Blakeworth

Blakeworth is the slash ship between Victor Blake and Vincent Edgeworth from the Vincent: The Secret of Myers fandom.

Chapter 1
In the first chapter, upon Vanora asking Victor who owns the mansion she wakes up in, he tells her it is Vincent who owns it. However, he adds that he thinks that Vincent is "quite an adorable man, yet could be extremely dangerous at the same time."

Chapter 3
While confronting Vincent about his relation to Winston Loomis escaping prison, Victor then brings up the fact that, although being good at it, Vincent could never lie to him. In response to Victor telling Vincent to look him in the eyes, Vincent tells him that he has been doing that the entire time. This causes them to bicker back and forth, with Victor asserting he hasn't, Vincent asserting he has. After a while, Victor finally lets it go, telling Vincent that he would "always support every choice" he made, in which he has always been doing since the two met in college. In trying to warn Vincent about the dangers of choosing revenge on the Myers Corporation for what they have done to him, Victor brings up the fact that Vincent would be unable to do such a feat alone. This prompts Vincent to ask Victor to join him, as he "needs him." He agrees that he cannot do it alone, as he also needs a certain "man" he trusts, and can entrust his life to, that being Victor. Victor is hesitant at first, but after Vincent tells him that he trusts him, and that they "can find the equilibrium that's just right," he finally decides to side with him. He remembers that "Vincent Edgeworth never regrets his choice," which something he had not seen from Vincent in a while.

Victor tells Vincent that he is "willing to walk alongside" him, despite how "long and difficult" their path may be. Vincent then thanks him. Victor, using this as another moment to tease him, pretends he could not hear what Vincent said. Vincent repeats himself, but they are then interrupted by Winston, whom both forgot was there in the first place. Victor asks what they will do with Winston, Vincent suggesting that they just throw him back in prison. Victor notices Vincent's embarrassment of the situation, using this as another opportunity to tease him. However, Vincent tells him to cut it out.

Victor then tells Vincent that he has a surprise for him. This surprise turns out to be some items that he stole from Winston's lab, as he knew that it was Vincent behind Winston's prison escape the entire time. While Vincent is investigating the items, he has some thoughts about Victor. He thinks about how Victor "intimidates him sometimes," can "read his mind without any difficulty," and "could go as far as to anticipate his every move." He also calls Victor a superhuman, saying that "he never needed Myer's mechanical prosthesis to be a superhuman, he already is one." Vincent then starts to wonder what would happen if him and Victor never had become friends in college, and what would have happened if he had not had Victor next to him when he needed him. He wonders where he would be now, and how different things would be. However, he decides to smother the thought, as he would "rather not think about it."

Chapter 4
Upon Vanora breaking a mug while investigating, Vincent almost collapses. This is due to the fact that there was hot chocolate in the mug, the same exact beverage Vincent bought for Victor back when they first met. Shortly after that, Vanora unlocks a box containing a picture of Victor, Vincent, and three cats. Vanora notices that Victor's eyes and arms in the photo are not prosthetics yet, and concludes that it is a picture of the two in university. Vanora questions Vincent on this, however he does not answer and instead averts his eyes. This picture ends up being the key to one of the puzzles, as Vincent used the date on the photo as some sort of password.

During Vincent's first Live or Die, he asks Vanora if she believes in fate. This is a drastic change from before he met Victor, who is the reason he believes in fate at all. All of the answers to Vincent's Live or Die's have something to do with Victor. For the first one, Vanora reiterates something along the lines of what Victor said to Vincent when he first met him at RMU, saying "After all, it was your fate to become an outcast and be forced to leave the Myers Corporation because you didn't belong there." This puts a look of "excruciating pain" on Vincent's face. For the second one, Vanora acknowledges that Vincent thinks he is not alone because he still has Victor. However, since Victor is a just human, he will still end up losing him sooner or later. This fills Vincent's expression with "even more sorrow."

In the third and final one, Vanora brings up the fact that Vincent wants to go back and time and experience what it was like in RMU again. She pulls out the photo of Vincent and Victor together, in which Vincent attempts to retrieve from her, but fails. She states that Victor is the only one Vincent can be his real self with, and that his university time with him was the happiest time of his life. She tears the photo into pieces, and tells him that he cannot go back in time and change the past. Essentially, Vanora defeats Vincent in a battle of wits by saying something about or relating to Victor.

Quotes
"Every second I'm with you, I feel like my life is full of meaning. You've helped me regain my purpose."

- Victor to Vincent

"...Why am I thinking about him? His lifestyle is definitely none of my business. It feels as if I'm eagerly waiting for him to come back? ...I don't understand."

- Vincent about Victor

"I want to be an outstanding person like you, Vincent. But more importantly... I want to stay with you, and keep being there for you."

- Victor to Vincent

"If all you need is someone to talk to when you're feeling down, I'll be here for you."

- Vincent to Victor

"...Because you're different from me, Vincent, you're an admirable person."

- Victor to Vincent

"I don't want to be friends with them. Just having you is enough."

- Vincent to Victor

Fanon
A lot of the support for the ship most likely arose starting from the release of chapter three, as that chapter is where it begins to display Vincent and Victor's close relationship. This support is even further fueled by the pairing's ship tease in fourth chapter. However, some smaller reasons may have contributed to this as well, such as them being close friends who were previously roommates, along with Victor occasionally teasing Vincent. Some fans like to compare Victor and Vincent to that of an. One specific reason for this comparison is referring to the scene in the third chapter where the two quarrel. There have been jokes about said scene, and sometimes just in general about Winston being a third-wheel to them. Following the reveal of Draco Edgeworth's becoming, he is often depicted as the pairing's son.

Due to the popularity of both Blakeworth and Kruecent, many fans also ship the two with Dr. Albert Krueger, their ship name being Blakeworther.

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Trivia

 * The two happened to both be chief officers of their departments when they worked for the Myers Corporation. The investment department (for Victor), and legal department (for Vincent) respectively.
 * The character "Draco Edgeworth," who is Vincent's brother and butler, is comparable to that of a "lovechild" between the two, as Draco shares similar physical features of both Victor and Vincent. Not to mention, one of the most important plot points involves the fact that Draco is a combination of Victor's memories, and Vincent's DNA.
 * On Chinese Valentine's Day 2020, the creator, dino999z, shared fan-art of the pairing on the game's developer log.

Variations
Blakeworther refers to the ship between the two and Dr. Albert Krueger