Death Note fic recs

[valmora]

I hate you, Ben. You and your addictive-anime-introducing.

By now, if you don't know my recs routine, you probably don't share too many of my tastes in fic. But, for reference:
1) authors in general
2) gen, by character
3) het, by characters (alphabetized by family name of male. usually.)
4) slash, by characters (alphabetized by family name of whomever I happen to put first)


MOST RECENT UPDATE: 21 July 2008.



AUTHORS

betokens and __kirisaite, the two fic journals of one author, who writes by turns gen, Light/L, and Light/Misa.

memlu, who writes by turns gen, Light/L, and various permutations, and whose DN fic list is here.



GEN

Off the Path, by demeter918 (G)
He looked rather guiltily at the four love letters in his hand.

Methods of Interrogation, by sub_divided (PG-13)
There's a fine line between interrogation and torture. A battle of minds on an uneven playing field.

untitled, by kleos_fic (PG-13)
He tries to explain the importance of washing dishes in small words, but the best that Raito can do is increase his volume while the happy-go-lucky sounds of dating sim interaction blocks L out from the rest of the world.




SLASH

Mello (Mihael Keehl)/Matt

Shotgun Religion, by sutlers (R)
The ballad of Matt and Mello, or something.



Mikami Teru/Yagami Light (Raito)

Becoming Useful, by fox_in_exile (NC-17)
On a class excursion to the local courts, just prior to finding the Death Note, Light becomes interested in a certain prosecuting attorney... Takes place in the weeks leading up to Light finding the Death Note until just prior to L becoming openly involved in the case.



Yagami Light (Raito)/L

Christmas in July, by stereonight (R)
I have no excuse for this except that they go to college together and college boys will be college boys. (humour)

war is not an art (just a slow game of chess), by enderxenocide (PG)
L gains territory with the press of his thumb against lips, the tilt of his head.

Patterns, by sakurashadow59 (R/light NC-17)
Light's stomach turned whenever he saw L nibbling at something.

Unromantic, by brichibi (PG-13)
Light is not a romantic person.

Bring on the Noise, by worblehat (R)
L's silence used to keep Light up nights.

To Lie Flawlessly, by cadence_zero (NC-17)
Light trusts himself: first, foremost and only himself. (Warning: dubcon)

The Incidentals, by arislanchan (PG-13)
Light is willing to go to any lengths to get what he wants.

Anything by arislanchan is really good, actually.

The Possibility (master list), by labingi (NC-17)
A life-altering experience leads L to consider joining forces with Light. Crossover with Mirage of Blaze (more Death Note than Mirage of Blaze, but you do need to know both of them).

Trivium, by somekindofen (PG-13)
There's no denying we feel the third one. His presence lingers here like the manacles that once shackled your lovely wrists. Misa, Raito, L and the place where three roads meet. (FFN)

The Killer in You, by Lena aka czmadia (PG-13, Val says 'light R')
Val doesn't like the summary given by the author (it's FFN), so instead she'll tell you what it's about:
An alternate ending. Rem decides differently, and everyone has to deal with the fallout.
(Val says: I know this has a lot of problems, including grammar errors, word usage errors, and the like - I hate them too. But I read it for the plotting, the intrigue, which is well done.)

The One Who Knows You Best, by harukami (Rish?)
It's not that he likes Light despite the fact that Light's Kira.

Le Livre d'Heures, by yountilla (PG-13ish?)
He counts the hours. [The first year without L is the age of Kira's new imperialism and Raito's new reality.]

I Dreamt of Strange Lips, by txilar (R)
Light dreams.

untitled, by tsu_ (R)
L, he thinks, slobbers into his kisses.

LINKED, by shayheyred (NC-17)
"UST, maybe smut. Seriously, people like them, who just compete and sparkle together and know what the other is thinking, chained together for days and as a consequence forced to sleep very near each other. I would be surprised if nothing happened."

Picturesque, by Fantastical Queen Ebony Black (PG-13)
In the shadows that clutter their bedroom, there is no clear separation between one thing and another. Perfections and imperfections, right and wrong, the space where Raito's hands become L's. (FFN)

I'm fond of wicked_pistil's work as well - master list here

Death Note Post Script: An Unofficial Blooper Reel, by moonythestrals (R)
You know all of those things that should've happened in the actual series, but didn't? Yeah, I don't either - but my brain made a valiant effort to uncover them at four in the morning.

Something Wicked This Way Comes, by aishuu (NC-17 at highest rating)
L and Raito meet under different circumstances.

Going to Marrakesh, by edmondia (R?)
It's not right and it's not nice to try to kill the same thing twice. A divergence fiction.

gunners_view

Where The Wretched Are Growing Wings, by vituperatist (R)
Raito has taken up smoking cigarettes, vile, dirty, disgusting things that they are.

Vellum, by snap_chopstick (PG-13)
Raito has a conversation with L.

Office Politics, on glitterati (R)
L, being a much-lauded and world-renowned genius with several increasingly nonsensical and obscure aliases, should have known from the start that the relationship wasn't going to work out.



and probably my favorite DN fic is A Tithe to Hell, by ningenfucker (Fic at FFN, rated strong R/NC-17 to Val)
Light has 13 days to find out how it will feel, not just to kill, but to destroy. A Death Note AU. LightxL, set immediately after the Yotsuba arc. Warnings for angst, blood, and cake.
This fic was illustrated, extremely NSFW-ly, by quaedam.


Resources

Religious references in episode 25