Line #88 FanficRecs/DeathNoteGeneralFics


1	These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''Manga/DeathNote'' general fanfic, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own finding to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Main/FanficRecommendations here]].
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3	You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. Refrain from posting Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage though; that goes in the discussion page.
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5	''Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.''
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8	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5763616/1/Am_I_being_punished Am I Being Punished?]]'' by theonlyone101
9	* Recommended by: feral
10	* Status: Complete
11	* Synopsis: The Yagamis in church. Light wonders what he has done to deserve this...
12	[=[[reviews:Am I Being Punished]]=]
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14	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7538600/1/A-More-Plausible-Ending-for-Death-Note A More Plausible Ending for Death Note]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2273360/Jason-Elliott Jason Elliott]]
15	* Recommended by: fanfictionlurker1
16	* Status: Complete
17	* Synopsis: Light prepares a little better for the final confrontation with Near.
18	[=[[reviews:A More Plausible Ending for Death Note]]=]
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20	''[[http://www.wattpad.com/story/10123919-death-note-armageddon Armageddon]]'' by Dont4get2Write
21	* Recommended by: A-Tisket,A-Tasket
22	* Status: Dead; last updated January 2015
23	* Synopsis: "''"And the notebook Aizawa brought down from the Japanese Investigation Headquarters. Are they real?"
24	This was the final threat Yagami Light had posed as Kira, pointing out that the notebooks may have been fake. Near knew the one he had was real, since he could see Ryuk, but what about the one Aizawa had brought? Light had plenty of chances to swap it for a fake.
25	What if this wasn't a bluff, and there was truth in Light's words? What if the final Death Note remained on earth, waiting for someone to take it? What if Ryuk was to come down once more?
26	And what if there are more Death Notes to come?''"
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28	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4979561/1/The_Art_of_Drowning The Art of Drowning]]'' by Quiet ([[FanFic/TheArtOfDrowning TVTropes Page]])
29	* Recommended by: Ninajsquirl, feral, Killing Curse Eyes
30	* Status: Possibly a DeadFic. Hasn't been updated since 2010.
31	* Synopsis: Light isn't actually a Yagami, he's really Layfield whose parents were murdered in some sort of conspiracy, he got put in an orphanage with his best friend, who dies. Years later he realizes said friend hasn't stayed dead. Too bad the L/Light reunion gets cut off by a very old conspiracy.
32	[=[[reviews:The Art of Drowing]]=]
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34	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4464396/1/AI_Alternate_Incarceration AI: Alternate Incarceration]]'' by FFYP-det-Yagami
35	* Recommended by: Marlee Cross
36	* Status: Complete
37	* Synopsis: Misa gets some handcuffs. Light is unhappy about the situation at large. AU - contains ridiculous revenge, awkward situations, swearing, vague nudity, a love test, L in a suit, Misa, and the dreaded Ame-chan.
38	[=[[reviews:Alternate Incarceration]]=]
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40	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6228639/1/Ave-Verum-Corpus Ave Verum Corpus]]'' by Nardaviel
41	* Recommended by: VashTi
42	* Status: Complete
43	* Synopsis: This short KidFic follows Light from early childhood right into canon. It's touching and sad, full of a child's fears and insecurities, dreams and nightmares, and the discomfort of being too smart for your own good.
44	[=[[reviews:Ave Verum Corpus]]=]
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46	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7038516/1/bCoffinSide_b CoffinSide]]'' by Ruin Takada ([[Fanfic/CoffinSide TVTropes Page]])
47	* Recommended by: feral
48	* Status: Complete
49	* Pairings: Slight platonic Ryuk/Light
50	* Synopsis: Light dies and a funeral is held, yet Sayu cannot cry. However, when Ryuk grows bored yet again, the result is the screwing of the rules, in true Lazarean style.
51	* Additional Info: This is a competition fic, in which readers are invited to write a continuation/sequel of the fic to earn the title 'Official continuation'. This fic also comes with Death Note-style rules on Ruin Takada's profile page. The competition is considered still open.
52	[=[[reviews:CoffinSide]]=]
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54	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6037270/1/Days Days]]'' and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6214743/1/Nights Nights]]'' by Monniemoo (crack, Mello/Matt hints)
55	* Recommended by: sauronlulz
56	* Status: Incomplete
57	* Synopsis: Matt quits his job at Gamestop and hitchhikes, not knowing the strange people he will meet on the way. AU crackfics with ensemble cast.
58	[=[[reviews:Days]]=]
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60	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3657600/1/Death_Note_Crossroads Death Note Crossroads]]'' by river-moonlight
61	* Recommended by: feral
62	* Status: Dead; last updated July 2009
63	* Synopsis: Post-series mayhem. (Spoilers for the entire series). Ryuk drops another notebook and it's picked up... by Matsuda.
64	* Tags: ContinuationFic, Angst, Dark!Matsuda
65	[=[[reviews:Death Note: Crossroads]]=]
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67	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5558505/1/Death_Note_Game_Over Death Note Game Over]]'' by Ridler
68	* Recommended by: Timetraveller
69	* Status: Complete
70	* Sypnosis: A normal guy with a normal life finds the Death Note two months before Light Yagami is caught and killed. At first unwilling to use it, he slowly realizes he has to if he wants to maintain the peaceful world he'd lived in since Kira appeared.
71	[=[[reviews:Death Note: Game Over]]=]
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73	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3213932/1/Death_Row Death Row]]'' by Leesy Metallium
74	* Recommended by: Tropers/{{Dawnwing}}, Tropers/{{Henry42}}
75	* Status: Complete
76	* Synopsis: A one-shot from Lind L. Tailor's point of view. The day before L confronts Kira on television, Tailor is condemned to die, but L has a proposition for him...
77	[=[[reviews:Death Row]]=]
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79	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5307260/1/Dust-and-Mirrors Dust and Mirrors]]'' by Another Winter
80	* Recommended by: Pupa
81	* Status: Complete
82	* Synopsis: A character study of Mello with particular focus on his strange connection with Beyond Birthday, a man he has never met yet who Mello sees as a kindred spirit. Easily one of the best character studies of Mello.
83	[=[[reviews:DustAndMirrors]]=]
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85	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5297074/1/ Evangelos]]'' by Bialy.
86	* Recommended by: @/ThinksTooMuch
87	* Status: Complete
88	* Synopsis: Seven semi-happy moments in Mello's life. In the author's words, "Mello in seven kisses".
89	[=[[reviews:Evangelos]]=]
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91	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4678143/1/ Falling to Pieces]]'' by Silver Pard
92	* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
93	* Status: Complete
94	* Synopsis: Misa loves Light, even when she doesn't.
95	[=[[reviews:FallingToPieces]]=]
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97	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/688658 Fiend]]'' by Zanganito
98	* Recommended by: feral
99	* Status: Complete
100	* Synopsis: Roger finds Beyond's behavior disturbing.
101	[=[[reviews: Fiend]]=]
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103	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7615763/1/Fragmentary_Blue Fragmentary Blue]]'' by The Carnivorous Muffin
104	* Recommended by: feral
105	* Status: Complete
106	* Pairings: past Light/Misa
107	* Synopsis: There is a shinigami in Misa's home, one she believes may have once been Light, and so she waits for him to come back. Sometimes she has doubts.
108	* Tags: Angst, ContinuationFic, {{Shinigami}}, Het
109	[=[[reviews:FragmentaryBlue]]=]
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111	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5035476/1/Fright Fright]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/662747/Underwater_Owl Underwater Owl]]
112	* Recommended by: KA
113	* Status: Complete
114	* Pairings: Implied Gevanni/Lidner
115	* Synopsis: "The year following Light Yagami's death, things begin to go wrong. Is it the house? Is it Near? Is it ever going to stop?" Seven chapters of psychological thriller detailing a haunted house, a descent into madness, the confusion as to which is which, and you don't truly know what's going on until the end.
116	[=[[reviews:Fright]]=]
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118	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3627406/1/The_Golden_Son_Light The Golden Son, Light]]'' by Serria
119	* Recommended by: feral
120	* Status: Complete
121	* Synopsis: [[OnlySaneMan Sachiko]] [[CassandraTruth recognizes changes in her son's behavior.]]
122	* Tags: BackStory, Angst, AlternativeCharacterInterpretation, Depression, Family Drama
123	[=[[reviews:The Golden Son, Light]]=]
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125	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/768577 Grub]]'' by Zanganito
126	* Recommended by: feral
127	* Status: Complete
128	* Synopsis: Roger thinks of L, in insect metaphors.
129	[=[[reviews:Grub]]=]
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131	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2748117/1/Hindsight Hindsight]]'' by Elizabeth Culmer
132	* Recommended by: feral
133	* Status: Complete
134	* Synopsis: ''"No man creates himself in isolation, and no mother intends her child to be a monster. A story of the Yagami family."''
135	* Tags: BackStory, Angst, Family Drama
136	[=[[reviews:Hindight]]=]
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138	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1189503/chapters/2426871 Honey]]'' by Zanganito
139	* Recommended by: feral
140	* Status: Complete
141	* Synopsis: L and Roger manipulate each other, and L tutors B.
142	* Tags: prequel, horror, sadism, drama
143	[=[[reviews:Honey]]=]
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145	''[[http://arysthae-niru.deviantart.com/art/Hypocrite-341829215 Hypocrite]]'' by Arysthae-niru ([[{{FanFic/Hypocrite}} TVTropes Page]])
146	* Recommended by: feral
147	* Status: Complete
148	* Pairings: slight Light x Misa and Light x L ({{Lampshaded}} FoeRomanceSubtext)
149	* Synopsis: Those who forget their history are bound to repeat it. Stare into the abyss and the abyss will stare back. Light learns this too late to count...
150	[=[[reviews:Hypocrite]]=]
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152	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4507494/1/Inhuman_Resurrection Inhuman Resurrection]]'' by Lawliet Is Justice
153	* Recommended by: @/{{whatshisface}}
154	* Status: Dead
155	* Synopsis: L is returned as a VirtualGhost 200 years after his death.
156	[=[[reviews:Inhuman Resurrection]]=]
157
158	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4040462/1/It_Rains_on_the_Living It Rains on the Living]]'' by Serria
159	* Recommended by orpheus-izanagi
160	* Status: Complete
161	* Synopsis: Sachiko finds out [[spoiler: that Light is dead.]]
162	* Tags: Angst, Family Drama
163	[=[[reviews:It Rains on the Living]]=]
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165	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8084358/1/ Just a Martyr]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3977228/Niharumari Niharumari]]
166	* Recommended by: whiteladydragon 00
167	* Status: Dead (last updated December 2014)
168	* Synopsis: "Three days after the 1.28 showdown, word leaks out that Kira has been killed, and a whole new case begins, a race to stop the madman who plans to complete the creation of a perfect world. Blending angst and tension with humor and healing, this fast-paced story is told primarily from the perspective of Matsuda, and offers a realistic depiction of the survivors of the Kira case."
169	[=[[reviews: JustAMartyr]]=]
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171	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6128372/1/ Kira is Justice]]'' by chihuahua0 ([[FanFic/KiraIsJustice TVTropes Page]])
172	* Recommended by: Tropers/{{Chihuahua0}}, feral
173	* Status: Dead (discontinued)
174	* Synopsis: In the year 2014, a Shinigami named Landras drops a Death Note on Chicago, and it is picked up by a shy high schooler name Justin. History repeats itself, until more people get involved...
175	* Tags: ContinuationFic, OriginalCharacter, déjà vu, intrigue
176	[=[[reviews:Kira Is Justice]]=]
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178	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4330621/1/Ls_Road_Trip L's Road Trip]]'' by Jackel Scribe
179	* Recommended by: Marlee Cross
180	* Status: Dead; last updated August 2008
181	* Synopsis: L, realizing that the Kira case may very well end in his death, decides to go on a road trip across America and drags Light and Misa along with him. Everything you'd expect to go wrong does.
182	* Tags: [[FandomSpecificPlot The Yotsuba arc]], AlternateUniverseFic, SugarWiki/{{WAFF}}, Humor, OverreactingAirportSecurity, strip searches
183	[=[[reviews:Ls Road Trip]]=]
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185	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3717249/1/Law-Has-Gone-Away Law Has Gone Away]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1036967/chase-glasslace chase glasslace]]
186	* Recommended by: fanfictionlurker1
187	* Status: Complete
188	* Synopsis: Maybe, just maybe, he wishes he had shot Near instead of Light that day.' Matsuda doesn't know what he wants anymore. He doesn't know what he believes anymore. Set during and after ch108.
189	[=[[reviews:Law Has Gone Away]]=]
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191	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3478748/1/Lie-Detection Lie Detection]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/237237/Yukirei Yukirei]]
192	* Recommended by: fanfictionlurker1
193	* Status: Complete
194	* Synopsis: Light accepts L's invitation to test a newly procured lie detector. What results is a conversation of carefully worded truths: as L noses for gossip and Light assesses the best way out of the situation. [Spoilers for Page. 31, volume 4]
195	* Comments: Interesting scene that would fit very well in canon. Doesn't have romance, excessive angst, or character bashing. It has what the Death Note was about, namely Light and L trying to outwit each other. Very OriginalFlavour.
196	[=[[reviews:Lie Detection]]=]
197
198	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5094732/1/Life_After_Death_Note Life After Death Note]]'' by Cameron Kennedy ([[FanFic/LifeAfterDeathNote TVTropes Page]])
199	* Recommended by: Tropers/{{Chihuahua0}}
200	* Status: Complete
201	* Synopsis: ({{Spoiler}}s) Light killed L on November 5, 2004. But then, 6 years later, L wakes up in a hospital bed. He quickly learns that Kira is dead, but as he knows from experience, dead things don't always stay that way...
202	[=[[reviews:Life After Death Note]]=]
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204	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4673121/1/The-Life-Script The Life Script]]'' by [=MadxHatterxTeapot=]
205	* Recommended by: Mitis
206	* Status: Complete
207	* Synopsis: The Life Script is a one-of-a-kind book that can bestow life on whoever's name is written in it, even undoing the power of a Death Note. Irritated from how Light seems to have all but forgotten Ryuk's existence, he steals the Script from where it's gathering dust and bestows it on another human. A new player enters the game, much to Light's ire.
208	* Tags: AlternateUniverse
209	* Pairing: Ryuk/OC
210	[=[[reviews:TheLifeScript]]=]
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212	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6245287/1/Little_Sister Little Sister]]'' by Monniemoo
213	* Recommended by: sauronlulz
214	* Status: Complete
215	* Synopsis: In the midst of her loneliness waiting for Light, Misa discovers a little sister.
216	[=[[reviews:Little Sister]]=]
217
218	''Fanfic/{{Metempsychosis}}'' by palant1r
219	* Recommended by: vividsonata
220	* Status: Complete
221	* Synopsis: After the warehouse, Matsuda wakes up the next morning faced with a second chance. One day to fix everything, one day to build the January 28 he wants. And that day will repeat for as long as it takes to get things right.
222	[=[[reviews:Metempsychosis]]=]
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224	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/461685 Murmur in the Shell]]'' by Disguise_of_Carnivorism
225	* Recommended by: feral
226	* Status: Complete
227	* Synopsis: Nathan Rivers finds that the game board never runs out of pieces. Kira finds that justice falls from the sky.
228	[=[[reviews:Murmur In The Shell]]=]
229
230	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4327403/1/One_Small_Detail One Small Detail]]'' by Wilwarin
231	* Recommended by: feral
232	* Status: Complete
233	* Synopsis: When Ryuk goes home to the Shinigami realm he remembers [[TitleDrop one small detail]] that he had forgotten...
234	* ''Tags'': ContinuationFic, {{Shinigami}}
235	[=[[reviews:OneSmallDetail]]=]
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237	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/31176 Opposable Thumbs]]'' by Luc Court (rabbitprint)
238	* Recommended by: feral
239	* Status: Complete
240	* Synopsis: Set during L's time at school. Raito tries to figure out the nature of L's intelligence.
241	[=[[reviews:Opposable Thumbs]]=]
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243	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/755061/chapters/1410954 The Parameters of Ghosts]]'' by toluene
244	* Recommended by feral
245	* Status: Complete
246	* Synopsis: Light Yagami has defeated L. Everything is proceeding according to plan, until one night, the deceased detective reappears. Why does L continue to haunt him?
247	[=[[reviews:TheParametersOfGhosts]]=]
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249	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5521299/1/Phantoms_Play Phantom's Play]]'' by Maximus1
250	* Recommended by: feral
251	* Status: Dead (last updated February 2010)
252	* Synopsis: A tale of suspense set in between the first and second seasons, a new threat to Kira's world arises--a terrorist is killing innocents and tarnishing Kira's "good name." Light's running low on pawns and the stakes have never been higher.
253	* Tags: GenFic, action-adventure, spy, intrigue
254	[=[[reviews:Phantoms Play]]=]
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256	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4623894/1/ Playing The Adult]]'' by Lord Onisyr
257	* Recommended by: feral
258	* Status: Complete
259	* Pairing(s): L x [[spoiler: [[TheOldestProfession nameless escort]]]]
260	* Synopsis: After accidentally getting more of a view into L's private life than he would have liked, Watari recognizes his teenage ward is no longer a child.
261	* Tags: strange things, SlashFic, oneshot
262
263	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5692342/1/ Pure White]]'' by Aiden Dahlin
264	* Recommended by: feral
265	* Status: Complete
266	* Synopsis: ''"After everything, despite his quirks, she was lucky to have such a brilliant child. He was any mothers dream, an angel-Light closed his eyes, trying to block out some of the sound."''
267	* Tags: BackStory, Angst, insanity, CreepyChild, Family Drama
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269	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4182475/1/Redivivus Redivivus]]'' by Silver Pard
270	* Recommended by: WhatTheSpoot, feral
271	* Status: Dead; last updated February 2010
272	* Synopsis: "The most important thing Ryuk learned watching Light Yagami was how to follow the rules to the letter and still break them." Light is dragged into a PeggySue journey, much to his frustration. Minor implications of LightxL.
273	[=[[reviews: Redivivus]]=]
274
275	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8307682/1/Resurrection Resurrection]]
276	* Recommended by: Binditheskunk
277	* Status: Completed
278	* Synopsis: Movieverse. Eighteen months after L's death, Soichiro receives an email from him asking for help. When he arrives, he finds L sick and sleeping rough on the streets of Aomori. Determined to help, Soichiro ends up taking him into his own home and, as L slowly begins to trust him, learning some shocking truths about the young detective's background along the way.
279	* Review: it's a very interesting piece with a sort of parental bond that grows between L and Soichiro and at some points you do wonder if he's looking at him as a simple [[ReplacementGoldfish replacement for Light]]....[[RonTheDeathEater and Wammy's house is not seen in a favorable light.....]] but all in all it's worth the read and I could not recommend it more
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281	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3789529/1/Revenge Revenge]]'' by [=PurpleMoon3=]
282	* Recommended by: Lustheron
283	* Status: Complete
284	* Synopsis: Ryuk's point of view from when Light dies.
285	* Comments: An interesting glimpse into Ryuk's mind. Contains a highly unexpected ending.
286	[=[[reviews:Revenge]]=]
287
288	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3507788/1/Rules Rules]]'' by Lady Karai
289	* Trope page [[FanFic/{{Rules}} here]].
290	* Recommended by: Nyame
291	* Status: Complete
292	* Synopsis: L is given a second chance at life, but there are certain rules he must follow. Such conditions would normally be hardly worth mentioning for the former detective, but an unwelcome person from his past quickly appears to test his resolve.
293	* Comments: A nice departure from all the SlashFic, this story explores the growing friendship between Elijah [=McCormick=], L's new identity, and Light Yagami. The sequel, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3967931/1/Risks-and-Rewards Risk and Rewards]]'', deals with Elijah trying to get Light to give up being Kira.
294	[=[[reviews:Rules]]=]
295
296	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5248800/1/Ryuk_Returns Ryuk Returns]]'' by Michaelmyersfangirl ([[FanFic/RyukReturns TVTropes Page]])
297	* Recommended by: Tropers/{{Chihuahua0}}
298	* Status: Complete
299	* Synopsis: Five years after Death Note, Ryuk makes a bet with a {{Shinigami}} to give the Death Note to another person to see of that person will turn out better than Light. A Candaian girl named Scout Hemmings finds it. "hilarity and horrifics insue", as the review said. [sic erat scriptum]
300	[=[[reviews:Ryuk Returns]]=]
301
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303	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6277702/1/Second-Chances Second Chances]]'' by Spades 44
304	* Trope page [[FanFic/SecondChances here]].
305	* Recommended by: emilyperson
306	* Status: Complete
307	* Synopsis: "Crime doesn't stop just because you're dead." L solves mysteries and faces his own humanity in the afterlife. Contains background [[HappilyMarried Raye/Naomi]], [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend Matt/Mello]], and "L/someone familiar."
308	[=[[reviews:Second Chances]]=]
309
310	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/570070 The Second Coming]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/axilet/pseuds/axilet axilet]]
311	* Recommended by: feral
312	* Status: Complete
313	* Synopsis: "I will return," God promised, and they have been waiting ever since. Or: Light wins, and everyone else loses.
314	[=[[reviews:The Second Coming]]=]
315
316	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8198255/1/The-Secret-Rule The Secret Rule]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3028337/Marcus-Absent Marcus Absent]]
317	* Recommended by: Justafan
318	* Status: Complete
319	* Synopsis: Taro Kagami has spent his whole life trying to undo the destruction caused by the notebook. Now, he may finally get his chance. But the powers of evil are stronger than he thinks. Who will win? Who will survive? COMPLETE
320	* Comments: Make excellent use of the main character of the Death Note Pilot.
321
322	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5667231/1/Sins_of_the_Father Sins of the Father]]'' and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5839181/1/Under_One_Roof Under One Roof]] by Sarapsys
323	* Recommended by: @/LadyLucy, lilzebub
324	* Status: Complete
325	* Pairing(s): OC/OC.
326	* Synopsis: Sins of the Father, in the author's own words, depicts the House and L's successors, from the perspective of the man who raised them. "You can't protect your children from everything, especially when they don't want your protection." This story is followed by "Under One Roof", again in the author's own words, Wammy's House, in 60 patchworked ficlets from the perspectives of students and staff. Interquel of Sins of the Father.
327	[=[[reviews:Sins of the Father]]=]
328	[=[[reviews:Under One Roof]]=]
329
330	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3379072/1/Something_Near_the_Truth Something Near the Truth]]'' by darkhelmetj
331	* Recommended by: AlannaMo
332	* Status: Complete
333	* Synopsis: Halle never thought of herself as a puzzle person. There was, however, one puzzle which she could not bring herself to leave unfinished. SPK Fic. Post-Chapter 107. Entire Series Spoilers. One-shot.
334
335	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6396196/1/The_Story_of_L The Story of L]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2385925/animeperson798 animeperson798]]
336	* Recommended by bloodyangelwings
337	* Status: Complete
338	* Synopsis: As the name implies, this story is about L. It mainly focuses on his childhood, and his relationship with Watari. Other Wammy's House children have also made appearances. Does have minor (one-sided) BxL.
339
340	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10107872/1/Thus-Spoke-Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/5505586/Tiny-Octopus Tiny Octopus]]''
341	* Recommended by: TheBookworm, RagnarTheSemiGreen, Pigeonbrain
342	* Status: Complete
343	* Synopsis: A girl who took high school philosophy with Light Yagami recounts the story of the rise of the god of judgement and the trail of corpes left in his wake. [sic erat scriptum]
344	* Comments: Interesting philosophical debates as well as an OC that feels unintrusive. No one is OCC and the story potrays Light's character exceptionally well.
345	** Comments: Seconded. The tone of the story is very subdued, yet when the story reaches its conclusion it will amaze you.
346	[=[[reviews:Thus Spoke Zarathustra]]=]
347
348	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6227163/1/Up-In-Smoke Up In Smoke]]'' by Argella
349	* Recommended by: sauronlulz
350	* Status: Complete
351	* Synopsis: Near would rather forget the last charred fragments of his childhood. Short oneshot.
352	[=[[reviews:Up In Smoke]]=]
353
354	''[[http://visszater.livejournal.com/699.html We Fat Ourselves For Maggots]]'' by visszater
355	* Recommended by: aimsme, feral
356	* Status: Complete
357	* Pairings: Minor Sachiko/Soichiro
358	* Synopsis: Ryuk watches over his family.
359	* Tags: Family Drama, {{Shinigami}}
360	[=[[reviews:We Fat Ourselves For Maggots]]=]
361
362	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3841788/1/Welcome_to_Wammy Welcome to Wammy]]'' by Mikanis
363	* Recommended by: @/{{Cassius}}
364	* Status: Complete
365	* Synopsis: It is about Mello's life pre-DN continuity.
366	[=[[reviews:Welcome to Wammy]]=]
367
368	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1117329 White Note]]'' by esama
369	* Recommended by: feral, Coffeemocha
370	* Status: Complete
371	* Synopsis: At the age of five, L came upon a Death Note.
372	[=[[reviews:White Note]]=]
373
374	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4054471 Year of the Dragon]]'' by PrinceDarcy
375	* Recommended by: chiaroscurololita
376	* Status: Complete
377	* Pairings: Mild (past, one-sided) Light/Yamamoto
378	* Synopsis: It's been two years since Light Yagami's death and Kira's disappearance. An old friend pays respects to his memory.
379	[=[[reviews:White Note]]=]
380
381	[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8415898/1/God-of-the-Machine God of the Machine]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1318815/The-Carnivorous-Muffin The Carnivorous Muffin]]
382	* Recommended by: KtheCloud
383	* Status: Dead; last updated January 2018
384	* Synopsis: "Upon entering the world of Death Note Anna Jones considers her survival and the prices she is willing to pay."
385	* Comments: An OC who doesn't read as a SUE, and a fairly realistic look at how the world changes from her presence, as well as lack of change.
386
387	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/7301623/chapters/16583848 We Will Stumble Through Heaven]]'' by susieboo
388	* Recommended by: AdelePotter
389	* Status: Dead; last updated August 2016
390	* Pairing(s): Misa/Sayu
391	* Synopsis: "A single choice can set your whole life off-course forever. For fifteen year old Sayu Yagami, that choice was picking up the notebook she found outside her English class one day. Too afraid to let the Shinigami that owns the Death Note kill her, she decides to use her newfound power to do some good, in hopes of keeping Ryuk entertained and herself alive. But Sayu soon finds she can't handle her new position alone, and decides to confide in the person she trusts the most: her older brother, Light. Unfortunately, she may have put her faith in the wrong person." An AU where Sayu picked up the Death Note instead of Light.
392	[=[[reviews:WeWillStumbleThroughHeaven]]=]
393
394	''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/285852 Noel]]'' by TzviaAriella
395	* Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
396	* Status: Complete
397	* Synopsis: Almost two years after the arrest of Kira, Near has finally succeeded L, but his reign hasn't gone unchallenged. Faced with an unsolvable string of murders threatening both his position and his life, the third L must seek help from an unlikely (and unlikable) source: his imprisoned predecessor, Light Yagami.
398	[=[[reviews:Noel]]=]
399
400	''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/7312156 Darkness (is the absence of light)]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/ante__meridiem/pseuds/ante__meridiem ante__meridiem]]
401	* Recommended by: artemisMoon
402	* Status: Complete
403	* Synopsis: L wins and try to get over Light and the Kira case. Character Study.
404	* Pairing(s): L/light (can also be read as a platonic relationship
405	* Tags: Character Study, Relationship Study, L wins, Angst.
406	[[reviews:Darkness (is the absence of light)]]
407
408	''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/44140647/chapters/110995221 We All Need a Hero]]'' by The White Death
409	* Recommended by thaines27
410	* ''Status'': In Progress
411	* Pairing(s): Sayu/Misa
412	* ''Synopsis'': Seventeen-year-old Light Yagami is destined to change the world someday. Everyone knows that. And Light’s little sister Sayu will make sure he gets his chance, no matter what it takes. An AU where Sayu finds the Death Note instead of Light.
413	* Now with a [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/WeAllNeedAHero TropesPage]]
414

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