Title: Koi Pond
Length: 345 words
Fandom: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ayasato Chihiro | Mia Fey/Naruhodou Ryuuichi | Phoenix Wright
Characters: Ayasato Chihiro | Mia Fey, Naruhodou Ryuuichi | Phoenix Wright
Additional Tags: Older Woman/Younger Man, Friends to Lovers, koi ponds, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Mia Fey Lives, Mentor/Protégé, Gift Fic, Battleship Exchange 2025
Summary: Mia and Phoenix, in three scenes
Written for
CousinShelly as part of the 2025 round of
battleshipex . Tag claims: Older Woman/Younger Man, Friends to Lovers, Koi Ponds. Originally posted 16 Jul 2025
“So,” Mia said, leaning back to talk at her new protégé, “got any plans for the weekend?”
God, Phoenix reminded her so much of herself when she was his age and just starting out. Determined and caring - but also nervous and lacking confidence. She hoped that she would be able to help him become as good of a lawyer as she was - and if he held on to those first few traits then she thought he would. “Well,” he said, “when I was in art school, we took a trip to the botanical gardens to paint the flowers and stuff there.”“That sounds pretty fun.”
“Nah, most of it was kinda boring. But there were some bits I liked, especially the koi poinds. Watching them was my favorite part of that day, and I like to go back there sometimes just to watch them.”
“Maybe I should go there sometime as well,” Mia mused.
“You should,” Phoenix affirmed.
“Here.” Phoenix showed Mia a bunch of flowers as she laid in her bed, recovering from White’s attack. “The guy at the flower shop said these are meant to represent well-wishes and a speedy recovery, or something.”
“You can place them over there,” Mia said to her friend, nodding at the table next to her hospital bed. “Thought, you were an art student - I’d assume that you knew flower language?”
“I, er, wasn’t exactly paying attention in those classes,” Phoenix said sheepishly, before changing the subject. “Listen, once this is done - do you still want to go to the koi pond at the botanical garden?”
“Of course.”
“They’re feisty today, aren’t they?” asked Phoenix as he and Mia watched the koi skitter around in the pond.
“You go here more often than I do,” Mia told her boyfriend, “you should know better than me what they’re normally like.”
Phoenix grinned a little. “I guess you’re right.”
“So? Are they?”
Phoenix frowned in thought. “I think they are quite lovely today,” he said, “but not quite as lovely as you are.”
“Oh, you’re such a romantic,” Mia laughed.