Soichiro asks: "Why do you want to marry my son?" L stares at him for a moment, then sighs almost imperceptibly. "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. …or husband." A historical regency-esque romance AU in which L seeks Light's hand in marriage. And that's only the beginning.
Chapters: 19/24 Fandom: Death Note, Death Note & Related Fandoms Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: L/Yagami Light, Amane Misa/Matsuda Touta, Hideki Ryuuga/Yagami Sayu Characters: L (Death Note), Soichiro, Yagami Light, Yagami Sayu, Matsuda Touta, Watari | Quillsh Wammy, Yagami Sachiko, Amane Misa, Takada Kiyomi, Namikawa Reiji, Mikami Teru Additional Tags: Regency Romance, Romance, Historical Inaccuracy, Historical Dress, Uke!Light, Seme!L, suitor - Freeform, Courtship, Unconventional Courtship 2015, historically inaccurate courtship, Alternate Universe - Historical, Historical References, Letters, Love Letters, Horses, carriages, Detectives, Waistcoats, Crimes & Criminals, Poison, Slow Build, Slow Burn, Waltzing, Martial Arts, Training, Mystery, Murder Mystery, parents cramping Light’s style, Arranged Marriage, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Sick Character, Dating, Falling In Love, historical notions of purity, Patriarchy, Churches, Polytheistic Religion, Fictional Religion & Theology, societal stratification, Sneaking Around, Justice, or lack thereof
















