I've been rewatching Death Note these days and a thought came to me. Usually in fics or in fandom discourses I see fans assume that Light would have lived a long life if he didn't happen to pick up the Death Note.
But what if the Death Note extended his life instead of shortening it?
What if he was supposed to die in a freak accident at a way younger age, like at 18 or 19, and instead picking up the Death Note allowed him to live until he was 23?
Imagine Light talking to Misa and her revealing to him that his date of death isn't too far away yet she chose to love him anyway, but that date passes and nothing happens because Light at the time was handcuffed to L.


























