I will not be answering fanfiction Asks for an indefinite amount of time, which is why I prepared one post containing most (if not all) of the Death Note fanfiction recommendations on this blog.
A link to this post will be included in the blog’s bio/description so that it is always accessible. It’s worthy to mention that many fanfictions on these lists are repeated; however, they are separated into different categories so that readers can easily navigate through the works depending on what sorts of plot/genre they’re looking for. Fanfic recommendations on this blog were never properly organized, so instead of manually directing the readers to old posts with specific content, the latter can use this post to find fics, as it contains most of the common and popular plots/pairings. That being said, please do not send me any more fanfiction requests.
Regarding the popular ships Mello x Matt and Mello x Near, I have already apologized many times for my inability to recommend fanfictions of these pairings on this blog. You can find fics like this and more on deathnotefics blog (inactive). Still, a few fanfictions with these pairings are included in some of the posts mentioned below; those are exceptions.
This post isn’t final. It will be updated if I take any more requests in the future. For now, my fanfic request Ask box will be closed, and that doesn’t mean it will stay closed forever. Meanwhile, the blog will resume its normal activity (i.e: I will still be online); the only difference is that I will not be taking any more fanfic requests. Since most of which are redundant, this post shall combine them all.
As for fanfiction submissions, my inbox is still open. That is to say, you are free to submit your fanfictions here at any time. Submissions necessitate that the fanfiction submitted is your own work, not a recommendation. Recommendations are separated from submissions, and you are free to send in your fanfiction recommendations through an Ask/Message at any time. To clear things up for those who are confused: Recommendations are works you have read and liked, and you wish for others to read them. Submissions are your use of this blog as a platform to publish your work, so that more people can read it. Of course, your work has to be already published somewhere else (AO3, ff.net..) so all you have to do is submit the link to it.
My Ask box is still open to anything other than fanfiction requests, if anyone’s interested. Also, I might still recommend fanfictions by quotes/text posts from time to time.
If you have any questions regarding this particular post, please feel free to send me an Ask.
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Fanfiction recommendations:
(Triggers/warnings are included in the posts)
By genre:
Common Lawlight fanfictions
Fluffy Lawlight fanfictions
Alternate Universe Lawlight fanfictions (1) (2)
Horror Death Note fanfictions
Humour Death Note fanfictions
Fantasy Death Note fanfictions
Smutty Lawlight fanfictions
Extremely canonic Death Note fanfictions
By pairing:
Top Light / Uke L fanfictions
Top L / Uke Light fanfictions: Smut, Angst
Beyond Birthday (x Light) fanfictions
Beyond Birthday x L fanfictions
Naomi Misora fanfictions
Misa (x Light) fanfictions
Light x Mikami fanfictions (1) (2)
L x Misa fanfictions
(L x) Matsuda fanfictions
L x OC fanfictions
Fanfictions of specific plots:
Shinigami Light fanfictions
Time-travel fanfictions
Afterlife fanfictions
Soulmate AU fanfictions
Anti soulmate AU fanfictions
Cross-gender fanfictions (1) (2)
Transgender fanfictions
High school/college fanfictions
Lawlight sickfics (1) (2)
Fics that focus on Light Yagami’s pain
Fics diverging post Yotsuba arc
Jealous L and/or jealous Light fanfictions
Blind Light AU (1) (2) (3) (4)
Other:
Most lengthy Lawlight fanfictions
Death Note Drama fanfictions
Abusive Lawlight fanfictions
For more Death Note fanfiction recs: (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) (x)
may I request your top 10 favorie lawlight fics ?? I’m really interested
AIGHT BUCKLE UP BUTTERCUP because I’ve got a lot of feelings about these! Also, people have been asking me for fics featuring:
Ryuk shenanigans
yagami sibling hijinks
whammy kids found family
----- from my bingo card I made a while back. Tbh, I put those on the list to try and manifest the energy into the universe hoping people would bring fics to ME about them lmao. I do have a couple that check the boxes though!
Also thank you to everyone who’s been recommending me fics!! You’ve all hit the nail on the head and sing straight to my heart! I’m just slow to make my way through them between work. <3
GOING UNDER THE CUT (rip mobile users)
Aight here we go, in no particular order:
“Change OR the one where L and Light get married” by @translightyagami (I’m so sorry I keep tagging you in these alsfjkalsfdj)
The one I never shut up about and am adapting part of into a comic because it’s just that GOOD. :’’’D Light and L get married in front of Watari and Light’s family back at the Whammy orphanage in England. A melancholy yet painfully sweet tale as Light and L reminisce on their history together while getting ready for the ceremony, and their first night together afterwards. Single-handedly sold me on Kira being intrinsically part of Light to boot.
“the forest holds strange creatures” by @translightyagami (I’m sorryyyyyyy I just love your stuff)
An AU where Light’s a paranormal researcher and L’s a reclusive cryptid living in the forest next to a small town. The writing has a fairytale feel to it, and the romance is so gentle. Light’s bunking at Whammy’s small little house, and Near and Mello are there as little kids pestering Light. It’s ADORABLE. Beyond Birthday also shows up in one of the extra chapters as a creepy cashier at a thrift shop for double the fun!
"Sickness” by BlueberryValentine (more fics on their fanfiction.net account!)
The ultimate hurt/comfort + fluff + angst with a happy ending fic. The first fic I read to get back into lawlight a couple months back! Canon divergence starting during the Yotsuba arc. Light is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer while still under investigation. L has to take care of him, and somewhere along the way they fall in love. It carved out a chunk of my heart but luckily filled it back up with a sweet sort of aching.
“Seeking His Hand” by magic__mind
Historical regency AU! L is a rich nobleman courting Light, a humble farm boy, for his hand in marriage. One of the most romantic pieces of literature that I have ever come across. The prose is pure poetry, and their love so pure! This one also has a special place in my heart for its portrayal of Misa! She’s A)a spy who helps L on his cases, B)totally removed from her co-dependence for Light, C)the bubbly badass she was always meant to be. 100/10 worth the read!
The “Resurrections” Series by Shadow_of_Quill
A modern Orpheus and Euridice story, wherein Light’s spirit leads L back from Hades while he’s still Kira. L is thereby present for the confrontation at the warehouse. Believing that any trace of Light is lost in the man, he executes him right then and there. However, this was a grave mistake, and Light’s soul won’t be as easily revived. (spoilers, they’re both fine in the end) ******* THIS ONE ALSO INCLUDES YAGAMI SIBLING HIJINKS. Sayu plays a HUGE role in bringing Light back!
“Is This The Way It Ends Now?” by Seastar98
The one that checks off ALL the above three boxes!! A “characters watch their own show” fic, wherein the gang receives a mysterious DVD in the middle of the Yotsuba arc. Horrified by what’s to come, Light and L work to make sure their future is brighter than the one they witness. They bring in all three heirs to watch with ‘em, everyone gets character development, and Sayu comes in like black panther in endgame yet again to bring Light back from the darkness! Ryuk pops up in the end and the epilogue and he’s great. The ultimate and most direct fix-it you’re ever gonna get.
“From the Same Star” by Nilahxapiel
This is my only pure “Ryuk Shenanigans” fic, and it’s really really sad :’’’D A short but sweet one-shot wherein Ryuk traverses multiple dimensions, dropping the Death Note at Light’s feet each time. Light and L were always fated to clash, and it’s just as heartbreaking every time.
“Primitive Liars” by Nilahxapiel
This one’s super popular in the fandom for a reason! The only omegaverse fic that I’ve liked! The A/B/O dynamics and their affect on society are super well developed, and the writer manages to keep L and Light very in character while still developing their budding romance in a believable way. This is an AU where somebody else is Kira, and Light’s genuinely helping L and the task force hunt him down. ***** Naomi Misora lives, the heirs come in, and Sayu actually hops aboard the task force!!! DUDE. BRILLIANT. I also just love the exploration of gender and identity that the author weaves in. Lots of LGBTQ rep!
“and indeed there will be time” by lawlietismyfavorite
The ultimate soulmate AU. People grow to be 18, then stop aging until they meet their one. L is the greatest detective of not only this century, but of six centuries. And then there's Light. (taken straight from the description!) The prose is absolutely breathtaking; like walking through a dream. Can not recommend this fic enough! It’s got my head up in the clouds and looking towards the stars!
“K” by Dlvvanzor
AU where Light’s a Whammy with the moniker ‘K.’ He and L grow up together along with kiddos covering the rest of the alphabet. A murder-mystery-thriller on top of the romance featuring Beyond Birthday as a main character! Light’s a pathological liar and L’s super into it. They’re the top students at Whammy’s and are tasked with solving a string of homicides happening RIGHT AT THE ORPHANAGE (guess who dunnit). It had me on the edge of my seat, and I binged the whole thing in two days.
i’mMMMM doing more than 10, this’ll just be my ultimate fic rec post 😂
“Change of Circumstances” by wordbombs
Another AU where Light’s a whammy! It’s just a one-shot though, but one of my all time faves!!! I’ve gone back and reread it so many times and drew some stuff for it a couple weeks back. Much more light-hearted than “K”, Light arrives at the orphanage at age four and meets an eleven year old L, and from there they grow up together and fall in love (the age difference is handled really well, L’s not physically present for a lot of Light’s childhood and they bond on a platonic level first). It’s one of the healthiest relationship dynamics that I’ve seen for these two, which is honestly such a breath of fresh air. Matt, Mello, and Near are there too in the background!
“Dial K for Kira” by @kiranatrix
“Light needs some easy money to finance his Kira plans, and notices there’s a big demand for Kira roleplay phone sex. So he figures, “Why not? Pretty sure I’ll be convincing.”He raises some fast cash and plans to shut the whole thing down and get back to writing names, until he gets a request from somebody who wants to “roleplay” as L....“
Taken straight from the description! It’s very VERY NSFW so be warned. I’m too shy to talk about it more alskfjdasldjf sorry BUT IT’S GREAT.
“Dance with Me” and “Birthday Note” by @dotti55fanfiction
These are both one-shots so I’m putting ‘em together! Absolutely adorable tooth-rotting fluff!! “Dance with Me” has Light and L going to a club, while “Birthday Note” features L trying to think of the best present for Light. The dictionary definition of “warm fuzzies.” (Dotti ilu, I still gotta find time to read your longer works)
“you’re a wasp nest” by raisuki (inthegripofahurricane)
Blind!Light AU! Light and L are both college students who meet when Sayu dares L to break into her house. Yagami sibling hijinksssss! Their quippy dialogue is adorable and it’s just a fun time watching them flirt.
“softly now” by smallestbird (jenwryn)
THANK YOU TO THE ANON WHO SENT ME THIS REC. The softest lawlight one-shot to finish off this list! Light and L share an intimate moment while painting their new apartment. The absolute JOY this fic radiates in a short 700 words!! Read it before bed for the sweetest dreams!
These are just my favourites, but read anything by any of these authors and you will not be disappointed! I might make a separate post later for soulmate AUs because... There’s just too many. :’D
L showing up at Light's school and introducing himself as Hideki Ryuga is fucking hysterical to me. imagine how every other student there must have felt. that's like if you were at college and some weird goth supergenius kid who looks like he hasn't stepped outside in 20 years showed up at your school and introduces himself as Harry Styles but not the one you're thinking of, and then he follows around some other weird supergenius kid for a week and they play the world's most homoerotic game of tennis and then they both disappear off the face of the earth forever
I’m misremembering freshmen year as not being that bad and I must remember that it sucked. I made a few friends and I gained more confidence and social skills BUT the first few months were hell and I only talk to one person from that year now. My best friend went there too and she described it as the worst year of her life and now my brain is tricking me into thinking it didn’t suck. But me and my friend are different people and my default was being friendless and I was used to being alone and she had friends up until that year and she hadn’t worked through loneliness like that yet. This is a reminder to my future self that just because I survived it doesn’t mean I liked it and I would cry before I went to school and I couldn’t walk in the door without support/coercion for the about the first ten weeks. I like being alone and I hated my previous school/life before 9th because I knew everyone (and hated most of them) and it was so claustrophobic. I wanted to wipe my record clean and make a new normal for myself but the school I went to sucked. 9th grade was mostly bad BUT I did get to improve and be reborn by not knowing anyone there and that changed me positively. It was difficult but I needed to change and I always want to keep changing and improving and my best friend liked her life and the people around her and she didn’t want it to change. Idk she worsened; I improved but it sucked both ways
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