A drop of Color

illustration by BLEU

[lyovan]

The Fall

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[...]he smiles so slightly at me, as if looking upon some unimaginable wonder. My lost half, sink beneath my skin. Be part of me and make me god. "You're the one, aren't you," he says quietly. "You're god."

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"my love is a never changing season where the colours are always bright and the ground breathes with the decay of the people I have destroyed only to feed myself."

"(...)but he understands the black emptiness in my heart and loves me with it included, perhaps because of it."

[lyovan]

"You're a murderer in all ways but one."

[lyovan]

"I'm really tired of hearing him say sorry, and yet he can't say it enough. I'd just rather he was saying it while I was stabbing him."

[lyovan]

Black Dahlia

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“Our Lady of Piety” + close-up

[lyovan]

Those who-

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Sweet nothings

[lyovan]

Keep the Aspidistra flying

L Lawliet/Light Yagami, Death Note, Those Who Stand for Nothing Fall for Anything/The Hinterland Doctrine. Paint tool SAI, September 2017.

[lyovan]

I have to tell you that even tho the fandom constantly recs Those, my first time noticing this fic is due to your beautiful artworks, so even you mentioned you are bad at expressing thoughts, your love to Those has already conveyed to many (including me) through your art, and I always look forward to more of your arts of Those. (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)"

Wow thank you so much for this message 🥹🥹🥹🥹 All i want is to be able to draw Those as prettily as i see it inside my head 😭😭😭❤️

[eyecicles]

hmm this is gonna be weird but can you tell me why the whole fandom likes the Those fic? can u like, make me read it? without spoiling a lot. and why is it so long? i've been trying to get myself to read it but it's kind of too weird?? L seems kinda ooc? i bet the writing is great and I'd probably love it like everyone else but I can't start it for some reason. it's the longest fic I've ever seen. and is it still on going? i am scared but willing

Well, I hope you don’t feel forced to read it because it’s totally fine if you don’t like it. No matter how beloved a story is, it’s always also a matter of personal preference if it’s something for you or not. …But I also know that a lot of people only started to fall in love with the story after, like, three or four chapters. 

Anyway, I can definitely tell you why I like so much (I think I talked about this before somewhere, but oh well):

It’s incredibly well-written

That’s just a fact. Not only is the story really engaging and filled with so many details that you feel like you know every character personally, it also has a very consistent, unique and - for me - addicting writing style. It’s certainly not everybody’s taste, but I don’t think anyone could deny that the technique that is used is at the very least very solid. (You need to be pretty skilled to make a first-person narrative work, imo.) I’m a bit of a book nerd (snob? hopefully not) and I have no problem with admitting that the quality of “Those” is higher than a lot of actual published writing I came across. It doesn’t only stand out when it comes to fanfics, but when it comes to literature in general.

It’s incredibly long, yes, and I love it

I can’t tell you why exactly, obviously (because I’m not the author) (you can ask her that and other questions yourself if you want, her username on tumblr is @youcannotrelight) (I think the fic was originally meant to be a lot shorter) but I’d say that’s actually one of the reasons I’m so in love with that story. You just start to feel so close to the characters, especially to Light and L, that it’s easy to get strongly attached to them. Also, what makes the story so long are especially two factors a) there’s just a lot of stuff going on all the time and b) Light loves his long-winded internal monologues. I hope you like them too, because that’s one of my favourite aspects of “Those”:

It is weird, yes

It is. In the best way possible. Like, the very concept of “Those” (which I’m sure you know by now) is so comical and unique, that I pretty much loved the story before I even read it. Don’t be afraid of the weirdness. Let it into your heart.

It’s hilarious

When it comes to slapstick humour especially, it’s one of the funniest stories I’ve ever read. Really, it might not seem like it at first but I can’t count how many times this story made me laugh almost hysterically. (Matt (”Jeevas”) is in there and one of the most amusing characters for sure!)

Certain characters might be OOC but

They’re still extremely well-written. I didn’t know what to make of Those!L at first either but the more you read, the more you start to think that that’s exactly how L would have turned out to be under different circumstances. He’s just… insatiable in a different kind of way, he has no Watari to spoil him and the nature of his job doesn’t allow him to isolate himself like he did in canon. Also, a few chapters in you’re starting to realise that he’s way more complex than you might think at first. Way more vulnerable, with an interesting backstory that explains even more.

The entire aesthetic

Another personal thing. I love politics, I love gritty, insane, mundane and mystery mixed into one giant cocktail, I love L’s dumb lawyer anecdotes. Just look at some of the art this fic inspired!

Light’s and L’s relationship

It’s like an accident you can’t bring yourself to look away from. It’s horrible and heart-wrenching, soul-crushing and… why do I even like their relationship? I can’t tell you exactly, but they deserve each other. This fic made me scared of the concept of soulmates because it’s just that intense. It’s like a love letter to how compatible and incompatible Lawlight is at the same time. But I don’t think you have to already ship Lawlight to get pulled in.

Also, “scared but willing” is exactly how I feel with every new chapter, so you’re already on the right path if you want to become a fan as well, haha. (And yes, it’s still going on)

[lyovan]

But You Blew My Mind x You Can't Fight in the War Room

"So there you were, and, of course, you had to be the most glorious thing I’d ever seen. Like there was a spotlight on you. There he is,"

[lyovan]

You Are An Acceptable Level of Threat

A Trick of the Light

[lyovan]

"my love is a never changing season where the colours are always bright and the ground breathes with the decay of the people I have destroyed only to feed myself."

"(...)but he understands the black emptiness in my heart and loves me with it included, perhaps because of it."

[lyovan]

Those vs canon lawlight

i tried to make a quick comparison pic since i had a mini discussion over how i draw them 😸

L's difference is obvious (hair style - age) but realy special kudos to those who recognise that those!Light had shorter hair/showing his ears.

he's also older than canon lito by a few years but not obvious enough + he's not a dn holder so his expressions is closer to canon pre-dn lito😸

[lyovan]

yes 😸😸👏👏👏

[lyovan]

[...]he smiles so slightly at me, as if looking upon some unimaginable wonder. My lost half, sink beneath my skin. Be part of me and make me god. "You're the one, aren't you," he says quietly. "You're god."