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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

K

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.

[13eyond13]

my online fandom experience in 2007-2008:

-First learned about Death Note by randomly seeing L in an AMV on Youtube in late 2007 and being intrigued by how he looked. Have never watched an anime in my life but wanting to know more about this emo lookin' dude. Found some website where I could stream it, immediately getting spoiled for his death by somebody in the comments on episode 1 (the 2000s was RAMPANT with gleeful spoiler trolls, these were the days of people driving by Harry Potter midnight grand opening lineups for the new books to scream SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE type shit)

-Binge-watched the whole show in a couple of days. Immediately haunted by the "what if"s of Lawlight and start reading fanfiction.net fics about it. Wrote a gushing review on a fanfic and start talking in emails with the writer who writes back to me. I think at the time the most popular Lawlight fic on the site was Poison Apple by RobinRocks (which I didn't read, because I didn't like reading AUs back then, nor did I like the idea of mixing Death Note with Disney princess imagery... my absolute fave fic was Coexistence is Boredom by sakurazukamori6, which was still being updated at the time)

-The Another Note novel and the How to Read 13 were already out, so most of the stuff the fans know now about the characters was already known and being used in the fan stuff by then. I bought the entire manga set at my local bookstore and read the first five volumes of it, but not the rest (because back then I was one of the people who lost a lot of interest in the plot once L was dead)

-Got invited to follow a popular fanfic writer's Death Note LiveJournal where people are doing most of the things you see them doing here, analysis and shipping and fic and memes. However a lot of the journals and communities were private and accessible by invite only, so I only ever saw stuff there as it was filtered through the journal of that one welcoming fandom friend I made

-Got into random private email conversations with the odd fan once I start posting my own fics on ff.net (I wrote one of the very first Beyond Birthday fics). At some point I remember a girl who called herself diane-chan from somewhere in South America emailing me a doujinshi she had scanlated (I think it was called Taikutsu by Balgus REC) and emailing some pics and penpal like letters back and forth. Connecting with other fans was a very slow and individual-like experience compared to something like connecting over social media is now. There wasn't much of anything like online group chats taking place in real-time, per se. I suppose MAYBE you could create one on MSN Messenger or something, but the experience of being in a fandom in general online was just much more fragmented and based on personal individual relationships, I think. Unless you were meeting up with people in person at conventions or something...

-Ships didn't have ship names like Lawlight back then! It was either called L/Light or Light/L, because whichever name came first in the pair indicated who you liked as the top (or the "seme;" people would often say "seme" or "uke "rather than top or bottom back then). They were treated almost like two totally different ships, and you definitely had to tag your fics accordingly or else people would get mad (I am very glad that ship names now exist)

-Omegaverse didn't exist back then either! That was a whole new world I had to get familiar with once I got back into this fandom around 2016 lol (and I still have never really fully got onboard tbh)

-Watched the occasional fan videos on YouTube, often things like Windows Movie Maker slideshows set to music with fanart of the characters or cosplays and the like

-It used to be REALLY hard for me to find clips of the show to use or edit or anything like that. The English dub still wasn't out yet anywhere I could watch it when i was into the show in 2008, but I remember hearing L and Light's English voice clips and thinking that L's was great and Light's was a bit cringe in comparison to the Japanese one. I wanted to watch it again but I didn't want to have to have an internet connection at all times to watch it, so I bought some shitty ripped illegal DVD of the Japanese dub on eBay from China, and it came with extremely lolworthy broken English subtitles (stuff like Light reading that passage out loud in class and the subtitles saying "the wisdom of the sheepus"... that one is burned into my brain)

-Trying to connect with other fans in person about it was not really possible for me where I lived? Being into anime was considered extremely cringe at my school at the time. And other people I knew who had watched or read Death Note either simply weren't that interested in it anymore to the same degree, or were usually straight dudebros who were only into it so far as to think about which character was smarter than which

ANYWAY I say all this just to reminisce, and I will always enjoy how easy it is to connect and share the content with the other fans like it is nowadays, because I remember the days when that was much more difficult hahaha

[alkalinefrog]

may I request your top 10 favorie lawlight fics ?? I’m really interested

AIGHT BUCKLE UP BUTTERCUP because I’ve got a lot of feelings about these! Also, people have been asking me for fics featuring:

Ryuk shenanigans

yagami sibling hijinks

whammy kids found family

----- from my bingo card I made a while back. Tbh, I put those on the list to try and manifest the energy into the universe hoping people would bring fics to ME about them lmao. I do have a couple that check the boxes though! 

Also thank you to everyone who’s been recommending me fics!! You’ve all hit the nail on the head and sing straight to my heart! I’m just slow to make my way through them between work. <3

GOING UNDER THE CUT (rip mobile users)

Aight here we go, in no particular order:

“Change OR the one where L and Light get married” by @translightyagami (I’m so sorry I keep tagging you in these alsfjkalsfdj)

The one I never shut up about and am adapting part of into a comic because it’s just that GOOD. :’’’D Light and L get married in front of Watari and Light’s family back at the Whammy orphanage in England. A melancholy yet painfully sweet tale as Light and L reminisce on their history together while getting ready for the ceremony, and their first night together afterwards. Single-handedly sold me on Kira being intrinsically part of Light to boot.

“the forest holds strange creatures” by @translightyagami (I’m sorryyyyyyy I just love your stuff)

An AU where Light’s a paranormal researcher and L’s a reclusive cryptid living in the forest next to a small town. The writing has a fairytale feel to it, and the romance is so gentle. Light’s bunking at Whammy’s small little house, and Near and Mello are there as little kids pestering Light. It’s ADORABLE. Beyond Birthday also shows up in one of the extra chapters as a creepy cashier at a thrift shop for double the fun!

"Sickness” by BlueberryValentine (more fics on their fanfiction.net account!)

The ultimate hurt/comfort + fluff + angst with a happy ending fic. The first fic I read to get back into lawlight a couple months back! Canon divergence starting during the Yotsuba arc. Light is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer while still under investigation. L has to take care of him, and somewhere along the way they fall in love. It carved out a chunk of my heart but luckily filled it back up with a sweet sort of aching.

“Seeking His Hand” by magic__mind

Historical regency AU! L is a rich nobleman courting Light, a humble farm boy, for his hand in marriage. One of the most romantic pieces of literature that I have ever come across. The prose is pure poetry, and their love so pure! This one also has a special place in my heart for its portrayal of Misa! She’s A)a spy who helps L on his cases, B)totally removed from her co-dependence for Light, C)the  bubbly badass she was always meant to be. 100/10 worth the read!

The “Resurrections” Series by Shadow_of_Quill

A modern Orpheus and Euridice story, wherein Light’s spirit leads L back from Hades while he’s still Kira. L is thereby present for the confrontation at the warehouse. Believing that any trace of Light is lost in the man, he executes him right then and there. However, this was a grave mistake, and Light’s soul won’t be as easily revived. (spoilers, they’re both fine in the end) ******* THIS ONE ALSO INCLUDES YAGAMI SIBLING HIJINKS. Sayu plays a HUGE role in bringing Light back!

“Is This The Way It Ends Now?” by Seastar98

The one that checks off ALL the above three boxes!! A “characters watch their own show” fic, wherein the gang receives a mysterious DVD in the middle of the Yotsuba arc. Horrified by what’s to come, Light and L work to make sure their future is brighter than the one they witness. They bring in all three heirs to watch with ‘em, everyone gets character development, and Sayu comes in like black panther in endgame yet again to bring Light back from the darkness! Ryuk pops up in the end and the epilogue and he’s great. The ultimate and most direct fix-it you’re ever gonna get.

“From the Same Star” by Nilahxapiel

This is my only pure “Ryuk Shenanigans” fic, and it’s really really sad :’’’D A short but sweet one-shot wherein Ryuk traverses multiple dimensions, dropping the Death Note at Light’s feet each time. Light and L were always fated to clash, and it’s just as heartbreaking every time. 

“Primitive Liars” by Nilahxapiel

This one’s super popular in the fandom for a reason! The only omegaverse fic that I’ve liked! The A/B/O dynamics and their affect on society are super well developed, and the writer manages to keep L and Light very in character while still developing their budding romance in a believable way. This is an AU where somebody else is Kira, and Light’s genuinely helping L and the task force hunt him down. ***** Naomi Misora lives, the heirs come in, and Sayu actually hops aboard the task force!!! DUDE. BRILLIANT. I also just love the exploration of gender and identity that the author weaves in. Lots of LGBTQ rep!

“and indeed there will be time” by lawlietismyfavorite

The ultimate soulmate AU. People grow to be 18, then stop aging until they meet their one. L is the greatest detective of not only this century, but of six centuries. And then there's Light. (taken straight from the description!) The prose is absolutely breathtaking; like walking through a dream. Can not recommend this fic enough! It’s got my head up in the clouds and looking towards the stars!

“K” by  Dlvvanzor

AU where Light’s a Whammy with the moniker ‘K.’ He and L grow up together along with kiddos covering the rest of the alphabet. A murder-mystery-thriller on top of the romance featuring Beyond Birthday as a main character! Light’s a pathological liar and L’s super into it. They’re the top students at Whammy’s and are tasked with solving a string of homicides happening RIGHT AT THE ORPHANAGE (guess who dunnit). It had me on the edge of my seat, and I binged the whole thing in two days.

i’mMMMM doing more than 10, this’ll just be my ultimate fic rec post 😂

“Change of Circumstances” by wordbombs

Another AU where Light’s a whammy! It’s just a one-shot though, but one of my all time faves!!! I’ve gone back and reread it so many times and drew some stuff for it a couple weeks back. Much more light-hearted than “K”, Light arrives at the orphanage at age four and meets an eleven year old L, and from there they grow up together and fall in love (the age difference is handled really well, L’s not physically present for a lot of Light’s childhood and they bond on a platonic level first). It’s one of the healthiest relationship dynamics that I’ve seen for these two, which is honestly such a breath of fresh air. Matt, Mello, and Near are there too in the background!

“Dial K for Kira” by @kiranatrix

“Light needs some easy money to finance his Kira plans, and notices there’s a big demand for Kira roleplay phone sex. So he figures, “Why not? Pretty sure I’ll be convincing.”He raises some fast cash and plans to shut the whole thing down and get back to writing names, until he gets a request from somebody who wants to “roleplay” as L....“

Taken straight from the description! It’s very VERY NSFW so be warned. I’m too shy to talk about it more alskfjdasldjf sorry BUT IT’S GREAT.

“Dance with Me” and “Birthday Note” by @dotti55fanfiction

These are both one-shots so I’m putting ‘em together! Absolutely adorable tooth-rotting fluff!! “Dance with Me” has Light and L going to a club, while “Birthday Note” features L trying to think of the best present for Light. The dictionary definition of “warm fuzzies.” (Dotti ilu, I still gotta find time to read your longer works)

“you’re a wasp nest” by  raisuki (inthegripofahurricane)

Blind!Light AU! Light and L are both college students who meet when Sayu dares L to break into her house. Yagami sibling hijinksssss! Their quippy dialogue is adorable and it’s just a fun time watching them flirt.

“softly now” by smallestbird (jenwryn)

THANK YOU TO THE ANON WHO SENT ME THIS REC. The softest lawlight one-shot to finish off this list! Light and L share an intimate moment while painting their new apartment. The absolute JOY this fic radiates in a short 700 words!! Read it before bed for the sweetest dreams!

These are just my favourites, but read anything by any of these authors and you will not be disappointed! I might make a separate post later for soulmate AUs because... There’s just too many. :’D

-Alka

[translightyagami]

Hi, James! So it's the year of of our lord 2021 and I'm finally in the lawlight ship, playing violin as it sinks. Could you suggest me a couple of good fics about them on AO3? I keep being recommended ones in fanfiction.net but that site and me do not match energetically, anatomically or astronomically.

I like real angsty stuff with an underlying of true love, and am open to major death tags. Better yet if you have a L haunting Light fic you could send my way to break my heart into pieces.

Thank you so much, have a great day and stay safe 💕

Well 1) the ship isn't sinking, no matter what they tell you on the fool's platform TikTok, and 2) fanfiction dot net has not vibed correctly with anyone in years. Oh, wait, also 3) yes of course I can rec you good fics on ao3!

I'm going to hit off first with the "L haunting Light" because I haven't read that many good ones, but I would rec @yuneyn's fic 2 parter "If I'm dead to you," which has all the good angsts and hauntings you're looking for.

I'll also rec the unsung champ of angsty and amazing lawlight fics aka "The Lies of Light Yagami" by kildeer. its a switching perspective fic that covers from the tennis match to the yellow warehouse, giving an inside look at how Light and L meet, love, and destroy each other - even after L dies, with the memory of what he could have had haunting Light still. Truly one of those fics that is popular and yet I still think "Why aren't we talking about this more???" Also! It's Explicit! They Have Sex!

If you're wanting HIGH LEVEL angst and a major death tag that is totally earned, I rec @seventhfracture's "Prisoners," which chronicles L taking (semi-illegally, sort of half-justified) custody of Light and keeping him in a little Kira cube, all while trying to figure out if he's got the right man. And Guess What? This One Also Has Sex In It. To heal up after this fic (which you'll want to, badly) then check out "New Game," another from the same author that ends a little more softly for lawlight.

Also great for an angsty, atmospheric lawlight fic is @missioncatalyst's "Palmistry" where L and Light get a little tipsy, Light reads L's palm, and they have weird charged Sex.

There are, for sure, many other fics that will wet your "angsty with hints of true love" whistle on ao3 that I simply haven't read bc they either a) have top!Light, or b) are not, in my opinion, well written, but if you're still searching, I'd say that riffling through the catalogs of all of these authors (sans kildeer who i think only wrote one other DN fic) will yield fantastic results fic-wise.

And if you are really really desperate .... there's always my fics

[roselevesque]

ATLA and death note! I trust your taste. Do you know any good L wins fics?

Hello! Sorry it took this long, I am less active these days due to irl obligations, so here, have some belated recs:

"This Is How I Disappear" by TzviaAriella on fanfiction.net - No ships and not completely L focused, but it's a great look into the characters' heads in a world where Light got caught and is about to be executed. Matsuda and L's characterisation are the stand out elememts for me.

"Phlegethon River" by Nilahxapiel on fanfiction.net - an AU where L wins, Light gets locked up and the former watches through the years as Light's mental state declines with each visit. A grim piece of writing that hits you in just the right places.

"Is This The Way It Ends Now?" by Seastar98 on ao3 - Do you know those 'Character watch their show' type of fanfics? This is one of those that goes well into the complexities of such a premise. The characters' psychology is beautifully laid out through their reaction to pivotal scenes and elements from the show and you actually see them act on their new found knowlegde. It includes the "Light and Kira are separated" concept and I am mentioning it in case it isn't your thing. A great read though.

New Game by TrashKing ( Vanya_Deyja ) on ao3. I guesss both L and Light win in this one in a way? Set during the Yotsuba arc, a memoryless Light suspects himself and agrees with L's theory. Watch these two smarmy bastards in their little bubble learn to get along and hide stuff from the Task Force. The Lawlight dynamic here is highly addicting, I honestly can't get enough of how the author writes them.

"Darkness ( is the absence of light )" by SilverDoe290s on ao3 - SO UNDERRATED. Set in a world where L won and Light was executed. This is, in my oponion, one of the most accurate depictions of L in such a situation that I've ever read. The Lawlight is thin and implied more than anything, but you can feel L's regret, having lost his equal. You can feel the unwillingness to admit such a thing too. And the ending is the cherry on top of it all.

"Between the Black and White" by Serria on fanfiction.net - AU where L wins and keeps Light as a prisoner who works for him. It's unfortunately unfinished, however there are enough Lawlight scenes up until the latest chapter to bring up this aspect. A good slow burn where the characters try to maintain their ground despite their circumstances. There's also some surprise twists and appearances in there you might enjoy.

"Coexistence is boredom" by Sakurazukamori6 on fanfiction.net. A fandom classic and I think it deserves the praise it has gotten. I won't mention too much for fear of giving anything away, but be prepared for lots of hurt feelings with this one.

[baranedizille]

Hi !! I saw that you gave fic recommandations in October do you have other ones that are good? Lawlight or others?

I’m quarantined in Spain and it’s beginning to be longgggg

Yes, I have!

Fanfiction Rec List Part 2

(all lawlight again)

After October, I’ve been very horny, it seems. Really, nearly all of my recs are mature or explicit.

⚫ means multichaptered

⚫ stories about stars (relight) (UNFINISHED) by anonymous on ao3

Rating: Mature

Soulmates in college AU mmm. Finally read it! A fandom classic as far as I know, and for a reason! The text style was quite unusual for me, but soon I understood that it worth a try. Really, try it.

⚪ Two Wills by Mintulip on ao3

Rating: Mature

So so goood, can’t belive I haven’t found it earlier.Light’s thinking about what could be, read it right now!!

⚪ Untethered by butchrem (Harlecat) on ao3

Rating: Mature

Yotsuba arc. Very good characterization, I loved it so much. After some hesitation, L followes Light into the shower.

⚪ Trading Blows by gayraito (Mercurial_Magic) on ao3

Rating: Explicit 

Trans!Light, Yotsuba arc. Ah that was so good, good characterization + good smut + Light and L talking a lot, I love when they do it in pwps, ok?

⚪ Change OR the one where L and Light get married by  avoidfilledwithcelluloid on ao3

Rating: Explicit

Trans!Light, trans!L. Ahhh I still haven’t read the whole thing but hey, it’s fanfic about Light and L’s wedding and werry well written for sure, so read it!

⚪ Golden Boy by g g cummings (Katarable) on ao3

Rating: Explicit

Yotsuba arc timeline. Very short one, so, really, give it a read. Oh, and Light has a praise kink! 

⚪ God Be Praised by catpyramid  on ao3

Rating: Mature

Yotsuba arc, Light has a praise kink once again, and L uses it. Oh, and it has shower sex.

⚪ How L Increases His Thinking Power By More Than 40% by  WizardPartyForever on ao3

Rating: Explicit

L and Light discuss a case while fucking (and it helps to solve it).

⚪ All In Due Time by WizardPartyForever on ao3

Rating: Explicit

Yotsuba arc. Time to time at the middle of night L annoys Light with his manlyman problem, and this time Light punishes him. So, Light forces L to touch himself and then doesn’t let him come. I must say, this author writes some good smut, so check their profile.

⚫ Triangular Theory of Love  by Devilinthebox (princegrisejoie) on ao3

Rating: Mature

Beware! professor/student smut. It was pretty hot ok

⚫ A Cure For Love by halfpromise on fanfiction.net

Rating: Mature

Good plot, good humor, good lawlight, in a word, Halfpromise. It’s one of these ‘Light and L fall in love during Yotsuba arc’, but there’s also a terrorist organization what steals the death note, so yeah, the investigation continues.

⚪ Casual Affair by cantdoausername on ao3 (one chaptered but pretty long)

Rating: Explicit

Other pairings: Light/Misa, Rem/Misa, Light/Takada

Light is heteronormative gay-gay mess, nothing new. Light marries two times and cheats on his wives with L, lawlight here is so good and sweet (apart from Light being cheating bastard). Well written, and the author gave Misa-Misa justice, I love when authors do that.

⚫ Kira-Kira by GhostOfTasslehoff, ZombieJesus on ao3

Rating: Explicit

Light is a private dancer named Kira-Kira (and he IS Kira, it’s an AU but with death note),and L gets him on his birthday. Light doesn’t go further than dancing with his clients, but with this one... Well, it’s a very-very hot smut. Also fluffy. I mean, what else a girl like me need?

⚪ Almost Oblivion by Serria on ao3

Rating: Mature

Yotsuba arc. Unfortunately, I remember only that it’s very good and very angsty, definetely worth to read. There’s that one thing that I really love to see in Yotsuba!Light, his hesitancy and discomposure. Ah, and L being a dick.

⚪ subsumed, piece by piece by shirohyasha on ao3

Rating: Mature

“Yagami’s son is still pretty. He is pretty even on camera when he thinks he is alone, where most people would allow themselves to relax, allow themselves to slip. Light is still pretty”. I copied the summary because it’s beautiful. Ok, this one follows dn plot from L’s perspective. The writing is amazing, the angst is heartbreaking.

⚪ Morality is Overrated by MinervaEvenstar on ao3

Rating: Mature

Yotsuba arc, the tags give a good description: ‘Light is a flirt’, ‘L has a HARD time resisting the urge to tap that’. Short, good and pretty funny. L really tries to be “decent”.

⚪ Distraction (Beautiful, Dirty, Rich) by GhostOfTasslehoff  on ao3

Rating: Mature

Yotsuba arc. Fluffy post sex conversation, “L isn't used to being playful. He might need some work at it”.

⚪ russias greatest love machine by ruruka on ao3

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Light and L are playing just dance 2 also they’re drunk. So yes, this thing is funny haha.

ONGOINGS

There’re some fics to what I’m subscribed but didn’t read or read very roughly, they seem to be good and interesting, so I’ll share them here too.

⚫ After School Enigma by LA_Elias on ao3

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

L is handed a case involving a string of murdered teens. Light Yagami is his number one suspect...looks like L will need to go undercover as a High school student. Meanwhile, an innocent Light Yagami does have a secret, but not one as morbid as L believes.

⚫ Catch Perfect by Resilicns, ZombieJesus on ao3

Rating: Explicit

Light’s desk catches on fire during the placement of L’s illegal surveillance cameras in the Yagami household, burning up the Death Note early on. Light forgets everything, the killings suddenly stop, and Kira fades away from the public consciousness but never from L’s. Six years later, Ryuk returns to Earth with a new Death Note for Light, now an agent in INTERPOL, ready for Round 2. L’s ready too.

⚫ Passengers by Pyreneese on ao3

Rating: Explicit

It comes in the middle of the night, on the eve of L's death. Both L and Light find themselves on a train right out of science fiction, handcuffed and totally unprepared.

I love the concet so much, and it reminds me of that Mob Psycho special episode khkh

⚫ Quid Pro Quo by Sychronergy on ao3

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Other pairings: BB/Light, BB/L

Japan sends their most promising investigator to dissect the brilliant mind of Beyond Birthday. Every day, for one month, they will speak for one hour.

⚫ Renewal by butchrem (Harlecat), Harlecat on ao3

Rating: Mature

Things go a little differently and, though he gets the Death Note back, Light is unable to kill L and is placed under house arrest. Nearly a year later, criminals start dying, and the two are pushed back together as the case is reopened; L needs to keep his primary suspect under surveillance, and the first Kira needs to find his would-be usurper.

Collaboration is made difficult by the fact that they were hooking up during the Yotsuba arc, and despite being geniuses, neither seem to have grasped proper communication.

⚫ Underground by TranquilBloom on ao3

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

When a nuclear bomb strikes the Kanto Region of Japan, most of the remaining population is forced to remain indoors in underground bunkers for an indiscernible amount of time. How will the stubborn, proud detective, and his main suspect for the greatest serial murder case he’s ever taken on cope?

Hhhhhh yes please, post-apocalyptic AUs make my life, but lawlight post-apocalyptic AU....

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[Meyan]

{L/Raito}

- Thirst 💛

Death Note, M, French, Romance & Crime, chapters: 52

Ryuzaki rencontre Raito ; L rencontre Kira. Vous connaissez le plan de Raito pour tuer L ? Personne ne peut prévoir l'inattendu, surtout lorsqu'il se produit. Deux imprévus dans le plan, deux grains de sable dans les rouages. Suffisants pour redistribuer les cartes ?

- (very) slow burn - collab avec Haaru - en cours

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[Silver Pard]

{Lawlight/Death Note}

L & Light

- Apples Equals Cyanide Equals Light 💛

Death Note, T, English, chapters: 3

Ryuk's favourite equation. It means the death of boredom, the only death that actually matters.

- Oneiromancy

- Nothingness

- Perfectly Hollow

- Falling to Pieces

- Alternative

- Redivivus

- The Slow Path of Rehabilitation

- Adaptation 💛

Death Note, T, English, Humour, OS

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

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[ Serria]

{Lawlight}

- Sola Fide

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[ MiaoShou]

{Lawlight}

- Close 💛

Death Note, T, English, Angst, OneShot

Near discovers some interesting items amongst L's paperwork. Leading him to ask questions which seem to have no answers.

- Night And Day

- Light Up My Darkness

- Only You

- Private Investigation

- Cruel and Unusual

- Birthday Bumps

- Seduction

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[UnderneathTheRose] 🇬🇧

{Lawlight}

- Animal I Have Become

- The Second Hand Unwinds

- Obsessed

- Time After Time

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[Dlvvanzor] 🇬🇧

{Lawlight}

- K 💛

Death Note, M, English, Drama & Romance, chapters: 68

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.

LxL AU

- Rotten Apple 💛

Death Note, M, English, Hurt/Comfort & Romance, chapters: 7

Tests had shown nothing wrong with Light Yagami's brain, so he knew it was only in his mind. Knowing it wasn't real, though, didn't change the facts: that every person, place, and thing overwhelmed him with the smell of putrefaction. People, of course, were the worst- the duller the person, the worse they smelled. The world and everyone in it was rotten.

LxL AU

- Shorts and Sweets

- Flour Baby

- L Doesn't Give Himself Away

- The Necessity of Sleep

- Of Mice and Men

- Mirror Mirror

- Pretty

- Red String 💛

Death Note, T, English, Romance & Friendship, OS

Legend has it that a red string connects two people who are destined to fall in love.

12-year old L, recently dumped for being 'too much trouble,' isn't sure he agrees when Wammy says it, but maybe in another, oh, 13 years or so...

- The Notebook

- Perfection

- Night Light

- Vocabulary Gaps

- Why is Light Second to Cake?

- Worth It

- Charming

- Ghost of You

- Mercy Killing

{Death Note}

- He Always Knew

- Easter at Wammy's

- Lady Macbeth

{Matt/Mello}

- The Taste of Cigarettes

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[VivaCalifornication]

{Lawlight}

- Is This The Way It Ends Now? 💛

Death Note, T, English, Hurt/Comfort & Friendship, chapters: 39

L wanted to save Light. If that meant spending a little time watching the contents of a disk that magically appeared, so be it. Any help was welcome at this point in the investigation because every move he made felt like a step towards his own death.

(Characters watch their show fic )

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[Alien ABC's]

{Lawlight}

- Salt 💛

Death Note, K+, English, Horror, OS

He doesn't understand, but he obeys.

{Death Note}

- Alive

- Hold Me

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[Zara_Zara]

{Lawlight}

- baby dont fear the reaper 💛

- Thy Fearful Symmetry 💛

Death Note, T, English, Hurt/Comfort, OS

"In a room filled with sleep, L gazes at a sleeping young man who is both his undoing and necessity."

There is something about Yagami Light which possesses poetry.

- Light's Game

- Professor L and the Case of the Reverse Cake Burglar

- Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall 💛

Death Note, T, English, Romance & Friendship, OS

For 10 years, L only ever saw himself in his mirror. This was never any great concern to him. Largely because he was too young to care about mature things like soulmates and true love. But it didn't mean he was not curious to see who was supposed to be on the other side of his mirror.

- A Coffin for L

- 4 times L and Light destroyed something while fighting and the 1 time they didn't

- An Unlikely Duet

- Is that my shirt?

- A Sugary Hypothesis

- Love is War 💛

Death Note, T, English, Romance & Friendship, OS

This is secretly a 4 + 1 fic in which Light and L almost confess plus the one time they did.

- Eyes of Starlight

- Pink in the Night

- We Can Share 💛

Death Note, T, English, Fluff, OS

There is a leather chair in the Kira Headquarters. And no one loves it more than the lead detective and prime suspect.

- Maybe, Maybe, Maybe

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[XGarroway]

{Lawlight}

- Not Alone 💛

Death Note, M, English, Romance & Angst, OS

After L's death, Light's path to becoming God of the New World is finally clear... or is it? L's ghost begs to differ.

[death-note-lawlight-fic-recs]

Since ao3 was down, I've taken this chance to make a Lawlight fic recs post. Starting with ffnet fics, so others don't have to suffer as I did searching thorough ffnet's wild, wild jungle. Ao3 fic recs coming along later.

Lawlight fic recs [fanfiction.net]

Lawlight fic recs [ao3]

Lawlight one shot fic recs [ao3] (coming soon, whenever I get to it)

Lawlight smut fic recs (coming soon, whenever I get to it)