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apollo/klavier, apollo/kristoph; 177.0k, 8 works, incomplete

my summary
apollo has a lot of trauma from his time working for kristoph, and it takes hold of his life once he's free and affects his relationships with everyone around him.

my notes
in many ways. this is quite fucked up. fantastic reads though. there are 8 works in this series but i'll only be linking the ones i've read

1. Naivitat
2. Vaterkomplex
3. 4U
4. Hydrocodone
5. Like It Used to Be
6. Monsters

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apollo/klavier, 19.3k, 6 works, incomplete

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apollo justice, friend of worms. klavier gavin, jealous of the worm.
and the worm. who is just a worm, and has no idea what the fuck is going on.

my notes
apollo adopts a worm [real] and klav is jealous (at the start only). very silly goofy!

bookmarked 02 jun 2023.

1. apollo justice: attorney at law, friend of worms
2. the mental state of apollo justice's pet worm (and everything thereafter)
3. worm birthday (worm birthday!)
4. glow
5. bookworm
6. the permanence of worms

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apollo/klavier, 11.3k, 2 works, complete

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Apollo Justice writes tabloid articles to help pay his law school tuition. Thanks to the wild world of Internet virality, this leads to him starting a relationship with Klavier Gavin, famed rockstar prosecutor.

my notes
apollo writes for a gossip magazine and starts shitting on klav's outfits. he goes viral. this is a super funny socmed fic!! i love how much detail went into this and how hilarious it is. apollo is so thirsty on main it's so funny. the sequel is also great--the media sees klav wearing a new ring and think they're engaged. newsflash, he's planning on proposing! again super funny and syntactically impressive socmed au! i love clay terran so much

bookmarked 20 jun 2023.

1. scoop of the century (read all about it!)
2. event of the decade (extra, extra!)

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apollo/klavier, 5.8k, 1/1, complete

my summary
klav finds something in apollo's bathroom. i will not be elaborating

my notes
my bookmark says "The hottest thing j have ever read"

bookmarked 01 jun 2023.

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apollo/klavier; 9.5k; 1/1; complete

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Apollo has the ability to slide between dimensions at will and experience his life in an infinite number of ways. The problem? Something’s breaking down and he’s flying between them at an alarming rate and completely out of control. It seems, the closer Apollo gets to any Klavier Gavin, the more the multiverse seems to splinter. If only Apollo could stay in one place long enough to figure out how to stop the endless shifting and maybe, finally, talk to Klavier.

Written for Klapollo Minibang 2022 with art by i-castor-magic-missle

my notes
apollo has the ability to move between dimensions, but it's out of his control how he moves. it seems like it's all centered around keeping him away from klavier. feels super everything everywhere all at once [lovingly]!! my bookmark says "I LOVE MULTIVERSES AND ANYTHING THAT MESSES WITH TIME AND SPACE I LOVE THIS"

bookmarked 14 jun 2023.

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apollo/klavier; 13.8k; 1/1; complete

my summary
When Apollo ends up in the hospital after being attacked by a rogue witness, everyone finds themselves worried for an unexpected reason: while his injuries are minimal and his recovery is guaranteed, there is one little problem that not even the doctors can figure out - why Apollo suddenly thinks Klavier is his boyfriend.

my notes
apollo ends up in the hospital with temporary amnesia, and he suddenly thinks he and klavier are dating. klavier plays along. funny and cute, and also a little angsty. klavier is so sweet fr but i felt apollo's embarrassment LOL

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apollo/klavier, apollo & trucy, klavier & kristoph; 13.7k, 1/1, complete

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In 2027, Apollo Justice is a harried defense attorney with an eccentric sister, a new apartment, and a ghost problem. In 1855, Klavier Gavin is a Romantic poet who's just found his new muse. These events are not as unrelated as they seem.
A story about time and falling in love through it.

my notes
apollo is a modern lawyer and klavier is a chronically-ill romantic poet. they start seeing each other as "ghosts" in their respective homes, but something's really not right with klav's sickness. love!!!! also trucy's schoolwork being klavier's poetry, chef's kiss. love timeline-messing stuff.

bookmarked 13 jun 2023.

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apollo/klavier, klavier/daryan; 11.1k; 1/1; complete

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The Justice Wedding Planning Offices: Where we do justice to your wedding day dreams!

aka: apollo justice is a wedding planner who definitely did not plan to fall in love with his client, of all people.
aka: klavier gavin really shouldn't be having a celebrity wedding to daryan crescend.
aka: miscommunications ft. awkward pining and eventual getting together.

my notes
apollo is a wedding planner! klavier and daryan hire him for their celebrity wedding, but klapollo end up getting together instead. I LOVE THIS!!! apollo just gets it bro. they have so much chemistry it drove me Insane

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apollo & clay; 17.4k; 2/2; complete

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Miles Edgeworth has been keeping a secret throughout the culmination of the Phantom case: though Clay Terran was stabbed and grievously wounded, he isn't dead. When the trial is over and it's safe to reveal Clay's condition, Apollo and company help Clay down the long road to recovery.

my notes
clay, seriously injured but alive, survives dual destinies. edgeworth doesn't tell apollo until after the case ends. as clay recovers, the whole team takes care of him. this is so incredibly sweet, maximum found family. both apollo and clay learn to rely on other people, and the whole cast makes an appearance.

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apollo/klavier; 58.4k; 12/12; complete

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Apollo sucks in a breath, attempting to steel his nerves. Should he honestly send this...? He doesn't even know who this man is. This is a huge, huge mistake. But, even so, he hits send before he can remind himself of how awful an idea this is.

Dear You,
I think I love you. Just wanted you to know.
From,
Me

Klavier's phone pings with an email notification, and the moment he reads it, the smile fades from his face. God, this was so much easier when he didn't know that the sender hated him in real life.

[ or, the you've got mail au. ]

my notes
apollo and klavier are competing music store owners! apollo owns his dad's record store, and klav is a chain music store manager. at the same time, pianoman and propheticsound are becoming closer online friends. the drama!!! the tension!! the online versus real personas!! ugh i love this so much, especially how they reconcile at the end and everyone becomes besties UGH

bookmarked 07 jun 2023.

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apollo/klavier, phoenix/edgeworth; 46.3k, 7/7, complete

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In the aftermath of his brother's arrest, Klavier is trying to balance his law career and a solo music career, with some success—but with less savory consequences as well. His fans are fixating on every aspect of his life, desperate for his attention and jealous of his relationships with the people around him. They've singled out his courtroom rival, Apollo Justice, as the target of their frustrations.

my notes
apollo starts getting stalked after klavier's fans start obsessing over him.super great, a ton of tension omg

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apollo/klavier, 12.1k, 1/1, complete

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In which Apollo Justice becomes the most popular fic-writer in the Gavinners fandom.

(and, along the way, realizes his Big Gay Crush on Klavier Gavin might not be as hopeless as he thought)

my notes apollo becomes a renowned gavinners fanfic writer b/c he's sick of all the incorrect portrayals of klavier. shenanigans ensues. HILARIOUS and i love the socmed formatting as usual!! i love the conspiracy theorists too even though they're completely unhinged. my bookmark says "THIS IS SO FUNNY"

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apollo/klavier, 43.4k, 26/26, complete

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After the events of State v. Misham, Klavier finds himself in a slump, stressed at the prosecutor's office and unable to pen new songs. To his surprise, he finds creative inspiration—and unexpected feelings—spending time with Apollo. Now if only he could release the new tracks without raising any suspicion as to whom his love songs are for.

my notes
klavier is in a musical rut until apollo becomes his inspiration and he starts writing an ep for himself themed around the time he spends with apollo. also apollo has a side job as a waiter. so fantastic this was like watching a movie!! also i love imagining the ep itself. perfect balance of angst and fun and relatively fast-paced!

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apollo/klavier; 50.8k; 12/12; complete

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Klavier Gavin is the most famous rockstar in the world. Guilty Love is about to go platinum and the tour sold out fourteen stadiums. So there's really, really no reason why one anonymous music critic on Youtube who hates him should get under his skin. And yet somehow he'd do just about anything to convince MikekoMusic to like him.

Apollo has been doing Youtube as a fun side hustle while he tries to break into the talent management industry, and he's just landed an assistant gig working for Kristoph Gavin. Whose main client is his golden boy younger brother. Whose music Apollo has been anonymously trashing for years.

Yeah, this is all going to go fine.

(No lawyers, no murders, just shenanigans. And Clay Terran lives.)

my notes
rockstar!klavier and youtuber!apollo. apollo runs the anonymous youtube channel mikekomusic, and klav is a fan. while they start talking online, apollo also starts working for kristoph, klavier's manager. drama ensues. this consumed me completely when i read it. i love mikekomusic. i can see his channel. i'm obsessed. also the DRAMA omg i wanted to beat up klavier so many times but they made it out ok :)

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apollo & clay, apollo & trucy, apollo/klavier; 5.6k; 1/1; complete

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Today is Apollo Justice's twenty-fourth birthday.

Or more accurately, today is Apollo Justice's first birthday without Clay Terran.

my notes
i don't think i've managed to read this fic without bursting into tears and i say that so genuinely. my bookmark says "jesus fucking christ"

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apollo/klavier; 2.3k; 1/1; complete

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Apollo constantly refers to his newly adopted cat Mikeko as "my girlfriend". Naturally, Klavier misunderstands.

Things spiral from there.

my notes
klavier thinks that mikeko is actually his girlfriend and gets super jealous. SOOO cute and funny i'm obsessed because apollo canonically does this

info: apollo & phoenix & edgeworth, phoenix/edgeworth; 21.6k; 1/1; complete

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"A boy at the airport with a face trying too hard to be too brave, save for the tears squeezing out the corners of his eyes… I couldn’t just walk away, you know?”

So Phoenix finds Apollo. Or maybe it is that Apollo finds Phoenix. Or maybe it is they find each other and Miles is reluctantly brought along for the ride. Somehow, they all change each other.

my notes
phoenix finds apollo, fresh from khura'in, lost in the airport, and takes him in, until dhurke is supposed to return. really sweet, found family. apollo's really cute, and i'm really happy it ended the way it did. miles is a sap

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apollo/klavier; 9.3k; 1/1; complete

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Klavier Gavin, a perfectly ordinary mortal, save for the child prodigy and rockstar prosecutor part, never expected to catch the attention and affection of an ancient god of the sun.

my notes
actual sun god!apollo!!!! klavier doesn't believe him though. OBSESSEDDDDD with this and its execution. i love apollo so much and him being like no rly i'm Apollo like That apollo and klav is like is this a kink thing lmfao. my bookmark says "I am absolutely obsessed with this and i'm never going to think about anything else ever again"

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apollo/klavier; 1.7k; 1/1; complete

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With their shoulders pressed together, Klavier and Apollo find a small cassette tape hidden beneath all of the other golden trinkets. On it, scribbled in permanent marker across a masking tape is written: For Apollo.

my notes
klapollo find a cassette tape for apollo, from apollo's parents. tears

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apollo/klavier, apollo/clay; 1.5k; 1/1; complete

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After Clay's death, his grief consumes Apollo. He drowns himself in work, his spirit fleeting. Until one day, his friends take action.

or: love does not end in death. and life goes on.

my notes
2nd person pov, clay hangs around apollo's apartment following his death and observes apollo's grief. super soft and sweet, this fic feels like a poem even though it's all in prose. i read the last few lines over and over again.

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apollo/klavier, 4.4k, 1/1, complete

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It isn't that strange that Apollo's soulmark would be in English; after all, he plans to go back some day. Except by the time he grows up, he is hearing the important word almost every day.

It isn't until Klavier is nine that he realizes his soulmark is in Khura'inese. This is a bit troublesome, especially when he finds himself falling for Apollo Justice, who probably can't speak a word of the language.

And yet somehow, things tend to work out in the end.

my notes
klapollo soulmarks au, where klavier's is in khura'inese and he's convinced it's not apollo bc there's no way apollo knows khura'inese haha unless.....; i'm like... unhealthily obsessed with the idea of apollo being bilingual/multilingual and being really subtle about it. so naturally this is my favorite thing in the entire goddamn world

info apollo/clay, apollo/klavier; 92.0k, 15/15, complete

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During an argument as children, Nahyuta tells Apollo that he's bad luck. Apollo wants to believe that's not true, but as life drags on and things keep going wrong, he can't help but wonder if he really is cursed.

my notes
when they're kids, nahyuta tells apollo he's bad luck, and that sticks with him for his entire life. i am extremely grateful to this fic for basically walking me through all of apollo's backstories. xoxo much love

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apollo/klavier; 40.6k; 6/6, complete

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Apollo Justice has rotten luck: he actually wins the grand prize for a mail-in contest, but It's a couple's getaway to a fancy ski lodge in the mountains and Apollo is aggressively single. With no one to go with, Apollo offers them to Klavier since surely, a rockstar would be able to find a date before then, but Klavier has a better idea—they go together and pretend they're a couple. That way, they both get a vacation, plus free food and wine.

And well, Apollo's never been one to pass up free food.

my notes: apollo wins a couple's ski lodge getaway, and klavier tags along so that apollo can claim it. fake dating au! soooo incredibly good i love this fic so much. the slow burn!! the pining!! the idiots!!!! also the ENDING i'm still screaming at it at the RING BOX AHHHHH

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apollo/klavier; 58.9k; 8/8; complete

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In the land of Lamiroir, there lived a prince. Orphaned as an adolescent, it was decided that the kingdom would be run by the previous King's advisor, Kristoph Gavin, in secret as King Regent until the Prince was of age.

But Lamiroir withered under the King Regent's rule—crops stopped flourishing, sickness invaded the land, and misfortune spread like a plague—and because of this, the people of Lamiroir hated and attacked the Prince as if he were the one to make their lives so miserable. As the Prince's twenty-fifth birthday and coronation crept nearer, the attacks worsened. To protect the Prince from these attacks, the King Regent summoned the noblest knight from an allied country to act as the Prince's guard until the day the Prince would become King.

This is the story of Prince Apollo and his devoted Knight, Sir Klavier.

my notes
magic and royalty au with crown prince!apollo and knight!klavier. the people of apollo's land hate him and keep trying to assassinate him, so klavier is brought in to protect him. to be so real.......this is one of my favorite aa fics by far. i love this so much, i love magic royalty? their dynamic is so gentle, foreshadowing so clever and wonderfully written, plus the art by margalcazo!! my bookmark says "screaming crying sobbing this fic is everything i have ever wanted and more"

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apollo/klavier; 129.1k; 22/22, complete

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The entirety of Ivy U is smitten with Klavier Gavin—with one exception. Apollo Justice could do without Klavier’s constant presence in the quad, where he serenades passerby with acoustic versions of his band's songs. Apollo is also not particularly fond of Klavier’s clothes, his hair, his tendency to sprinkle German into his conversations, or the fact that, despite all of this, Klavier is still at the top of the class.

So when Klavier asks Apollo to help him start a club for aspiring lawyers on campus, Apollo isn’t entirely sure why he accepts. It’s a resume builder, he tells himself. It’s not like he has to like the guy.

Except, well....he's starting to think that he might.

[Or, a simple college AU turned AA4 re-imagining.]

my notes
klavier convinces apollo to start a pre-law club at ivy university (they're both undergrads). super cool au of aa4 and its cases!! i want to reread part of this at some point i need to jog my memory. my bookmark says "This consumed my life for a full week"

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edgeworth/phoenix, apollo/klavier, kristoph&phoenix; 63.6k, 12/12, complete

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Phoenix Wright had his life back on track. He'd cleared his name. Passed the bar (again!). His law firm was due to expand, and he even had a sharp, new suit.

The world will mourn his passing.

(a meditation on grief and regret)

my notes
i think this is the best summary i've ever read for a fic to be so honest, and one of the best fics i've read of course. the tension in this thing was absolutely insane. kristoph is so absolutely unhinged. i love the focus on every single character, everyone plays some major part in this fic it's really amazing. my bookmark says "this shit genuinely rocked my world"