* While the concept of Shinigami is creepy enough on the surface, the fic implies that humans who have used the Death Note [[spoiler: like Light and L did]] will become Shinigami themselves when they die, with no memory of their past lives or identities. Imagine dying and expecting to end up in either Heaven or Hell, or at least CessationOfExistence...but instead you become a grotesque creature of death that literally needs to kill to survive, trapped in a land of nothingness and doomed to either complete inertia or resorting to causing chaos in the human world just to temporarily relieve your boredom, which may or may not involve [[spoiler:terrorizing your former loved ones]]. Adding on to this is the implication that whatever mindset you were in when you died (which likely would be unpleasant, to say the least) is the one you're locked in forever.
** FridgeHorror makes this even worse considering this will likely happen to Misa when she dies. It becomes AscendedFridgeHorror when Misa herself starts to realise such when she figures out that Lumen [[spoiler:is Light and doesn't remember his old life or her at all]].
** Then there's the nightmare that Erin has in which L, with his flesh rapidly rotting off of him, begs her to free him from his nightmare of being stuck in no man's land by killing him. Either this is a dream conjured up by Erin after meeting Umbra based on her anxieties about him, or it's [[spoiler:an active cry from L's sprit in Umbra reaching out to her]].
* Chapter 17 gives a flashback of an interaction between L and BB [[spoiler:at A's funeral]]. L listens to BB's creepily cheerful StrawNihilist philosophy and realizes just how screwed up BB has become. He looks back on it later as a foreshadowing of the Los Angeles BB Murder case.
* While Umbra is very loyal and affectionate towards Erin, his behaviour towards her in general carries ominous undertones. He steals Matsuda's phone to text her pretending to be him (an act resembling how some predators lure in their victims). Then he offers to kill Kimiko after she [[spoiler:kills Erin's cat while OffTheWagon]]. Not helping matters is that [[spoiler:Umbra is implied to be L reincarnated and acting on what feelings he had for Erin but never made apparent, which have presumably been corrupted like everything else about him]].
* [[spoiler: Kiyomi's death]]: jumping from a balcony in a fit of suicidal despair ([[spoiler:[[PsychicAssistedSuicide forced upon you by someone else]], no less]]), and then getting your head crushed under a moving car is a nasty way to go. One hesitates to imagine how the driver of said car must have taken it...
* Animal (especially cat) lovers may take exception to [[spoiler:Kimiko, who was supposed to take care of Erin's cat while she was away, running over and killing him while inebriated]], especially if it has happened to them in RealLife.
* [[AdultFear Sochiro having to cope with how he raised a mass murderer and never knew what his son was doing and was feeling until it was too late]], a struggle for many RealLife parents of murderers like Susan Klebold, mother of one of the Columbine school shooters. It gets worse once Lumen, [[spoiler:Light's new shinigami persona]], calls Sochiro to brag about what he's been up to and threaten his surviving family if the latter doesn't come see him, making sure to [[KickTheDog call him "Father" and "Daddy" all the while]].

* While the concept of Shinigami is creepy enough on the surface, the fic implies that humans who have used the Death Note [[spoiler: like Light and L did]] will become Shinigami themselves when they die, with no memory of their past lives or identities. Imagine dying and expecting to end up in either Heaven or Hell, or at least you're expecting CessationOfExistence...but instead you are now a grotesque creature of death that literally needs to kill to survive, trapped in a land of nothingness and doomed to either complete inertia or resorting to causing chaos in the human world just to temporarily relieve your boredom, which may or may involve [[spoiler:terrorizing your former loved ones]]. Adding on to this is the implication that whatever mindset you were in when you died (which likely would be unpleasant, to say the least) is the one you're locked in forever.

* While the concept of Shinigami is creepy enough on the surface, the fic implies that humans who have used the Death Note [[spoiler: like Light and L did]] will become Shinigami themselves when they die, with no memory of their past lives or identities. Imagine dying and expecting to end up in either Heaven or Hell, or at least CessationOfExistence...but instead you are now a grotesque creature of death that literally needs to kill to survive, trapped in a land of nothingness and doomed to either complete inertia or resorting to causing chaos in the human world just to temporarily relieve it. Adding on to this is the implication that whatever mindset you were in when you died (which usually would be unpleasant, to say the least) is the one you're locked in forever.

* [[AdultFear Sochiro having to cope with how he raised a mass murderer and never knew what his son was doing and was feeling until it was too late]], a struggle for many RealLife parents of murderers like Susan Klebold, mother of one of the Columbine school shooters. It gets worse once Lumen, [[spoiler:Light's new shinigami persona]], calls Sochiro to brag about what he's been up to and threaten his surviving family if the former doesn't come see him, [[KickTheDog all the while]].

* While the concept of Shinigami is creepy enough on the surface, the fic implies that humans who have used the Death Note [[spoiler: like Light and L did]] will become Shinigami themselves when they die, with no memories of their past lives or identities. Imagine dying and expecting to end up in either Heaven or Hell, or at least CessationOfExistence...but instead you are now a creature of death that literally needs to kill to survive, trapped in a land of nothingness and doomed to either complete inertia or resorting to causing chaos in the human world just to temporarily relieve it. Adding on to this is the implication that whatever mindset you were in when you died (which usually would be unpleasant, to say the least) is the one you're locked in forever.

* While Umbra is very loyal and affectionate towards Erin, his behaviour towards her in general carries ominous undertones. There's his [[StalkerWithACrush stalker tendencies]], from using Matsuda's phone to text her (which resembles how some Sexual Predators groom their victims), to offering to kill Kimiko after she ran over Erin's cat while OffTheWagon. Not helping matters is that [[spoiler: Umbra is implied to be L Reincarnated and acting on L's developed feelings for Erin]] AdultFear in general for anyone who has children and worries about their online activities.
* While the death of [[spoiler: Kiyomi]] CrossesTheLineTwice, falling from a balcony and then getting your head splattered is a nasty way to go. Even more Squick for the driver of the car.
* Animal (especially cat) lovers will certainly have Nausea feelings when they learn of Kimiko running over and killing Erin's cat gruesomely. Especially if it has happened to them in RealLife.
* [[AdultFear Sochiro having to deal with how he ended up raising a mass murderer and he never knew what his son was doing and was feeling]]. To which many parents of school shootings like Susan Klebold have had to come to terms with in RealLife. Becomes worse once Lumen [[spoiler: implied to be Light Reincarnated as a Shinigami]], starts harassing Sochiro and his family, all the while [[KickTheDog calling him father and daddy]].

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* While Shinigami by their nature are creepy, the fic implies that humans who have used the Death Note [[spoiler: like Light and L did]] will eventually become a Shinigami. With no memories of their human lives and self, imagine dying and expecting to either end up in either heaven, hell or somewhere else. But you find yourself now a creature of death, need to kill to survive. Stuck in a land of nothing and are doomed to either boredom or causing chaos in the human world to relieve it.
** FridgeHorror makes this even worse considering this will likely happen to Misa when she dies. Which in later chapters is something that Misa herself starts to realise when she finds out that Lumen is [[spoiler:Light]] and doesn't remember his old life or her at all.
** Even worse if the dream that Erin has about L where he begs her to free him from his nightmare of being stuck in no man lands. Was less of a dream and more of a cry [[spoiler: From L's sprit in Umbra reaching out to her]].
* Chapter Seventeen interaction between L and BB, where L listening to BB's creepy StrawNihilist philosophy and realising just how screwed up BB has become, all foreshadowing BB's actions in the Los Angeles BB Murder case.
* While Umbra is affectionate towards Erin in general, his behaviour towards her in general is very StalkerWithACrush, from using Matsuda's phone to text her (which resembles how some Sexual Predators groom their victims), to offering to kill Kimiko after she ran over Erin's cat while OffTheWagon. Not helping matters is that [[spoiler: Umbra is implied to be L Reincarnated and acting on L's developed feelings for Erin]] AdultFear in general for anyone who has children and worries about their online activities.