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Speaking of the difference between a queer reading, queer subtext, and queer coding, as relevant to the Ace Attorney series…
There is a moment in Dual Destinies that carries obvious queer subtext relevant to one of our main characters (Apollo Justice) and I’m not talking about Klavier’s “first time a man” comment.
Rather, in one of the last cases of the game, everyone is delicately trying to explain to the judge that Aura Blackquill was in love with Metis Cykes (who was murdered) in a queer way. Its a big “they’re lesbians, harold” moment.
And then the conversation immediately turns to Apollo Justice and how he’s just had someone who was “important to him” murdered, too.
The narrative specifically draws you attention to the relationship that Aura and Metis had, and compares it to the relationship between Apollo and Clay.
And that’s queer subtext.
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