#none of the DN characters actually 'learn valuable lessons' too often hahaha

[13eyond13]

How do you think the relationship between canon Light and fem!L would develop?

It's an interesting thought!

So I only really like thinking about them in a shippy sense if they're being gay together, so I'm going to mention that immediately as a disclaimer that it is affecting my takes on this before I answer. 😆 I WOULD find it interesting to see the combo of male!Light and female!L mostly only in how Light would maybe not be able to trick her with his usual seduction tactics and whatnot that he typically uses on girls? L just would basically blatantly notice Light's flirting antics and call them out / tell him it's sus or stupid and never going to work on her. In my head L's imperviousness to his usual charms might not be outright explained, as many things with L are not outright explained, but it would def give the vibes of "she's clearly not even into guys, bro..." I think Light would assume she is straight/more easily manipulated as a woman (and even if she WAS straight, I think she'd just keep that to herself because she thinks her preferences are none of his business either way). I think he'd be annoyed/insulted by her rejecting him and calling him out on his bullshit, but then he would also realize he miscalculated and have to rethink how to approach getting to know her better (after his initial sulking he would probably inwardly be like, "huh very interesting, I've never met a girl who that didn't work on before...") He'd maybe switch just to trying to befriend her more platonically? I think he's smart enough and good enough with people to realize she would probably prefer he just treat her like a peer and not make a huge deal about her gender than to be constantly aware of it and mentioning it and treating her like she is very different than he is or whatever as well - he would think she wouldn't like anyone acting like she is inferior, but also probably that she wouldn't want him to treat her extra nice or like she's made of glass or super astounding for being smart AND a girl, or whatever else. Not sure if meeting fem!L might actually cause Light to rethink some of the casual sexism he has in canon in some of his attitudes and thoughts? But I feel like even if he DID come to respect fem!L as an equal he might also end up just thinking of her as the "only woman he respects" or something along those lines, not that he now respects all women as equals across the board...