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notwantedonthemoon · 5 months

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I gave Lucy and Ham a design update! Originally I only wanted to do Ham but Lucy barged into the room and no one can make her leave.

Design notes:

• I really was not satisfied with their original colour schemes. I know that Lucy was described as wearing a rose-coloured gown but she’s so purple in my head. • And Ham should be more red. He’s associated with red in the novel (and his brothers with yellow and blue- they’re the primary colour brothers) and that image of Misa Amane in the top left corner was my original reference for him, but he simply doesn’t look right to me unless he looks like a walking Valentine’s Day card. Misa Amane’s picture got to stay because a). I love her and b). I’m gonna talk about her later. • His hair also had to change- I’m probably going to redo Hannah at some point. I was thinking of saving Ham’s original reddish brown colour for Hannah instead, and I don’t want them to look too similar. So now his hair looks like a fox- which is fitting for his character and also very funny because his wife is terrified of foxes. • Don’t ask how the darker ends work without hair dye, we’re going off cartoon logic here. • I am now certain that Lucy’s height exists solely to torment me whenever I want to draw her next to someone else. I was in tears drawing this, wondering why Findley couldn’t have been happy with a six foot tall angel. • Lucy is seven foot five. I have no idea if I drew her tall enough or if I ever will.

The part where Misa Amane is relevant

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• Ham’s character felt like he was being set up for a much more important role than he actually got, and I was waiting for a twist or a character arc or something, but it never happened. This guy is determined to stay irrelevant forever. I saw a source somewhere describe Ham as less of a character and more of an excuse to introduce Lucy. It cracked me up so I had to include it in here. • Just to be clear: I do like Ham as is. He’s an entertaining and also very heartfelt character- one of his defining traits is just, ‘Loves Things A Lot’ (kinda reminds me of Pat of Silver Bush- everyone go read Pat of Silver Bush that book is fantastic). • But also: he could have been better. His character got 10 times more likeable to me when I realized that he kind of resembles Misa Amane from Death Note, so by that logic he’d be a better character if you just make him more like Misa Amane from Death Note. • Also: I only ever watched the Death Note musical and I know next to nothing about the anime. But I heard that Misa is pretty annoying in the anime? Shame. • The parallels are already there. Both characters have complicated relationships with death- Ham’s first action in the book is being forced to kill a lamb, Misa’s entire family got murdered- and then cheating death somehow; Ham spent his childhood nearly dying of like, plague or whatever, and a death god sacrificed his life to extend Misa’s time on Earth. They’re both characterized as being incredibly loving, with Ham defined by his “love of life so great that he could not bear to kill” and Misa being defined by her love for her family that drove her to pledge her loyalty and give away half her life to their unknowing avenger.

• If I were writing Ham I’d establish him as a character who is deeply loyal- to his family and to his values. He thought that that loyalty had to extend to his father be default- they’re family, despite their very very tense relationship. The sacrifice at the start of book one made him do an immediate 180 on that, and it was why he was so willing to throw his oar in completely with Lucy. • That 180 turn was motivated by an unbelievable amount of pent up rage and spite. In terms of general ideals I’d say Ham is pretty traditional and goes along with whatever’s popular because it causes less problems for him- the only principles he sticks firmly to are his scientific ones. He’s not like Lucy, who knows what she believes in and fights for it- him opposing Doctor Noyes is an emotional, reactionary decision, not based off of any deeper principles (other than the no-killing one) or self-reflection about his existing worldviews. • A lot of his development will be directly tied to Lucy, since she’s the more significant character out of the two. And being with Lucy would make him much more willing to make impulsive decisions; which actually isn’t very far from canon, Ham is pretty impulsive. When I first got to the two-day-engagement part of the book I was convinced that a love potion had to be involved somewhere, because I couldn’t wrap my head around the designated ‘logical scientist character’ making such a reckless decision. But then I got further into the book and Ham… runs into a burning building. Keeps on fumbling conversations by blurting out his opinion and immediately regretting it. So… he’s kind of just like that. That lines up. • For a scientist character he’s very emotional- which I like a lot! It’s a nice change of pace. Being a scientist doesn’t automatically make you more rational and reasonable than anyone else. Sometimes you can be a really good scientist and still have the emotional intelligence of a sea sponge. Ham strikes me as someone who doesn’t really ‘get’ emotions because he can’t logic his way through them like with most of the stuff he studies, so he ignores them until they explode ‘completely out of nowhere’. My conclusion here is that someone should hand him a book on mindfulness. • (The real question is why Lucy was down for the two-day-engagement; it’s not to survive the flood. She and Ham were engaged before Yaweh came up with the flood plan.)

• All this is setting Ham up as Lucy’s eventual closest ally and the most fiercely loyal friend she could ever ask for. He thinks the world of her and would do just about anything for her… but he wouldn’t kill for her. That’s a line he crossed once and wouldn’t ever again.

• And Lucy loves him. Of course she does. But sometimes she wonders if her friend’s loyalty is anything like her brother’s blind devotion to Yaweh. She doesn’t like that thought.

• In the novel their relationship is largely just. Very lacklustre, with no development or indication that they really care about each other. But since they’re such a blank slate I can do whatever I want with them, and what I want is Lucy the revolutionary and her aggressively supportive science bestie. • I like to think that Ham and Lucy’s relationship would be best described as a queerplatonic relationship- though they wouldn’t have the vocabulary to describe that exactly. I know that they’re married but… they really don’t have any romantic chemistry. I’m sorry to anyone who thinks that they make a good couple (if you exist. At all) but I simply do not see it.

• (If someone does have an interpretation of their relationship that is romantic I would absolutely love to see it. If someone has anything to say at all about this book I would love to see it.)

#not wanted on the voyage #timothy findley #this is an extremely long winded to say that I want Ham to be Misa Amane levels of unhinged. He and Lucy are way too tame.#Lucy should get to commit a few murders. Mrs Noyes describes Ham as 'intense' and I'm like.#Ma'am. No he's not. I think you're just describing him being autistic- but he SHOULD be intense. That would be so fun.#Misa Amane was so much fun. She's my favourite Death Note character and I can fill oceans with my love for her.#Go check out the Death Note musical guys it's really good I promise. Also go read Pat of Silver Bush that one is fantastic #Don’t want to ramble too long in the tags but. Lucy works as a parallel to Japeth and Ham works really well as a parallel to Michael.#death note #death note musical #misa amane #pat of silver bush #lm montgomery #character analysis #character design #art #small artist #digital art #my ramblings #textpost meme

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unicornprintzz · 1 year

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I’ll work hard to make you love me.

Ellie x fem! Reader

Warnings: Violence ! obsession ! Hurtful words ! Reader feeling worthless, Alcohol use !

Mean! Ellie, Obsessive! Ellie, Deranged! Ellie, Selfish Ellie !

Angst !☆

Reader acting like Misa Amane! Reader loving the idea of Ellie, Reader gets a bit lovesick

Bittersweet ending !

Ellie finds out the truth about what happened at the hospital, and snaps. She breaks up with you and ends things with Joel.

A/n my first post and it’s already smth crazy like this

If any of these bother you pls don’t read!

You sit alone in your room.

What happened with you and Ellie keeps replaying in your mind over and over again. You cried until no tear ripped out of your eyes. You wanted to scream, you wanted to rip your hair out, you wanted to die.

“What the fuck is wrong with me!” you screamed. “It's been a year why are you still thinking about that you dumb bitch!” you grabbed your pillow and screamed into it.

Again you closed your eyes and thought about that memory with Ellie.

A year ago

“Joel!” you shouted with relief

He looked at you, and all you saw was horror in his eyes. “Joel are you okay what happened did you find Ellie?” His eyes shifted around trying to avoid your glaze and concern. You had a serious look on your face now. You knew exactly what happened now.

“Joel, where is Ellie,” you said with fear and concern, He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something but nothing came out. He grabbed your arm gently and walked you to his house.

“She knows now.”

Your heart stopped. Everything stopped. “H-hey your lying right? This is a joke right?” you laughed trying to convince yourself he was lying even though you knew that wasn't true.

“How did she find out,” you asked with tears in your eyes. Joel looked at you and said, “She’s been suspicious for a while now and she wanted to know the truth so she left to find out, if I didn't tell her, she would have left Jackson forever.” you looked at Joel with pure guilt on your face. “Y/n I'm sorry I dragged you into this.” “No, it's okay it's my fault for even eavesdropping on you, Tommy, and Maria talking about it.” He got up and walked to the door, “You should head on out now and check on her.” you nodded and headed out.

The only thing you heard during that short walk was your heart pounding. You were scared, horrified, and nervous. Does she know that I knew? Did Joel tell her? Will she hate me? You were so deep in thought that you didn't realize you were in front of her door.

You sighed and knocked.

“Ellie?”

Silence

Your heart was screaming. You checked to see if the door was unlocked and it was. You walked in to see Ellie on the edge of her bed. “Ellie? Sweetheart, are you okay?” why did I say that? Of course, she isn't okay.

Ellie slowly turned her head and looked at you. Your heart jumped and your ears started to ring. You felt goosebumps on your arms. Ellie's eyes boring into yours. Her eyes looked dead, empty, and hurt. Hearing what she said gave you even more goosebumps.

“How long have you fucking known.”

She got up and walked toward you. You backed away a little. “W-what are you talking about?” you stuttered, why are you lying to her? She looked even more furious. “Y/n stop with the innocent girl act, tell me how long you've fucking known!” she said with bitterness. You were on the verge of tears at this point. “I have known for a couple of years now,” you whispered. You looked at Ellie, regretting even looking at her. The look on her face was unreadable, never in your life have you seen that look on her face, it scared you. “No fucking way” she mumbled.

You looked at her with guilt. You weren’t prepared for what was about to happen next.

“I can't even trust my fucking girlfriend at this point.” you cringed, “what do you mean?” she looked at you with anger, “you know exactly what I fucking mean, you better fucking stop that innocent act right now because I don't have time for your bullshit.” you stayed silent letting her scream at you. “Fuck y/n, why don't you say something huh? Fucking say something!” You walked back against the wall, “Ellie I'm so sorry.” She looked at you like you were the ugliest thing she has ever seen. “Pathetic, fucking pathetic, you're pathetic.” Tears started to blur your vision, and you couldn't even say a thing. Ellie scoffed, “cry, it's all you know how to do.” You couldn't feel a thing but tears. You started wiping your tears but they kept coming. “Ugh, you're so fucking annoying, I can't believe I even considered dating someone like you.” That was your breaking point, you ran out the door and didn't look back, the people in Jackson looked worried for you but didn't interfere.

You opened your eyes and sighed.

I miss Ellie so much. It's been too long

You still can't believe how you are still in love with her even after all that. You smiled just thinking about Ellie. As long as she doesn't get with anyone else, I'll be fine.

Wrong.

You walked around Jackson doing your business when you saw Dina and waved at her with a smile. She smiled and waved back. Your smile instantly faded when you saw Ellie start walking with her hand in hand. You couldn't tell what you were feeling, you never felt like this at all. This is all new. Sadness washed over you as you walked over to your house. You looked at the pictures of you and Ellie and smiled .

I'll work hard to make you love me.

Rumors have been going around in Jackson, they were about Ellie, and you were intrigued. You decided to eavesdrop on somebody talking to Maria about Ellie's odd behavior. “You don't understand! She's fucking crazy!” you were even more intrigued now. “Maria, listen to me, I just went on patrol with her and she's deranged! Actually fucking insane! I'm more scared of her than the damn infected, when she was killing the infected she kept repeating Y/n’s name over and over again, I told her to cut it out and that it was dead but she wouldn't stop.” Maria sighed and agreed to talk with her. “Not only that, she told me if I interrupt her again, I'm next.” Chills, fucking chills went down your spine, and you walked off rethinking what you just heard. Did Ellie really do that? No way, I always knew she had a concerning side to her if you push her far enough, but that? I can't believe it.

That night you couldn’t sleep, you couldn't sleep because you kept thinking about Ellie repeating your name during her patrol. You're paranoid now. You slowly closed your eyes and drifted off to sleep, you woke up suddenly by someone knocking at your door. You slowly got up and walked towards the door.

You opened the door and there was Ellie.

“Ellie, what are you doing here?” Confusion and anxiety written all over your face. Ellie looked at you and smirked. “Can I come in” it sounded more like a demand than a question. You nodded, you closed the door and sat on the couch where she sat on. She was mumbling something but you couldn’t make out what she was saying. “Ellie, why are you here” you said softly.

“I missed you.”

“I missed you so fucking much.”

You looked at her shocked but also in delight. Tears started to roll down your cheek, “I missed you too,” you whispered, she lowly chuckled, “I know, so, please let me have this.” you looked at her confused as she got closer to you, as she got closer she smelled of alcohol. Ah, it all makes sense now. I should stop this, she isn't in the right state of mind.

Ellie hugged you tightly and kept mumbling “you're mine, you're mine, you're mine,” over and over again like it was a drug. You started to get scared but why didn't you pull away? I don't care, I want this, I want Ellie.

Ellie then softly kissed your neck, you loved this but something felt off. This whole situation felt off. Maybe it's just me.

No, you're wrong. Something is wrong, that something being Ellie. Why is she even doing this? You love this but you have an uneasy feeling. You pushed Ellie away. She looked confused, “what's wrong? I thought you were enjoying this.” you looked at her and sighed. “Ellie, why are you doing this? After all these years you finally come back as if nothing has happened.” Ellie’s face looked unreadable.

“It doesn't matter,” she said with a rasp in her voice, “don't act like you don't want this y/n.” you looked down not wanting to look at her, she was right, but at the moment you felt so vulnerable. “I do want this, I have for a very long time,” you said. “I know you do love, so why are you denying this? Denying me.” Ellie said with curiosity in her voice.

“Denying you? Never, I'm stopping this because I saw you with Dina earlier.” Ellie looked at you and frowned, “you saw that? Don't worry love, she means nothing to me, us holding hands meant nothing.”

You had no idea what you were getting into.

A/n - I accidentally posted this when it was unfinished so I put it on private. Then I realized that it looked good as it was.

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yuribracket · 1 year

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MALIGNED YURI BRACKET: Round two

How is Misa Amane/Rem (Death Note) maligned?

"i think just the fact of being women in death note is enough to qualify. like misa dedicates her life to light in the worst written way possible and then doesn't even get mentioned in the fucking ending or epilogue of the manga...meanwhile rem comes to love (yes that is the term used) misa enough to DIE for her but not only is the build up to this incredibly bare bones, she literally goes out of her way to explain "don't worry it's NOT in a gay way" and that is. So funny. thankfully SOMEONE understood the tragic yuri potential when writing the death note musical where rem is explicitly in romantic love with her, so everybody say thank you to them" "#i shipped them in 5th grade adn my ex friend was ilke u cant do that theyre both women and i was like ok and i stopped" "#they are gay one is a hideous death god their love is her undoing and her death #does misa love her back? unclear. that just makes it more compelling. theyre messy theyre weird theyre fucked up they are MY yuri"

How is Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain (DC Comics) maligned?

"the writers spent years refusing to put any respect on either of their names. Steph got promoted to Robin and then got brutally fridged in one of DC's most misogynistic character deaths ever. When she got brought back Cass was unceremonially stripped of her Batgirl title and sent to the other side of the earth so that they couldn't interact. they're currently sharing the Batgirl mantle in a book that's about both of them but it takes care to remind us that they're Just Best Friends Forever and Steph is Definitely Totally Straight on the regular" "#STEPHCASS. theyve been suffering under dc's bad writing decisions for TWENTY YEARS" "#im sorry kyosaya but uhhhh stephcass are trapped in DC COMICS."

#death note #dc comics #misa amane #rem death note #stephanie brown #cassandra cain #malignedyuribracket #tournament poll #round ii

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f3r4lfr0gg3r · 1 day

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Fandoms I'm In/Characters I Write For

✨️ = Faves

💕 = Romantic

🏠 = Platonic/Familial

💀 = Currently Not Writing For (due to burnout :'D)

Games:

Life is Strange (along w/ LIS 2 & True Colors)

- Max Caulfield 💕🏠

- Chloe Price 💕🏠💀

- Kate Marsh💕🏠

- Warren Graham 💕🏠

- Sean Diaz✨️💕🏠

- Lyla Park💕🏠

- Alex Chen✨️💕🏠

- Steph Gingrich💕🏠

Valorant

- Gekko/Mateo💕🏠

- Fade/Hazal💕🏠

The Arcana

- Nadia✨️💕🏠

- Portia✨️💕🏠

- Asra🏠

- Julian💕🏠

- Muriel✨️💕🏠

Last Legacy

- Sage Lesath ✨️💕🏠

- Felix Escellun💕🏠

Our Life (Beginnings & Always/Now & Forever)

- Cove Holden ✨️💕🏠

- Qiu Lin 💕🏠

- Tamarack Baumann ✨️💕🏠

The Walking Dead Games (Season 4)

- Clementine 💕🏠

- Mitch 💕🏠

Animated Shows/Movies:

Fionna and Cake

- Fionna Campbell ✨️💕🏠

- Simon Petrikov 💕🏠

- Marshall Lee 🏠

- Gary Prince 🏠

Into/Across the Spiderverse

- Margo Kess/Cyberspider ✨️💕🏠

- Gwen Stacy/Ghostspider ✨️💕🏠

- E42 Miles Morales 💕🏠💀

Blue Eye Samurai

- Mizu 💕🏠💀

- Akemi 💕🏠

Arcane

- Jinx ✨️💕🏠

- Ekko ✨️💕🏠

Bee and Puppycat

- Bee 💕🏠

- Cass 💕🏠

- Crispin 💕🏠

- Wesley 💕🏠

The Amazing Digital Circus

- Ragatha ✨️💕🏠

- Jax 💕🏠

Metal Family

- Dee 💕🏠

- Lif 💕🏠

Anime:

Death Note

- L ✨️💕🏠

- Misa Amane 💕🏠

Chainsaw Man

- Denji 🏠

- Power ✨️💕🏠

- Aki Hayakawa 🏠

- Kobeni 💕🏠

Toilet Bound Hanako Kun

- Tsuchigomori 💕🏠

**(I'll only write platonic dynamics for any others in this fandom)

Boku No Hero Acadamia

- Tomura Shigaraki/Tenko Shimura ✨️💕🏠

- Himeko Toga ✨️💕🏠

- Fumikage Tokoyami 💕🏠

- Neito Monoma 💕🏠

- Ochako Uraraka ✨️💕🏠

- Momo Yaoyurozu 💕🏠

- Jirou Kyoya 💕🏠

- Shinsou Hitoshi 💕🏠

Saiki K

- Saiki Kusuo ✨️🏠

- Kaidou Shun ✨️💕🏠

- Aren Kuboyasu 💕🏠

- Aiura Mikoto ✨️💕🏠

- Kokomi Teruhashi 💕🏠

- Nendou Riki 🏠

- Chiyo Yumehara ✨️💕🏠

Little Witch Acadamia

- Akko/Atsuko 💕🏠

- Sucy 💕🏠

- Lotte 💕🏠

- Diana 💕🏠

- Amanda O'Niel ✨️💕🏠

Webtoons:

Marionetta

- Julia 💕🏠

- Sahed 💕🏠

- Anthon "Tonny" Gremminger ✨️💕🏠

Wayne Family Adventures

- Jason Todd/Red Hood ✨️💕🏠

**(I'll only write platonic dynamics for any others in this fandom)

Misc. Characters:

- Carlos de Vil (Descendants) ✨️💕🏠

- Goldi (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish) ✨️💕🏠

- Venture/Sloane Cameron (Overwatch) ✨️💕🏠

- Tom Lucitor (Star vs. The Forces of Evil)💕🏠

- Giovanni Potage (Epithet Erased) ✨️💕🏠

- Ralph (Detroit Become Human) 💕🏠

Current Fixations:

- Venture/Sloane Cameron

- Fionna Campbell

#fandoms #dividers by @bunnysrph

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comput3rage · 13 days

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If you actually hate Misa Amane you should maybe just shut the fuck up forever

#deathnote #death note

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girlrindou · 2 months

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Ooo ooh ooh!! Tells us about the other favs pretty please??? 💖 and isn't totally bc I only really like rindou too and wanna see if we share any other favs

a lot of them r sillyyyy.. ganji & melly (idv), suna rintaro, mari (omori), sara chidouin, falin (dungeon meshi), PRINCESS BUBBLEGUM AND BETTY GROF😭😭😭❤️, faust and ishmael (limbus company), rarity and applejack ummm sorry, ganyu and keqing, megurine luka and gumi, chisato shirasagi, Zelda, misa amane, hachi, quanxi, makima SORRYYYY, there’s a bunch more the rest are honestly just little characters like miffy, bijou (hamtaro), gaspard and lisa, any sanrio/san x character but mainly korilakkuma, pompompurin, usahana and macaroon tbh the list goes on ,,,, i can talk about this forever there’s so many i didn’t list

#10:37 #I LOVE WOMEN😭😭💕💕🎀🎀

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atomicpsyche · 8 months

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Misa Amane Headcanons

Wears skull themed everything.

Sews her own plushies as well as bits and pieces of her clothes.

Wanted to be a fashion designer when she was younger, but strived to be a figure in the entertainment world after her parent’s deaths.

Best to worst (main) subjects in school: Japanese, English, Maths, Science, Social Studies

In middle school, she was into puppetry, hypnosis, the occult, ventriloquism, magic tricks, horror anything and gore art. You’ll be prying this information out of her cold dead hands.

Her mother was an opera singer and her dad was an actor known for staring in indie films and horror series.

Misa took lessons to play the Koto in primary school.

Misa was a bit of a thief as a child. She sees it, she likes it, she wants it, she’s got it.

Good at socialising, but was never really close with anyone. This created a lot of one sided relationships because the other person would always feel like they were closer to her than she was to them.

Was always a bit of a ditz, but it got worse after her parent’s deaths.

Her mother was indifferent to the way she dressed, but her father had his concerns. One look from her mother silenced him forever.

Her mother was an idol when she was younger.

Misa modeled here and there when she was a child.

Was a part of her church choir and the Light (heh) Music Club at her school.

Miss’s mother was an atheist while her father was Christian.

She’s undecided.

Always wrote with a scented coloured pen and dotted her i’s with hearts to piss of her more traditional and strict teachers.

Number one complaint at parent teacher interviews.

If she told her parents about them, that is.

Went to a lot of concerts in high school. She kept her grades high for that, as per her father’s wishes (please just don’t fail, he says exasperated, as Misa claps and smiles, and as her mother resumes grinning at him)

Her mother is a doting parent, but her father is a bit more strict. This lead to multiple fights throughout her childhood, usually when she was supposed to be sleeping. Misa tried to change her more ‘bratty’ behaviour, keyword here is tried.

Her mother’s name is Misao (操) and her father’s name is Sasuke (佐介). Her mother’s maiden name was Aibana (藍花). Sasuke really liked her surname and didn't mind what other people had to say about it (he's a doting husband), but Misao wanted to take his surname as a way of rejecting her disapproving parents. They compromised with the name of their eldest daughter.

Her elder sister’s name is Aika (藍花). She spent her whole life trying to become a doctor, and when her parents died she dropped out of college, began working at a convenience store and drinking heavily. She’d sometimes drink with Misa. Her sister and her aren’t very close due to an age gap (thinking 7 years) and her parent’s ‘favouritism’. Stereotypical golden child eldest and free to muck about youngest.

Misa likes shoujo manga, kdramas, and English horror movies.

She was originally thinking of becoming a voice actor or the voice behind a vocaloid, because she didn’t want to show her face to a public that believed that the man who robbed her house and killed her parents might be innocent.

Misa is a compulsive daydreamer.

She learned to bake along with her mother.

Her parent’s deaths caused Misa to spiral. Just the day before she was telling her father about her hopes and dreams for the future as they were creating a vision board, only to see those futures blink out of existence every time she looked at her parent’s corpses. She’ll never get married with her father walking her down the isle, she’ll never have her mother help her design her cap for graduation, she’ll never see them smile ever again.

#misa amane #amane misa #headcanons #death note headcanons #misao amane #sasuke amane #aika amane #misa amane's family #mama and papa amane #mama amane #papa amane #elder sister amane #just a little editing #sorry for the western perspective on some of these hcs #autocorrect is a bitch

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thatonekawaiigirl13 · 1 year

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Who Said Death Was Easy? [Death Note] Chapter 56: Exchange

Chapter Fifty-six: Exchange

[A/N: Yes, the rumors are true! After forever, I’m finally updating my fanfiction. Sorry it’s taken so long, lol. Someone commented that I should have an upload schedule, which I agree with. Right now my goal is a chapter a month, which is something I’ll try to stick to. This story is so close to being finished, which I’m excited about. Sorry if this chapter isn’t super exciting, I had more plans for it but I had to split up this chapter because it started getting long so the next chapter will be more like normal. I could also just be totally anxious since it’s been so long since I posted and this chapter could be fine, lmao. I suppose that’s enough rambling, I’ll let you guys decide how I did lol. As always, comments are appreciated! Thanks, and sorry again, lmao.

-Stephanie]

Misa’s POV:

“Remember, today’s an important day, Misa-chan,” Light spoke in a hushed yet urgent tone. The morning light was lazy as it streamed in through the bedroom window. Misa watched the sun peak through the clouds as she listened to Light continue on over the phone. This time, Light was the one who had called her first, something Misa was rather excited about. Misa supposed that it would be an interesting day, to say the least.

“Are you sure you’re ready to go through with this? Absolutely ready?”

He’s certainly rather chipper…well, he must mean business, Misa thought. Despite knowing that he could not see her face, she gave what she thought was an enthusiastic nod. She sat up in her bed, as alert as ever. Even though it was too early in the morning to be awake, talking to Light was more than enough to energize her, and she was determined to do a good job, at the photoshoot and for their little secret exchange.

As good a job as I can do anyway, at least while I’m currently acting as the Second Kira. Soon, I’ll be just plain Misa Amane, model, singer, and fashion icon, once more. How boring, but I suppose it’s a necessary evil for the time being it seems.

Yes. I’m ready.”

Oh well. It’s a new beginning, for me and for Light. For Kira and his new Second Kira. Yes, Misa gave another nod. It’s my time to shine. My last time to shine as the Second Kira. As per Light’s orders, I have names written down of criminals to be killed over the next few days. That way, there is insurance that there are no gaps between killings as this fresh start takes place. Luckily for us, that leaves no room for L or anyone else on that damned Task Force to be suspicious! Wow, Light sure does think of everything, huh? He’s arranged this whole little operation all by himself; how brilliant!

“I’m ready, Light-kun.” Misa repeated. “I’m more than ready.”

“Good,” was Light’s response. “Now, just to review…you have the note I told you to write as well? Make sure it’s securely attached and tucked into the pages of the death note so Mikami and I will be able to keep contact via the instructions listed on there. And make sure it’s safely hidden as well once it’s inside the locker. There shouldn’t be any cameras in the room, for privacy reasons of course, but we don’t need anyone accidentally touching the notebook. I know we went over everything already, but it’s better to be thorough. This whole operation is supposed to be subtle and simple, we don’t need any possible witnesses.”

“Of course. Don’t worry, Light-kun. After what happened with Ryuzaki-san, I have a strict no perverts policy.” She let out a small laugh as she continued on, “besides, the main dressing room we’re using will be out closer by the set. You are more than aware of that, there should be no one left loitering around once the photoshoot begins. It’s a closed set and my manager is a guy, there’s no need for him to be in the room. Only my assistants will be in the locker room with me, but as we covered in our initial plans, they’ll leave me if I ask to be alone for a moment. As I told you before, they usually let me be.”

“Good, good…I tried to think everything through logistically. It’s best to be prepared though for any type of situation,” although Misa couldn’t see his face, she imagined the way Light was probably smirking at her right now. “You got this, right? I’m entrusting you with this important task, Misa-chan.”

“I got this!” She chirped into the phone. “Don’t worry, you don’t need to keep reminding me. It’s not rocket science, it’s like passing notes in school, but a lot more secretive and stuff!”

“I just want you to be aware,” Light was saying. “I’m sure that today will go as planned, but as I said, it's better to be thorough.”

Misa gave a soft sigh at his words, her eyes grazing towards her alarm clock. It was still a bit early, but the sooner she got ready, the better. For herself and for Light.

After all, it’s always better to get organized as soon as possible. They don’t call me one of the best in the fashion world for no reason! And, as Light had said, it was very important to be prepared for any situation.

Misa decided to be as prepared as possible for Light and for his mission. She let out another chuckle as she imagined Light’s face. Of course, she supposed she had to have an award for such a task. It was only reasonable, after all, she needed some motivation to keep her going. There was no harm in that.

“Anyway, I should start getting ready! Remember, after I complete this mission, you owe me a date.”

“Misa,” She heard Light sigh into the phone, something she opted to ignore. A date was of course within her terms and conditions, especially as she was about to give up being the Second Kira for who knows how long. There was a brief pause as Light was seemingly gathering his thoughts, but Misa didn’t wait for his response, instead she persisted with her demand.

“I may not have my memories of being the Second Kira anymore after this, but I’ll of course remember the date that you promised we would have. This was my condition for completing this task, you know.”

“Look, Misa-chan, I don’t remember promising you a date, but I promi-”

“No, no take-backsies!” Misa interrupted again, her voice a singsong as she spoke. She then jumped down from her bed, her socks creating a soft plop sound as she hit the floor below. Taking her chance at his brief silence, she kept going. Her words were rushed, but her tone was light. “I’ll see you later, Light-kun! Don’t worry, you can count on me! I love you!”

With that, Misa hung up. She walked over to her mirror, studying the stylish reflection before her. There was a pep in her step and a mischievous gleam in her eyes as she got ready that morning. After changing out of her pajamas and lacing up her boots, she decided it was finally time to get going.

Almost time to report to work. How exciting! After all, today is an important day, an important task! And I get to look good while doing it!

Her eyes shone extra bright as she grabbed the mysterious notebook, which laid undisturbed on her nightstand. Ryuk trailed behind her, unfinished apple in hand, as she deposited the death note, which also had the note Light had mentioned tucked away within its pages, into her small backpack. After checking to ensure her bag was secure, she gave a small hum of approval at her work.

It’s go time.

With that, she was ready to face the day. Misa glanced behind her at Ryuk, “let’s do this!”

Today’s the day. My last day acting as the Second Kira. My final act…just you wait, Light. As I said, I’m more than ready.

/timeskip/

Misa hummed along to herself as she opened her designated locker. As was planned, she was left all alone in the locker room. Her assistants had left to go help set up in order to prepare for the magazine photoshoot; she would be modeling for a new product design to be released by none other than the Yotsuba Group. It was a funny situation, but also a fortuitous one as it allowed for an excuse to pass off the notebook to its next successor.

After triple checking that she was, in fact, alone, Misa Amane slipped the notebook discreetly behind her purse. As Light had instructed, Misa felt at the very back wall of her locker, feeling for the loose brick. She then moved the brick aside, pushing it to the corner of the storage unit. Afterwards, she grabbed the death note once more, checking for a quadruple time that she was still alone in the room.

Good good, everything is going smoothly. Not that I thought it would go bad, I think Light was worrying too much earlier. After all, I have a pretty simple task. Therefore, I’m confident I can do a good job! Like I said, it’s like passing a note, but in a much more elaborate way, kind of cool actually…it’s like I’m a secret agent! I suppose in a way, I am.

Misa laughed a little to herself, and with some quick movements, the death note was now pushed up in the back of the locker. Ryuk gave a small chuckle as she rolled it up ever so carefully, placing it partially inside a small hole that was accessible to the other room; the other locker room aka the men’s locker room, which sat directly next door to the women’s locker room. It was a pretty good set up, one that would make their plan run much smoother.

She was grateful she had tested the death note some days prior, and was even more grateful that, if rolled up, it was seemingly small enough to fit through some rather tight spaces. Tight spaces including said peephole that connected the two locker rooms together, something that Misa was quite thankful for, as it worked in their favor. Taking a step back a moment, she admired her handiwork.

“Aha! How cool!”

It’s a good thing Light had me scope out the place first! It’s usually the assistant's job to scope out modeling shoot locations, but I was able to convince them to let me come along! It was also pretty lucky that I found a locker that had a false backing to it. After a few duds, I noticed the loose brick in this particular space, I thought it was rather suspicious…and what do you know, I totally lucked out! I didn’t have to carve out my own hole to transfer the notebook, which makes my job a lot easier. Of course, it’s entirely not a good thing, seeing as a peeping tom probably was the one who made the hole there in the first place, but it fortunately also makes good use when exchanging secret documents…or, in this case, the death note!

“Hyuk hyuk, wow. I never imagined I’d see the death note folded like that,” Ryuk quipped, yet another apple in his hand now that the two were alone. “There’s no technical rule saying you can’t do that, but it still feels rather wrong…not that I care too much, don’t get me wrong. As long as that death note isn’t irrevocably damaged, it makes no difference to me. You humans are rather silly though, if you ask me…all this just to exchange the notebook.”

“Oh Ryuk,” Misa gave a laugh as she studied the shinigami, who had moved on to try and fish out another apple from his pockets. “I can always count on you to be honest, can’t I? Don’t worry, Mikami will be here to pick up the notebook within the hour. It won’t be stuck like that for too long.”

With that, Misa leaned forward and shut her locker once more. After checking that the door to the locker was locked and secure, Misa clapped her hands together. Her part in the plan was now almost over. In a way, she was almost as sad as she was excited; the prospect of a date with Light Yagami was more than enough to keep her going, but she was going to miss acting as the Second Kira. Not to mention, it was an extra excuse she wouldn’t have anymore to see Light, at least for the time being. However, she was willing to do whatever she needed to do in order for Kira to succeed and, possibly, get ahead. That made everything that she was doing more than worth it, she wanted to be useful to Light.

Alright! Everything is all officially locked away now… the passcode to the locker was only given to me and Mikami. In case of an emergency, he can always sneak into the women’s locker room to retrieve the notebook…but he should be able to access the locker and grab the notebook from the other side without any issues.

Misa gave a hum of excitement, watching Ryuk down the apple he was holding. “You better eat that apple quickly, Ryuk. It's almost time for the exchange. Now remember, I will be in the middle of the photoshoot, so I won’t be able to speak with you directly. Just keep an ear out, and when you hear me say the phrase, ‘exchange clothes’ or something similar when it’s time for my outfit change, that means that I want to give up ownership of the death note. That’ll be the cue. ‘Kay, Ryuk?”

“Hah, ‘exchange clothes’, got it.” Ryuk was amused, but he followed Misa quietly as she walked toward the door of the locker room. Her footsteps gave a slight echo as she clicked around in her heels. She was determined to finish her role as the Second Kira with pride. After all, this was all for Light.

It’s time…

“Alright, let’s do this…” She spoke to no one in particular as she opened the door. It was time for phase two of the exchange. Misa let out a breath as she took a step outside the room, ready to leave the world of Kira and death notes behind her.

/time skip/

Mikami’s POV:

Mikami gave a small chuckle as he walked through the desolate outer hallway of the first floor business. It was one of Yotsuba’s subsidiary businesses, but it housed a good location for filming, or so he had overheard from an employee outside, presumably on a work break. The employee had been on the phone, but he had been talking loud enough for the prosecutor to hear as he walked by to enter the building.

Although Mikami wasn’t sure who the original owner of the notebook was, he was almost certain that this ‘Kira’ he was receiving it from was Misa Amane herself or one of her employees, not anyone from Yotsuba Group. He had been keeping in contact with a mysterious woman, someone who had given him orders from the original ‘Kira’ himself. She had said she was the current Kira, acting in place of the original for the time being. According to her, it was time for this power to pass onto him for safe keeping. The task before him was both an honor and a privilege, one that he would accept with pride. His new role as the Second Kira, becoming a god among men.

However, this was no easy task, it was one that demanded the utmost loyalty, dedication, and trust. Therefore, he assumed this woman was someone of high importance to Kira, someone whose ideals aligned more closely to his, not someone from the Yotsuba Group; they were infamous in the legal world as a business who was known to house some rather shady business practices, which he heard about from his fellow colleagues. This narrowed down the list of possible acting Kiras to just Misa or one of her two assistants, who he had briefly seen from his car as they had entered the building almost an hour before.

As curious as Mikami was to find out her identity, he had some work to do that was more important - namely, the exchange itself. He had been told that all of Misa’s staff and Yotsuba building employees would be gathered for Misa Amane’s photoshoot, something that all but guaranteed that no one would be snooping about in either locker room. The shoot would last around four hours, and he decided to wait around an hour before entering the building, just to be safe and ensure that the shooting was well underway before making his move.

He walked through the building, careful not to appear too out of place in case anyone would be walking nearby. Just in case, there was a forged Yotsuba workpass housed in his pocket in case anyone had any questions for him. Being a lawyer, all he had to say was that he was a legal representative. Despite having a good cover, he didn’t want to risk seeing or talking to any of the employees, less of a mess that way. Less risky. Lucky enough for him, the halls were barren as promised, and he was able to locate the locker rooms at the end of the hallway without any issues.

The two rooms were split off, the men’s side separated from the women’s side. However, despite being technically separated, the two rooms were side by side. His eyes peered at the signs written on the doors, then at the door handles, and he counted to ten in his head. After ten seconds had passed, he concluded there was no movement on either side or in any direction, meaning he should be more than totally alone. If there was anyone, they would have likely heard his footsteps and would have potentially questioned him by now.

Mikami took that as his cue to continue onward in his mission. He walked forward, his hand meeting the handle, careful not to be too loud. With a simple light swoosh, he opened the door and walked into the men’s locker room. As he had suspected, he was alone, causing him to relax a little.

The prosecutor looked about the room, his sharp eyes grazing over all the locker numbers until he spotted his designated spot - the locker that was closest to the side wall, inconspicuous and well-hidden. The locker that was secretly connected to the women’s locker room - locker 1228. After spotting his prey, he gave a light chuckle, his footsteps light as he walked toward the locker.

Mikami paused for a moment, retracing his footsteps in his mind. After triple checking that there was no one around the room with him, or nearby in the hallway, he reached forward. The pinpad beeped as he typed away the password, and it gave a final, slightly louder beep followed by a click as it unlocked. He reached upward and opened the locker, in all its glory. It was just a normal locker, but hidden deep in the back of the unit was a small hole. A small hole that had been filled with a particular noteworthy object, the very same object that was promised to him for safekeeping.

The notebook! It’s here as promised! Mikami’s eyes lit up as soon as he saw the notebook, which had the words ‘death note’ printed on the cover. The same one that he had discussed with that mysterious woman via secret texts and phone calls. He gave a chuckle as he pushed his glasses up on his nose.

So, this is it, eh? This is that infamous killing ‘notebook’ that was spoken about…the notebook that I was told held Kira’s killing powers…all of his secrets, it must be written down here in this death note!

Mikami gave another snicker as the realization started to dawn on him. All of Kira’s powers were about to become his own. He was about to become Kira’s proxy, a position most desired by his many loyal supporters. The prosecutor had looked through and commented on various forums composed of him and other fans who gave their unwavering favor and support to Kira. In fact, he had even appeared on multiple television programs in the crowd, surrounded by others who shared his mindset. Of the many, many people who would have loved for Kira to even give them a glimmer of acknowledgement, he was chosen. Him and only him. He had to admit, it was something that was rather fitting. Of all people Kira could have chosen, he picked a criminal prosecutor, someone who more than shared his ideals. This Kira was just as smart as Mikami suspected he was, someone who knew how to be sneaky and powerful. And here was Mikami, who was honored to be working with him.

Of course, he thought it was a scam when he first received contact but Kira and his Second Kira were able to prove their identities via criminals killed. They predicted their deaths, up to the exact second of passing, and Mikami was able to see for himself Kira’s true power. Although he had never met this woman or Kira in person, he was more than happy to accept this task, as he felt Kira and himself shared many similar beliefs. Kira was able to do what he was unable to do as a criminal prosecutor, and for that, he revered him.

He had to admit, he had long suspected that Kira may not have always been working alone. That made sense, after all, there may be times that Kira would be unable to move or punish evildoers for any various reason. Whatever the reason, he was certain he would do a good job in Kira’s stead. He was determined to do whatever it took to ensure justice prevailed and that Kira would remain a world power.

It’s almost too good to be true. This notebook, Kira’s killing power, his secrets, hidden away in this one small locker, trapped between both locker rooms, just waiting to be snatched away! And, most of all, it’s called the ‘death note’, a rather fitting name, if you ask me. I have to admit, I thought it was pretty insane when I first heard the way that Kira kills. It’s one thing to hear about it, it’s another thing entirely to see such a sacred notebook sitting right in front of me! It is truly amazing, a small notebook that holds so much power. It’s right here within my grasp, all I have to do is accept it!

Mikami was more than ready to accept his fate as the newly appointed Second Kira. He reached forward into the locker, gingerly fitting his hand around the rolled up object. With a slight tug, he was able to shake the notebook free from its confines of the hole. No longer sandwiched in between two lockers and two different rooms, the notebook was now safely in his hands.

Finally, Mikami was able to breathe in a sigh of relief, at least for the time being. He took a moment to relish this feeling, breathing in deeply as he held the notebook. There were many times in court that he felt powerless, but here in this moment, he was the one wielding all the power. It was him who could now take matters into his own hands, it was him who could correct all the wrongs within society. It was him who could fight back and enact justice for those who could not stick up for themselves, and punish those who deserved it.

It’s mine! All mine! Its powers will aid me in doing what Kira wills me to do! It’s up to me to do this! Only I have this honor!

“Hyuk, why hello. It’s nice to meet you, Teru Mikami. You seem to have taken quite a liking to this ratty old notebook of mine.”

The sudden noise caused Mikami to let out a grunt of surprise, which caused him to nearly drop the notebook. Standing right in front of him was a most terrifying monster, a magical being that Mikami had assumed was merely a fairytale. Surely, no such being existed. There was no reason for such a being to exist in the so-called ‘real world’, or so Mikami had thought. Mikami soon realized that he had thought wrong.

What the hell?! What is this thing? Is it really…? Could it be…? It can’t be right? I’m imagining things, but still…

“W-who are you?” Mikami pushed up his glasses, his gaze unwavering as he stared at the strange black creature with wings before him. “No, wait. What are you?”

It was both terrifying and confusing, Mikami wasn’t sure what he had expected after retrieving the notebook, but it certainly wasn’t such a creature. He had expected to deposit the death note into his briefcase and leave. Instead, here he was face to face with something he never even thought existed.

“Don’t worry, I’m not gonna eat you or anything. The name’s Ryuk. I’m a shinigami and I’m the original owner of the notebook that Kira passed down to you.”

Shinigami! Mikami’s eyes went wide. I can’t believe it! So it’s true… I was right, that old folk legend! This creature is a God of Death, and this is his notebook! Amazing, terrifying, yes but amazing…a shinigami, this is part of being an owner of the death note, part of being Kira, or in my case, Second Kira…

The being laughed in amusement at Mikami’s sudden discovery. Mikami fought his nerves and continued staring at him, determined not to back down. He wanted to appear as brave as he could despite this little hiccup. That was one thing he learned doing his job, you had to always appear cool and collected. Especially when dealing with criminals, or in this case, a shinigami who towered over him.

“I doubt I’d show up on a human camera, but a picture would last longer,” the shinigami replied and Mikami was almost certain that the creature was trying to crack a joke.

What an interesting being…he has a sense of humor, eh? What a way to lighten the mood. I suppose he’s gotten this sort of reaction before.

The joke aside, Mikami was ready to get into it. He was ready to take on his position as the Second Kira. There were many things swirling around in his head, and he was ready to take action, and hopefully get some answers.

But still…when it comes down to it…

“The source of Kira’s killing power is this death note and a shinigami?”

“Kind of a package deal, really. Well explained in the manual, now written in both Japanese and English,” Ryuk explained, giving a slight nod. “I can answer some questions, if you have any, but mostly I just sort of hang around. Don’t expect me to do much but watch, if you want my complete honesty. Also I’m not here to guide you on what’s right or wrong, or even influence your decisions at all. The notebook right now is entirely yours…it’s up to you what you want to do with it, I don’t care.”

“Amazing…” Mikami murmured to himself, the initial shock wearing off as the excitement now rolled back in. He pushed up his glasses, deep in thought. After all, this was a lot for him to process. It wasn’t like he had expected to see such a creature, he was only expecting to take the notebook and leave.

A package deal, eh? Interesting…a magical creature and a magical notebook, both of which are now my responsibility for the time being, what a well kept secret that this Kira and Second Kira had, it’s truly impressive, I have to admit…hm, wait a moment…I had no idea he was even in the room with me, until…

Something in Mikami’s mind clicked and he glanced between the death note and Ryuk, “so no one else can see or hear you but the owner of the notebook…is that correct? You appeared after I touched the notebook…interesting.”

“Yeah, it’s something like that,” Ryuk gave a slight nod as he shifted around. He was rather flighty, Mikami noted. Not able to sit still. “But we can go over that later.”

Ah right. Mikami looked around, that’s for the best…people. I don’t know how much longer it’ll be before someone starts looking around the premises. On the off chance that someone is around…if someone hears any noise, they may start to look around. The last thing I need to do is draw any attention to myself. Not when I’ve already come this far and gotten the notebook safely within my grasp.

As if he could hear his thoughts, the shinigami gave another chuckle. “Don’t worry, we’re alone right now…but you’re right, we should probably get a move on. If it’s one thing I’ve learned, you humans are strange creatures. Strange creatures who don’t like looking like they’re talking to no one…”

“Well. Maintaining a good image is important,” Mikami confirmed, feeling slightly more at ease with the creature before him. The fear was also starting to wear off as he realized this shinigami was likely not a threat.

This shinigami creature is quite odd…it doesn’t seem like he’s lying to me, his body language tells me that much. I suppose he doesn’t stand to gain from lying anyway, he did mention that he doesn’t care at all what I do.

“You sound just like Li-” Ryuk paused, as if to realize he had started to say something he shouldn’t have. He gave a slight cough, “well, let’s just say it’s no fun not having anyone to talk to.”

At this, Mikami’s ears perked up, Li? I sound just like Li? This… this has to be the identity of the first Kira he almost revealed right? For privacy and safety purposes, it’s obvious the identities of the Kira and Second Kira have to be hidden…although, I have to admit, I’m rather curious…well, we can get to that later. Right now, I’m crunched for time…better to be safe than sorry, right? Back to the task at hand, Teru Mikami!

The prosecutor let out his own small laugh in amusement. “Well, you said your name was Ryuk, correct? Hm. Don’t worry, Ryuk…the fun is about to start.”

Mikami gave his glasses another push, a glint in his eyes as he stuffed the notebook into his briefcase, being careful not to crinkle it. Unrolling it was a task in itself and he wanted to keep it in a pristine condition. He vowed to keep it safe and hidden. After all, to the public he was acting as Kira now. He had a reputation to uphold.

Mikami was extra cautious as he retraced his footsteps through the building, Ryuk trailing close behind him. It appeared the photoshoot was well underway, as the halls remained empty and the only thing that could be heard was his footsteps hitting the polished floors below. He kept a brisk pace, and within a moment, he was able to clear the building, leaving not a trace behind him. The hard part was now officially over. Mikami made his way to his car, a smirk on his face as the events of the last few minutes played through his mind once more.

It’s my turn. My chance being the Second Kira. It’s my time to shine…

“Hyuk, you seem rather excited.” Ryuk gave a laugh. He was loitering around in the backseat, watching as Mikami unloaded the briefcase into the seat beside him. Mikami then settled into the driver’s seat, ready to take off.

“As I mentioned, Ryuk, I’m sure things will be rather fun.”

Rather fun, indeed. The exchange was a success. It’s official, I’m now the new Second Kira.

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