Those who forget their history are bound to repeat it. Stare into the abyss and the abyss will stare back. Light learns this too late to count...
Hypocrite
by Arysthae-niru is a Death Note fanfic set in the second arc of the anime.
Hypocrite provides examples of:
- Back Story: the narrative relates a Yagami family vacation to Germany.
- Chronic Villainy: Light might have recognized the hypocrisy of his actions but he's already set in his path.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Light is sickend at the thought of being compared to Hitler.
- I See Them, Too: Ryuk informs Light that he sees L too.
- The Not-Love Interest: Light reflects that his annoying, sibling-like relationship with L was the closest he'd ever come to love.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: L is impassioned as a ghost as he never was in life. This more than anything else convinces Light that this is serious and this is real.
- Stalking is Love: Light is flattered that L might be stalking him from beyond the grave.
- Through the Eyes of Madness: when Light starts seeing L's ghost following him around, Light begins to question his sanity.
- Would Be Rude to Say "Genocide": Kira prefers to call his villainous actions "justice."
