#lind. l. tailor

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I think it's worth noting just how much Light detests being called evil. Which is likely due to his father's morality being strictly ingrained in his personality.

On Lind. L. Tailor's appearance, Light was surprised, sure, but he also took him lightly:

He was amused really. I don't think Light was thinking about killing this guy at this point. Lind. L. Tailor was, after all, a 'moron' as far as Light was concerned, and wasn't much of a challenge.

Contrast this with the striking kneejerk reaction Light has when the aforementioned 'moron' uses Light's trigger word ('EVIL'):

...wow. ('L' went from a regular moron -> too damn stupid haha)

In all seriousness, the worst thing you can call Light is probably 'Evil'. He CANNOT stand it.

This is because Light spends his whole life trying to live up to his father's ideals, to be righteous, to incorporate his dad's morals to every fiber of his being.

So look at how emotionally conflicted (and hurt) he is when Soichiro indirectly calls him (Kira) evil. He is much more affected by Soichiro being the one saying it (compared to when Lind. L. Tailor said it) as he can't bring himself to completely dismiss it (compared to Lind. L. Tailor: Light didn't give a damn about his opinions).

His father would not ever bow to evil (said in reference to the Kira case, but it holds true universally for Soichiro).

Being Kira complicates matters since his father very obviously doesn't agree with Kira's morals- so Light draws a line in the sand for himself.

He would not, under any circumstance, cause any harm to his family as Kira.

But since Death Note is a Tragedy, we know that Light being Kira indirectly puts his family at risk and then we come to this heartbreaking scene:

This, as can be expected, CRUSHES Light. Not only does it mean that Soichiro had doubts against Light being Kira even after the mock execution, it also means that he still views Kira as evil, as he's glad that Light isn't Kira, inadvertently disowning Light (who IS Kira) on his death bed.

And the worst thing is, Light would never get a chance to change his father's mind.

[burningarchitecture]

Cringetober day 4: Angel x Demon

[sparrowsabre7]

I honestly cannot emphasise enough how hard episode 2 of "Death Note" goes. Like, with some series people are like "oh yeah it gets good in the second season" or "give a few episodes it gets better." But if you are not on board with what "Death Note" is selling by the end of ep2 and the Lind. L Tailor incident then it's simply not for you.

No other show so clearly defines its leads or has such a wham moment so early on. It's just 🤌

[nullheaven]

[meandmypagancrew]

So the Death Note replica my friend got me has some pages already filled out with various notable death scenes from the series and can I just say

Raye Penber had beautiful handwriting

[deni-means-flor]

Holy shit, now that I'm rewatching Death Note... Life would have been SO MUCH EASIER for Light if he had been a normal fucking dude aldodmdkdls

I'm especially focused on the episode where he plays tennis with L.

You know that first conversation they have? Right before they start playing and Light is telling him that he was surprised to get invited to play tennis, it would have been super easy to throw the dude off by replying NORMAL FUCKING THINGS to the conversation:

L: "I was the Youth Champion for Great Britain in tennis"

Light: "oh, so you're British then? Cool! Do you like *insert ANY British pop culture reference plausible for the Death Note universe*? Because I do! Maybe you should come to my house and we can watch it, I mean, once you catch this Kira asshole and you have some free time, I guess."

L: "I lived in England when I was younger, but save it, nothing in that story will let you know the true identity of L"

Light: "wow, you sound super paranoid dude. I mean, I understand because it's a really difficult case, but relax, let's just play tennis and take our mind off things. I'm surprised you invited me instead of working so I thought this would be fun for both of us, I recently passed my entrance tests and it's going to be hard to keep up my grades and reputation like that, so I need to unwind as well :( "

Like, boom! You've redirected the conversation to regular ass 17 year old boy bullshit

LIGHT YAGAMI, YOU'RE SO FUCKING CLUELESS, MY DUDE

[jump-back-jack]

Lind L. Tailor, what a mad lad.

[worlds-fluffiest-detective]

who’s your least favorite death note character? :3 and whose you’re favorite background character (out of the ones that are rly irrelevant to the actual plot like for example matt or linda etc)

least fav: demegawa! and I don't like thinking about light's family since it's so sad...

Lind L Tailor lol! plot point. go boy give us nothing.

[froggos-are-superior]

Me: L is a terrible person morally because Misa and Lind L. Tailor and blah blah blah blah

Also me: Kira may be a mass murderer but it's ok I forgive him 😍

I am aware that I have a problem

[personificationofcreativeblock]

Sinister brother of Siri

Ok but imagine the conversation between L and Lind L. Tailor. Like, I know it was probably all handled with the guards or whatevs, but imagine this guy in prison, death row, minding his own business, y'know, prison stuff. And then an old man in a trench coat comes out of nowhere, puts a laptop on his face, and the sinister brother of Siri starts talking to him, promising him freedom after just reading a speech in live television eight times, no more explanation than that

[cat-soda]

i kinda forgot but first!L was kinda cute right??? 🤭🤭

[fandom-fae]

lind l tailor, most underrated, for blorbo bingo

omg your minddd >>

blorbo bingo

[juicequeen21]

Death Note but Light was so embarrassed of falling for the Lind L Tailor trap that he stops for a couple years

Then when he starts back up it's even more intense because now Light is more mature and L has been stressing over this case for years

[kiyomitakada]

i know its a classic. possibly cliche already. but i do wonder about Tumblr In The Death Note Universe probably more than i should

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💅 toxicbff Follow

if i see one more post attributing kira's powers to ~supernatural powers~ instead of the obvious fact that the cia is doing a coup I'm going to start giving You the heart attacks

💅 toxicbff

of course i saw the news how does that not prove my point further

the idea that all the police around the world could be mobilized by one single person is ridiculous (just look at this list of how many civilian militia there are globally)

heart attack victims don't seize the way "lind l tailor" did

i don't know how to tell you that You Can't Kill People Just By Knowing Their Name And Face because this is Real Life and not the newest grimdark marvel villain

people need to stop being scared of the ~bogeyman in the closet~ and wake up to the fact that usamerica is trying to take over the goddamned world

💅 toxicbff

im going to kill you all and nuke this website

#sayonara you weeaboo shits

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👾 lets-go-geeks Follow

DO TRUMP NEXT

��🏾‍♀️ penny-penelope Follow

LIKES TO CHARGE REBLOGS TO CAST

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❤️‍🔥 lovesickened Follow

i know its stupid but im so fucking scared for my brother i heard that seven people died this week at the prison he's in and iinjust dont kenow what to do ihate him for ehat he did to mom but i never wanted him to die

#vent tw #delete later

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🏎 fastandyurious Follow

if i get a single more comment about why i don't tag "genderbend" on my kiratective fics i'm going to blow up the entire building. we don't know EITHER of their genders. why don't YOU tag your mediocre yaoi genderbend instead

🔆 sparkling-world Follow

…OP, you realize the news reports all consistently use "he," right?

🏎 fastandyurious

of course i do???? just because you see something on the news doesn't mean you have to believe it?????? they don't have any information on kira yet but i'm supposed to believe the fbi knows their gender already??????? also kira is literally a fucking girl's name my classmate in elementary school was called kira

🔆 sparkling-world

Kira comes from the Japanese romanization for "killer," it isn't gendered whatsoever.

Also, evidence shows the majority of serial killers are male, so I'd argue that the statistics favor the fujoshis here.

🏎 fastandyurious

well evidence shows that female serial killers are just more fun to write about and I'd argue that you're ignoring my fucking POINT which is that we DON'T KNOW KIRA'S GENDER and if people don't want to read lesbian kiratective they can FUCK OFF MY BLOG

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I offer you an Eggman in these trying times.

🔮 I-stands-for-le-gay Follow

@lashitpostcalligrapher yo can i get "the statistics favor the fujoshis" on my tombstone

#fandom: kira rpf #ship: kiral #never heard it called kiratective before… #also uh. prayer circle for op's classmate lmaoooo

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💃🏻 modelingmadness Follow

BOYCOTT EIGHTEEN MAGAZINE

THEY ALLOW KIRA-SUPPORTING MODELS AND ARE COMPLICIT IN THIS MASSACRE

SOURCES HERE AND HERE (TRIGGER WARNING: KIRA DISCUSSION)

PUSH BACK AGAINST HEART ATTACKS

🧚🏽‍♂️ harubaru Follow

golly gee ^_^ suddenly i feel like taking to the high seas in a way that the eighteen company cant get profit from. oh no ! who left this link here

🐦‍⬛ kuro--misa Follow

thanks for the link but jesus fucking christ man what happened to free speech. misa-misa's parents were killed by a burglar who kira punished. did you all expect her to just sit there, look pretty, and say nothing about it?

you people only like models when they're nice pictures for you to consume. you only like them two-dimensional and smiling and hot. the second a woman actually speaks her mind she's thrown to the wolves

💃🏻 modelingmadness

DID YOU NOT SEE MY BANNER YOU PIECE OF SHIT

#BLOCKED

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🐦‍⬛ kuro--misa Follow

lol. lmao even

#they blocked me but whatever #official eighteen site just said misamisa wont be in the next issue #(eighteen sucks but i kind of want to use it more out of spite now) #so much for apologism huh? #god. i feel sick. #hasn't she been through enough.

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Imagine you're going home after a long day. Suddenly there's a sound. "Huh? Whose there" you ask, dropping your keys on the floor. Then you feel it. A knife pressing in your neck.

"Don't move kitten" Kira purrs behind you. "You're all mine now…"

#kiraxreader #kiraxoc #kira #kira rpf #kira investigation #kira fucker #kira fudger #kira lover #kira haters dont touch #kira haters please touch #kira supporters please touch #l

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asahi-the-student-deactivated201

Hello, everyone! My little sister told me about this microblogging platform (I admit, I'm a Twitter refugee) and that many of you are discussing the Kira investigation on here. I'm really interested in hearing what your thoughts are!

💋 sunny-sayu Follow

let the record show he lasted like. a day

#i think it was the imagines that did him in #bro is so sensitive :p

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kiyomitakada

the world could be beautiful

[ @deathnotetober day 14: trigger ]

[bookwormbynight]

Do you guys ever think about the canon maturity difference between L and Light?

We don't need to speculate. L's brain, 25 years, is near done cooking, if not finished. But for the entirety of death note before the time skip, Light's naivety is on full-display. He's fucking brilliant, but he makes sloppy mistakes because he acted on impulse, thought with his amygdala instead of his still-developing pre-frontal cortex. They're both childish and immature, sure, but on L's part, that is a conscious decision, it's an impulse he chooses to indulge because he has no reason not to, whereas Light killed Lind L Tailor without considering the numerous possible consequences to that decision simply because the man insulted him to his face while Light was in the middle of a power trip. Light slips up with Namikawa, while acting as L, and L winces because it was an obvious mistake.

Even a few years difference when the brain is so rapidly developing can be put on sharp display easily. As a personal anecdote, I, 18, was hanging out with a friend of my friend's (17) for a minute during a transition period. She was 16, and she wasn't hard to get along with, but boy, did I notice sometimes. Two year age gap. L's got seven on Light, all of them counting, plus experience in the field.

I'm considering all the times L might've treated Light like it. Not talking to him like a toddler, not downplaying his intelligence, not telling a single lie (for once) which makes it so much worse. L turns to Light and tells him to sit this conference out, do not try to give input, because this one is not for you. If you can't keep your nose out of this decision that you genuinely do not have the ability to consider in its entirety, we will put noise-cancelling headphones on you and take away the privilege to listen. It's so much harder for Light to protest when there's enough fact behind this, in his eyes, humiliation and dismissal that all of the other adults are nodding their heads along to it. Especially Light's dad.

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i will say this forever. light killing L and L killing lind L tailor are equally indirect. if light murdered L then L is also a murderer. it's first action he takes and also the last thing he would have done if rem hadn't killed him first -- he died in the process of setting up a second killing.