoenix the man who tried to warn you about dahlia was just murdered and you are the suspect you are NOT helping your own case here) but then i realized you were just using feenie as a nickname for phoenix lol but i digress. yeahhh he does tend to be portrayed in one of those two ways and it's hard to find an in-between sometimes. when it comes to trucy i've talked about it before and i can't find the post but i really do think for years she and phoenix were more like how he and pearl and maya are (again. he even suggests at first that she call him nick like they do), or like. sibling-ish with a Really big age gap before it finally transitioned into something more father-daughter aligned. but overall the important thing is that trucy did grow up happy and healthy and loved. i think it's less that people can't understand him and more that so many headcanons are passed around in fanon (as with any other fandom) that if you don't refresh on the details by playing the game or looking at a game script for a while then those details get muddled and fanon becomes the only thing that sticks in your head. which, again, is perfectly fine for the people who just want to think about their blorbos having a good time of things, but less so for the people looking for character analyses and the like, haha. phoenix is an extremely messy protagonist and that's what makes him so fun! i think it's awesome that he's got so much nuance. and that's that, really—all you can do is make and share the content you like and ignore what you don't ^^
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soppsop · 11 months
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i love the ace attorney anime but man they really ruined all the breakdown animations by making the lawyers airbenders. It's so unsatisfying that instead of pressing the culprits until they break they just get sent flying across the courtroom 💀 I remember being irrationally upset because Dee Vasquez's pipe broke bc it fell down with the wind and I was like THAT'S NOT HOW IT HAPPENEEED
don't even get me started on von karma that was LAME. they just cut from him failing to do a fingersnap to calmly explaining all his evil plan on the stand. not even banging his head?? not even an EDGEWOOOOOORTH???? lame.
on the other hand they made Nick, Edgey and Larry feel like they were actually friends, AND they made this shot in the opening which i love
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butwhatifidothis · 9 months
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Do you think it'd be in character for Claude to fake an alliance with Edgey in GW Pt 2 so that he could undermine her while seeking an alliance with the Kingdom behind her back? I mean, that way, he could ask Rhea directly about what Edgey told him instead of blindly believing her.
It would be more in character, but not as much as it looks at first.
Because yes, Claude is very familiar with not exactly telling the truth, and he is also familiar with working around people who inherently distrust him. And something somewhat like this kinda happens in 3H, with Erwin - Claude has Nader create a distraction for the army to pass through Gloucester territory to Myrddin so that Erwin's forces don't intercept them (he does this in all the routes in fact, save for of course CF). So it's not like he isn't capable of some form of trickery, even when it comes to people he considers allies.
What becomes an issue though is that those sort of trickery means are mostly used for last-resort, fairly specific situations - Plan A wasn't to make Erwin think his lands are being attacked, it was the only option Claude had available due to the very landscape of Leicester necessitating going through Gloucester territory, and due to Erwin's stubbornness about aligning with the Empire (whether or not those reasons were self-serving or for self-preservation). Again, with Myrddin we see that he's willing to openly help the Kingdom/Church, despite the act of doing so breaking any neutrality the Alliance could have held onto. Communication with Erwin had already failed (due to, again, his stubbornness to align with the Empire), but Claude also explicitly says that he doesn't want to engage in actual combat with House Gloucester, so lies were the only way to go forward.
With the Empire, however, there was never any worry about engaging in combat with them - they invaded his lands, and he fought back. If Edelgard had started with negotiations with Claude first, that'd be one thing - if there was an attempt at an assurance for peace from Edelgard's end to start everything off, it'd make the idea of him joining her to betray her later have some ground to stand on logically. But with him doing absolutely nothing to provoke her she attacks his lands, which has two reasons for her doing so in specifically Claude's mind: taking Garreg Mach to use as a base, and getting rid of the Alliance and Kingdom at the same time.
To the first reason: while Garreg Mach is a good base, it's arguable that having to defeat the Alliance on top of fighting the Kingdom for it makes taking the base moot to begin with. Even for the symbolic nature of it, since Rhea has already been booted out at this point. The trouble would be more than its worth, essentially. And the second reason is... fairly obvious as to why that isn't gonna work out lmao.
Then there's also also the fact that Claude was handling the Empire pretty damn well - he is a young leader and is tricksty in his antics which means skepticism from his more experienced peers, the Alliance is known for its weaker military strength, and he had to deal with Shahid looming over his head, yet Claude still manages to hold off the Empire pretty effectively. So with Edelgard invading Claude's lands off rip and his shown proficiency at fighting back against her without much non-Alliance help, there's no benefit to siding with her, even falsely - none that would outweigh the benefits of siding with a party that has given him no misgivings, in any case. She's not a force that is too big to take on from the outside and so needs to be taken out from the inside, so going through the effort of getting inside is meaningless.
So, would falsely siding with Edelgard while secretly siding with the Kingdom be more in character? It certainly can be, if one plays the cards right. But given how Claude's handling of the Empire and Edelgard's actions against the Alliance are written, it'd be far more in character for him to just side with the Kingdom outright at that point
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