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recently re-read some of the death note manga (fell off around the yostuba arc) and light yagami is INFURIATING. fucking chuuni asshole i hate him. way too old to be acting this way. he thinks he's so cool and smart and special but buddy, none of that matters when you're so insufferably smug about everything all the time. get a better hobby, oh my god.
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pokefighter · 1 year
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Thoughts and headcanons
I was lazy to type these at first despite it being in the back of my mind for months, but it’s nice to have a place to organize dumb thoughts. As I’m catching up on other anime like Yugioh, it’s kind of sad that Death Note in comparison doesn’t have much content in terms of world building, merchandise, or even showing what a character’s life is like outside of doing their job. In fact, some of their existence are treated solely as a plot device instead of a fleshed out compelling person. I know it’s mainly because DN’s writing is more story-driven than on characters, but it leaves me wanting to know more about them. 
Besides being highly fond of a few characters, admiring the animation’s cinematic visuals and how the style is a time capsule of early 2000 anime (muted color palette, gothic aesthetic, white gradient lighting) I’m not that invested with DN as a whole, the Yotsuba arc being the weakest with forgettable side villains (seriously, how often do you hear anyone mention the Yostuba members besides occasionally Higuchi?) and a section that dragged on longer than it should have. Rem being the one to kill L also ruined the point of this whole battle of wits DN was building up if Light can simply make a fucking shinigami do the work. It’s fine though, L’s passing means BEST BOY NEAR has now entered the picture.
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Only Near can have soulless eyes and still be cutest thing alive. He actually fits well with the gothic visual design of DN in subtle ways- It’s those black eyes that stare right into your soul, his ghostly appearance, playing with creepy toys/finger puppets/L’s mask, and smiling like a psychopath out of nowhere in some scenes, hilariously contrasting his usual stoic demeanor. 
Onto headcanons:
Near
can be more sensitive than he lets on, he’s just good at hiding it. 
avoids eye contact unless it’s with someone he trusts.
enjoys visual stimulation such as the flickering of holiday lights, rain drops on a window, colorful contraptions performing in a loop or predictable pattern like a toy train driving in circles or a spinning windmill (I sketched something for this).
round pudgy Near >>>> generic skinny anime girl Near. I get why some imagine him skinny since he barely....moves. but a lil bit of chub fits his character design better. Plus there’s already plenty of skinny bitches in DN so it’s more fun to see some variety (long-haired Near is an exception bc he lost all his baby fat by then).
has a rather big capacity to hate or look down on someone, shown by his opinions on Kira, the president, Takada, etc. It’s visually amplified in the anime where he constantly looks like an angry kitten. 
smug brat
the giant common room at Wammy’s House is also Near’s playroom and there are days when everyone needs to clear out so he can play amongst 1000000000000000+ legos. 
his reaction came off as cold during the announcement of L’s death, but I imagine he didn’t exactly know how to express his grief at the moment. You even see a nonverbal display of his upset in canon when he spills his puzzle pieces on the floor. The first emotion he felt was anger towards L. The hero he respected was supposed to be unbeatable. L promised he’d win. It’s not until Near’s alone in his room that he breaks down. 
this one’s not a headcanon, but I love the fact that he's literally the only main character who survived. And on top of that, a breaker of the white-haired-anime-character-dies trope. What a king. Big win for autism. 
has extremely low pain tolerance. One little splinter to the finger and he’s done. 
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Creepy nightmare fuel L is best L. 
L
can play the piano and sometimes does it during his Wammy House visits. 
has 0 interest in romantic relations. He doesn’t even express interest in making friends. He’s shown only ever focused on crime solving and is content with it. Other than that, I can only see him as a top. He’s prideful, hates losing any ounce of control, and isn’t the type to let his guard down.
L understands Near best. Everything about them looks like they’d be on the same wavelength. They can communicate and tell what the other’s thinking with a glance. No words needed.
so dependent on sweets that he can’t function without it, almost like an addict. If he doesn’t get his daily sugar, he becomes distressed and easily irritated.
Speaking of addiction, I doubt he’s the type to use drugs (though he certainly would have easy access), but maybe he’d save it for rare occasions when he needs to truly wind down and turn off his mind especially after an exhausting case.
is impatient and less cooperative when working with others as opposed to Near. (canon actually, just an observation.) 
like Near, L is also sensitive to noise and dislikes being around loud people/environments, but he’ll tolerate it if it’s necessary.
unlike Near, L has a much higher pain tolerance. He took a punch to the face several times and didn’t even flinch. If something did hurt, he’d under react simply saying: “ow.” with the same stoic face. 
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Yeah I know that’s Misa’s eye but there’s no official anime screencap for B so fuck it that’s him with mascara. 
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if Another Note ever got an anime adaption, Akira Ishida would be the  ideal voice for B. Just listen to these clips. I can’t find anyone else more perfect for the role. A soft yet menacing tone, constantly scheming.
I know there’s BxL fanfics out there, but it’s hard to see B ever wanting him. If anything, I’m more convinced that B loathes L, what he represents, and how he’s idolized by the kids at Wammy’s House, you know, an institution that grooms orphans to become L’s successor.
B is also often depicted as a top but we all know he’s true bottom because what edgy tryhard says out loud: “I’m a top, an aggressive top (guys i swear i’m a top look at me lick this knife i’m so evil)” -B 
he’s a few years younger than L. 
was close friends with A. A’s death was the final straw that pushed B to leave Wammy’s House.
B is Californian, more specifically from L.A. What better location to scheme complex murders than in a place you’re well familiar with?  
he had eyebrows, but shaved them off for his L disguise. 
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꧁Kyosuke Higuchi Analysis꧂
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This is an analysis about Kyosuke Higuchi, the 3rd Kira we are introduced to in the Death Note series. I’d like to make it clear from the start that this is not a post to condemn him or justify his actions—the main idea is to better understand his motives and who he is as a person by analyzing the things he says and does. Understanding Higuchi provides striking insight into other characters and the story as a whole.
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Okay, I should mention from the start that I will not be analyzing every single scene Higuchi is in, that will be too time-consuming and not really necessary. Instead, I've handpicked the ones I believe are most important to offer perception into who he is. The majority of this analysis will focus on the manga, because the anime does not cover as much detail about Yotsuba and some outside sources.
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Higuchi makes his debut in Volume 5, Chapter 36. His features were probably obscured because we're not supposed to know which one of the Yostuba men were Kira yet. But can we just appreciate how funny (in an inappropriate way) this looks?? He's literally got the classic bad guy appearance being this figure in a dark room doing evil deeds. Also, I apologize that the manga caps have to be in Japanese, it's the only version available to me at this moment. However, I will provide translations and explanations.
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So, just to summarize what's going on in the first two scenes, it's when Rem approached Higuchi. He's seems to be asking Rem to be precise that he can freely use the death note as long as he kills the criminals broadcasted on tv and she agrees. In the second cap, Higuchi says something along the lines of "This is a good trading business for both Rem and me."
From these first two scenes, we know Rem chose Higuchi to be the person to continue the Kira killings and use the death note selfishly as Light requested. We see Higuchi performs these killings without second thought or remorse, in fact, he's quite content with the circumstances going as far as to call this a "good trading business." We understand from the Yotsuba arc as a whole that Higuchi did not only target criminals but important figures in the business world for personal advantages. We can pick up from this that Higuchi is cruel, greedy, and has little to no respect for human life. He values attaining wealth and power to the extent he doesn't mind killing people who have done him no wrong. We get further insight to his motivations through things Light, Namikawa, and Mido will say, but more information on that later.
I'd like to bring up Halle Lidner here because during the time Higuchi takes over as Kira, he kills Halle's friend which eventually leads to her joining the SPK. This gives us some potential clues about Halle as a person too...Was Halle's friend an important figure in the business world? Was he or she Japanese because Higuchi's in Japan and the majority of his victims probably were? Personally, I believe Halle has connections to Japan. This could explain why Halle understands the language and seems to function well as Kiyomi's bodyguard. This allows us to come up with our own interpretations for her past that are not without basis. Alright, back to Higuchi.
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The next scenes I've included are one of Yotsuba's meetings where the men speculate one of them must be Kira or have a connection to Kira because last week and the week before that, the murders decided in the meetings came true. Takahashi questions why did Kira start taking on murders like this instead of just judging bad guys? And we see here, Higuchi essentially tells him that Kira's doing this because it benefits Kira and calls Takahashi a fool. With this little scene we can pick up that Higuchi has no problem with being rude to people but this is perhaps one of his lesser bad qualities when you consider this is a man who kills for benefits and without remorse. Another factor to keep in mind is in a future scene Mido explains that Higuchi only forced Takahashi to join the Meetings of Death because he was considered less sophisticated than Higuchi and Higuchi needs someone like that to make himself look and feel better. So, it's fair to say Higuchi's an insecure person.
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Here are some screenshots I took of Higuchi's page on the English Death Note Wiki. We're given a little background info about him which I'm going to try to use to gain better understanding about his history. My initial thought before I checked this was that Higuchi rose to a high position within Yostuba through underhanded tactics and/or he happened to have a connection. We get to see here that Higuchi does in fact have a connection through his father who's the president of Yotsuba Heavy Industrial. It seems Higuchi was probably able to become the Head of Technology Development through this connection and his abilities, I guess. Despite we know that Higuchi tends to be considered one of the less intelligent and less capable folk, he can't be completely incapable in the brains department since he does have 6/10 in his Knowledge Stats.
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Now I want to talk a little bit about this scene, when Hatori fearing the potential reality of ending up in jail says he wants out of the meetings, to this, Higuchi assures Hatori he'll be dead by tomorrow with a creepy smile on his face. Let's face it, the other Yotsuba men probably figured out Higuchi was Kira right here, because he's able to say this with such confidence. This scene reiterates Higuchi's cruelty and lack of respect for human life.
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So, this is at scene when Namikawa makes the point about how Kira desires status to which Higuchi claims that's 「くだらねー」 which translates to "crap" in Google Translate but in this context, it probably means something along the lines of "how stupid/dumb." This is important because Mido does make a point about this later...which you will find out when we get there. 😁
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And now we have a scene with Shingo Mido's look alike Light Yagami (or is it the other way around? I mean, Mido is older than Light, but Light is the MC of this story...) Sorry for the lame joke lol. But anyways, I want to show these two manga caps where Light notices the difference between the Kira killings from before and after he was confined. When Light was Kira, Kira did not kill criminals who had no intention of killing, those who accidentally killed someone and those who had room for extenuating circumstances. To put it simply, Higuchi kills criminals without taking into account if the criminal really deserves to be punished...I hope I explained that well?
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Next, I want to discuss the episode where Misa goes on a date with Higuchi to trick him into revealing he's Kira to help Light return to power. At first, I will admit, I thought Higuchi's actions didn't make too much sense and it was a plot device for the most part. But looking at this from the perspective of somebody who's not supposed to be one of the great brains of the series and taking into account having the death note made Higuchi blinded by power it's more believable that he would start to get careless and make mistakes like this. Also, it has to be kept in mind Higuchi has no idea Misa's in love with somebody else and he probably thought Misa might marry him to be something like an arm trophy wife. Something else I would like to point out is how this scene was slightly altered in the anime. In the manga, we just have Higuchi getting into Misa's face at his most aggressive, whereas in the anime, Higuchi physically took her down and towered over. It almost looks like he is about to r*pe her, thankfully, he does not. But I think it is quite a significant difference, perhaps he's even more of an aggressive pervert in the anime than he was in the manga. Personally, I don't like this change because if Higuchi was not depicted in the style of an almost potential rapist in the manga that should not be so in the anime as well.
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Here's another scene we're shown how the Yostuba men in particular Mido and Namikawa (though it's probably reasonable to say Shimura as well) have figured out Kira is Higuchi. In this scene, Mido, Light Yagami's Yostuba counterpart, makes a point about how Higuchi needed Takahashi to make himself look better and of the group Higuchi is the one most obsessed with status. The way he talks about how status doesn't matter to him shows how much the opposite is the truth. Namikawa goes on to talk about how Higuchi makes fun of people but can't use them well and it's caused him to be demoted in the past. Now, one could dismiss these comments as Higuchi's colleagues badmouthing him because they dislike him but I'm inclined to believe this is all true because Higuchi's actions have proven all of this. It also brings us back to the point that Higuchi is not one of the more capable characters in this series.
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This is another scene that proves Higuchi's lust for power and status. He's gleefully declaring that he now has the Shinigami eyes because he has stopped the Kira killings for 3 days like Misa requested so that she will marry him. He goes on to say he's going to tell the president (of the company) let's just say "CEO" because I'm about 99% sure this is what he means, that he is Kira, he's going to first get a promotion, then someday become the CEO himself and then those six will be...And then he gets cut off because he gets that call from Namikawa to turn on Sakura TV and the demise of Higuchi begins. Before we move on to the next part, in this scene we learn the more specifics of Higuchi’s motivations all along, he wants to become the CEO of Yotsuba and there’s nothing he wouldn’t do to achieve this goal, especially since he was given something as powerful as the death note.
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I've fast forwarded to this scene when Higuchi finally makes the Shinigami eye deal with Rem. So we've known this whole time he didn't have the Shinigami eyes which is a lot of the reason he wanted Misa (whom he believed had the eyes at the time) to be his wife. Higuchi didn't want to cut half of his remaining life span for them, and well, it's easy to understand why it's a heavy price to pay. But I guess from this scene itself we learn that if he is pushed far enough between looking at a life in prison and/or death penalty or living a shorter financially prosperous life, he chooses the latter and decides the deal is finally worth it.
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I will fast forward once more, to the part here when Higuchi, in a final act of desperation takes himself hostage. We could use this scene as proof of how dumb Higuchi is, but I personally do not think taking this action when under extremely stressful circumstances is unrealistic. People under extreme pressure could do things that could look ridiculous to those who aren't. Even Higuchi in this last panel acknowledges this, declaring that his life is over.
We know after this Watari shoots the gun out of Higuchi's hand and Soichiro and Mogi arrest him.
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And then Light got his death note back, regained his memories, and killed off Higuchi.
However, this analysis is not done just yet, you see I would like to now take this opportunity to talk about how in the Death Note films, Higuchi and Kiyomi's characters were combined. And this might be looking too deep into it, but I doubt the choice was completely random because instead of using Higuchi or Kiyomi, they could have just added a new character. I believe this was done because the movie makers (either consciously or subconsciously) might’ve noticed Higuchi and Kiyomi share certain traits in common. They’re both highly jealous people who lust after power. They’re both obsessed with having others envy and admire them, but try to conceal this fact due to their pride. However, I will say I think Kiyomi is not as morally depraved as Higuchi, has a little more respect for human life than he does, and is more intelligent/capable but that’s beside the point.
Furthermore, in my opinion the film creators did a great job with this because they did not simply swap Kiyomi with Higuchi, but rewrote Kiyomi to be a more intriguing villain—that and Nana Katase is a great actress. Kiyomi was different from Higuchi in how she was able to make decisions and take actions on her own when she became Kira. If you haven’t watched the films, I want to encourage you to do so. The female characters are handled much better and Kiyomi easily became my second favorite female character in the movies.
To conclude, I intended to offer some insights into Higuchi's motivations and character while also making a point about how understanding him helps us better understand seemingly unrelated characters like Halle and Kiyomi. There's always so much more that goes on beneath the surface, that ignoring side characters can cause a person to miss out. Higuchi is, to put it simply, greedy, insecure, and has little to no morals whatsoever. He shows us this in how he would kill innocent people to criminals who don’t deserve the death sentence, use Takahashi to try to make himself look better, and would try to take over a company through murder and threats. Higuchi is an excellent example of how power in the wrong hands can blind someone and the chaos they can create due to low moral character. And I’m not exaggerating Higuchi’s actions ruined Yotsuba and took the lives of many innocent businessmen and women. l think Higuchi is interesting, and I can fully appreciate him as a fictional villain. Higuchi is my second favorite Kira, when I say this, please don't misunderstand this as I like him as a person standing in the same room with me or wish for him to be my friend…I bet however, nobody can ever guess who my No. 1 favorite Kira is. 😆 Anyways, thank you so much for reading this post. I sincerely hope it was worth your time. Have a great day/night. 😊💖
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kweeriosao3 · 2 months
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𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Video-Games and Half-Truths
𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: T
𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: None
𝐅𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺: Death Note
𝐒𝗵𝗶𝗽: L/Yagami Light
𝗧𝗮𝗴𝘀: Crack Treated Seriously, Fluff, Angst, Pre-Slash, Post-Yostuba Arc
𝐃𝗲𝘀𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: “Ready to lose?” L smiled smugly, never widely but the quirk to his lips told Light all he needed to know.
“I won’t lose.” Light replied, confident once again. He was going to win anyway… probably.
“Let me add one more thing before I start. How about a reward for the winner?”
Light considered it, and couldn’t see a downside. “What did you have in mind?”
“Winner gets a 100% truthfully honest answer to whatever question they ask.”
[OR: somehow Genshin Impact exists in 2004, the boys play the game, shit gets real all of a sudden and Light nearly confesses to L. The result? Read and find out!]
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L, holding up his handcuffed hand: in a way this is better than friends because if Light wants to leave, he either has to confess to being Kira or die
Light: I don’t know if I should be more concerned for my well-being or yours
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melloraie · 3 years
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yotsuba arc was the cutest ok
lawlight talking to each other with soft voices in the dark of the night. the only sounds otherwise are the hum of the computer and the clink of the chain as they type. they’re in a room filled with bright lights from the computers and seem to be devoid of any sort of furniture that make it seem “at home” but to them it’s one of the most comfy places they’ve ever been. because they’re together. 
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fitia · 3 years
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Y’all know that thing some people can do where they can make their eyes slightly pop out of their sockets at will? I think L can do that
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beyond-birthday · 2 years
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Bro Light could’ve screwed himself over during the Yostuba arc if he told L about meeting Raye and Naomi. While he wouldn’t remember why, he would definitely remember meeting them at some point. So if that ever came up in conversation, shit would’ve gone down for him and Misa
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eyecicles · 4 years
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opinion (idk if popular or unpopular): Light and his father's relationship is one of the most important, if not the most crucial, parts of Death Note's narrative.
strongly agree | agree | neutral | disagree | strongly disagree 
Yes! And I do think that's something a large part of the fandom doesn’t see, mostly because the popularity of other characters + ships overshadow this part of the manga.
I like to call Soichiro and Light’s relationship the heart of the story - it certainly is the emotional core. DN isn’t all that sentimental, and I love how they managed to write a relationship like theirs without making it corny. I think Light becomes an even more interesting characters if you consider how Soichiro shaped him. It’s fun to see how similar their thought processes are during the Yostuba arc.
And besides the battle of wits Light has with L and Near, some of the scenes he has with Soichiro are certainly the highlights of the story for me.
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missmomentss · 5 years
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Beyond!!! Also L!!
Beyond
character: hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS
I really like how versatile and absurd this character is and He is definitely one of the hidden gems of the death note fandoms and I certainly love to see more of this character’s content around.
ship them: A (duh) and Light. The reason why I love these ships is how tragic, interesting and creative. You can be with these ships and really create a lot of fascinating scenarios with these characters.
friendship them with: That’s kind of though considering that A is probably the only person I see him with.I guess Naomi.
general opinion: Overall I have had a lot fun coming up with headcannons with this character and enjoy his absurdity to Another Note and his interactions with Naomi are hilarious.
L
character: hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS
I absolutely love he as a character and how his personality complements with the story of Light is perfect. He definitely has met my expectations and has had on my edge of my seat every time he is one step ahead of Light.
ship them: Light. He really is the sort person that Light can relate with to a certain extent and him having a relationship with Light is interesting and you can interpret there relationship in so many ways.
friendship them with: guess Misa or Light(Yostuba Arc)
general opinion: Really no much to say I love the character all and his weird personality mix in with his mysterious personality complements the character mix’s so well with Lights rivalry him.He makes a great antagonist for Light.
Thanks for the ask and feel free to ask more.
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stampstamp · 3 years
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For some reason I didn't like the Yostuba arc when I was a teenager, but I really like it now. Especially the part where Light's dad sees poor Rem and shouts 'aghhhh what the fuck is that!? Ahhhh!' While she just stands there. And all the other cops are just watching him and Mogi cower. It's so funny after the badass arrest scene.
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literalpokemon · 4 years
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Soichiro actually confronting Light and discovering that his son his the true Kira and dying knowing the truth, directly mirroring the Yostuba arc fake out execution > Soichiro dying happily believing light innocent and light calling him an idiot
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nonbinarynateriver · 6 years
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Death Note Paprika AU where Light is Dr. Chiba, his Yostuba Arc personality is Paprika, and Dr. Tokita is L.
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Yeah lawlight chess games are interesting and all but you know what I wanna see
lawlight playing Operation (with the handcuffs obviously)
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Random Yostuba arc Lawlight fluff
(or generally Note-less Raito) -Light is prone to migraines and L always *knows* when Light first comes in and he has Watari make tea for him. He also has Light do paperwork so he doesn't strain his eyes working on the computer. -Despite L functioning on extremely little sleep, he acts noticeably different by the time he *needs to sleep* after having been awake for a couple of days straight. When Light realises some sleep is overdue he personally drags him to bed - because usually that happens at night when Watari (the only person to do that usually) is asleep. -they have baths together when they can't be bothered to stand up in the shower (especially when L is in "should sleep" mode) and sometimes they sit on opposite sides of the bathtub at like 1 a.m. and talk about the case. Or don't talk at all.
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Yostuba arc Light: Oh shit I forgot L: forgot what? Light: now how the fuck do you expect me to answer that
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