History FanficRecs / DeathNote

These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''Manga/DeathNote'' fanfics, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page lest they be [[{{Zapped}} written into the Death Note instead]]. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[FanficRecommendations here]].

Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% are worth telling Kira your name for]].

Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% are worth telling Kira your name for]] here.

These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''Manga/DeathNote'' fanfics, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Main/FanficRecommendations here]].

You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. Refrain from posting ConversationInTheMainPage though; that goes in the discussion page.

* '''Ongoing:''' The fic is being updated on a regular basis[[hottip:* :which can mean anything from a few days to a few months]], or has received an update after a significant absence.

* [[FanficRecs/DeathNoteSmutFic Smut Fics]]

Hey, if [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome potato chips]] can be epic, some of these fanfics can be too, right?

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[[folder:Authors and Websites]]

Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/~WallOfIllusion Wall of Illusion]]
* Recommended by @/{{DomaDoma}}
* Wall of Illusion writes some of the most eloquent and generally awesome ''Manga/DeathNote'' gen I've ever seen, with a concentration on the next-gen arc. (The ''ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' crossover didn't pan out so well, though, and is a DeadFic besides.)

Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/~Mikanis Mikanis]]
* Recommended by aimsme
* Eloquent, beautiful and intellectual. The first fic of hers I ever read was the magnificent ''Of Music'', and she's never since let me down.

Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/~SilverPard Silver Pard]]
* Recommended by chibiaries, [=KrisMahai=], spica, and {{@/Ellamew}}
* Her Death Note fics flow like poetry; I especially encourage reading [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107092/1/12_Moves_Sideways "12 Moves Sideways"]] the best Harry Potter/Death Note crossover I have ever read, and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4182475/1/Redivivus "Redivivus"]] is very amusing, suspenseful, and full of dark humor. The side stories for Redivius, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4627593/1/The_Slow_Path_of_Rehabilitation "The Slow Path of Rehabilitation"]] has a nine-year old Reincarnated!Light set loose on Japan, and L is...just L. I especially loved the chapter where Light [[HilarityEnsues owes Ryuk a dare]].
** Seconded by feral, I'd recommend [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4705891/1/Apples_Equals_Cyanide_Equals_Light "Apples Equals Cyanide Equals Light"]] if you're in the mood for RevengeFic.

Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/24626/keem Keem]]
* Recommended by @/ClandestineClear, seconded by Hijikimeosae
* Her writing is just excellent, with a flawless style that matches the atmosphere of Manga/DeathNote perfectly. I am convinced that she could write something about Light turning into a unicorn and still make it work wonderfully well.

Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/~RobinRocks Robin Rocks]]
* Recommended by Tazzatron, @/{{Ellamew}}
* Her most famous fanfiction, ''Poison Apple'', is possibly the best written story in the entire fandom. Words cannot describe how amazing it is.

Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/498068/Serria Serria]]
* Recommended by feral
* Amazing. She has some of the best fics, especially Light exploration, on the site.

Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1066534/Bialy Bialy]]
* Recommended by @/{{Bookhobbit}}
* She has a lot of wonderful Matsuda fics, probably some of the best I've ever seen. There's some extremely good Mello-centric fics, a couple focusing on Matt, Near, or L, and a lot of really good stuff for the SPK. She also has some Mello/Sayu and Mello/Halle, along with a couple L/Light, although the recommender has read none of these.

Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/488469/Translucent_Darkness Translucent Darkness]]
* Recommended by Marlee Cross
* She has a very wide range and can go from hilarious ( [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4262696/1/Peter_Answers_dot_com Peter Answers dot com]] ) to disturbing ( [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5185996/1/Palindrome Palindrome]] ) to hilarious AND disturbing ( [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4299116/1/Exsanguination Exsanguination]] ).

Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/~rinnakun Rinna-kun]]
* Recommended by Socially Disoriented
* She doesn't post on ff.net anymore, but hot damn. This troper is completely in love with that beautiful, understated writing style of hers. Major warnings though, for those of you who don't like slash, as most (but not all) of her fics are Mello/Near-centric. It's tasteful, though. Promise.

Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1391116/ Bloodshot Eyes]]
* Recommended by Aramisa.
* This writer knows the material she's working with and writes some of the darkest Death Note fics you'll find out there, wich is fine since this is, again, Death Note.

Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2025645/ Sashocirrione]]
* Recommended by Ruin Takada, feral
* This author is skilled, articulate, and ever so, ever so deranged. If she isn't writing about your usual Death Note pairings, she's writing about the weirdest, crackiest crack pairings you probably never thought of (e.g. LxRem). Her humour is hilarious, and her angst is hair-tearingly good. Aside from that, she has a soft spot for weird pairings, fluffy endings, graphic sex-scenes and the reviews she receives often go along the lines of "You warned me it was gross, but I just didn't listen, and wow was it ever gross."

Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1366525/Disguise_of_Carnivorism Disguise of Carnivorism]]
* Recommended by feral
* A very talented author who writes truly beautiful prose that you would expect to find in high-end literature [[SturgeonsLaw rather than on]] [[FanFictionDotNet FanFiction.net]]. This author focuses on Light-exploration and DarkFic and never forgets that that Light is very '''''nuts.'''''

The Redeemer Series by [[http://anime.adultfanfiction.net/authors.php?no=1296867228 CocoaCoveredGods]]
* Recommended by aimsme, {{Pepper-Jak}}
* Pairings: L/Light and Mello/Light, with Mello/Matt on the side and [[spoiler: L/BB, Light/BB, OC/OC, L/Linda, L/BB/Light]]
* Alright, so the spelling and grammar is less than perfect, the TraumaCongaLine starts to get somewhat gratuitous around the second fic, and the amount of sex is gratuitous almost from the get-go, but as far as plotting is concerned this is a seriously amazing set of fics. It's also got gloriously messed-up character dynamics and fast pacing, not to mention the feat of epicness that is writing 5+ novel length fics. If you have the time, it's well worth a read.
** Words cannot possibly describe how much [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Tropers/Pepper-Jak This Troper]] loves this story. These are the absolute best Death Note fics I have ever read. The characters are so much deeper and better developed than in canon, and although many of them may seem OOC at first glance, it works really well (and all the characters come out being incredibly awesome). Light is still manipulative, but is covering how vulnerable he is after his defeat. L is portrayed as a strong, but damaged and eccentric BadAss (much more emphasis is put on the BadAss than in canon). The twists and turns of the plot are amazing and incredibly well planned, and the authors have done a lot of research on various subjects. The characters evolve in realistic ways. While some parts tend to get draggy, especially in the first story, tension is maintained almost constantly, with complex mind games and life or death situations constantly in action. The second story brings in horror and mystery with the appearance of [[spoiler: Beyond Birthday and his twisted relationship with L.]] The interactions between the characters are beautiful and sometimes heartbreaking. The authors flesh out the setting, especially the workings of Wammy House, and their original characters are actually likable and 3 dimensional. Also, Near is not a nice person in these stories, so Near lovers beware.
*** Now has a spin off story for one of the OCs that is almost as amazing as the main stories, and will be integral for any future developments in the series proper.

[[http://dn-kink2.livejournal.com/4933.html Death Note Kink 2]]
* Recommended by feral
* The Death Note KinkMeme

Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2502760/oursolemnhour49 oursolemnhour49]]
* Recommended by whiteladydragon 00
* A fan fiction writer relatively new to the Death Note fandom, her roster is an impressive mix of unassuming but witty humor and satire, and deep, thoughtful exploration of the characters and themes that may have been skimped on in the canon series. One of her oneshots, ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7255404/1/Breaking_The_Fourth_Wall Breaking The Fourth Wall]]'', for instance, is a collection of letters written by most of the DN cast addressing the fandom at large…specifically what they think about how they’re handled in fan fiction. On the more serious side, you have ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7322153/1/A_Shingamis_Justice A Shinigami’s Justice]]'', which concerns a conversation between L and Rem on the subject of justice [[spoiler: just before she kills him and herself]], and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7777860/1/A_Beautiful_Way_To_Kill A Beautiful Way To Kill]]'', which is about an exchange between Rem and Misa that expounds on Misa’s belief that to die or kill out of love is a beautiful way to go. But these are just three of her fanfics; the rest of them will not disappoint, either.

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[[folder: GenFic]]
''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.''

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6282048/1/Absolutes Absolutes]]'' by Niia L (translated from [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6268386/1/Absolutos Spanish]])
* Recommended by sauronlulz
* ''Status'':
* ''Synopsis'': "60 miserable seconds, and it would be his birthday. But no, it couldn't be. It couldn't be a birthday without him." Near mourns for Mello. Genfic.
[=[[reviews:Absolutes]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7173832/1/The_Adventures_Of_Sayu_Yagami The Adventures of Sayu Yagami]]'' by [=AllegedDeity=]
* Recommended by Yoyoddd, feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairings'': Light/Misa, mild Sayu/Light
* ''Synopsis'': Sayu learns of the existence of the Death Note, and discovers Light's identity as Kira. She then must figure out how to use this knowledge to help (or hinder) Light.
* ''Tags'': Family Drama, Depression, Jealousy, Drug use
[=[[reviews:The Adventures of Sayu Yagami]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5763616/1/Am_I_being_punished Am I Being Punished]]'' by theonlyone101
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': The Yagamis in church. Light wonders what he has done to deserve this...
* ''Tags'': irony, humor, DeadpanSnarker, OutOfCharacter, [[VitriolicBestBuds Ryuk and Light friendship]]
[=[[reviews:Am I Being Punished]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4979561/1/The_Art_of_Drowning The Art of Drowning]]'' by Quiet
* Recommended by Ninajsquirl
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': Light isn't actually a Yagami, he's really Layfield whose parents were murder 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.
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, Angst, BackStory, FreudianExcuse, RoaringRampageOfRevenge, ForgottenFriendNewFoe, OriginalCharacter, YouAreWhatYouHate, SlashFic, Family Drama, Family Secrets
[=[[reviews:The Art of Drowing]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4464396/1/AI_Alternate_Incarceration AI: Alternate Incarceration]]'' by FFYP-det-Yagami
* Recommended by Marlee Cross
* ''Status'':
* ''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.
[=[[reviews:Alternate Incarceration]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7038516/1/bCoffinSide_b CoffinSide]]'' by Ruin Takada
* Recommended by Ruin Takada, feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': None specified, slight platonic Ryuk/Light
* ''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.
* ''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.
* ''Additional Additional Info'': [[Fanfic/CoffinSide Now has its own page]]
* ''Tags'': ContinuationFic, BackFromTheDead, horror, Family Drama
[=[[reviews:CoffinSide]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6037270/1/Days Days]]'' and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6214743/1/Nights Nights]]'' by Monniemoo (incomplete, crack, Mello/Matt hints)
* Recommended by sauronlulz
* ''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.
[=[[reviews:Days]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3657600/1/Death_Note_Crossroads Death Note: Crossroads]]'' by river-moonlight
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Dormant
* ''Synopsis'': Post-series mayhem. (Spoilers for the entire series). Ryuk drops another notebook and it's picked up... by Matsuda.
* ''Tags'': ContinuationFic, Angst, NotSoDifferent, Dark!Matsuda
[=[[reviews:Death Note: Crossroads]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5558505/1/Death_Note_Game_Over Death Note: Game Over]]'' by Ridler
* Recommended by Timetraveller
* ''Status'':
* ''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.
[=[[reviews:Death Note: Game Over]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3213932/1/Death_Row Death Row]]'' by Leesy Metallium
* Recommended by Tropers/{{Dawnwing}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopis'': 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...
[=[[reviews:Death Row]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5297074/1/ Evangelos]]'' by Bialy.
* Recommended by @/ThinksTooMuch
* ''Status'':
* ''Synopsis'': Seven semi-happy moments in Mello's life. In the author's words, "Mello in seven kisses".
[=[[reviews:Evangelos]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7615763/1/Fragmentary_Blue Fragmentary Blue]]'' by The Carnivorous Muffin
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': past Light/Misa
* ''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.
* ''Tags'': Angst, ContinuationFic, {{Shinigami}}, Het
[=[[reviews:FragmentaryBlue]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5035476/1/Fright Fright]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/662747/Underwater_Owl Underwater Owl]]
* Recommended by KA
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': None; implied Gevanni/Lidner
* ''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.
[=[[reviews:Fright]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3627406/1/The_Golden_Son_Light The Golden Son, Light]]'' by Serria
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': [[OnlySaneMan Sachiko]] [[CassandraTruth recognizes changes in her son's behavior.]]
* ''Tags'': BackStory, Angst, AlternativeCharacterInterpretation, Depression, Family Drama
[=[[reviews:The Golden Son, Light]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2748117/1/Hindsight Hindight]]'' by Elizabeth Culmer
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': ''"No man creates himself in isolation, and no mother intends her child to be a monster. A story of the Yagami family."''
* ''Tags'': BackStory, Angst, Family Drama
[=[[reviews:Hindight]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4507494/1/Inhuman_Resurrection Inhuman Resurrection]]'' by Lawliet Is Justice
* Recommended by @/{{whatshisface}}
* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': L is returned as a VirtualGhost 200 years after his death.
[=[[reviews:Inhuman Resurrection]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4040462/1/It_Rains_on_the_Living It Rains on the Living]]'' by Serria
* Recommended by orpheus-izanagi
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Sachiko finds out [[spoiler: that Light is dead.]]
* ''Tags'': Angst, Family Drama
[=[[reviews:It Rains on the Living]]=]

''FanFic/KiraIsJustice'' by chihuahua0
* Recommended by {{Chihuahua0}}, feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''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...
* ''Tags'': ContinuationFic, OriginalCharacter, déjà vu, intrigue
[=[[reviews:Kira Is Justice]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4330621/1/Ls_Road_Trip L's Road Trip]]'' by Jackel Scribe
* Recommended by Marlee Cross
* ''Status'': DeadFic
* ''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.
* ''Tags'': {{WAFF}}, Humor, OverreactingAirportSecurity, strip searches
[=[[reviews:Ls Road Trip]]=]

''FanFic/LifeAfterDeathNote'' by Cameron Kennedy
* Recommended by {{Chihuahua0}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''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...
[=[[reviews:Life After Death Note]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6245287/1/Little_Sister Little Sister]]'' by Monniemoo
* Recommended by sauronlulz
* ''Status'':
* ''Synopsis'': In the midst of her loneliness waiting for Light, Misa discovers a little sister.
[=[[reviews:Little Sister]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4327403/1/One_Small_Detail One Small Detail]]'' by Wilwarin
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': When Ryuk goes home to the Shinigami realm he remembers [[TitleDrop one small detail]] that he had forgotten...
* ''Tags'': ContinuationFic, {{Shinigami}}
[=[[reviews:OneSmallDetail]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5521299/1/Phantoms_Play Phantom's Play]]'' by Maximus1
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''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.
* ''Tags'': GenFic, action-adventure, spy, intrigue
[=[[reviews:Phantoms Play]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4623894/1/ Playing the Adult]]'' by Lord Onisyr
* Recommended by feral
* Status: Complete
* ''Pairing(s)'': L x [[spoiler: [[TheOldestProfession nameless escort]]]]
* ''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.
* ''Tags'': strange things, SlashFic, oneshot

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5692342/1/ Pure White]]'' by Aiden Dahlin
* Recommended by feral
* Status: Complete
* 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."''
* ''Tags'': BackStory, Angst, insanity, CreepyChild, Family Drama

''[[http://death-note.livejournal.com/209897.html Remorse]]'' by Trismegistus
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': "People Change." DarkFic.
* ''Tags'': DarkFic, AlternateUniverseFic, AmnesiacDissonance, violence, suicide, gruesome character death.
[=[[reviews:Remorse]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3789529/1/Revenge Revenge]]'' by PurpleMoon3
* Recommended by Lustheron
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Ryuk's point of view from when Light dies.
* ''Comments'': An interesting glimpse into Ryuk's mind. Contains a highly unexpected ending.
[=[[reviews:Revenge]]=]

''FanFic/RyukReturns'' by Michaelmyersfangirl
* Recommended by {{Chihuahua0}}
* ''Status'':
* ''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.
[=[[reviews:Ryuk Returns]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4638451/1/Salt Salt]]'' by Alien ABC's
* Recommended by Marlee Cross, @/GosuroriOtaku, feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': God comes to visit Mikami for a special purpose.
* ''Tags'': Angst, SlashFic, ReplacementLoveInterest
[=[[reviews:Salt]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6277702/1/Second_Chances Second Chances]]'' by Spades 44
* Recommended by emilyperson
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''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."
[=[[reviews:Second Chances]]=]

''[[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
* Recommended by @/LadyLucy
* ''Status'':
* ''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.
[=[[reviews:Sins of the Father]]=]
[=[[reviews:Under One Roof]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6396196/1/The_Story_of_L The Story of L]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2385925/animeperson798 animeperson798]]
* Recommended by bloodyangelwings
* Status: Ongoing at over thirty chapters, and not even close to being done.
* 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) BBxL.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6227163/1/Up_In_Smoke Up In Smoke]]'' by Argella
* Recommended by sauronlulz
* ''Status'':
* ''Synopsis'': Near would rather forget the last charred fragments of his childhood. Short oneshot.
[=[[reviews:Up In Smoke]]=]

''[[http://visszater.livejournal.com/699.html We Fat Ourselves For Maggots]]'' by visszater
* Recommended by aimsme, feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': Minor Sachiko/Soichiro
* ''Synopsis'': Ryuk watches over his family.
* ''Tags'': Family Drama, {{Shinigami}}
[=[[reviews:We Fat Ourselves For Maggots]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3841788/1/Welcome_to_Wammy Welcome to Wammy]]'' by Mikanis
* Recommended by @/{{Cassius}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': It is about Mello's life pre-DN continuity.
[=[[reviews:Welcome to Wammy]]=]

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[[folder: ForWantOfANail Fics]]

''[[{{FanFic/FortySeconds}} 4 0 s e c o n d s]]'' by calysto-antonsen
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing(s)'': Light/Mikami
* ''Synopsis'': AU / alternate ending, [[spoiler: Kira wins and [[OneWingedAngel ascends to Godhood.]]]]
* ''Tags'': SlashFic, DarkFic, GodEmperor, HalfHumanHybrid, TheEmpire, RootingForTheEmpire, TheCaligula, MuggingTheMonster, HappinessInSlavery, CompleteMonster, violence, sadism, character death.
[=[[reviews:40Seconds]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3971670/1/Another_Life Another Life]]'' by Roses of Sharon
* Recommended by @/{{Mew24ever}}
* ''Status'':
* ''Synopis'': In another world, in another life, maybe they could have been friends. A fic about L and Light.
[=[[reviews:AnotherLife]]=]

''FanFic/DeathAndHisShadow'' by sugarswirls
* Recommended by @/{{PhoebeMurdivine}}, @/{{Ellamew}}
* ''Status'': Dormant
* ''Pairings'': Raito/L with some [[spoiler: Mikami/Raito and Matt/Mello/Near]]
* ''Synopsis'': Raito Yagami is your typical star student. That is, until one night when he catches a deadly fever and L, a bored god of death, phases through his bedroom window to take his soul away. But how can he steal the soul of someone who won't die?
* ''Tags'': SlashFic, {{Psychopomp}}s, NotSoImaginaryFriend, TheGrimReaper, illness, AGodAmI
[=[[reviews:DeathAndHisShadow]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3810506/1/Death_Eraser Death Eraser]]'' by Greyliliy
* Recommended by @/{{RubberLotus}}
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairings'': Light/Misa
* ''Synopsis'': [[spoiler: Kira is dead. N has become L. The world is getting back up on its feet. But, Ryuk is bored again... and he decides to give Light a second chance.]]
* ''Tags'': BackFromTheDead, Het, EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily, SlapSlapKiss
[=[[reviews:DeathEraser]]=]

''FanFic/TheEndIsNear'' by Tierfal
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': Light/L and Matt/Mello and one-sided [[spoiler: Beyond/L]]
* ''Synopsis'': When Near goes missing Mello and Matt enlist the help of the world's three greatest detectives and his chain buddy in order to find him.
* ''Tags'': SlashFic, AlternateUniverseFic, Good!Light, DeadpanSnarker, TeethClenchedTeamwork, kidnapping, DetectiveDrama, SerialKiller, DisguisedInDrag, age-bumped!Mello and Matt, bar hopping, GottaCatchThemAll, violent protest
[=[[reviews:TheEndIsNear]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4797162/1/The_Faceless The Faceless]]'' by Disguise of Carnivorism
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]], DarkFic. Before the events of the series, [[BrokenMasquerade a journalist discovers the Death Note and the Shinigami and exposes it to the world]], altering the course of history. Years later welcome to a world where everyone hides their name and face, [[CrapsackWorld a world of permanent war and where everything is dying]] and a RagtagBunchOfMisfits are FightingForSurvival.
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, DarkFic, WarFic, CrapsackWorld, [[BloodSplatteredWarrior Light Yagami]], [[ActionGirl Naomi Misora]], [[TagalongKid Matt]], OriginalCharacter, Ryuk, prisoner!L, RagtagBunchOfMisfits, FightingForSurvival, SelfFulfillingProphecy, horror, insanity, character death
[=[[reviews:TheFaceless]]=]
* ''Additional Notes'': Now has a page [[Fanfic/TheFaceless here]].

''[[http://raito-chan.diary.ru/p155853206.htm?oam#more1 Family Guy]]'' (''[[http://translate.google.com/?hl=en&tab=wT#ru Russian]]'') by Raito-chan
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': Light/L
* ''Synopsis'': An AU in which Sachiko is Kira and she started killing criminals so that her husband wouldn't have to work so late and Light and Sayu work [[TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether to protect their family]] when L starts investigating them.
* ''Tags'': AU, fluff, humor, family drama, SlashFic

''[[{{FanFic/FeverDreams}} Fever Dreams]]'' by Sashocirrione
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': Light/L
* ''Synopsis'': AU, episode 25. After pulling the plug on the plan to kill L, [[XanatosSpeedChess Light (with the help of Rem) must scramble]] to cover his tracks, protect Misa, and keep clinching proof that he is Kira just out of reach...
* ''Tags'': SlashFic, {{Lemon}}, AlternateUniverseFic, TheAtoner, XanatosSpeedChess, obsession
[=[[reviews:FeverDreams]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4029915/1/Genius_is_a_Curse Genius is a Curse]]'' by Bloodshot Eyes (AU)
* Recommended by @/{{Zashiki-Warashi}}
* ''Status'':
* ''Synopsis'': If Light had never touched the Death Note, would he ever have found an escape from the depression and boredom that plagued him? Would he have had a future at all?
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, depression
[=[[reviews:GeniusIsACurse]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2792085/1/Justice_and_Vengeance Justice and Vengeance]]'' by theonlyone101
* Recommended by Theweirdwarrior
* ''Status'':
* ''Synopsis'': An AU retelling of the first 3 manga volumes, only Naomi [[spoiler:isn't killed by Light and gets to meet and work alongside L.]]It retells the early chapters (where L tries long-distance surveillance), but makes just enough small changes early on to create a major ripple effect that ultimately leads to a very different climax and ending. Vaguely has some ''shipping-type'' moments between [[spoiler:Naomi and L]], but not enough for it to be a shipping fic.
[=[[reviews:JusticeAndVengeance]]=]

''FanFic/LowLight'' by Dragonrider4000
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Apparently Dead
* ''Pairings'': L/Light, hints of Mello/Matt, Ryuk/Rem and one-sided Matsuda/Light.
* ''Synopsis'': AU, After L uses the notebook to save his life, [[WeCanRuleTogether Light invites him to join him in his cause.]]
* ''Tags'': SlashFic, [[FaceHeelTurn Evil!L]], OutOfCharacter, [[BigBadDuumvirate L and Kira]] TakeOverTheWorld, RootingForTheEmpire, bondage, S&M
[=[[reviews:Low Light]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6064160/1/ The Monsters Who Always Lie]]'' by Rubygirl283
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopis'': A dramatic alternate ending to the series. Whole series spoilers and [[DarkFic Dark]].
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, DarkFic, RootingForTheEmpire, ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, violence, character death
[=[[reviews:TheMonstersWhoAlwaysLie]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4273911/1/New_World_Without_End New World Without End]]'' by [=CameoAmalthea=]
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairing(s)'': Light/Mikami
* ''Synopsis'': AU, Mikami works to atone for his mistakes and Light says good-bye to his old life at the dawning of the New World.
* ''Tags'': SlashFic, AlternateUniverseFic, {{WAFF}}, {{Lemon}}
[=[[reviews:NewWorldWithoutEnd]]=]

''{{FanFic/Paladin}}'' by [=PlannedbyReaperLight=]
* Recommended by Darkfire359
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairings'': Main L/Light, also some Light/Mikami, Light/Naomi, and Light/Matsuda
* ''Synopsis'': AU, Light's gambit to kill the FBI agents fails because of [[spoiler: Beyond Birthday]], allowing L to move in sooner, but also allowing Light to make [[spoiler: Naomi Misora]] a new ally of Kira.
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, CrackFic, SlashFic, HalfHumanHybrid, Role Reversal, EasyAmnesia, dark!Naomi, UnwantedHarem, EvilVersusEvil, Character Death
[=[[reviews:Paladin]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3966181/1/The_Prince The Prince]]'' by Neverending Odyssey
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Apparently dead
* ''Synopsis'': AU [[JerkassWoobie Light is kidnapped by the]] {{Yakuza}} [[IronWoobie when he's eleven years old.]] Which results in him becoming a [[TheFettered fettered]] NobleDemon when [[HitmanWithAHeart he adopts his Kira persona]]; [[spoiler: [[DeathSeeker who wishes L best of luck in catching and executing him.]]]]
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, FoeYay, {{Yakuza}}, DeathSeeker, CareerKillers, FreudianExcuse, OnlinePersonas, child abuse and molestation.
[=[[reviews:ThePrince]]=]

''FanFic/ShadowOfTheValley'' by Disguise of Carnivorism
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': background Light/Misa; and Light/L if you squint.
* ''Synopsis'': [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]], an aging [[KnightTemplarParent Light Yagami]] [[ToughLove trains]] [[DaddysLittleVillain his heir]] [[SuccessionCrisis to take over for him as Kira.]]
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, DarkFic, NextGenFic, KidFic, Het, KnightTemplarParent, SuccessionCrisis, DaddysLittleVillain, ToughLove, TheCorrupter, BastardUnderstudy, TrainingFromHell, FoeYay, AntagonistInMourning, TheAloner, TheVamp, {{Squick}}, ParentalIncest, [[KingIncognito that crazy guy in the graveyard]]
[=[[reviews:ShadowOfTheValley]]=]

''{{FanFic/Speechless}}'' by [Sjezza]
* Recommended by Shimmer712
* ''Synopsis'': Light loses his voice in an incident that alters his views regarding criminals. He discovers a strange notebook one day but it soon goes missing. Light is now plagued by shivers whenever the serial killer named "Kira" strikes.
* ''Comments'': This troper higher recommends this fic.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3930239/1/ Spira Mirabilis]]'' by Nilah Dante
* Recommended by Envie, feral
* ''Status'': Apparently dead
* ''Synopsis'': Sayu, worried about her brother, decides to sneak into his room to steal his diary, triggering the explosion that causes her death and Light's serious injury. With a scar and no memories of the Death Note, how will Yagami Light's life unfold?
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, TheAtoner, DetectiveDrama
[=[[reviews:SpiraMirabilis]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4153172/1/This_bBlack_b_bLamb_b This Black Lamb]]'' by @/ChanceXIII
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Apparently [[DeadFic dead]]
* ''Synopsis'': An AU in which [[ThereAreNoTherapists there ARE therapists...]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero and so Light's mental issues develop earlier on.]]
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, Mental issues, TheSociopath, {{Pride}}, pet {{Shinigami}}s, juggling, Family Drama, hostage situation, runaways, Good!Light
[=[[reviews:ThisBlackLamb]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7358665/1/To_Break_a_Path To Break a Path]]'' by [=NightOfAThousandDreams=]
* Recommended by [=IndigoWendigo=]
* ''Status'': Under reconstruction (though author is notorious for her [[{{DeadFic}} lack of endings]] )
* ''Pairing'': Naomi x L
* ''Synopsis'': AU in which Naomi dumps Raye [[{{StayInTheKitchen}} for asking her to be a housewife]] [[{{TheyFightCrime}} and teams up with L]] to solve the Kira case.
* ''Tags'': Het ActionGirl YouGoGirl FixFic BackFromTheDead TheyFightCrime
[=[[reviews:ToBreakAPath]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5659482/1/War_Without_End War Without End]]'' by lyrainthedark
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairing(s)'': Light/Misa
* ''Synopsis'': AU alternate ending / ContinuationFic [[spoiler: Ryuk is bored again, so he brings Light back to life with the death eraser]], Light goes public as Kira to claim his kingdom. Kira has the will of the people, [[TemptingFate what could possibly stop us now!]]
* ''Tags'': Het, BackFromTheDead, GladToBeAliveSex, RoaringRampageOfRevenge, RootingForTheEmpire, GodEmperor, ReligionOfEvil
[=[[reviews:WarWithoutEnd]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7292991/1/Xanatos Xanatos]]'' by [=CelticKawaii=]
* Recommended by Stoogebie
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Characters'': L, Light, [[TheMcCoy Mello]], [[TheSpock Near]], [[TheKirk Matt]], [[TokenGoodTeammate Linda]]
* ''Synopsis'': AU, episode 24; L fakes his death, and sets in motion a plan to catch Kira; but when Mello and Near don't cooperate, he enlists Matt, in hopes that the latter can convince Mello and Near to get along.
* ''Comments'': Definitely worth reading, with moments of both [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome intensity]] and [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarity]]. Quite a few PlotTwists even with only twelve chapters, and some minor characters are greatly expanded upon.
[=[[reviews:Xanatos]]=]

[[/folder]]


[[folder: {{Shipping}} Fics]]
''Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.''

'''''[[ShipMates Light x L and Mello x Matt and/or Mello x Near]]'''''

''FanFic/ACureForLove'' by halfpromise
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairings'': L x Light, Matt x Mello, Matsuda x Sayu, and [[spoiler: A x OriginalCharacter]].
* ''Synopsis'': When the Death Note becomes a political tool that threatens the entire world L and Light are united to find the culprit. How long until they are betrayed - or betray each other?
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, SlashFic, DarkFic, humor, fluff, MindGameShip, AngelDevilShipping, romancing TheSociopath, {{Yandere}}!Light, LoveMartyr, MoodWhiplash, politics, intrigue, family drama, BigBrotherInstinct, EnemyMine, EvilVersusEvil, TransparentCloset, HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday, OriginalCharacter, ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, [[JustifiedTrope L]] ([[MindScrew and all the]] [[TranslationConvention Japanese characters]]) [[SeparatedByACommonLanguage sounding very British]], insanity, drug use, DeusAngstMachina, Character Death
[=[[reviews:ACureForLove]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5685250/1/A_Visit_to_Wammys_House A Visit To Wammy's House]]'' by dramaq
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Dormant
* ''Pairings'': Mello x Matt and L x Light
* ''Synopsis'': AU RomanticComedy. The Wammy's boys are nervous because L is coming to inspect their progress and while Mello is trying ''[[TheDeterminator really hard]]'', Near is a creep and a cheater who will do anything to make sure he stays number one. [[HenpeckedHusband Mello finds help from an unlikely source... meanwhile Near fears that L has become emotionally compromised...]]
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, SlashFic, {{WAFF}}, RomanticComedy, Wammy's House, OutOfCharacter, [[HenpeckedHusband Henpecked L]], flaming!Light, Evil!Near
[=[[reviews:AVisitToWammysHouse]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6749464/1/Addiction Addiction]]'' by Jezzaanne
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* Pairings: Hints of Light x L, Mello x Matt, and Near x Sayu
* Synopsis: Because of Light's actions when [[spoiler: he was alive]] the Shinigami Realm and the Human World have become unbalanced with so much death and several new Kiras have begun killing. Light becomes a Shinigami and the Shinigami King tasks him with fixing the mess he made or else he will be crushed by the weight of both worlds-ideally [[ThouShaltNotKill WITHOUT killing anyone]] seeing as every life he takes will make his burden heavier. But this is easier said than done as Light is suffering from a severe murder [[TitleDrop addiction]]. [[RealityWarper Also the King warped reality]] so that [[spoiler: L, Mello, Matt, Souichiro Yagami and Beyond Birthday]] are still alive allegedly to "help" him with this quest.
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, SlashFic, DarkFic, BackFromTheDead, {{Shinigami}}, TheAtoner, supernatural, horror, character death.
[=[[reviews:Addiction]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5840970/1/ Alternative Gods]]'' by Le KING
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* Pairings: Light x L, hints of Mello x Matt
* Synopsis: CyberPunk AU. NPA's Light Yagami grows obsessed with catching L, a [[PlayfulHacker hacker]]. To justify L's remarkable skill, Light imagines L is an AI and falls in love with the idea. Too bad L actually turns out to be an AI with some feelings for Light of his own.
* ''Tags'': AU, SlashFic, CyberPunk
[=[[reviews:AlternativeGods]]=]

''FanFic/ConstantTemptation'' by Dragonrider4000
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': Light x L, Mello x Matt x Near, hints of Ryuk x Rem and one-sided Rem x Misa, one-sided [[spoiler: [[MindGameShip Beyond x L, Beyond x Light, Beyond x Original Character]]]]
* ''Synopsis'': A ([[RonTheDeathEater very]], ''[[DracoInLeatherPants VERY]]'') [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] light-novel in which [[FreudianExcuse things at the Yagami house are not as perfect as they appear]] and [[FateWorseThanDeath a threat worse than Kira]] arises to threaten L and all he holds dear. Featuring an [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters ensemble cast]] (most of the characters make an appearance, plus there are several non-intrusive [[OriginalCharacter Original characters]].
* ''Tags'': SlashFic, BackStory, FreudianExcuse, AbusiveParent, S&M, {{Lemon}}, TheAtoner, ChainsOfLove, OutOfCharacter, DisguisedInDrag, EasilyForgiven, BadassTeacher Light, Messiah BadassLongcoat L, kidnapping, ColdBloodedTorture, gore, conditioning, FateWorseThanDeath, OriginalCharacter, DoorStopper
[=[[reviews:ConstantTemptation]]=]

''[[{{Fanfic/IWontSay}} I Won't Say]]'' by Cassidy304
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': Light/L and hints of Mello/Matt.
* ''Synopsis'': AU L knows Light is Kira but Light is blackmailing L with the knowledge of his true name. At an impasse they decide to spend [[ChristmasSpecial Christmas at Whammy's House]]. ItMakesSenseInContext.
* ''Tags'': ChristmasSpecial, SlashFic, {{WAFF}}, AlternateUniverseFic, [[HarmlessVillain Harmless Villains]], PromotionToParent, VillainousCrush, SerialKiller DoggedNiceGuy
[=[[reviews:IWontSay]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6080793/1/ Monster]]'' by amour tue lentement
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairings'': Light/L, one-sided Misa x Light, with a hint of team Mello and Matt
* ''Synopsis'': AU [[IdentityAmnesia Ryuuzaki, the secretary and police errand boy]], [[ForgottenChildhoodFriend suddenly finds himself pursued by unknown enemies]] and [[DarkAndTroubledPast haunted by a past]] [[EasyAmnesia he can't remember.]]
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, DarkFic, [[EasyAmnesia Amnesiac!L]], Action-adventure, ''[[XMeetsY Death Note]]'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''[[TheBourneSeries The Bourne Identity]]'', StockholmSyndrome, SlashFic, CarChase, FakingTheDead, AwfulTruth, PsychoticLoveTriangle, [[MoodSwinger Batshit_Crazy!]][[{{Tsundere}} Light]], [[{{Yandere}} Misa]], Mello, Matt, Mikami, Ryuk, Aizawa, Matsuda, Souichiro Yagami, [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Kitamura and Near]].
[=[[reviews:Monster]]=]

''FanFic/PointOfSuccession'' by Jedi Master Bag
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairings'': pre-slash with [[{{UST}} hints of multiple]] [[spoiler: Mello x Matt, L/Light, BB/Light, and BB/Mello]], becomes [[spoiler: L/Light]] in later chapters.
* ''Synopsis'': AU, When [[TheCorrupter Beyond]] [[CompleteMonster Birthday]] kidnaps Mello from Wammy's House L must rely on the expertise of the [[TheProfiler criminal profiler]] who knows him best—one [[DarkAndTroubledPast Light]] [[TraumaCongaLine Yagami]].
* ''Tags'': SlashFic, DetectiveDrama, kidnapping, TeethClenchedTeamwork, ColdBloodedTorture, MindRape, horror, PsychologicalThriller, TheProfiler, TheCorrupter, DisguisedInDrag, {{Lemon}}
[=[[reviews:Point of Succession]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4034229/1/Vacancy Vacancy]]'' by Dozing Dead
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairings'': Light x L, hints of Mello x Matt
* ''Synopsis'': Light is willing to do ''anything'' to prove that he is not Kira... [[BecomingTheMask and that Ryuuzaki truly is his dear, dear friend...]]
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, SlashFic, {{Lemon}}, mind games, AngelDevilShipping
[=[[reviews:Vacancy]]=]

'''''L x Light or Light x L'''''

''[[http://archive.skyehawke.com/story.php?no=6865&chapter=1&font=&size= After-School Activities]]'' by Subdivided
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing(s)'': Light x L
* ''Synopsis'': "Ryuuga" has been missing classes so Light has to bring him up to speed on their latest [[CatchTheConscience Psych lessons]]. The topic of the lesson is [[spoiler: [[{{Irony}} cult leaders.]]]]
* ''Tags'': DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything, Humor, {{Irony}}, HypocriticalHumor, SlashFic
[=[[reviews:AfterSchoolActivities]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5786349/1/Beyond_the_Promise_of_Strawberries Beyond the Promise of Strawberries]]'' by Ruin Takada
* Recommended by Ruin Takada
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing(s)'': L/Light (no lime or lemon, just innocence), L/OC, Matsuda/OC
* ''Synopsis'': After Light is sick and tired of L bringing strawberries into bed, and realizing that their fellowship is based on flimsy promises, L launches into a story of his first run-in with Love in the form of a fellow Whammy girl years ago, that may or may not be true. Cute, with shounen-ai (albeit a small amount), and almost-failing attempts at humor.
* ''Additional Info'': Beginning life as an idea by Immortal Strawberries, a multi-chapter sequel to this is currently in the works. The opposite of its predecessor, it's expected to be a Supernatural/Horror fic by the name of 'Beyond the Horrors of Immortal Man'.
[=[[reviews:BeyondThePromiseOfStrawberries]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5127761/1/# Bodies In Beds]]'' by Veterization
* Recommended by Stranger To Modern, feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings:'' Light x L, an odd sort of friendship between Light and Matsuda
* ''Synopsis:'' "Ever wondered what happened to L's body after he died? Light takes care of it. Matsuda watches it all."
* ''Tags'': AntagonistInMourning
[=[[reviews:BodiesInBeds]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4306901/2/Brilliance_Tarnished Brilliance Tarnished]]'' by kk-twin
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairings'': Light x L
* ''Synopsis'': Light decides that L is more fun alive... [[TheFarmerAndTheViper and so takes steps to "save" him... as a serial killer would...]]
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, DarkFic, AngelDevilShipping, obsession, kidnapping, rape, StockholmSyndrome, forced relationship
[=[[reviews:BrillianceTarnished]]=]

''[[http://temps-mort.livejournal.com/185310.html Christmas In July]]'' by [=StereoNights=]
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing:'' slight L x Light
* ''Synopsis:'' [[WhatDidIDoLastNight Light deals with the aftermath of a college frat party.]]
* ''Tags'': college boys, frat party, hangover, singing {{Shinigami}}, dancing the robot, GayMoment
[=[[reviews:ChristmasInJuly]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3504829/1/Feminism Feminism]]'' by Lady K. d'Azrael
* Recommended by Marlee Cross, feral
* ''Status'': Apparently Dead
* ''Pairings'': L/fem!Raito
* ''Synopsis'': An AU of Death Note in which Raito is female and uses her feminine charms to seduce L for her own gain.
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, Genderswitch
[=[[reviews:Feminism]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5967159/1/ Heart of an Assassin]]'' by Song Of Eternity
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* Pairings: L x Light
* Synopsis: [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] in which Light is a [[JustLikeRobinHood world-renowned]] [[HitmanWithAHeart assassin]] ([[CareerKillers of the more traditional type]]) and L is trying to catch him.
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, CareerKillers, DetectiveDrama, FoeYay
[=[[reviews:HeartOfAnAssassin]]=]

''{{FanFic/Infection}}'' by DXM Junkie
* Recommended by twilightscribe
* ''Status'': Dormant
* ''Pairings'': L x Light
* ''Synopsis'': During the investigation, an [[ZombieApocalypse outbreak]] appears in Great Britain. It's known only as the [[TheVirus Rage Virus]], an infection that kills anyone who's exposed. Forced to divert his attention away from the Kira case and towards the new developing worldly crisis, L brings the soft and uncalculating Light Yagami with him to the UK. There, things change.
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, SlashFic, [[ZombieApocalypse zombies]], horror
[=[[reviews:Infection]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4862268/1/Je_Fais_Partie_de_Vous Je Fais Partie de Vous]]'' and it's sequel ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5177314/1/Mais_ne_vous_appartiennent_a_moi Mais ne Vous Appartiennent a Moi]]'' by Dragonrider4000
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': Light/L
* ''Synopsis'': Kira has won. The world is his to command. So why is he keeping L alive?
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, SlashFic, violence, imprisonment, StockholmSyndrome, NobleDemon
[=[[reviews:JeFaisPartieDeVous]]=]

''[[http://www.glitterati.talkoncorners.net/fiction/officepolitics.php Office Politics]]'' by rageprufrock
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing:'' Light x L
* ''Synopsis:'' L relates the trials and tribulations of having a sex-based work relationship with his nemesis.
* ''Tags'': Comedy, SlashFic, AlternateUniverseFic, Bad Break-up, CrazyJealousGuy
[=[[reviews:OfficePolitics]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6687329/1/Pet Pet]]'' by Dlvvanzor
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': L/Light
* ''Synopsis'': Light is never getting out of here. L has gone insane. DarkFic.
* ''Tags'': DarkFic, AlternateUniverseFic, captivity, conditioning
[=[[reviews:Pet]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5154854/1/PITCH PITCH]]'' by uberneko-zero
* Recommended by Nani
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* Pairings: Light x L, one-sided Light x Misa, one-sided Aiber x L. There's also slight Aiber x Misa, as well as one-sided Hal x L (though it's more of a crush).
* Synopsis: L is a detective that takes his job far too seriously. He decides to go out and experiment by going to a bar, and meets a sophisticated yet irritating man there. Though he tries to avoid him, he ends up becoming involved with the mysterious brunet.
[=[[reviews:Pitch]]=]

''FanFic/ThePrinceOfDeath'' by K. Kotone
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': DeadFic
* ''Pairings'': L/Light
* ''Synopsis'': [[RuleOfCool Light becomes the Prince of the Shinigami]] and gets to relive his life [[PeggySue with the knowledge of how it played out the first time around,]] [[PhysicalGod some new powers]] ([[UpToEleven and even MORE arrogance...]]) [[HoYay and he is STILL collared by L.]]
* ''Tags'': ContinuationFic, PeggySue, SlashFic, BackFromTheDead, {{Shinigami}}, HalfHumanHybrid, PossessionSue, OriginalCharacter, EvilVersusEvil, L is the KidWithTheLeash
[=[[reviews:ThePrinceOfDeath]]=]

''[[http://community.livejournal.com/dn_kink2/1491.html?thread=475091#t475091 Sweet Surrender]]'' by Anonymous
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': L/Light
* ''Synopsis'': PornWithoutPlot, Kira leaves L a slightly different message than "L, Do you know gods of death love apples" and L wants to test it out.
* ''Tags'': SlashFic, {{Lemon}}, PornWithoutPlot, mind games
[=[[reviews:SweetSurrender]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6162133/1/To_Be_Like_L To Be Like L]]'' by Flying Catfish Bird
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* Pairings: L x Light (pre-slash), Misa x Light (friendship)
* Synopsis: [[HeroWorshipper All Light really wants is to meet and work with his idol, L.]] [[AttentionWhore And what better way to go about gaining his attention]] [[StartOfDarkness then to become Kira?]]
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, SlashFic, HeroWorshipper, AlternateCharacterInterpretation, AttentionWhore, LighterAndSofter, {{WAFF}}
[=[[reviews:ToBeLikeL]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3529129/1/True_Elision True Elision]]'' by Ezan
* Recommended by Darkfire359
* ''Status'': Dormant
* ''Pairings'': Light x L
* ''Synopsis'': After Light's death, his soul must go through a series of hellish trials. Lots of horror, but brilliantly made and with an extremely in character Light.
* ''Tags'': ContinuationFic, horror
* ''[[RecursiveFanfiction Sequels]]'': Due to a request on a {{KinkMeme}}, there was the oneshot [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7595429/1/The_End The End]] by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1643843/Viyola Viyola]], with [[{{Guyonguyishot}} Light]] [[{{Slashfic}} x L]]. This oneshot spawned a (continuing) threeshot [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7543896/1/Heart Heart]] by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1300659/ParanormalAvenue ParanormalAvenue]] which -oddly enough- [[{{Het}} pairs up]] [[{{Crack Pairing}} Beyond and Misa]].
[=[[reviews:TrueElision]]=]


''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5098578/1/Verloren Verloren]]'' by Li the Twilight Knight
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing(s)'': Light/L
* ''Synopsis'': AU, Light realizes that he made a mistake and now must face death itself to bring back his beloved adversary.
* ''Tags'': SlashFic, TheAtoner, [[ToHellAndBack To Mu And Back]], BackFromTheDead
[=[[reviews:Verloren]]=]

'''''Light x L x Beyond'''''

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4279757/1/Haunted Haunted]]'' by abovethenightsky
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing(s)'': Implied BB/L, L/Light, and BB/Light
* ''Synopsis'': A tale of suspense set at the beginning of the second season. With the target of his obsession dead, BB takes to stalking the one responsible.
* ''Tags'': stalking, obsession, evil twin
[=[[reviews:Haunted]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7891342/1/Quid_Pro_Quo Quid Pro Quo]]'' by Sychronergy
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairing(s)'': [[FoeYay BB x Light]]
* ''Synopsis'': Japan sends their most promising investigator to dissect the brilliant mind of Beyond Birthday. Every day, for one month, they will speak for one hour. [[MindRape "I will rip your self-control out, drug your sensibility, and violate your soul."]]
[=[[reviews:QuidProQuo]]=]

'''''Light x Misa x L'''''

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4150725/1/Educational_Experience Educational Experience]]'' by Nilahxapiel
* Recommended by Marlee Cross
* ''Status'':
* ''Pairing'': Light/Misa
* ''Synopsis'': Basically, Light and Misa are having sex while Light is still chained to L, who provides commentary for their lovemaking.
* ''Tags'': comedy, het, voyeurism
[=[[reviews:EducationalExperience]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5027269/1/Going_to_Marrakesh Going to Marrakesh]]'' by Edmondia Dantes
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': L x Light x Misa threesome
* ''Synopsis'': A post-Yotsuba "Light confesses to being Kira" AU.
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, DarkFic, insanity, threesome
[=[[reviews:GoingToMarrakesh]]=]

''[[http://kink-bigbang.livejournal.com/71602.html Let’s All Be Friends Together]]'' by Sashocirrione
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing(s)'': Light/L/Misa
* ''Synopsis'': They worked side-by-side for months. Isn't Ryuuzaki their friend? Sure he wants to capture Kira but he is just misguided. Wouldn't betraying their friend be evil? So Light and Misa come up with a new plan...
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, captivity, SlashFic, het, threesome, forced relationship
[=[[reviews:LetsAllBeFriendsTogether]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3946455/1/Loveliness Loveliness]]'' by rhiannon-rings (threesome)
* Recommended by @/{{CP}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing(s)'': Light/Misa/L
* ''Synopsis'': ''Loveliness'' could be summarized in three words: ''Death''. ''Note''. Fluff. Which is very rare to stumble upon, considering that ''Death Note'' is such a dark series, but this oneshot is not only very in-character, it focuses to some extent on character flaws without making it a {{Flanderization}}, and still keep the happy aura of the oneshot.
* ''Tags'': threesome, SlashFic, Het, Fluff
[=[[reviews:Loveliness]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5243651/1/Puzzle_Piece Puzzle Piece]]'' by Maiden of the Moon
* Recommended by Marlee Cross
* ''Status'':
* ''Pairings'': L/Misa
* ''Synopsis'': Kind of a look at how a potential L/Misa pairing would probably play out. Not really heavy on the romance and is more of a character study for Misa.
* ''Tags'': Het
[=[[reviews:PuzzlePiece]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3220437/1/Rewrite Rewrite]]'' by Kat-chan (AU)
* Recommended by @/{{DomaDoma}}, chibiaries
* ''Status'':
* ''Pairing(s)'': L/Misa
* ''Synopsis'': It is an L/Misa AU from Misa's point of view -- and let me tell you, a more understated kind of love does wonders for her character. She's still a Kira supporter, the Sakura Incident still occurred, and now Light has apparently caught on to the fact that she knows L, so the whole thing still has that essential ''Manga/DeathNote'' air of tension that every other romance in the fandom lacks.
* ''Tags'': Het
[=[[reviews:Rewrite]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4376847/1/Serious Serious]]'' by Zerbinetta
* Recommended by Marlee Cross
* ''Status'': Undergoing rewrite.
* ''Pairings'': L/Misa, Light/Misa.
* ''Synopsis'': After Light dumps her, Misa decides to win him back by getting into To-Oh University and becoming a serious law student, befriending a weird fellow student named 'Hideki Ryuga' in the process.
* ''Tags'': Het, FilmFic
[=[[reviews:Serious]]=]

'''''Mello-shipping'''''

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3225786/1/ A Subtle Kind]]'' by Acey Dearest
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight Mello/Misa, Light/Matt]]
* ''Synopsis'': [[LoveMartyr Misa]] would do anything for him... AlternateUniverseFic: Matt and Misa switch roles in the Death Note universe and the transition is scary seamless.
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, CrackPairing, role reversal, Het Mello/Misa wtih mentions of [[SlashFic Light/Matt]], character death.
[=[[reviews:ASubtleKind]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4294542/1/Beyond Beyond]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/622976/Catmoongirl Catmoongirl]]
* Recommended by Maxi1234
* ''Status'':
* ''Pairing'': Matt/Mello
* ''Synopsis'': Mello knew from the minute that smoke bomb went off that he'd never be able to see another sun rise and set, that he'd never be able to wake up with the smell of cigarette smoke cradling him to the one thing that held any lasting value in his world.
[=[[reviews:Beyond]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4532214/1/By_Flashes_Of_Lightning By Flashes of Lightning]]'' by Bialy
* Recommended by @/ClandestineClear
* ''Status'':
* ''Pairing(s)'': Mello/Sayu (And she writes it ''excellently''.)
* ''Synopsis'': At first, Sayu Yagami didn't know why she wasn't speaking. But the answer was never far, or hard to find.
* ''Tags'': Het
[=[[reviews:ByFlashesOfLightning]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5053033/1/Full_of_Surprises Full of Surprises]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1204552/Tierfal Tierfal]]
* Recommended by KA
* ''Status'': N/A
* ''Pairing'': Mello/Near
* ''Synopsis'': In which Mello is a Mafia wunderkind, and Near is a stool pigeon. AU
[=[[reviews:FullOfSuprises]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4820450/1/ Martyr]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1660767/Alien_ABCs Alien ABC's]]
* Recommended by aimsme
* ''Status'': N/A
* ''Pairing'': Mello/Matt
* ''Synopsis'': All Mello wants is something to die for. Matt's ruining everything by giving him a reason to live.
[=[[reviews:Martyr]]=]

''[[http://add.xepher.net/deathnote/shotgun.html Shotgun Religion]]'' by Sutlers
* Recommended by Yuite
* ''Status'':
* ''Pairings'': Matt/Mello
* ''Synopsis'': Matt falls in love with Mello--both continue to be totally fucked up people doing crazy, dangerous things while trying to catch Kira and one-up Near, and they try to not suck at being human beings with actual relationships.
[=[[reviews:ShotgunReligion]]=]

* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6970892/1/The_Wammys_House_Boys The Wammy's House Boys]] by Animeperson798
* Recommended by mmmmcookie
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* Pairings: Matt x Mello, Mello x Near, and pretty much any other pairing involving Wammy House children, according to the author.
* ''Synopsis'': Each boy who lives at Wammy's House has their own story to tell, and none of them are pretty. The first chapter involves a fair amount of {{squick}}
[=[[reviews:TheWammysHouseBoys]]=]


'''''Ryuk-shipping'''''

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6245658/1/7_minutes_in_hell 7 Minutes In Hell]]'' by Mello_Sutcliff
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': One-sided Misa x Light and [[spoiler: Ryuk x Light]]
* ''Synopsis'': Misa's attempt to get some alone time with Light goes NOT AS PLANNED.
* ''Tags'': SlashFic, CrackPairing, {{Lemon}}, InterspeciesRomance, jealousy
[=[[reviews:SevenMinutesInHell]]=]

''[[http://fav.me/d2h5uqc Forbidden Fruit]]'' by ~apple-lurve
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': Ryuk x Light
* ''Synopsis'': [[TheVamp Hmm... Did you want something, Shinigami?]] [[CaptainObvious "You really are a bastard, Light Yagami."]]
* ''Tags'': SlashFic, CrackPairing, teasing {{Shinigami}}, InterspeciesRomance
[=[[reviews:ForbiddenFruit]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4673121/1/The_Life_Script The Life Script]]'' by @/MadxHatterxTeapot
* Recommended by Ailia Sparrowhawk
* ''Status'':
* ''Pairings'': Ryuk/OC. Yeah, really.
* ''Synopsis'': What if there was a notebook that could counteract a Death Note? What would it be like? Would the same rules apply as in the Death Note? Who's hands would it fall into? Would it be used for good or evil? Find out in this fanfiction.
[=[[reviews:TheLifeScript]]=]

''[[http://theladyfeylene.livejournal.com/733581.html Touch of a God]]'' by theladyfeylene
* Recommended by sauronlulz
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing'': Ryuk/Light
* ''Synopsis'': "The human couldn't truly understand what it was to be a god. Ryuk could give him a small taste...." A snapshot from the beginning of the series.
* ''Tags'': Unwanted advances
[=[[reviews:TouchOfAGod]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4024213/1/What_Were_You_Thinking What Were You Thinking?]]'' by Near the Shinigami
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': Ryuk/Light [[CrackPairing ya, rly]]
* ''Synopsis'': Light is stressed out. Ryuk wants to know what's on his mind.
* ''Tags'': SlashFic, CrackPairing, BelligerentSexualTension, InterspeciesRomance
[=[[reviews:WhatWereYouThinking]]=]

'''''Naomi-shipping'''''

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4907263/1/Schism Schism]]'' by vague.poppyseed
* Recommended by Halinmonk
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing(s)'': L/Naomi
* ''Synopsis'': He wants to take their lives apart and reassemble them so that their pieces would fit this time around.
** Be warned, it is best to have [[TearJerker Tissues on standby]]
* ''Tags'': Het
[=[[reviews:Schism]]=]

'''''Other Ships'''''

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6969613/1/Better_Shinigami Better Shinigami]]'' by May000
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairing'': canon, non-explicit Rem/Misa and one-sided Light/Misa.
* ''Synopsis'': A character study on how Rem came to have feelings for a human girl and how [[FromNobodyToNightmare Misa]] [[StartOfDarkness came to be the Second Kira.]]
* ''Tags'': BackStory, FreudianExcuse, seduction, TheVamp, MamaBear, SlashFic, Het, YuriGenre, InterspeciesRomance
[=[[reviews:BetterShinigami]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7795786/1/ HoneyColoured Hazardry]]'' by Lisoata
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing'': Aiber x Mogi, slight L x Light
* ''Synopsis'': ''"People are People are set in stone. And Kanzo Mogi refuses to believe otherwise."''
* ''Tags'': CrackPairing, MinionShipping, SlashFic
[=[[reviews:HoneyColoured Hazardry]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4088115/1/ Nicotine Patches and Picture Books]]'' by ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/662747/Underwater_Owl Underwater Owl]]''
* Recommended by Maxi1234
* ''Status'':
* ''Pairing'': Matt/Near
* ''Synopsis'': As far as Matt's concerned, this 'saving' bit is the worst thing to ever happen to him. When you get gunned down, you should just die, not wake up in a hospital bed months and miles later. Bloody Near never could leave well enough alone, could he?
* ''Tags'': SlashFic
[=[[reviews:NicotinePatchesAndPictureBooks]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4989429/1/Of_Tea_and_Men Of Tea and Men]]'' by Diluted Thoughts
* Recommended by sauronlulz
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing'': Higuchi/Namikawa
* ''Synopsis'': Higuchi Kyosuke was disgusting and vile and crass and ugly. This is what Namikawa Reiji always told himself.
* ''Tags'': SlashFic, CrackPairing
[=[[reviews:OfTeaAndMen]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5510807/1/Splinters Splinters]]'' by vashtijoy
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing'': [[ScrewYourself Light/Kira]], no keep reading.
* ''Synopsis'': Because Light is a very disturbed young man and this fic gives him a BackStory of what it might be like growing up a super-genius. It's creepy horror fic written for the Kink Meme about madness and SelfCest but also one of the most [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation in-depth character studies I've seen.]]
* ''Tags'': {{Lemon}}, Mental Issues, insanity, Depression, FreudianExcuse, StepfordSmiler, MirrorMonologue, ScrewYourself, ADateWithRosiePalms, SlashFic, {{Narcissist}}, BackStory, Family Drama, NotSoImaginaryFriend, TalkingToThemself, CrackPairing
[=[[reviews:Splinters]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5590180/1/Story_Of_The_Century Story of the Century]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1085320/WhiteLadyDragon WhiteLadyDragon]]
* Recommended by ia7
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing'': L/OC- sort of. It's complicated.
* ''Synopsis'': An amateur journalist's search for a story to finally legitimize her leads her tumbling into the heart of a monstrous war of minds upon seeing things she shouldn't have, starting with a strange photo and an even stranger young man. L x OC.
* ''Comments'': A solidly written fic with an interesting perspective on the story and characters from [[TheIshmael the OC,]] which manages to be both funny and poignant, sometimes at almost the same time. {{YMMV}} on the OC herself, but this story is worth checking out, with a lot of tension and doubt over what the outcome will eventually be. The author also has a series of oneshots based on this story, most of them "slice-of-life" gen fics.
* ''Tags'': L-shipping, [[UnresolvedSexualTension L]]x[[BelligerentSexualTension OC]], [[VitriolicBestBuds friend]][[TrueCompanions ship]], WhatTheHellHero, BreakTheCutie, BreakTheHaughty, NotSoDifferent, [[HurtingHero Hurting]] [[AntiHero Hero]], WartsAndAll, JerkWithAHeartOfGold, StepfordSmiler, LivingWithTheVillain, HeWhoFightsMonsters, [[JerkassWoobie Jerkass]]/[[StoicWoobie Stoic]]/[[IronWoobie Iron]] [[TheWoobie Woobie]]
[=[[reviews:Story of the Century]]=]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Humor/Parody Fics]]

''Fanfic/AllYouNeedIsLove'' by The Carnivorous Muffin
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairings'': Light x Naomi
* ''Synopsis'': [[CrackFic Naomi's got a stalker...]]
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, Het, CrackPairing, CrackFic, StalkingIsLove, HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday, kidnapping, unplanned pregnancy, KidFic, unwanted advances, IHaveYouNowMyPretty, DepravedHomosexual L, and [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy gangbanger]][=/=]stripper!Mello
[=[[reviews:AllYouNeedIsLove]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7554615/1/And_This_Is_Why_Youre_A_Stupid And This Is Why You're Stupid]]'' by Ratt9
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': The Death Note characters give meta mini-rants commenting on other character's or the creator's [[ViolationOfCommonSense less-then-sensible actions]] in the story.
* ''Tags'': CrackFic, Anthropomorphism, potato chips, {{Narcissist}}, ADateWithRosiePalms, based on a true story
[=[[reviews:AndThisIsWhyYoureStupid]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6915068/1/The_Contest_of_Deep_Dark_Secrets The Contest of Deep Dark Secrets]]'' by Ratt9
* Recommended by StrangerToModern
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': "Light proposes a contest where everyone has to write down their embarrassing secrets, and everyone tries to figure out which secret goes to whom. Who chased clowns with forks? Who draws themselves wearing bras? Who has a Barney the Dinosaur obsession?"
[=[[reviews:TheContestOfDeepDarkSecrets]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4431260/1/Ctrl_Alt_Mikami Ctrl, Alt, Mikami!]]'' by Keitii Manga
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': THE OverlyLongGag starring Teru Mikami.
* ''Tags'': CrackFic, Deletion
[=[[reviews:CtrlAltMikami]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5425405/1/Dear_L Dear L]]'' by VG Jekyll
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairings'': L/Light, Matt/Mello
* ''Synopsis'': In which Death Note characters are e-mailing / I.M.ing each other (and BreakTheFourthWall.) They also figure out that OhCrapThereAreFanficsOfUs.
* ''Tags'': CrackFic, SlashFic, NoodleIncident
[=[[reviews:DearL]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3790246/1/Death_Note_the_Abridged_Series Death Note: The Abridged Series]]'' by Jaded Ninja
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It's a Death Note Abridged Series parody.]]
* ''Tags'': Abridged Series, CrackFic, HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday
[=[[reviews:DeathNoteTheAbridgedSeries]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4281609/1/The_Deathnote_Dating_Gameshow The Deathnote Dating Gameshow]]'' by Sakurazukamori6
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing(s)'': [[LoveDodecahedron Pretty]] [[OfficialCouple much]] [[FoeYay every]] [[CrackPairing pairing]] [[NoYay imaginable.]]
* ''Synopsis'': CrackFic, ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin - Kira searches for his chosen queen through a dating show on Sakura TV.
* ''Tags'': Dating Gameshow, CrackFic, CrackPairing, SlashFic, Het, HoYay, FoeYay, NoYay, InterspeciesRomance, BrutalHonesty, ChainsOfLove, UnwantedHarem
[=[[reviews:TheDeathnoteDatingGameshow]]=]

''[[http://marcinda.livejournal.com/5776.html Death Note Instant Pairing Fanfic]]'' by Marcinda and sauronlulz (parody, OOC, sketchiness, spoilers for the whole series)
* Recommended by [[ShamelessSelfPromoter sauronlulz]], feral
* ''Status'':
* ''Synopsis'': Nearly every Death Note pairing in 15 minutes. Inspired by the [[http://www.toukakoukan.com/archive_php/chapter.php?chapterID=381 FMA version.]]
* ''Tags'': CrackFic, CrackPairing
[=[[reviews:DeathNoteInstantPairingFanfic]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4161875/1/Fairy_Tales_of_Mass_Murderers_and_Detectives Fairy Tales of Mass Murderers and Detectives]]'' by @/HunterKitty
* Recommended by Marlee Cross
* ''Status'':
* ''Pairing'': Light/L, with some Matt/Mello.
* ''Synopsis'': A collection of fairy tale parodies, most of which feature Light and L in the role of a prince or princess respectively.
* ''Tags'': CrackFic
[=[[reviews:FairyTalesOfMurderersAndDetectives]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5989046/1/The_Game The Game]]'' by @/DarkAlliGator
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Parody / Alternate ending. [[spoiler: How Light could have won at the warehouse.]]
* ''Tags'': CrackFic, TheGame, AlternateUniverseFic, RootingForTheEmpire, LookBehindYou, VillainExitStageLeft
[=[[reviews:TheGame]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5295023/1/The_Human_Whose_Name_Is_Written_In_This_Fanfiction The Human Whose Name Is Written In This Fanfiction]]'' by GenDuruk
* Recommended by Strannik, feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Every Death Note fanfiction cliche gets played out and mocked for all it's worth. A plot develops about midway through.
* ''Tags'': CrackFic, Meta, LampshadeHanging, SlashFic, OutOfCharacter, OriginalCharacter, MarySue, BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork, {{Wangst}}
[=[[reviews:TheHumanWhoseNameIsWrittenInThisFanfiction]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5205180/1/Kira_and_the_King_of_Pop Kira and The King of Pop]]'' by Quiet
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': L suspects Light's involvement in Michael Jackson's death.
* ''Tags'': CrackFic, RippedFromTheHeadlines
[=[[reviews:KiraAndTheKingOfPop]]=]

''{{Light and Dark the Adventures of Dark Yagami}}''
* ''Tags'': TrollFic, CrackFic, AlternateUniverseFic, SoBadItsGood, [[TimeTravel Tim Travel]], ContinuitySnarl, SlashFic ([[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial no, sickos there's no slash!]]), HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday, LesYay, Incest, sevensomes, MyOwnGrandpa, MartyStu, OutOfCharacter, ProtectionFromEditors, SnarkBait, SerialEscalation, BackFromTheDead, NewPowersAsThePlotDemands, {{Shinigami}}, ChaseScene, [[YouFailNuclearPhysicsForever Nuklears]], ShockingSwerve, CloningBlues, [[BulletTime everything going all]] [[TheMatrix Matrixy]]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3891834/1/Misa_and_the_Bear Misa and The Bear]]'' by Sax-Hog
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': Light/his harem of cover girlfriends, Light/Misa, Light/L (if you squint), hints of Rem/Misa, [[spoiler: one-sided Aizawa/L, one-sided Ryuk/Misa, Ryuk/Rem, one-sided L/Kyoko (the girl from the university)]]
* ''Synopsis'': It's Valentine's Day and Light has to placate Misa and all of his cover girlfriends; which leads to something of a [[EverythingsWorseWithBears cultural misunderstanding]] when he attempts to explain the holiday to Ryuk.
* ''Tags'': ValentinesDayEpisodes, CrackFic, CrackPairing, [[EverythingsWorseWithBears bears]]
[=[[reviews:MisaAndTheBear]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6883898/1/ She Found Out]]'' by [=RayLedgend=]
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Oh noes, Sayu found the [[spoiler: [[GratuitousJapanese Desu Noto]]]]!
* ''Tags'': CrackFic, GratuitousJapanese, KickTheMoralityPet, TheCorrupter
[=[[reviews:SheFoundOut]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5241633/1/Shorts_and_Sweets Shorts and Sweets]]'' by Dlvvanzor
* Recommended by Ruin Takada
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairings'': L/Light, Matt/Mello, and various others
* ''Synopsis'': The gathering of Death Note ideas that are too short to stand on their own. Usually humourous and sometimes just a little bit cracky, there are a few serious ones in the mix. Claim to fame: If the drabbles don't make you laugh, they make you think, if not both at the same time.
[=[[reviews:ShortsAndSweets]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4229066/1/Things_That_Cant_Be_Unseen Things That Can't Be Unseen]]'' by sasami-takarai
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': Anything that could be unsettling to the characters [[NoYay or the viewer.]]
* ''Synopsis'': OhCrapThereAreFanficsOfUs, The Death Note characters run a {{MST}} commentary on FanFiction.
* ''Tags'': Meta, OhCrapThereAreFanficsOfUs, CrackFic, CrackPairing, {{Rule34}}, NoYay
[=[[reviews:ThingsThatCantBeUnseen]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6038453/1/ Ugly]]'' by amour tue lentement
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': one-sided Misa x Light and implied L x Light
* ''Synopsis'' After watching ''{{Manga/Bleach}}'' Misa asks Ryuk why he's so ugly. Ryuk makes a bet with her that ''he's'' not the one that her darling Light finds repulsive.
* ''Tags'': humor, SlashFic, CrackFic, Misa, Ryuk, Light, L, Matsuda

[[/folder]]

[[folder: {{Crossover}}s]]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4107092/1/12_Moves_Sideways 12 Moves Sideways]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/745409/Silver_Pard Silver Pard]]
* Crossover with ''HarryPotter''
* Recommended by Aimsme, rewindreplayrepeat, feral, Fenro
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': After the Yotsuba Arc, Light becomes the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Harry decides he needs watching.
* ''Comments'': Despite being short compared to most of the others on this list, 12 Moves Sideways packs a powerful punch. It's beautiful, almost wistful, with hints of something darker- it might just be because this Troper is a Light fan, but her heart ''broke'' at the Erised scene.
* ''Tags'': CrossOver, AlternateUniverseFic, wizards, Angst, AntagonistInMourning, FoeYay
[=[[reviews:12MovesSideways]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3376247/1/Addicted_to_Death Addicted to Death]]'' by Sinnatious
* Crossover with ''[[{{Anime/XxxHOLiC}} xxxHolic]]''
* Recommended by ladysekhmetka, @/KrisMahai
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Light meets Watanuki on a bus and realizes that Watanuki can see Ryuk. After meeting Yuuko, Light has to figure a way to keep the two quiet about his 'bad' habit.
* ''Tags'': CrossOver
[=[[reviews:AddictedToDeath]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4486404/1/Cash_Cab_Insanity Cash Cab Insanity]]'' by Hari-Aisu
* Crossover with ''CashCab''
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': [[SlashFic L/Light]]
* ''Synopsis'': Light and L ride the CashCab. HilarityEnsues.
* ''Tags'': game show, SlashFic, CrossOver, chained genii in cab rides
[=[[reviews:CashCabInsanity]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5231105/1/Come_along Come Along]]'' by Vashtijoy
* Crossover with ''{{The Sandman}}''
* Recommended by elemcee
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Crossover with {{The Sandman}}. Light meets a certain [[{{Psychopomp}} young woman]]. One-shot.
* ''Pairing(s)'': Sort-of one-sided Light/Death of the Endless
* ''Tags'': CrossOver, {{Psychopomp}}
[=[[reviews:ComeAlong]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4204688/1/The_Chess_Match The Chess Match]]'' by anja-chan
* Crossover with ''CodeGeass''
* Recommended by Lekonar
* ''Status'': Dormant
* ''Synopsis'': DN/CG Cross. After the Britannian Empire invades Japan in search of Kira, Light finds himself in the perfect position to find the true names of the Nobility: Ashford Academy. Enter Lelouch, a chessboard, and a clash of philosophy...
* ''Additional Info'': Code Geass/Death Note crossover. Pity it's dead, this is the best DN/CG I've seen.
** It doesn't seem to be dead, after all. It's been updated quite recently, on 3/13/11.
* ''Tags'': CrossOver
[=[[reviews:TheChessMatch]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5131368/1/Dead_Note Dead Note]]'' by [=CreamCheeseAlchemist=]
* Crossover with ''{{Deadpool}}''
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing'': slight one-sided [[spoiler: [[CrossOverShip Deadpool/Misa]]]]
* ''Synopsis'': Light meets Deadpool. 'Nuff said.
* ''Tags'': CrossOver, CrackFic, Quid Pro Quo, GoodThingYouCanHeal, het, CrackPairing, potato chips, Imagay, [[BullyingADragon annoying the crazy person]]
[=[[reviews:DeadNote]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4562053/1/The_Death_Note_Discovery The Death Note Discovery]]'' by [=KaibaGirl007=]
* Crossover with ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing'': Jack/Ianto
* ''Synopsis'': An unnamed Shinigami drops a death note in Cardiff.
--> '''Owen:''' Congratulations, you've found a book that belongs to an {{Emo}}.
* ''Tags'': Crossover, {{Shinigami}}, Temptation, ArtifactOfDoom, SlashFic
[=[[reviews:TheDeathNoteDiscovery]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5168107/1/DexNote DexNote]]'' by noidea12
* Crossover with ''{{Dexter}}''
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing'': Light/Misa
* ''Synopsis'': The Miami Police Department calls in the services of L to catch the Bay Harbor Butcher. [[spoiler: Unaware that L is now [[EvilVersusEvil Light Yagami.]]]] [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny Dexter versus Kira. Who will win?]]
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, CrossOver, SerialKiller battle, EvilVersusEvil, het, character death
[=[[reviews:DexNote]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5285392/1/ Fight Club]]'' by lye tea
* Crossover with ''FightClub''
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing'': one-sided Light/Misa and [[HeterosexualLifePartners L x Light]] if you squint.
* ''Synopsis'': Matsuda goes through a very strange time in his life.
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, FusionFic, CrossOver, FightClub, fighting, roommates, oneshot

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5531412/1/From_Prometheus_to_12 From Prometheus to 12]]'' by Lord Onisyr
* Crossover with ''Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined''
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Warnings'': Contains '''MAJOR SPOILERS''' for both series.
* ''Synopsis'': A MindScrew DoppelgangerCrossover (L and Felix Gaeta) ''[[{{WMG}} which scarily makes sense... ]]'' this is made of win.
* ''Tags'': Angst, Betrayal, MindScrew, DoppelgangerCrossover, BackFromTheDead, aliens, [[{{Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined}} cylons]], cyborgs, TomatoInTheMirror, GeneticMemory
[=[[reviews:FromPrometheusToTwelve]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3259889/1/Having_a_Lousy_Time_Wish_You_Were_Dead Having A Lousy Time, Wish You Were Dead]]'' by Murinae and Aishuu
* Crossover with ''DeadLikeMe''
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': [[DeadLikeMe George Lass]] ends up as Light's Shinigami. HilarityEnsues
* ''Tags'': AlternateUniverseFic, CrossOver, InnocentCohabitation, {{Shinigami}}, {{Psychopomp}}, annoying the crazy person
[=[[reviews:HavingALousyTimeWishYouWereDead]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6437592/1/Hight_of_Power Hight of Power]]'' by Setsuna F. Satoru
* Crossover with ''CodeGeass'' and ''MobileSuitGundam00''
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': '''Spoilers''' [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]], takes place after all three series. When [[CodeGeass Lelouch returns as a Code Bearer]] and encounters [[Manga/DeathNote a young man being chased down by the police in a warehouse district]] of Area 11 he knows his luck hasn't changed. Meanwhile [[MobileSuitGundam00 Setsuna and the rest of Celestial Being]] are watching the events unfold with keen interest.
* ''Tags'': CrossOver, ContinuationFic, AlternateUniverseFic, battle of wits
[=[[reviews:HightOfPower]]=]

''[[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=174889 Killer]]'' by Acatalepsy
* Crossover with ''TabletopGame/EclipsePhase''
* Recommended by @/GentlemensDame883
* ''Status'': Dormant
* ''Synopsis'': Aun has long believed that the system is plagued by parasites, but has lacked the ability to do anything about them. When a mysterious "Sentient Erasure Terminal" shows up, however... ''Manga/DeathNote'' remade InTheStyleOf ''EclipsePhase''.
* ''Tags'': CrossOver
[=[[reviews:Killer]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5954408/1/Killing_the_Cullens Killing the Cullens]]'' by Sister to the Dark Lord
* Crossover with ''[[{{Literature/Twilight}} Twilight]]''
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Light kills off the cast of]] ''[[{{Literature/Twilight}} Twilight]]''.
* ''Tags'': CrossOver, HateFic, vampires, Light the Vampire Slayer, Praise Kira
[=[[reviews:KillingTheCullens]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5659618/1/Mikami_VS_The_Cybermen_A_Tale_Most_Epic Mikami vs The Cybermen A Tale Most Epic]]'' by The Naked Pen
* Crossover with ''Series/DoctorWho''
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mikami battles the Cybermen.]]
* ''Tags'': CrackFic, CrossOver, Deletion, killing cyborgs with Death Notes, TimeLord
[=[[reviews:MikamiVsTheCybermen]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3491578/1/Mr_bMonk_b_Returns_to_Japan Mr. Monk Returns To Japan]]'' by [=LoyalSubject=]
* Crossover with ''{{Monk}}'' and ''{{Psych}}''
* Recommended by Theweirdwarrior
* ''Status'':
* ''Synopsis'': Adrian Monk, Natalie, Shawn and Gus each travel to Japan to work on the Kira case and end up working alongside L and the [=NPA=] team. Basically follows the plot of the first 25 episodes of the anime/7 volumes of the manga. Technically the sequel to {{Monk}} x {{Psych}} x VampireKnight fic the author had previously written, although you don't necessarily need to read that one to enjoy this one.
* ''Tags'': CrossOver
[=[[reviews:MrMonkReturnsToJapan]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7107554/1/bNoHoper_b NoHoper]]'' by Ruin Takada
* Crossover with ''HouseOfNight''
* Recommended by Ruin Takada
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': Aged 16, Light is a researcher and eventual test subject in the quest to cure and prevent the Change, driven by his prejudice against vampyres to create the experimental drug Denyxinil. Marked after testing it, he is forced to live at the Tulsa House of Night, among the creatures he despises. Set around the beginning of fourth book Untamed, completely AU.
* ''Pairing(s)'': Generally as standing by Untamed. Damien/Jack, Aphrodite/Darius, Zoey/No one, Light/?
* ''Tags'': CrossOver, vampyres
[=[[reviews:NoHoper]]=]

''FanFic/OfGodsAndMen'' by shadowphantomness
* Crossover with ''HarryPotter''
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing(s)'': Light/Mikami
* ''Synopsis'': [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]], The Death Eaters bite off a bit more than they can chew [[EvilerThanThou when they go after Kira.]]
* ''Tags'': CrossOver, SlashFic, wizards, EvilVersusEvil, RootingForTheEmpire
[=[[reviews:OfGodsAndMen]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6192539/1/Programs_of_a_Lesser_God Programs of a Lesser God]]'' by Pump Maeson
* Crossover with ''{{Futurama}}''
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': [[OhCrap Bender finds a Death Note.]]
* ''Tags'': CrossOver, CrackFic
[=[[reviews:ProgramsOfALesserGod]]=]

''FanFic/ZeroVsKira'' by Crossover Maniac
* Crossover with ''CodeGeass''
* Recommended by feral
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': A Britannian world-breaching experiment brings Light Yagami to the Code Geass world. Now Light is out for Brittanian blood... and Lelouch is jealous.
* ''Tags'': CrossOver, EvilVersusEvil, battle of wits
[=[[reviews:ZeroVsKira]]=]`

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Fan Films]]

[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTxRR4qNCUc Death Pad]] by danielbeanfilms
* Recommended by quingbaby
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': While Light has a Death Note invented by [[BlandNameProduct Mycrosoft]], L has a Death Pad.
* ''Pairing(s)'': None
[=[[reviews:DeathPad]]=]

[[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/204491 L and Raito's night]] by Go-Devil-Dante
* Recommended by quingbaby
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Light has taken L to a special love nest for their first time.
* ''Pairing(s)'': L/Light and Soichiro/Watari
* ''Tags'': SlashFic, cruel video pranks, NoYay
[=[[reviews:LandRaitosNight]]=]

[[/folder]]

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Additional Additional Info'': [[Fanfic/CoffinSide Now has its own page]] ([[PagesNeedingWicks which needs wiks]]) If you wish to help, contact Ruin Takada on ff.net.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5370745/1/Fever_Dreams Fever Dreams]]'' by Sashocirrione

* ''Tags'': L-shipping, [[UnresolvedSexualTension L]]x[[BelligerentSexualTension OC]], [[VitriolicBestBuds friend]][[TrueCompanions ship]], WhatTheHellHero, BreakTheCutie, BreakTheHaughty, NotSoDifferent, [[HurtingHero Hurting]] [[AntiHero Hero]], WartsAndAll, JerkWithAHeartOfGold, StepfordSmiler, LivingWithTheVillain, HeWhoFightsMonsters

* ''Tags'': L-shipping, [[UnresolvedSexualTension L]]x[[BelligerentSexualTension OC]], [[VitriolicBestBuds friend]][[TrueCompanions ship]], WhatTheHellHero, BreakTheCutie, BreakTheHaughty, NotSoDifferent, [[HurtingHero Hurting]] [[AntiHero Hero]], WartsAndAll, JerkassFacade, StepfordSmiler, LivingWithTheVillain, HeWhoFightsMonsters

These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''DeathNote'' fanfics, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Main/FanficRecommendations here]].

* Wall of Illusion writes some of the most eloquent and generally awesome ''DeathNote'' gen I've ever seen, with a concentration on the next-gen arc. (The ''ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' crossover didn't pan out so well, though, and is a DeadFic besides.)

* Her writing is just excellent, with a flawless style that matches the atmosphere of DeathNote perfectly. I am convinced that she could write something about Light turning into a unicorn and still make it work wonderfully well.

* ''Synopsis'': It is an L/Misa AU from Misa's point of view -- and let me tell you, a more understated kind of love does wonders for her character. She's still a Kira supporter, the Sakura Incident still occurred, and now Light has apparently caught on to the fact that she knows L, so the whole thing still has that essential ''DeathNote'' air of tension that every other romance in the fandom lacks.

* ''Synopsis'': An unnamed Shinigami drops a DeathNote in Cardiff.

* ''Synopsis'': '''Spoilers''' [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]], takes place after all three series. When [[CodeGeass Lelouch returns as a Code Bearer]] and encounters [[DeathNote a young man being chased down by the police in a warehouse district]] of Area 11 he knows his luck hasn't changed. Meanwhile [[MobileSuitGundam00 Setsuna and the rest of Celestial Being]] are watching the events unfold with keen interest.

* ''Synopsis'': Aun has long believed that the system is plagued by parasites, but has lacked the ability to do anything about them. When a mysterious "Sentient Erasure Terminal" shows up, however... ''DeathNote'' remade InTheStyleOf ''EclipsePhase''.

* ''Tags'': L-shipping, [[UnresolvedSexualTension L]]x[[BelligerentSexualTension OC]], [[VitriolicBestBuds friend]][[TrueCompanions ship]], WhatTheHellHero, BreakTheCutie, BreakTheHaughty, NotSoDifferent, [[HurtingHero Hurting]] [[AntiHero Hero]], WartsAndAll, StepfordSmiler, JerkassFacade, LivingWithTheVillain, HeWhoFightsMonsters

* ''Tags'': L-shipping, [[UnresolvedSexualTension L]]x[[BelligerentSexualTension OC]], [[VitriolicBestBuds friend]][[TrueCompanions ship]], WhatTheHellHero, BreakTheCutie, BreakTheHaughty, NotSoDifferent, [[HurtingHero Hurting]] [[AntiHero Hero]], StepfordSmiler, JerkassFacade, LivingWithTheVillain, HeWhoFightsMonsters, WartsAndAll

* ''Tags'': L-shipping, [[UnresolvedSexualTension L]]x[[BelligerentSexualTension OC]], [[VitriolicBestBuds friend]][[TrueCompanions ship]], WhatTheHellHero, BreakTheCutie, BreakTheHaughty, NotSoDifferent, [[HurtingHero Hurting]] [[AntiHero Hero]], StepfordSmiler, JerkassFacade, LivingWithTheVillain, HeWhoFightsMonsters

* ''Tags'': L-shipping, [[UnresolvedSexualTension L]]x[[BelligerentSexualTension OC]], [[VitriolicBestBuds friend]][[TrueCompanions ship]], WhatTheHellHero, BreakTheCutie, BreakTheHaughty, NotSoDifferent, [[HurtingHero Hurting]] [[AntiHero Hero]], StepfordSmiler, JerkassFacade, LivingWithTheVillain

* ''Tags'': L-shipping, [[UnresolvedSexualTension L]]x[[BelligerentSexualTension OC]], [[VitriolicBestBuds friend]][[TrueCompanions ship]], WhatTheHellHero, BreakTheCutie, BreakTheHaughty, NotSoDifferent, [[HurtingHero Hurting]] [[AntiHero Hero]], StepfordSmiler, JerkassFacade