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Lawlight ffnet fic recs

This is probably going to be the main post for ffnet fic recs. There's only so much I can do in 30 minutes, so they're not exactly organized by categories. Will add more later, probably.

Check the summary and notes. Read the warnings and authors notes for each fic. I'm not responsible for what you end up reading, rating wise.

Please note, fics that are also on ao3 aren't here.

Bestest of the best. So Good, I can't recommend enough. Go read it asap.

Of Music

Summary: Light is at the theatre, escaping from his life as he does every performance. Fate hands him her calling card in the way of a stranger sitting across the room. Can Light maintain his life when this one man manages to slip into it like he belongs there? AU

Notes: At the top of this list is my very favorite and probably the best Death Note fic of all time. Have you read Of Music? No? Then go read it right now.

Coexistence is Boredom

Summary: A new deathnote. A new plan for world sanctity. And an entirely misled Catholic clergy. Raito and L take their respective places on the sides of their own justice. A final battle waged in the Garden of Eden.

Notes: Another one of my favorites, this fic is a post-Yotsuba arc AU.

Redeemer

Author's note/summary: The story takes place after Death Note ends, although the main characters have not died. Here the Yellowbox Warehouse is essentially the pinnacle of L's 6-year long offensive against Kira, who believes L to be dead, when he really isn't. L faked his death, and proceeded with the case behind the cover of his three top heirs, Mello, Matt and Near. Kira himself doesn't succumb to his defeat, but is instead rescued at the last moment by his nemesis lover who decides that a more apropos end to the God of the New World is not death--but redemption, in the form of a new case and a 5th so-called Kira, that L and Light must bring down together… or risk losing everything. Yes, there is actually a plot LOL Buuuut, this puppy has yaoi and pairing's aplenty. LxLight and MelloxMatt are technically the mains, but when you cut straight down to it, this is a story about Light and Mello and how they go from hate to need, from enemies to lovers, and maybe even something more…

Notes: This fic... isn't on ffnet. Nor on ao3. This fic is on adultffnet. Mind the tags, the pairings, and allll the warnings. This fic isn't for everyone. I'd recommend it as 21+ age group. It still has amazing plot, Light's psychological and character analysis and development as L attempts to make Light give up being Kira for him. I've warned you. If you still read it, then it's on you. There's also a few sequels with B, but the author has taken them down.

Redivivus

Summary: The most important thing Ryuk learned watching Light Yagami was how to follow the rules to the letter and still break them.

Notes: Another of my favorites. This fic has Ryuk enabling Light to time travel, kid!Light shenanigans, Light trolling L, L trolling Light, and pre-lawlight dynamics (since Light is a pre-teen while L is a teen).

Disorder

Summary: L's ordinary day is interrupted by a not-so-ordinary disappearance that he's determined to solve. And when it reappears right under his nose? Obviously a personal attack on his detective abilities-time for mystery, revenge and maybe even a little romance!

Notes: Light runs away, L takes the case. Anything more would be spoilers. This author has a lot of other amazing fics, so check those out as well!

Memento Mori

Summary: Light is brutally assaulted and decides to end it all –and what better way then to admit he's Kira and let his nemesis do it for him? Of course, things with L can never be so simple. L/Light.

Note: Another amazing fic by the author of Primitive Liars. The summary is accurate.

Between Black and White

Summary: When L captures Light, he finds himself unwilling to relinquish his kindred spirit to the police, and instead has other plans to make Kira atone for his crimes. But the saga of Shinigami, genius intellect and old memories - BB - has only just begun.

Note: L is a selfish, manipulative bastard. L won and wanted Light to stay. Light's willingness to stay is another matter entirely, nice to have but not necessary.

Spira Mirabilis

Summary: Sayu, worried about her brother, decides to sneak into his room to steal his diary, triggering the explosion that causes her death and Light’s serious injury. With a scar and no memories of the Death Note, how will Yagami Light’s life unfold?

Note: I re-read this fic everytime I'm on a ffnet fic read binge. The characterization is amazing. Light is a human, L is a human, Sayu's death has consequences on Light's psyche and general relationship with the Yagami family. L's relationship with Light is so soft and healing and tender.

Ragnarok

Summary: A serial killer emerges in Japan, basing his murders on Norse Mythology. NPA star-detective Light Yagami and the World's Greatest Detective L are both targets, and the case may lead to the end of the world for both of them.

Notes: The summary is very accurate. I love the pining that goes in here. This AU is very well thought out, with canon characters taking a whole new direction due to the lack of the Kira case.

Etched

Summary: It was a brief fling that lasted much longer than it was supposed to. One a student and part-time forensic artist, the other the greatest detective in the world. When it ended, both were sure they'd never meet again. But fate had other plans.

Notes: Two very safe, lonely men fall in love with each other. They both have secrets. Their secrets and lack of trust does not make up for their love for each other. Alas, the fic stops at an interesting time. But the relationship development is still to read for.

Better than the rest

Tale of Two Death Notes

Summary: The Death Note was destined to bring them together, the rest was up to them.

Notes: Light as a scientist/researcher type working on the death note, L as the detective whose case has brought him to the mystery of the death note.

I Won't Say

Summary: Having found out L's name, Light can finally have everything he wants: the world and, more importantly, L. Convincing L, however, turns out to be more difficult than killing him, especially with a house full of orphans to stir the soup. Christmas fluff balanced by a power struggle between the dynamic duo.

Notes: Probably the best Christmas themes lawlight fic. It's soft, tender, understanding, there's communication, trust building, family bonding, and a happy ending

Summary: Young Light's parents are murdered and he's sent to Wammy's. For a while, he's thrilled- it's challenging AND he's meeting people like A and C! …And L. Jerk. Then B shows up, and, well… stuff goes bad. Fast. With havoc as only B can wreak.

Notes: Light is a pathological liar. L is into that.

Irrefutable Connection

Summary: L lays open his life, soul and existance to Light and Light does the same for L, writing the last of his secrets upon L's skin. Light and L forge an unbreakable agreement to never betray each other; aiding and influencing one another without fear.

Notes: Lawlight confess their identities, there's smut and plotting involved, a 'L joins Kira' fic, I guess.

Desideratum

Summary: L didn't have a real name and he finds his immunity to the Death Note tragic. Light joins him on his journey of self discovery when Interpol joins the task force in finding Kira. The battle of the wits between detective and suspect isn't over.

Notes: None. I don't recall enough about this fic other than that it was good.

Infection

Summary: A virus rampaged Europe and two top detectives find themselves stuck amongst the aftermath. Suspicions are raised and concluded, emotions are tested. Whoever said death was supposed to be easy?

Notes: Lawlight, with zombie virus around. I don't recall enough about this fic other than that it was good.

Hurt, Angst, Tragedy. Comfort? What's that? Is it tasty?

The Prince

Summary: He is not a saint. He is not God. Even his sense of justice is skewed. After all, how can Kira rationalize his use of the Death Note when he himself is nothing but a common criminal? A member of the yakuza?

Notes: Read the authors warnings at the start of this fic. Another fic I'd say is 21+, this fic has Light kidnapped and forced to be a yakuza member. Alll the warnings apply. Amazing plot, character growth makes sense, I want to wrap Light in a blanket burrito and never let go.

Asylum

Summary: Upon recovering his memories of Kira, Raito has a terrible choice to make. What he does choose throws him into a realm of insanity and suddenly it's the God of the New World that needs the rescuing--and L is the only one who can help.

Notes: Another fic that I'd recommend is 21+. Has a sequel 'Silence'. The fic name and summary is accurate, with all the warnings that implies.

True Elision

Summary: Raito dies and becomes nothing. But the Shinigami need his soul,so they give him a second chance.They recreate his spirit and send him to a hellish trial where he must face his living nightmares.Intense romance comes late in fic

Notes: Lots of trigger warnings. You've been warned. Only hurt, no comfort for Light. Takes place post canon. Romance comes in veryyyy late in the game. I love how, in that one riddle scene, it shows that Light is very much human and not Shinigami material. Has a happy ending, if you can last till then.

A Cure for Love

Summary: Light and L fall in love during the Yotsuba arc and Light's master plan is derailed when an assassin steals the Death Note. The threat of Kira is dwarfed when Kira's powers seem to have fallen into the hands of a terrorist organization known as Astraea and Light and L are united to find the culprit, but for how long…

Notes: Every character in this fic wishes Light never gets back his Kira memories, including Light himself. Alas, he does. And every character suffers for it, including Light himself. Check the warnings before reading. Has a bittersweet ending.

Poison Apple

Summary: Death Note with a Disney spin. Maybe their poison drenched love, this twisted fairytale of most wicked beauty, is all that matters, even when L is dragged back from his grave and faced with his poisoned apple again.

Notes: No lawlight rec list including ffnet fics is complete without this fic. So here it is. Warnings apply.

Crack & Crack Taken Seriously (yes, both are different)

Death Note Dating Gameshow

Summary: Being the soon to be God of the new world can be a rewarding if lonely job. But do not fear obsessive Kira-worshippers, for Sakura Tv is here to ensure that the savior finds that special somebody.

Notes: The intro fic to death note lawlight crack fics. One of the best ever. Don't take it seriously.

Adaptation

Summary: Even Light’s plans don’t take spontaneously changing gender into account. Fortunately, he can adapt.

Notes: Light changes gender and that's all it takes to bring that UST to surface.

A Modest Proposal

Summary: Light, pathetically poor college student that he is, is in dire need of cash. The renowned detective and more importantly, multi billionaire L can help this wretched situation: and subsequently, the business negotiations begin.

Notes: Light is broke. Light studies economics. Light has a plan. A married couple have lower taxes. Now he only needs to convince L.

Discordant Harmony

Summary: What happens when new artist Yagami Raito manages to capture the attention of socially inept, anonymous artist L Lawliet? Hilarity, of course. Matchmakers, troublesome sisters, and crazy lawyers pretending to be drag queens? What is this world coming to?

Notes: THE Death Note Lawlight crack fic. This fic, to me, is the best of the best and defines the lawlight crack fic genre. They don't make fics like this anymore. Which, in a way, is good. One is enough. Plus, I reallyy don't know how any crack fic can top this one.

The End is Near

Summary: A horrible day gets a bit bet - er, worse - when Mello discovers that a certain albino boy has disa-Neared. Matt, Mello, L, and Light set out to find him, come hell, high water, or chocolate shortages. Well, maybe not those.

Notes: The summary is pretty accurate. Its a crack fic, so keep your brains and logic outside the door when you read it.

12 Sides Of L

Summary: After a freak accident, the team and Raito find themselves in a place no human should ever have been before. In the mind of the greatest detective, L.

Notes: I've never read a fic with this plot before. A unique AU, delves into L's mind, literally. Crack taken seriously.

Night and Day

Summary: The NPA are assisting mysterious detective L with a new case. Raito has to work with an unusual partner…

Notes: Crack taken seriously. A good enough case fic, where Light and L meet on a case.

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angelinvasion1 · 11 months

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mister13eyond · 7 months

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10.) Favorite line or lines of dialogue that you’ve written?

oh god this is HARD... I think dialogue is the thing i like writing MOST, and character voice is my favorite part, so it's hard to choose a favorite, but hm....

I like this exchange and the callback to it in Hell Is the Talking Type:

“Still…. It’s a damn shame. That suit actually looked good on you.” “You think?” Risotto straightened up. Was he… flushed? “Better than the clown shit.” “It’s not- I’m dressed as an executioner. ” “In a bondage harness and a fucking jester hat!

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“Big talk from 200cm of goth clown-” “ Executioner.” But Risotto said it softly, so the bartender wouldn’t overhear.

ALSO, this incredibly Utena and Hannibal inspired exchange from April 6th:

“I don’t know. Maybe that you’ll try to kill me. You could have poisoned this.” “I’m eating it too,” Diavolo points out. Giorno lifts an eyebrow challengingly. “As though it being poisoned would discourage you in the slightest?” …. He has a point there. Diavolo smirks and lifts his fork in a toast, an acknowledgement of that truth. Still, the both of them take another bite.

along with this bit from the same conversation: (also Incredibly Hannibal):

“It’s a terrible thing, being seen. Isn’t it?” Giorno swallows another bite, blackened crust and all, and washes it down with a grimace and a sip of wine. “It is,” he laughs. “Absolutely horrible. I feel sliced open and rummaged through.” “And yet.” Diavolo shrugs. “You see me, whether or not I like it.”

I really like writing that kind of coy back and forth exchange (yes, Hannibal sure did change me forever)

18.) If you could go back and revise one of your older stories, which would it be?

Oh gosh, I dunno. I kinda don't look back at any of the Older Older works on purpose (for my own sanity); I think if anything I'd probably approach some of my old works Completely differently now as a person?

Like, I have this one OLD MelloxMatt deathnote smut oneshot that is (embarassingly) noted as "happy, healthy kink" in the summary, and now I'm like. "Past Byron was weak. Let me at it again, I will make up dynamics SO complex and fucked up". I may still be kind of the schmoopiest, fluffiest bitch on the planet, but I do love some primo weird complicated not entirely healthy but they also would be even worse with anyone else" dynamics and I wish I'd learned that as a baby smut writer LMAOOO

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litterateur97 · 2 years

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Okay so... For the ask game: What do you think of the LxLight ship? Is it worth shipping or their relationship in the story is more interesting than the ship itself? I mean, as enemies.

I rate it a solid 5.

The thing about Lawlight is that I understand its appeal, really I do, but it was so everywhere all the time from the moment I joined the fandom, and I had interest in other ships that didn't get as much attention (or really any at all), that I became bored of it pretty quickly.

When I first joined the fandom I was pretty neutral towards the ship, but by the time I was 14 I kinda hated the ship because I was sick of seeing it everywhere. I wanted to see LxMisa, MelloxMatt, RayexNaomi, LxNaomi, MelloxNear, MelloxHalle, MisaxTakada, and MisaxRem. And while there was stuff out there for those pairings, there was just so much more of LxLight. While it wasn't too hard to find stuff for MelloxMatt and MelloxNear, well, let's just back then people were oddly fond of using homophobic slurs in gay fanfiction, and that made me very uncomfortable.

And that was a big trope in a lot of LxLight fanfics as well. Light would have a lot of internalized homophobia and some fics really liked to throw those slurs out. I remember struggling with that with Zukka and NaruSasu fics back then too, so reading gay fanfics in general was just kinda tough back then. I faced enough homophobia in the real world, I wasn't too interested in reading about it in fiction.

But the fanart, the FANART, was magnificent. Beautifully horny. And a lot of times artists loved to make fun of Light and I LOVE making fun of Light. And the two do look good together, I can't lie. And I understand enough of the appeal of enemies to lovers that I understand that the two have good chemistry.

But that's kinda it. They're hot together, but I really can't see the two forming a true emotional connection. Based on their personalities and their expression of hatred towards one another, I really don't see any romantic attraction between them. A lot of that has to do with how I interpret each character.

First we have L, and as I've said before, first and foremost I see him as a liar. It's kinda hard for me to gage when he was being genuine and when he was just fucking around or trying to get ahead in the case. In my personal interpretation, I think he is a bisexual man who tries to repress his sexuality because it doesn't really benefit him to acknowledge it. He is too focused on his career, on the challenges he faces, to engage in any kind of meaningful relationship, physical or romantic or platonic. His only true connection seems to be Watari, although I do think he genuinely held a lot of respect for Soichiro. But I think he would view most relationships as useless unless he could benefit from them in some major way.

I think he acknowledges that both Misa and Light are attractive, but that doesn't really matter to him. He probably doesn't think he can get with either of them to manipulate the case the way he wants, so it's not really worth thinking too much about it. And aside from that, I think L genuinely hated Light. I think for the first time in his life he saw someone who reminded him of himself, someone who could have fit into his world, and then that person became the worst serial killer on the planet. And I think L holds a lot of resentment towards Light for that. Maybe if Light hadn't become Kira, then L would have respected him more, but I think he would have still had some resentment towards Light for having such a perfect looking life. Light was always going to be his rival, and I think L's too much of an ass to truly get along with someone he's competing against.

And then you have Light. Light is difficult because he's two different people in the story of Death Note. He's the perfect honors student who is kinda bored of life, and then he's Kira. As the perfect honors student, I think it could be argued that Light was gay with no intentions of acting on those feelings out of fear of ruining his perfect image. I think Light had sexual feelings, but I think he was aromantic. Even when he recognized Misa as pretty and told himself not to fall for her, that moment felt more like he was acknowledging that she was aesthetically pleasing and charming and that others would fall for that, but he was better than others so he wouldn't fall for it. He never shows any real interest in dating, not when he's just perfect honors student Light. He also just like doesn't seem to have any interest in the people around him in general, especially when he's not Kira. I don't think Light even had any friends. And sure he says he cares about others, but when do you actually see him do anything for someone else? Sure he says they have to save Misa and go after Yotsuba Kira, but I think that was because he knew it was the right thing to do, not so much because he actually cared about doing it. He often seems to do what others expect of him, but it's hard to tell if he actually cares about those things.

To put it simply, Light is written as a sociopath. Now personally, I don't believe sociopaths exist in real life and I think it's messed up to call real people that, but when it comes to fictional characters, well those guys aren't real and they are written to fit certain ideas the author holds, and I think Light is Ohba's idea of a sociopath. He puts on the front of caring about others, but he doesn't seem to really care about anyone except maybe his family sometimes, but even then he was willing to let every last one of them die to pursue his New World. So it's hard for me to picture Light with anyone romantically. The way he was written made it seem to me like he was incapable of romantic love. Or possibly any love at all. But I definitely think he was obsessed with L, especially after L died, and I think that could have come from his repressed sexuality.

But as Kira, Light strikes me as both aromantic and asexual. And I want to make clear that I don't think there's anything wrong with being asexual or aromantic and I don't think Light is good representation for that group, it's just that I notice Light doesn't seem to focus on sex or love at all in comparison to characters like L and Misa who do say sexual and romantic things. Especially as Kira, his focus just seems to be on building his New World, not on getting any ass or true love. And when he notices he can manipulate the women who fawn over him, he does it, but he still doesn't seem to be thinking of sex. He manipulates them with romantic words, or his idea of what's romantic probably based on what he's seen on TV and in movies. And he seems to think that's enough to keep these women loyal to him and doesn't explore any further than that. (It worked because Ohba wrote women terribly in the series.) And not once does it occur to him to try and take that same manipulative approach with L, a man who he clearly sees as "deviant," a man who has been labeled as such by others like Misa, and a man who did not deny it. But Light doesn't try to seduce L as Kira like he did women. He seemed closer to making moves on L with his memory wiped than he did as Kira. Which is interesting to see with his character, it's almost like his focus on becoming God just took away his libido or something.

Now is the ship worth shipping, you ask? Sure. The fanfics are very well written, there's lots of beautiful fanart, and there's even good doujinshi of the pairing. I think that makes it worth shipping, even if I don't think the pairing would ever be canon. But whether or not something is canon shouldn't be included in the decision to ship it in my opinion. As long as you like the pairing, yes, it's worth shipping. Even if Light is asexual and aromantic, the dynamic he holds with L is interesting, and you can still ship it.

Is their relationship in the story more interesting than the ship itself? Yeah, I would say so. Personally I love when there's two characters who just fucking hate each other's guts and there's nothing more to it than that. I think the rivalry between them is great and I don't need anything to happen between the characters sexually or romantically to be invested when the two of them are in a scene together.

But it is fun sometimes to read the fanfics, to look at the fanart, or to randomly throw him into a LxMisa story.

TL;DR: I'm not too invested in Lawlight like I am other ships. I think it's hot, but I don't see any potential for anything beyond physical relations. I think the two hated each other in canon and their personalities make them a bad match. But I think it's still worth shipping, even if I think their canon relationship is more interesting.

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