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darkkbluee · 7 months

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Hi I noticed you have been in the deathnote fandom for a long time. Do you know some changes the fandom/ships went through? I already know that the misogyny towards misa used to be terrible

Thanks 🙏

I haven't been in the fandom long enough to see everything first hand, Anon. I did read Death Note from back when Light was still translated as "Raito", but I only started reading death note fanfics back in 2020-ish? So I won't be able to answer accurately.

But! I have read a lotttt of fanfics, from both ffnet and ao3. I observed certain trends from the fanfic plots over time.

Let's see... hmm...

There was the uwu!Light phase, then the uwu!L phase, intermixed within were the top/bottom aka seme and uke phase.

I don't know anything about the 'Misogyny towards Misa' phase. I've read mainly 2 types of Misa's in fanfics: First is where she is the victim of Light's manipulations, Second is where Light is the victim of her manipulations.

Mind, these are just what I've read and not my opinion. To me, Misa is a very complex character. Light and Misa were both abusive and victims of each other. There is no clear cut distinction of who is whom in their relationship.

I do notice a lot of "girlboss Misa" now-a-days though. Where Misa did nothing wrong. So that is a current phase.

Speaking of Misa, Light comes to mind. And oh boy, does Light have a lot of phases. It seems like every time a new adaptation of Death Note comes around, a new wave of Light hate comes around. Light is wrong because he is a mass murderer, Light is wrong because he is a psychopath, Light is wrong because he is a cop's son, Light is an irredeemable villain who is better off brutally dead, Light hates women and needs to die, Light was bound to go wrong eventually, etc.

I can't pinpoint a specific cycle there, because debate about Light's character and viewpoints are never ending and everyone cycles through everything at least once.

I do find it funny that while Light hate is often front and center, L's war crimes are ignored and excused lmao.

I mostly read lawlight, so I can't help you with any Wammy's House-centric character phases in the fandom.

#death note #asks #sorry i cant help you here anon #I can point you in the right direction tho #Try asking tumblr users Mikami and 13eyond13 and dotti55 #they're the ones i know of who have been in the fandom longest #light yagami #misa amane #l lawliet

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jinxxedwammys · 3 years

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I’m the one who just asked for hcs of the wammy boys with an s/o who bakes. I didn’t know that it had already been requested, so sorry about that. Instead, could you do hcs of the wammy boys with a geeky s/o?

Ah, that's fine! I'm sorry this took so long 😭

Well L isn't all that interested in the things you like.

However, he's good at listening!

If you get the urge to talk about your favorite franchise, he'll sit down next to you and listen intently... sometimes he'll forget to blink though which is kind of creepy.

He'll also get you merchandise if you want it which is fun.

Oh and if there's themed snacks, he will most definitely get those! but he will steal most of them!

Mello

I mean he grew up with Matt...

So he understands a little

though if you're the type to collect things he will get quite annoyed

"Why do you have to have your stupid superhero junk on the coffee table?"

"It's a diorama and it's not stupid!"

He is lowkey kind of into star wars as well as some of the gory action stuff but he'll never tell you that.

Near

Near doesn't exactly care for anything geeky

Yet he'll watch movies and stuff with you.

But if you get something like a Lego TIE fighter or a Death Star he will put it together with you... and play with it!

Matt

Bold of you to assume he's not a geek too!

He will talk nonstop about his favorite franchises.

If you're into anime, there will be heated debates over best girl and best boy.

He will play video games with you, but he kind of rubs it in your face if you lose.

Beyond Birthday

You're like an alien to be studied with him.

He's got no clue what you're talking about most of the time.

But he'll literally stare blankly into your soul while you talk.

Maybe he's planning to murder you? You can't really tell.

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my-one-true-l · 3 years

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I really liked your take on L with a 'slow' S/O. Could you do the same for the other Wammy Boys? Love your work by the way. <3 Hope you have a good day/night.

You got it Dear Anon!🖤 Original Ask Here.

Mello

He wants to be the best, but when it comes to them, he’s always seen them as his equal.

Will get upset if someone makes them feel bad about the things they’re not as strong in.

They’re patient and kind, especially with Mello’s emotions, which sometimes can get away from him. They are a safe place for him to let it all out.

Their loyalty and love means more than anything else to him. They truly are the best thing that happened to him since he met Matt.

Matt

Never once thought of them as not as smart as him. He just sees people as being smart in different ways.

Super patient and likes to show them tricks to get better at things they might struggle with, like math.

Is their biggest cheerleader. He is the first one to tell them how smart he thinks they are.

Near

Is way more interested in their creative side than how intelligent they are.

Rather discuss the things they like than academics. (especially art and music)

Likes to play games with them that are based in using skills, like if they’re into drawing they play pictionary.

Puzzles and other games that Near enjoys, like building with his Legos or playing board games.

Beyond Birthday

Doesn’t care if they’re as quick as he is or not. All that matters is that they love him and are on his side no matter what.

They’re excellent at cooking and baking and Beyond thinks they are the best thing that ever happened to him.

Though he likes to debate and discuss current events, he also likes to talk about tv and games and any interests they have.

They don’t have to be as smart as him to make him feel loved. Their cuddles and kisses make him feel like he matters.

Likes to do crosswords and he loves giving them hints to the clues if they struggle.

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pyreneese · 3 years

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Catching L

Rating: G

A Wammy’s Christmas fic

Christmas at the orphanage was always a big occasion. The entire building was decorated and the kids would spend the days leading up to it doing various activities. Christmas Eve was also a good excuse for Roger to send the children to bed early and finally get some peace and quiet with his bottle of scotch and his office.

Near, Mello and Matt sat in their room, whispering conspiratorially. Mello and Matt were six, and Near four. They’d heard so much about L, had actually started training to be the guy’s successor... but they’d never met him. L was always away on a case.

Matt, who’d been there the longest, claimed he once saw L his first Christmas at the orphanage. He said the man was so tall, he blocked out the sun. But he’d only stayed for Christmas Day, almost completely in his room, and was gone the next. Like a shadow, slipping and coming without a sound.

Mello and Near hardly believed him. But the fact of the matter was that they knew L would be visiting for Christmas. It was the only day of the year they knew for a fact where the detective would be.

None of them believed in Santa. But in a way, L was their Santa. A practically mythical figure that was debated on whether he was even real or not.

And by God, were they going to catch him.

On Christmas Eve, the boys went about getting ready. They were as quiet as possible knowing Roger was just down the hall.

Mello was in charge of the bait. L’s sweet tooth was legendary so he put out a plate of sugar cookies, dusting the cookies with powdered sugar and arranging other sweets. Candy canes, little chocolates, a million sweets that would give anyone diabetes. The plate was placed next to a large cup of hot chocolate.

Matt worked on getting the trap ready. He carefully arranged the net under the rug, smirking evilly and employing all the skills he’d learned in class.

Near kept a lookout, chewing on his stuffed toy and flinching whenever he saw the light in Roger’s office shift.

Mello and Matt finished setting up and the three of them scampered back upstairs, practically throwing themselves into bed. None of them slept though, listening intently to the rest of the orphanage. It must’ve been a few hours when the front door opened and they heard a loud yawn.

“God, I’m exhausted,” a young voice drifted through.

They identified Mr. Wammy’s voice answering.

“Well, a nine hour flight will do that to you. I’ll go get some calming tea going. Why don’t you go sit by the fireplace?”

The boys squirmed excitedly, Mello actually bouncing a bit. Yes!... They waited tensely, holding their breaths, counting the seconds in their head.

There was a loud yelp and the sound of the net springing.

“The fuck?!”

The bells Matt put up as an alarm rang. They all leapt out of bed, pounding down the stairs and practically throwing themselves into the study.

L was suspended in midair, completely wrapped up in the net and rug, grunting as he struggled and kicked. He pushed the rug out of the way of his face, his eyes going down towards the boys. He himself was young, only sixteen. His face was covered with pimples and he was somehow even scrawnier at the time.

“We got him!” Near cheered, jumping a bit, pointing a finger at L and giggling.

L blinked, his large eyes wide and looking a bit like a deer in headlights. He swung uselessly in the net, staring at them.

“... Who the f-”

Watari came running in from the kitchen.

The old man looked between all parties and burst out laughing, leaning against the wall. L’s face soured and he huffed, squirming in the net.

“Um... a little help here?!”

Watari gasped for breath, still laughing and practically doubling over. He wiped at his eyes, chuckling and motioning towards the boy.

“L... this is Near, Mello and Matt. Your successors.”

L looked at them in surprise, tilting his head. He’d been meaning to meet them. Just... not like this. Still. He couldn’t help a sheepish smile as he waved at them. The three waved wildly in response, all of them beaming proudly. L grinned.

“... Hi... your um, your trapping skills are impressive.”

They puffed out their chests at the praise. Still chuckling, Watari helped lower the trap and bring L out of it, clasping a hand against his ward’s back.

“I’ll get some hot chocolate and start a fire while you four get acquainted?”

L nodded, still in a daze.

Watari lit a fire and turned on the tree’s lights. He disappeared as the boys all sat, the room warm with Christmas. L cleared his throat, his lips twitching as he bit into a sugar cookie, looking among the kids. Usually, he didn’t care much for Christmas. But Watari always insisted on spending it in the orphanage, allowing L to hide in his room until the entire affair was over.

But as the kids started talking and squealing about having heard so much about him, L’s heart melted.

Maybe he'd been a bit harsh on Christmas.

He smiled, laughing and talking with the boys.

#death note #Wammy Boys #L death note #fanfiction

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moro-nokimi · 3 years

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chapter 5: December 31, 2010

Summary: Shit gets real. Near continues to have refuge in his audacity and Naomi continues to be snarky.

NOTES: Two more chapters! Whew boy. We've got a live one up in here. Oh Near, we're really in it now. This bitch is almost 10k, so I BETTER get a review, ask, or reply talking ab how good this is. (This is a joke; no pressure.) TW: Death of a loved one, suicide mention, allusion to gun violence and sex.

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“Light Yagami is a registered grad student at To-Oh University, but nobody has seen him on campus since he graduated. And the Japanese police have given all the employees false job titles to hide the fact they are members of the police force. He received letters of appreciation from the police in 2000 and 2002 for advice that led to resolved cases. I think it’s safe to say that these facts and the influence of his father point to him currently being with the police.

“When I asked former students what they remembered about him, several of them had interesting comments. He had the highest score in the entrance exam, but someone going by Hideki Ryuuga--the same name as the top idol back then---tied scores with Yagami. They gave the freshman address together, and were often seen with each other. But no photograph of this Hideki Ryuuga can be found.”

So was this L? Feels like suicide to me… then again, they don’t seem to instill Wammy’s alumni with a particular sense of self preservation, Naomi thought.

“I also received information that around June of 2004, Hideki Ryuuga, Light Yagami, and Misa Amane were seen together on university campus. After that, everyone seems to have lost track of this Ryuuga. Light Yagami and Misa Amane also went missing for several months at that time,” Rester finished.

“He used the name of a popular idol to get close to Light Yagami, whom he suspected of being Kira. It was a dangerous plan that assumed he wouldn’t be killed so long as Kira didn’t find out his real name. But then the Second Kira appeared, with the ability to learn people’s names just by looking at their faces. Then, they joined hands. Everything fits. Light Yagami is Kira, and Misa Amane being the Second Kira, and Hideki Ryuuga being L,” Near said.

“It corroborates the report we received that Mogi and Aizawa went straight to Amane’s place after leaving here,” Gevanni said.

“So the fact that Amane is Light’s fiancee is…,” Lidner added, avoiding Naomi’s eyes.

“No coincidence,” Naomi finished. “She was a loose cannon, just going back to when she first appeared. No doubt, he wants to keep her close to avoid any mishaps.”

Late at night and when everyone was distracted or asleep, Naomi finally had her chance.

“You’re still holding a grudge over what Mello did?” Lidner asked.

“I think it was a damn stupid thing to do, yes. No matter if Near said for you to go along with his wishes, he still walked in and you held me back from tackling him and ending the standoff,” Naomi seethed. She rarely found herself angry, but when she did, it was enough to make others recoil.

“He never would’ve forgiven you for the blow to his pride, and it would’ve just escalated things.”

“His pride is the least of my concerns, Lidner. He pointed a goddamn gun at Near and you wanted me to be worried about his pride? He. Almost. Killed. Near.”

“I never told you to be worried about anything.”

“Don't you fucking twist my words like that. You putting his pride over Near’s life says a lot.”

Lidner's brows had knit and her eyes had narrowed. “You’re complaining to me about double allegiances? At least they’re working together now, right?”

“The last thing I want is to be working with a criminal again.”

Lidner had chewed the inside of her mouth for a second before lowering her voice and adding, “Think of it like this. Your fiance is like Near: he asks too many questions before pulling the trigger. But in this case, Mello shoots first and asks questions later. Near needs that push to act.”

Naomi’s vocal volume spiked for a second, and this drew Rester and Gevanni’s attention:

“Raye exhausted all options to make sure his gun was the last resort!”

“That doesn’t sound like very good methodology to me," Lidner said sharply.

That was the last button Lidner pushed before Naomi snapped back, volume rising, “Don’t you fucking compare them! Raye was a good man, Mello is--”

“Is there a problem?” Rester asked. Gevanni was placid, eyes sliding between them, gears turning in his head.

“No,” said Lidner coolly, eyes boring into Naomi. Naomi was red with anger.

“I’m going out. If I’m not back for a couple hours, don’t worry.” She knew her hands were shaking.

She bunched her turtleneck to her mouth and screamed as soon as she was out of earshot. She cried later on her bike and almost ran a red light.

Naomi had the urge to scream now, just thinking back on it. She stepped outside and dug the photograph out of them on the beach. That had been a fun day. Suruga had taken the picture. He was also understandably irritated when Naomi told him about the incident.

“So she just uses something she told you in confidence like that? Sheesh,” Suruga said. “That’s just shitty.”

“I screamed. Not in the room, just as I was leaving.” Naomi shuddered. “I’m not proud of it.”

“You have every right to be irritated, Naomi. Again, talking about something she told you in confidence for the sake of a comparison was just low. Especially in earshot of your other coworkers and your boss.”

“I almost woke up my boss. I don’t think he would’ve been too happy, ha… Do you think about what would’ve happened if he lived, Suruga?”

He hadn’t responded. There was an implicit yes, but she supposed he feared crying more than being transparent with his friend.

“Men don’t like crying,” Audrey had explained. “Toxic masculinity says that men have to be these pinnacles of strength. The only emotion they show is anger, and so on. Hell, Raye was expressive, but he never liked crying, especially in front of me or you.”

Naomi figured there was some truth to that. But she also figured avoiding crying was unhealthy period. No way around it.

Though, she was one to talk.

She resisted the urge to cry and stepped back inside.

“Near, this NHN announcer Kiyomi Takada was a classmate of Light Yagami’s in college. She was an excellent student, and was on close terms with him, it seems,” Rester added.

“How do mean ‘close’?” Near asked.

“I can’t assume anything, but they looked to be more than friends. I don’t believe this is a coincidence.”

“But Light’s relationship with Amane started when he was in college, too,” Gevanni pointed out.

“I don’t believe anyone’s introduced you to the concept of male infidelity,” Naomi said dryly. "Clearly there's no accounting for taste."

“Commander Rester, can you get close to Takada?”

“I’ll give it a try, but… She’s more heavily protected by Kira worshippers than Demegawa ever was. I’d attribute it to her being a woman. To the worshippers, if Kira is their God, Takada is their goddess.”

Prophet, Naomi corrected.

“You said she was an excellent student, but that was only her grades. She’s downright stupid outside of class.”

This woman hosts debates and is knowledgeable about our political landscape, and she’s stupid because she worships Kira? Naomi thought. Audrey would’ve called this misogyny. I call it underestimation.

“It may be possible for me to get close to her among all the worshippers. But Mr Aizawa and Mogi have seen my face before. They may tell L about our movements.”

“You don’t have to worry about that. There’s no reason for them to get in the way of our investigation. I’m sure they won’t tell L you are a member of the SPK. And if that information is passed to L and you die, it means L is Kira. I find it hard to believe Kira would do such a thing before finding out about Mello and I, unless Kira is in a very tight situation.

“Gevanni, Lidner, Maki, would you like to go to Japan as well? It’s almost certain the one writing the names is in Japan. I think it’s a safe call based on the people killed, and from the fact an announcer from NHN was chosen as the spokesperson.”

Naomi wasn’t too impressed with Kiyomi Takada. It’s definitely not easy to keep up with Kira and what’s going on, but it was her blind loyalty and outright reverence to a murderer that chafed. She tried time and time again to put her personal ties to the Kira case aside, but it just wasn’t possible.

“Depending upon what their sin was, Kira will not tolerate people with a criminal record…,” Kiyomi Takada said. “Starting today, I will be introducing you to messages and requests from viewers as well as expressing my own opinion on some matters. Many of the countries and companies claim to support Kira now…”

Naomi shook her head and tuned the rest of it out.

“... But that is a mere empty promise, and we do not know how they are supporting Kira or should be supporting Kira. I feel that in order to create a peaceful world as fast as we can, Kira should give orders to the army and police of each country on how they should act. I would like Kira to give a reply to this and…”

Near turned on his PA. “Rester, find out who Takada saw last night. Whatever it takes.”

Rester nodded. “Well, Kiyomi Takada is being protected unbelievably well, and even getting near her is tough. I never expected it to be this difficult. A reporter who tried to investigate the meeting last night was caught by the guards and accused of breaking and entering, then got killed by Kira on the 9 o’clock news. Her phone is completely untraceable and bug proof. She’s better guarded than the president.”

“Speaking from experience?” Naomi asked. The thought of things becoming that authoritarian worried her, despite her wisecrack.

“Very funny, Maki. All her guards are people who’ve participated in TV programs pertaining to Kira many times, and whose backgrounds can be easily traced. It’s incredibly hard to get in.”

“Gevanni and Lidner should be getting back to Japan shortly. Please get near her any way you can,” Near said.

“Near, Takada went into the Perin Hotel. Until she comes out, no one is allowed to enter or leave unless requested by Takada,” Rester said.

“Then you’re going to have to try to become one of Takada’s trusted bodyguards at the very least,” Near said.

“I’ll do my best.”

December 12 “We’re trying to get on Takada’s personal bodyguard team, but the hurdles are getting higher. We need more time,” Rester said.

“Very well. I had a feeling it would be like that,” Near replied. “Maki, would you mind making flight arrangements?”

“Yeah, just a second.”

While she cleared her cookies and went searching for airplane tickets, Near called the Japanese task force.

“This is Near. I’d like to talk to L.”

“This is L speaking.”

“It’s been a while. Thank you for keeping the connection open.”

“What do you want?”

That’s no way to greet someone, Naomi thought.

“I am in Japan to capture Kira. Right now, actually,” Near said. He snipped away at paper. “Seeing as how the best way to investigate Kira is to start with Kiyomi Takada and all.”

L paused. “I’m in Japan already, doing just that. If you’d like to cooperate, I’m willing to do so as well. But since you’re suspicious of me, I guess that’s not possible.”

Near’s brow furrowed. It quickly turned into a scowl. “Did you just say ‘I’?”

“Yes. I’ve personally gotten into contact with Takada and am making headway in the investigation.”

In more ways than one, I think, Naomi thought.

“We’ve gotten as far as having our investigator, Mogi, be able to enter NHN.”

So he knows we’re trying to get into NHN ourselves. Or is hypothesizing as so. With these geniuses, any hypothesis automatically means they know something.

“We’ll find a way to get into NHN as well, but there’s one more thing. You said you’ve personally contacted Takada and are investigating her, right? Then please tell Takada however you can that members of the SPK have escaped from the Kira worshippers in New York have entered Japan to capture Kira. Judging from the current world situation and her position, that’s the type of news she’ll have to report.

“You can even say that there are five members of the group including Near, the leader. There are four other members that Mr Mogi and Mr Aizawa met. This isn’t a lie, so it’ll be a true report. If either of the aforementioned men see them near NHN, please feel free to tell L. We don’t want to get in the way of your investigation. But please don’t show their faces as members of the SPK on TV or via other media outlets. This report is to lure out Kira.

“Including me, there’s only five of us. There’s no way Kira is going to find out, and I’m sure that Kira will make a move to try and kill us. That is where I intend to counterstrike and defeat Kira.”

Oh, great, so we’re being used as bait. I’d rather I was the killing shot, Naomi thought, and slammed her laptop lid closed.

“There are five members altogether in Japan. Is that it for the message, Near?”

“Yes. I’d gathered people who could work under me, but now that the situation has changed, numbers aren’t important. I’m in Japan. Since you are as well, we may come face to face.”

“True.”

“And that will be something worth looking forward to.”

“Indeed.”

“We’ll bring Kira to an end once and for all.”

“Of course.”

Well, he’s taciturn all of a sudden. And here I thought he’d never shut up, seeing as how all the other meetings have been.

“The only way to restore the world now is to get rid of Kira and the existing notebooks. If we succeed in both of those objectives, we win. If we die, Kira wins. This battle was not about an arrest or something measured by the laws of this world. It’s always been a one-one battle to prove who’s on top.”

Near turned the PA off.

“You’re playing a zero-sum game, Near,” Naomi said.

“You don’t have to tell me that. The original L was doing the same thing. Commander Rester, where are Gevanni and Lidner now?”

“Right now, they’re in a booked room near NHN.”

“Please connect me to them.”

“Pay close attention to what I’m about to say. I have decided to meet L---rather, Kira---in person in the near future and settle this case once and for all.”

“In person?” Gevanni repeated, the poor guy surprised into echolalia.

“Do you mean you’re going to see him face to face and capture him?” Lidner asked.

“Yes. The world is practically in Kira’s hands now. But, in Kira’s nearly completed world, only the SPK members, Mello, the Japanese task force, and I remain in Kira’s way. I remain the biggest problem as well, since he can’t easily get my name or face.

“It seems Mello’s name has already been discovered, and he’s also wanted for the murder of the Japanese police director and deputy director.

“As we all know, he lets his emotions control him. Kira may think it will be easy to kill him using his followers. If Kira succeeds in killing me, he will very likely kill the rest of you, and the Japanese task force.

“Since I, his biggest headache, who hasn’t made a move until now am now making said move, Kira will not miss this opportunity to kill me. And the fact that he’s said he’s willing to meet me means he’s accepted my challenge. The die is cast. Whether we like it or not, we must make our move.

“Let’s examine this situation. L is Light Yagami and Light Yagami is Kira. We know for sure that L would answer yes if we asked if he was Light Yagami, seeing as how he told us he’d personally gotten into contact with Takada, as well as Maki’s account of meeting him five years ago. But he will obviously deny the fact that he’s Kira. There’ve been many incidents to make us suspect he’s Kira, but no solid proof.”

Naomi was rather bitter that things could’ve gone very differently if she’d not regarded Light’s “selling” of the Japanese task force as a bit too maudlin to be genuine. Mostly at herself. She’d learned her lesson then: hard evidence only, no circumstantial evidence will be taken as fact whatsoever.

“There’s almost no doubt that he’s Kira. I’m 99.9999 percent sure. The lack of proof is the only reason it’s not a hundred percent.

“Kira… let’s call him L-Kira. Around him are several people who know of the existence of the notebook, such as Aizawa, Mogi, and the others. However, L-KIra is not using the notebook himself. That’s because there are others around him keeping an eye on him and the notebook. Obviously, there’s another who has the notebook and is using it. That’s X-Kira. Based on the fact that L-KIra has used Misa Amane in the past, as well as with relation to the attack on Mello’s hideout, I think that L-Kira does not have the Shinigami eyes. But judging from the killings of recent criminals, X-Kira definitely has the eyes. Of course, both Kiras are connected in some way. But since L-Kira is being watched, it would be almost impossible for him to get in direct contact with X-Kira.

“So, they use Takada. Note how Kira’s messages are spread through NHN, and L-Kira and Takada can meet in person without arousing suspicion. At the moment, both Kiras are able to send messages to and through Takada. Though she may be only Kira’s puppet, we can’t deny she’s highly important to us in discovering X-Kira.

“I likely don’t have to explain this, but this is a recap of the situation. I see two ways to defeat Kira. The first is…” Naomi cringed as Near pulled the trigger on the toy gun and knocked over the legos. “We kill L- and X-Kira and confiscate the notebooks. If the killings stop, it means we are correct.”

“Right. That would prove L---Light Yagami---was Kira,” Rester said.

Near returned the cork to the barrel of the revolver. “We are almost positive that L is Kira, so I’m confident we can solve this case. But we won’t be using this method, no matter what.”

“Why not?”

“Even if the killings stop, it doesn’t really prove that Light Yagami is Kira. Since no one is using the notebook at the task force headquarters, there’s always a chance that the killings stopped because of X-Kira’s death. And the killings may continue if there are Y- and Z-Kiras.

“Most important of all, we kill those two and the killings stop, then to say see, we were right… such an ex post facto justification will not be tolerated. That’s not the way we do things.”

“We?”

“Of course, we being me and L. He wouldn’t be happy if we did that.”

Naomi was still ruminating on the possibility of X-Kira’s identity. She figured it would have to be an acquaintance of Takada’s but not Yagami’s, so it would leave a pool of up to a hundred people who were regulars on her debate show.

In another life, while her and Rester were discussing this during the C-Kira case and Rester would say this and shrug and say “like it would offend L’s spirit or something”, Naomi would shrug, too, and say, “Well, that means he centers his identity on being L’s true successor.” And Lidner would take a seat on the counter and say, “That could be used as an advantage some day, by someone unsavory.”

“It would be an insult to L, who entrusted those who came after him with this case.”

And then Rester would mention that line. Naomi had sat back in her chair and folded her arms. “You’d better hope someone wouldn’t decide to create another impossible to solve case,” Naomi would say. If she closed her eyes, she could see B’s burning silhouette.

“Hence, even if we are going to kill L- and X-Kira, first we must rub their faces in the evidence and make them taste the misery of their defeat. It’s out of the question to kill them before that. So we get solid proof.”

“And how will we do that?”

“Have him use the notebook and arrest him on the spot.”

Naomi’s throat went dry.

“Then the person whose name was written will die. Do you have any plans for that?’

“Not at the moment, no. But we no longer have other ways to get proof. But I’ll think of something. When we first meet Kira, the first person he’ll write down is me, so.” Lowering his voice, Near held the miniature notebook replica. “Now what will I do…”

Holding the L-Kira labelled lego, he added, “But just as I said now, killing Kira and confiscating the notebook with hopes that the killings will stop is a plan Kira will assume we have. We may be able to use that to our advantage. But for the time being, our job is to find out who is executing the criminals as Kira. And in order to do that, we must investigate NHN and Kiyomi Takada, even though Kira knows we will be doing it.”

December 14 “The Japanese police announced at three PM today that five members of the SPK who escaped from New York have entered Japan. The police are initiating a full search for these people and are calling out for public support,” Kiyomi Takada said.

To say Naomi was unsurprised was an understatement. Takada had expressed such authoritarian views before, so this was no surprise. But the police being willing to hunt them down and be the footsoldiers for a regime like this was the cherry on top of a shit sundae.

The latest ass-kissing program (Today’s Lady Takada) began.

“Today, Lady Takada chose four female bodyguards from 20 finalists who went through rigorous testing. These four glorious women are Tatsumi Ooyama, champion of the women’s 60KG weight class in the 22nd world karate championship. Former CIA agent, Hal Lidner…

“These four all passed the tests and…”

“It’s just as you said, Near,” Rester said. “Sooner or later, Takada needed female bodyguards, which she didn’t have until now. Being with the CIA formerly made it easier for Halle to be chosen, but it’ll make it easier for Kira to notice her as well.”

“Yes… I am grateful to Lidner for putting the investigation before her safety. By the way, Commander Rester, have you been able to come up with an answer for this?”

“If I was Kira, who would I have chosen for the spokesperson after Demegawa?”

“Yes.”

“I’m sorry, but I can’t watch and listen to several screens at the same time. I can’t do it in only five days. I need more time.”

“Gevanni said the same. I was merely going to use your opinions as a reference. Don’t think too hard about it. An answer off the top of your head will suffice. Maki?”

“An easier solution would be to look at each segment of each news channel separately. You’ll lose out on sleep, but maybe you’ll have more input that way,” Naomi said.

“That’s not what I’m asking.”

“I know. If I were Kira, I’d go for someone I know and has a platform. As for X-Kira…”

“So long as it’s not someone extreme like Demegawa, they all look the same as a possibility for Kira’s spokesperson,” Rester said.

“I can’t decide either, but I wouldn’t have chosen Takada. No matter of her and Yagami’s acquaintance, she’s still a rookie announcer,” Gevanni said.

“Agreed. It seems she’s popular, having gotten second place in a magazine poll. There are, of course, more male announcers with more experience and dignified demeanors. So why was Takada chosen? It could just be that Takada is the type of woman Kira fancies, but I think it was because…”

Naomi couldn't hold back a snort.

“Takada was a Kira worshipper and Kira knew about it. The reason Demegawa was chosen is because he zealously used Sakura TV to support Kira even before the world began leaning towards him. It would’ve been easy for Kira to threaten someone into being the spokesperson, but it would be to his advantage if the spokesperson supported Kira.

“Well, in Takada’s case, I’m sure she was chosen because she’s a Kira worshipper. Here’s a comment by Takada from last night’s news.”

He turned on a clip of Takada.

“I feel that it is necessary for schools to educate children about Kira, and that Kira’s teachings are the proper way to live.”

“Ever since she started making comments to Kira, Takada’s been nothing but a stupid Kira worshipper.”

“That’s not stupidity, that’s authoritarianism and incredibly worrying,” Naomi said. "She very much has her own agenda." … So could we be looking at her becoming Kira point blank, or does she want to be his follower and nothing more?

“True. But it’s also true that Takada’s words are affecting the public, which is filled with stupid people. To Kira, this is great.”

"It's quite easy to assume that because someone supports something authoritarian that they lack the ability to rub two brain cells together. It's much scarier to think about Kira supporters being our lawyers, our realtors, etcetera," Naomi said. Near shrugged.

“Then if we believe Light Yagami is Kira, does that mean he chose Takada because he was on intimate terms with her in college and knew her feelings towards Kira?” Rester asked. That’s generous, Naomi thought.

“No, Takada only started making pro-Kira remarks after the meeting at the hotel. L/Light Yagami claims that he’s in contact with Kira for the investigation. And I’m sure that we’ll be able to confirm that with Mr Aizawa and the others.

“Therefore, if L-Kira/Light Yagami chose Takada, he would’ve been able to get Takada to make pro-Kira remarks from the moment she became the spokesperson. But in reality, Takada only started making pro-Kira comments the day after the meeting. She also spoke directly to Kira in the comment, so I can only assume that L-Kira made her say this comment, since he hasn’t gotten into contact with X-Kira at that point. Same with Takada before the meeting. That’s likely because Mr Aizawa and the others had their eyes on him and had doubts. That means Takada was chosen as the spokesperson through X-Kira’s personal judgement.”

“But isn’t it possible L-Kira ordered X-Kira to kill Demegawa and choose Takada as the next spokesperson before Aizawa and the others began to watch over him?” Rester asked.

“I won’t say that it’s impossible, but after Demegawa died, it was a week before Takada was chosen as the next spokesperson. Even if L-Kira had ordered X-Kira to use Takada after Demegawa died, it would be meaningless and odd to order X-Kira to wait a week.” He leaned down to inspect a black lego. “So it fits better to assume that X-Kira, unable to get in contact with L-Kira, killed Demegawa and then took a week to decide who to choose as the next spokesperson.”

“Then that proves Maki right, that X-Kira has some kind of connection with Takada,” Rester said.

“Yes. I understand that it’s dangerous to investigate Takada right now, but could you please look into it with Gevanni again?”

Both agreed.

“I’m going to start off by tracing all of the programs that Takada has appeared on, Starting with the most recent ones and looking at the regulars. Maki, would you mind taking record of these people?”

“Of course.”

On a hunch, she dug up a previous survey of one Teru Mikami. Near practically swam through all the DVDs to find Kira’s Kingdom, coming to a stop in front of all the monitors in front of Mikami speaking about Kira’s ideals.

“The reason I became a prosecutor is because of the frustration and helplessness I felt over all the physical and emotional abuse I witnessed as a child. All the young people going into the world should have their own goals and use their abilities to contribute to society.”

The click of a remote, and next she heard:

“I would very much like to hear Kira’s voice again, and I intend to follow your ideals. I believe that following your orders and teachings is the quickest way to achieve world peace. Kira, please let me hear your voice. If there are no orders or words from Kira, I believe that I am going to have to judge by myself what Kira’s thoughts may be, and put them into action.”

Naomi looked up from the survey.

“Near, I think you want to take a look at this.”

Right on his survey on the question of his opinion on Kira, the answer was listed as “God.”

Near peered over her shoulder, and turned on his PA to Rester.

“You no longer need to look into Takada’s friends and associates. Please come back to HQ, as Maki and I have just found a suspect. I’ll ask you to start investigating again if my assumption is wrong.”

“You’ve already found a suspect?”

“We’re good at looking," Naomi said.

December 21 “According to Lidner, Mogi is acting as Amane’s manager, which means he will often be away from L’s headquarters,” Rester said.

“That’s right,” Near replied.

“We can get Lidner to ask Mogi if they have their eyes on L when he is meeting Takada. That way, L won’t find out what we’re investigating.”

“But Mogi probably won’t tell us. And it’s highly likely that both Kiras are contacting each other through Takada. They know that we know it, so there’s no reason for us to go sneaking.”

Obviously, being clandestine isn’t our strong suit, Naomi thought, and passed Near the PA to L.

“L, if Mr Aizawa is there with you right now, is it okay for me to talk to him in person through this?”

“It’s Aizawa. What’s the problem?”

“When L meets with Takada, are you recording their conversations through wires and cameras?”

“No, we’re only using wires.”

“I see… Thank you.”

She set the PA aside and rolled her neck.

“If it’s only a wire, we can assume that L- and X-Kira are getting into contact with another through Takada. This only makes things more dangerous for Lidner. All of Takada’s bodyguards have their cell phone records checked. We can’t directly contact Lidner, so is that all right?” Rester asked.

“Lidner is well aware of the danger, but the important thing is that she is still trying to find out who X-Kira is through Takada and we have no clue as to the identity of X-Kira, so L’s attention will lie with them," Near said.

“Gevanni?” Rester asked.

“It’s about Mikami. Tailing him is strangely easy. It’s not like he’s making a move to go into hiding or anything. He’s been living at the same place for the past four years and leads an ordinary life. He’s very active with his job as well. I understand he’s a Kira worshipper from the fact he was on Kira’s Kingdom, but I find it hard to believe he could be X-Kira.”

“It’s not like Kira’s going to be waving his arms around saying ‘I kill people for justice’,” Naomi said.

“Thanks, Maki. I appreciate your input.”

“No problem.”

“The chances of Mikami being X-Kira are high, even ignoring his personal endeavors. Please be careful. Don’t try to enter his house or anything else yet. Just keep your eye on him.”

“Of course. You should try this, Maki, it’s very fun.”

Too familiar. “Stalking isn’t my idea of fun. I’d be worried if I didn’t know you were joking.”

“Please,” Rester said.

“Mikami just pulled the notebook out. There’s something---ugh, weird about it. He took a picture of the guy who was harassing a girl before writing in the notebook. He’s getting off the train, I’ll follow---” Gevanni said.

A high pitched scream followed.

“The guy who was doing the harassing just collapsed, about a half minute after his name was written… but that leaves me curious as to what the purpose to taking the picture was. And he said delete while writing it.”

“O-kay. X-Kira is definitely Mikami,” Rester said.

“Yes, but that also makes the possibility known of there being a Y-Kira,” Near said.

“So what do we do? Aren’t we going to capture Mikami?”

“Commander Rester. Please don’t make me repeat myself. Even though we know for sure that Mikami is X-Kira, we’re not going to use that method. If we do that, we’re never going to be able to get to L. If we capture Mikami, we may even face the situation that the killings stop and Mikami will appear to everyone to be Kira.

“All will be meaningless unless we prove the Light Yagami is Kira, the root of all this, and stop him.”

“Right…”

“In any event, we must get near Mikami, but there is one thing we must be extra careful about. And that is the Shinigami.”

Naomi raised an eyebrow. She’d never particularly believed in them, even as her dad told her that they take children who don’t go to sleep by 10pm’s souls. (Because what is the point of parenting if you can’t scare them a little.)

“The Japanese task force once told us that in order to get the notebook back from Mello, Kira gave the Japanese HQ a different notebook from that of Mello’s via a Shinigami. That means a Shinigami followed Kira’s orders and brought the notebook to them. And that means the Shinigami possessing Mikami will follow Mikami’s orders. So if we are going to tail Mikami from now on, there’s a chance that Mikami’s Shinigami will alert him.”

Rester said, “But the Shinigami can only be seen by those who’ve touched the notebook. Being careful of something you can’t see isn’t easy.”

“Even so, I would like you to do it. But this time, you may keep some distance from him and film his movements. It would be best if you can get an image of him talking to the Shinigami.”

“All right. I’ll see what I can do.”

December 25 If they only have wires, they’d just have to not say something out loud if they wanted to avoid being caught by the task force, Naomi thought.

Her attention was drawn by a notification that Lidner was on the monitor.

“I’m sorry, I’ve hardly had time to be alone. It was four days ago. Takada, Amane, and me met up. The conversation was really only about which of them was ‘his’---really meaning Light Yagami’s girlfriend,” Lidner said.

Naomi rolled her eyes. “So it was a covert catfight?”

“What does it mean?” Rester asked. Lidner’s expression just about screamed Are you shitting me?

“That Light Yagami’s a two timer?” Naomi said, as Near replied, “This just proves that Light Yagami is a ladykiller. Takada and Amane are infatuated with him. Though I’d be inclined to agree with Maki’s summary.”

“Seriously, Near?” Rester asked. “You too, Maki.”

“And they went after each other instead of going after Light for being a two timer.” Naomi shook her head and rolled her eyes.

“But being seriously infatuated can be a problem. They won’t betray him, and he can control them as he wants. However, what I’m more worried about is that there’s been nothing new in Gevanni’s reports,” Near said.

“But he reported today that Mikami pulled out the notebook and killed someone. Or had him killed, if we’re going with the Y-Kira hypothesis.”

“Not the notebook, but the Shinigami. If a Shinigami is possessing him, it would be normal to say a word or two to each other in three days. If they’ve decided not to talk to each other in public, then it doesn’t make sense that he pulled the notebook twice this week in front of everyone to kill someone. And then it’s strange that…”

“What is?”

“The Shinigami at L’s headquarters can be seen by the other members. That means that apart from Light Yagami, they’re also keeping a close watch on the notebook and the Shinigami. Obviously, L-Kira is not able to give orders or talk to Shinigami that easily. But judging from the fact that Kira probably got his notebook from L-Kira, then only L-Kira and Mikami should be able to see the Shinigami on that notebook.

“And if that’s so, why didn’t they get into contact with each other by using that Shinigami? It’s a lot safer than making contact through Takada, and if only the two of them can see the Shinigami, there should have been a way for them to get into contact.”

Naomi stretched her legs, careful to avoid the legos, and swivelled until she was laying on her front. “That also means the task force has touched the notebook.”

Rester’s knees popped as he got onto Near’s level. “Now that you mention it… But the only thing I can think of is that there are Shinigami that will work for you and those that won’t.”

“Yes. Or the members of the task force can see Mikami’s Shinigami too. Mello said that he’d seen a Shinigami. While he had his own, L’s investigation team must have had their own Shinigami as well. Mr Aizawa and Mogi have claimed to have seen a Shinigami that was different from the one that their headquarters. That could be possible.”

The monitors beeped.

“Gevanni?” Rester asked.

“Mikami’s talking to himself!”

“Huh?”

“Yeah, I’m wondering if he’s talking to the Shinigami. I’m too far away from him to hear what he’s saving, but I’ve been able to film his mouth as it moves. The footage is here.” Gevanni sent the footage to the monitor where everyone could see it. “It’s at the rooftop of the prosecutor’s office where Mikami works, during a break. Oh---he’s saying something right here.”

“Slow it down.” Rester leaned towards the monitors and read Mikami’s lips word-for-word perfect. “I guess he’s asking if it’s his Shinigami?”

“I see you aren’t a commander for nothing,” Near said.

“He seems to have reacted to the piece of paper to the bottom right of him.”

“He’s giving a small sigh.”

“He’s talking a little more from here. Give me a second, I’m going to zoom up to his mouth and slow down the footage.”

“That Shinigami… ever since he handed me the notebook, he hasn’t appeared…,” Rester said.

“Huh,” Naomi said. She pushed herself off the floor and into a squatting position.

“So there’s no Shinigami possessing Mikami at the moment.”

“But that makes me wonder if there’s a time limit as to when the Shinigami can appear to Mikami,” Naomi said.

“True…”

Near threw one of the Grim Reaper legos over his shoulder without comment.

“It makes things easier for our investigation if Mikami isn’t being possessed by a Shinigami. We may even be able to find proof from him that Light Yagami is Kira.”

“Yes…”

“Gevanni here. I’m at Mikami’s apartment. I’ve counted two surveillance cameras at the door to his room from my position. I’m assuming that the security inside is even tighter so even if I’m able to get inside, it’s going to be hard for me to remain unnoticed.”

“The tenants gotta be loaded if there’s security cameras everywhere,” Naomi said.

“Mikami makes 200 grand a year easily, not counting bonuses. Anyways, when he’s outside, Mikami just leaves the notebook inside his bag, so it’s not seriously guarded. But it would be undoubtedly strange if he did keep his guard up in public.”

“Commander Rester, I would like you and Gevanni to research Mikami’s behaviour patterns as much as possible, and look for any opportunity that might let us touch the notebook.”

“I thought you weren’t going to confiscate the notebook from him,” Rester said.

“Yes. I won’t use Mikami and the notebook as proof. The chances are that Mikami doesn’t have a Shinigami of his own, but we can’t be sure until we touch the notebook and monitor Mikami for several days. Of course, there’s a possibility that Mikami does have a Shinigami possessing him, and that the Shinigami will tell Mikami that we touched the notebook and have him kill us. But even so, from all the observation so far, it’s likely that Mikami’s Shinigami isn’t very cooperative with him.”

“So who’s going to touch the notebook? Me or Gevanni?”

“Well, since you’re his superior… Gevanni, I guess.”

Naomi cringed.

“I appreciate the support, Maki.”

“Yeah, no problem.”

“If there is no Shinigami possessing Mikami, then there’s a plan I’d like to see put into action. But if there isn’t, I’m going to have to make some changes.”

“Very well. I’ll keep my eye on Mikami.”

“Mr Aizawa. It’s been a while,” Near said.

“I believe what you said earlier. L and Takada have been seeing each other almost every night,” Aizawa said.

“I know.”

“What about this? The two are talking to each other via notepads. I left a mark on the notepads at the hotel, and…”

“Of course. As I said before, I know what’s going on. Kira is using the notepad to give orders to X-Kira through Takada. X-Kira being the person who’s doing the killings. Anyways, it’s commendable that you found this out on your own. But it does little for us unless you’ve found any actual notes.”

“I haven’t found them yet…”

“Then it means nothing. Those notes can be ripped up and flushed down the toilet or merely handed over to Takada to dispose of, since no one can search her bodily. In other words, there are a million ways to dispose of them.”

“You said that if we could get one note, it’ll be proof! I can talk to other members of the task force and have one of them hide inside the room once it’s booked. The wire detectors don’t react to people and I can pretend to have checked the place where the investigator is hiding. That way it’ll be possible to get one of the notes before they’re thrown away.”

“Mr Aizawa…,” Near said, “please stay out of the way.”

“What do you mean?”

Near underlined just why Aizawa intervening was such a bad idea.

“Unless they were to institute cameras in certain spots,” Naomi pointed out.

“But they run the risk of detection either way,” Near pointed out. “Obviously, all of your identities have been revealed to whoever is doing Kira’s killings. They know who you are. Kira probably has it set up so he can kill you all with the snap of a finger. The only reason you’re all still alive is because of me. There’s no other reason now that everything has fallen into Kira’s hands.

“Though, if you are able to get that notepad and are killed, I could use that as proof that L is Kira. But I already know that, so it’s useless to me. It’s not the way to go. If you do this, it’ll only allow Kira to move about freely, and it’s nothing but a headache for me. Even if Kira’s identity is proven to the world, most people are still going to take Kira’s side. And even if that happens, even I will no longer be a threat to Kira. Do you follow?

“Mr Aizawa, it’s not longer a matter of merely finding evidence that L is Kira. The only way to stop Kira is for me to completely defeat him and rub it into his face.” He held up his own lego figure. “Mr Aizawa, I’m sorry to say, but Kira doesn’t even consider the task force a threat. You’re not worth dealing with to him. He sees you as a bunch of flies buzzing around him.” Near took his Kira figurine and knocked down the task force’s lego models. “However, he’ll never be able to ignore me. That’s because, to Kira, I’m his current opponent in the battle for pride between him and L. The only way to stop Kira is for me to defeat him.

“Mr Aizawa, you and the task force are no longer a part of this battle. Please stay out of our way. This is the reality of things. However, if you still wish to capture Kira and continue to cooperate with me. Just keep an eye on him like you’ve been doing. That’s the best thing you can do for me and this investigation.”

“Just keep an eye on him…”

“That’s right. Anything more will just be a nuisance to me. The plan is almost set, and I do not want you to do anything that may disrupt it. Kira is also in the midst of coming up with a plan to defeat me. As such, any moves on your part will be a waste of time.”

“Are you saying that we’re of no significance now?”

“No. There is a significance in keeping an eye on L, and that is a part of my plan. And that is how I want you to cooperate with me in order to bring down Kira.” He lined up the figurines made of the task force. “Kira kills people without a second thought as if they were bugs, but it’s very likely that he will keep you all alive until time comes to fight face to face with me. I want you to see this through to the end, to Kira’s defeat.”

Silence.

“Mr Aizawa…?”

“Okay.”

She did feel for the guy. If someone said that she couldn't do anything of use, she'd be unhappy too.

December 31 Happy birthday, Raye, Naomi thought. Kira will go down and I’ll be thinking of you the whole time.

She held her phone away from her ear as Misa Amane screamed in the backseat of Lidner’s car. “She’s temperamental isn’t she?”

“Yup,” Rester said.

“I guess Kiyomi’s angry at me again, but this’ll teach her a lesson. She’s lost face now as the host of the show!” Amane said.

“Is the lesson going to be not letting her perform on NHN again?” Naomi asked, rolling her eyes.

“What is it, L?” Near asked.

“Mogi and Misa Amane have gone missing.”

“Yes. I’ve taken the liberty of bringing them into my custody.”

The task force began cussing Near out.

“What for?” L asked.

Near smirked. “Just to be on the safe side.”

Silence. Naomi was beginning to wish they’d put away their dicks and rulers.

“Near, kidnapping and confining people is criminal! Please stop, this instant!”

You sound like you’re chastising a child instead of trying to order Near to let your employee and one of your girlfriends go, Naomi thought.

“Well, Mr Mogi and Amane have agreed to cooperate with me. They won’t be staying with me, but you can talk to them if you want to. Should I connect you to them?”

“I must find out if they are safe, and if what you’re saying is true, then connect me to them.”

“Sure.” He patched L through to the mic in Mogi and Misa’s room.

“Mogi, Misa, it’s L. I heard you’ve been imprisoned by Near, but is it true that you agreed to it?”

“Yes,” Mogi said.

“Mochi said that it would be better for us to stay put until the whole Kira ordeal is over. If not, we might all be killed, so I’m fine with that. I just want to live happily with my boyfriend once Kira’s caught.”

Naomi’s chest panged. I wanted that too, she thought.

“Very well. If you two are fine with that. There are no problems, but please remember you can leave any time you want to. I’ll be switching back to speak with Near now. Near, I’ve talked with them, and I’m okay with everything.”

She ducked her head as she wiped her eyes. I don’t think Near’s too inclined to be asking for permission or your forgiveness.

“L, if I pose as you and announce to the world about the existence of the notebook and of my speculations on who Kira really is, a lot of people will probably believe me. If I do that, there are definitely going to be people who’ll try to kill Kira, but Kira isn’t going to just stand there and be killed. He’ll make use of his worshippers to try and stop that. I don’t want such meaningless bloodshed to occur. So I’ll bring this to an end by defeating Kira myself.”

L’s tone rankled. The condescension and babying she’d put up with for a long time, whether it was at a boss or coworker’s hands, and L was just another shitheel boss who thought he knew better than someone else of arguably more expertise.

“Near, your speculations are wrong. You mustn’t announce to the world what is a mere assumption on your part.”

“You’re right. I’m going to end this by pinning solid proof right in front of Kira’s face. But if my assumptions are wrong, then… Well, even if my assumptions are correct, but if I lose to Kira, then the world will no doubt be his. When that happens, Kira will kill me and all of those who are aware of the notebook’s existence. Only then is it a complete victory for Kira.”

“Near, the world is close to being Kira’s perfect world already, so we must capture him as soon as possible. That is the only point on which I agree with you today.”

“ … Anyway, it’s incredibly likely that Misa Amane was the second Kira who had the Shinigami eyes. Therefore, I’ve decided to keep her contact in case Kira wants to use her again. I intend to keep her here until the Kira incident comes to an end. Rather, until I give her permission to leave. L, I’m sure you’re well aware of the present situation even if I don’t say any more.”

The task force debated this current situation.

“Apart from the fact that he leaves his office at slightly different times depending on his workload, Mikami’s habits are completely fixed. He’s also a bit of a neat freak,” Gevanni relayed.

“And every Thursday and Sunday, he attends the gym from nine to 10:30 pm?” Near asked.

“Yes. I’ve become a member myself to do research on that. Ever since he joined four years ago, he’s been going to the gym on those days at that time. Near Year’s day 2006 was a Sunday, and he went to the gym on that day as well. The only reason I can think of for him to have picked a hotel gym that’s open all year is because he wants to go on those specific days at that time.”

“Then I suppose it’s safe to say that he’ll be going there on the 31st.”

Naomi clenched her teeth. She’d almost forgotten in the midst of all this.

“Well. Yes. I don’t see a reason why he wouldn’t. I don’t believe he’s devout Shinto or goes to the temples.”

Near paused. “Gevanni, is it possible for you to touch the notebook at the gym on the 31st?”

“I’ll probably be able to. The lock on his bag won’t be an issue, but the location may be… No matter, either way.”

“Have you checked on the security system at the hotel?”

“Yes. There’s surveillance cameras inside the hotel, but none in the locker room for obvious reasons.”

“Right. If Mikami is at the gym on New Year’s, touch the notebook. Takada will be hosting the show, but I’ll distract L just in case.”

“What are the chances that a Shinigami is possessing him?”

“I don’t believe there’s one near him, but I’m asking you to touch the notebook to check that. If there is one, then that’s that. I’m going to have to think of another plan. Even if you want to touch the notebook and don’t see the Shinigami, I want you to keep your eye on him for a while to be sure that there is no Shinigami possessing him.”

“But if there is, I’ll probably die, right?”

“Yes. If you’re scared, I can have Rester do it.”

“It’s all right. I’ll do it.”

“Please be extra careful not to be noticed by Mikami either.”

“Of course.”

“Mikami and Gevanni would have left the hotel around eleven, and then he tails Mikami back to his house. It should be about time for Gevanni to call us,” Rester said. He took off his suit jacket and placed it over the back of a chair.

“Ooh, I can’t do anything until they catch Kira… Why am I here anyway?” Misa Amane whined.

“I’m surprised you didn’t say 2300 hours. You’re supposed to be a commander,” Naomi said.

“Very funny, Maki.”

“I try.”

Near’s thoughts were somewhere else: “Misa Amane, the person suspected of being the second Kira by the first L…”

Rester said, “But she didn’t say anything even when she was confined for more than 50 days. I don’t think you can get any information from her. Anyway, we’re talking about a notebook that can kill people. It probably has powers beyond comprehension. Of course, trying to find that out is our job, but…”

“I know. I wasn’t expecting to get any new information from Amane. This is only so Gevanni will feel a little easier about touching the notebook and in case Kira needs her eyes.”

A notification went up that Gevanni was onscreen. “It’s Gevanni. How’d it go?”

“I’ve successfully touched the notebook. But I haven’t confirmed the presence of the Shinigami yet.” He checked his watch. “I touched the notebook at 9:09. Mikami returned home at 12:07 and I tailed him back to his house.”

“And during those three hours, you didn’t see the Shinigami, is that right?’

“Yes.”

“Please continue to keep an eye on him.”

“Okay.”

“Commander Rester, please connect me to Mr Mogi. Mr Mogi, do you remember the rules of death when Higuchi was doing those death meetings at Yotsuba?’

“The rules of death? That sounds scary…,” Misa Amane said. Naomi rolled her eyes. Of course, she’d been in the job for roughly a decade, she’s desensitized. Though if Misa Amane is the second Kira, she ought to be too.

“I disagree with you when it comes to your assessment of Kiyomi Takada’s assessment, but if you called Amane stupid, I wouldn’t disagree.”

“Mm.”

Mogi looked up. “I do. It’s been quite a while now, but…”

“In return for information on Mello, I was told by the new L about the rules written inside the notebook and about the rules of death. If a person is to die of an illness, unless it takes longer for that illness to progress, the notebook is able to control people for up to 23 days before their deaths. Is that right?” Near poked at his Mogi figurine.

“Yes. It’s not that we tested it out ourselves, but the killings at Yotsuba proved that.”

“Thank you very much.” Near shut off the PA and added, “Then let us consider the possibility that there is a Shinigami possessing Mikami’s notebook, and it has already told Mikami that Gevanni has touched the notebook. Hence, Gevanni is actually being controlled by the notebook to say that Mikami doesn’t have a Shinigami with him. So we’re going to face L if Gevanni is still alive 24 days from now.”

Naomi’s eyebrows shot up. That was a gamble that she considered the former and current L to make, not…

“However, Maki, I’m going to move the plan ahead under the assumption that he will still be alive.”

#long post #my writing #tw death of a loved one #tw innuendo #tw suicide #tw gun violence #gotta love the snark to snark combat

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cube-e-scape · 6 years

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Marry you

It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do

Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you

They'd always hated each other, they'd always despised each other ever since...well, since the very start. Everyone knew that. Near could never forget the hateful look Mello sent him when he was ranked first in their first test together. And Mello, he, too, couldn't stop thinking about the challenging look he received from Near at that moment.

He didn't like losing, so did the albino.

And just like that, their little game began.

It was always them dominating over their classes: raising their hand and answering every question, arguing from across the classroom, learning every language and speaking them fluently to the point that they started arguing (still from across the classroom) in those languages,... on and on and on. Near would always get a perfect 100, and Mello would always get a nearly-perfect 99, sometimes 99.5.

Until one day, children at Wammy had to do a long-term project, and each of them was requested to partner with someone. To everyone's surprise, Mello and Near had volunteered to be each other's partner (you know, the whole 'know your enemy' things).

Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this dancing juice

Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you

At first, things were rough. They were so different: different opinions, different personalities, different...everything, yin and yang, fire and water. The only thing they had in common was their intellect and stubbornness.

But time can do anything, and the future is unpredictable. They could understand each other's thoughts, communicating in a way that only two best geniuses could do. Slowly but steadily, intense debates and ugly sneers turned into friendly chats and enthusiastic discussions, pouts and frowns turned into cheerful grins and little smiles, angry glares and indifferent looks turned into dreamy stares and secret glances. Some nights, when they had to stay up late for their project, Mello woke up in the next morning, only to find the white haired boy snuggling against him, sleeping oh so soundly and peacefully, small hands clutching his black shirt loosely, and Near then woke up to find the blonde playing with his snowy hair, his azure eyes were calm and relaxed. Sometimes, they would just lie there together, say nothing, do nothing, just enjoying each other's presence and the comfortable silence.

Matt was entertained, really. Whenever he was in the same room with his best friend and his best friend's rival, he would caught Mello glancing at Near when the white boy didn't notice, and Near glancing at Mello when the chocoholic didn't notice, and both of them didn't notice that Matt was watching them. And people say that they are geniuses, oh God! The redhead wanted to laugh, desperately, but he refrained from it. Instead, he just smirked and shook his head. "Idiots." he chuckled quietly. Nope, he wouldn't help them. Matt knew for sure that they would come to their senses eventually.

One Sunday morning, everyone was outside, playing under the Autumn sky, except for a seventeen year old blonde and a fifteen year old albino. They were sitting by a large window in Common Room, Mello munching on his chocolate and Near solving his blank puzzle. In the warm and gentle sunlight, Near's alabaster skin and pristine hair glowed softly, pale eyelids blinked slowly now and then, white lashes fluttered, his usual dark eyes now became so clear and yet so mysterious: a picture of calmness and innocence. And Mello, being a man of action and emotion, threw caution to the wind. In that moment, nothing else mattered. He leaned over, grabbed Near's chin, and pressed his warm pair of lips to the boy's soft one.

Their first kiss was clumsy, innocent,...perfect.

Well I know this little chapel on the boulevard

We can go

No one will know

Oh c'mon girl

When Mello took him to a small chapel, Near couldn't understand why. Sure, the blonde was Catholic, but Near wasn't. What's the point bringing him along? Still, he didn't protest, knowing how hot-headed Mello could be when it was about his religion.

They pushed the big wooden doors and walked in. There was nobody else inside. Mello grabbed Near's hand, led him to the first aisle, and they sat down, side by side. Still grabbing the pale palm in his tan left hand, Mello took out the cross attached to the necklace that he always wore, clutching it tightly in his other hand, closed his eyes, and prayed: for Near, for himself, for themselves, for their future...

Near stared at Mello, lost for words, stunned. But after a moment, he intertwined their fingers. The white haired boy then, too, closed his eyes and prayed. He smiled, lightly and contentedly, knowing that from now on, a pair of arms would always be there to hold him, that he would never be alone anymore.

Who cares if we're trashed

Got a pocket full of cash we can blow

Shots of Patron

And it's on girl

Don't say no no no no no

Just say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

And we'll go go go go go

If you're ready, like I'm ready

Near couldn't believe that Mello and Matt had been able to drag him to the pub. How they managed to pass the security and get in there (Mello: almost 18, Matt: 17, Near: 16) without their fake IDs, well...Near didn't want to know. Now, Near was sitting at the bar, with Mello and Matt who were currently on their fifth shot.

"Come on, Near." Mello slurred, bringing the glass to Near's lips. The albino promptly turned his head away.

"No."

"C'mon Nearyyy, listen to your boyfriend..." said Matt, ordering another vodka on ice only for Near to snatch that out of his hand.

"No, Matt. You guys have already drunk too much, and we're not even old enough. And where did you get money from?" The albino demanded an answer, hand still grabbed Matt's glass, but the blonde took it away from him in a blink.

"Ours, of course, and a little bit from Rodger's account. I mean, his password is not so difficult to guess." Mello shrugged.

"...That's illegal, Mello..."

"You are no fun, and rules are born to be broken, mate." Matt stated, currently on his tenth.

An hour later, the troublesome duo was completely wasted. Somehow, Near was able to drag them back to Wammy, and then scolding at them for good 15 minutes before went to bed.

Poor Mello didn't receive any kiss in the next morning, or the next day because Near had said he couldn't stand that sickening smell came from the blonde. Mello had to brush his teeth seven times and promised not to be that drunk again.

'Cause it's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do

Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you

Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice

Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you

"Near, can you just-"

"No"

"C'moooooon."

"No."

"Pretty please?"

"No."

"Look into my eyes, Near. See how sad they are." Mello gave Near his fake puppy eyes.

"No, Mello."

"I will wear only white clothes for a month and buy you toys."

"Are you bribing me?"

"Am I succeeding?"

"...Fine."

Ten minutes later, Near came out of the bathroom, all dressed in Mello's clothes: tight black leather pants, black leather gloves and a black leather vest, exposing his flawless arms. Near was blushing, looking more stood out than ever. The blonde stared at him in amazement, a fond look on his face.

"Happy?" Near inquired, still blushing. Mello moved closer to him, smirking, and whispered into his lips.

"Beautiful."

Hell, Mello didn't like wearing white, but seeing the albino like this was all worth it

I'll go get a ring

Let the choir bell sing like ooh

So what you wanna do

Lets just run girl

"Found anything, Matt?" Mello asked, eyes skimming through the jewels before him. Too bright, too dull, too normal, too complicated... Heart shaped? Nah.

"Nope. Maybe things can be much easier if you are not so fucking meticulous..." the redhead murmured. Mello rolled his eyes.

"But really, Mels, why would you need my help? You are the one to choose, anyway."

"...What if he is doesn't love it? What if I pick the wrong one?"

"Mels, he wil- Wait! Mello, how about this?" Matt caught Mello's attention, pointing at a ring. The blonde looked closer, his eyes lit up. He smiled.

"That one."

If we wake up and you want to break up

That's cool

No I won't blame you

It was fun girl

Matt asked for Near's help in Psychology (since he always paid all off his attention to his red console in almost every class), and Near had no reason to refuse because Matt was like his big brother. The only problem was that a certain blonde was jealous and being possessive.

"How long have you two been doing this!?" Mello growled.

"Relax, dude. Near just helped me in my study. It's completely norma-"

"I'm not talking to you!"

"...Don't worry, Matt. I can handle this." Said the youngest boy.

"No, Near! He's being ridiculous!"

"Please don't trouble yourself."

"Are you sure?" The albino nodded calmly. Matt sighed.

"Fine. See you later, kiddo." He ruffled Near's snowy white hair, earning a death glare from Mello. The gamer then left, leaving the two former rivals alone.

The blonde kept ranting and complaining, and Near just stood there, listening, said nothing, eyes locked with Mello's. Although Near was good at controlling himself, he still had his limit. He couldn't and wouldn't take all of this.

"I have always thought that you understand me enough, that you have enough trust in your own best friend and me. It looks like I've been wrong." With that, Near went to his room, locked the door and curled himself on bed. He could hear his door being knocked, and the sound of Mello's voice.

"Nate, I'm sorry. Please open the door. Nate..."

Near tried to ignore it - the urge to cry, inhaled and exhaled deeply. In and out, in and out, in and out,... Eventually, he fell asleep.

When he awoke to the chirping birds, he could feel someone's chest against his back, a warm hand circled his waist, and another hand buried deep in his silky hair.

How could Near forget Mello's ability to pick the lock?

He turned his head, looked into the blonde's azure eyes, who was staring lovingly at him. Mello leaned down, kissed him softly on the lips for ten long seconds.

Near smiled into the kiss, and so did Mello.

Don't say no no no no no

Just say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

And we'll go go go go go

If you're ready, like I'm ready

Sunday morning found our boys in a corner of the quiet library. Despite having a book in his hands, Mello's entire focus was on the white pyjamas-clad boy sitting across from him - the same boy that he'd fallen in love with for all these years: his alabaster skin and pristine hair still glowed softly in the warm and gentle sunlight, pale eyelids blinked slowly now and then, white lashes fluttered, his eyes were still so clear yet dark and mysterious.

Mello took a deep breath. Here we go.

He stood before Near, then kneeled on his knee. Taking out a black velvet case, Mello opened the lid, revealed a simple gold ring with a small sapphire attached to it. And on the inside of the ring, carved 'My last puzzle piece' in beautiful calligraphy.

Near's eyes welled up with tears: tears of happiness. He couldn't breathe. He didn't know what to say. Instead, he threw himself at Mello, wrapping his arms around the blonde's neck, face buried in the strong shoulder. Mello laughed, stroking the albino's white hair and hugged him close, promised to himself that he would never let the boy go.

'Cause it's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do

Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you

Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this dancing juice

Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you

Now, Mello was standing on the altar in the chapel where he'd taken Near to. Behind him, Matt kept whistling, clapping enthusiastically and giving him thumpsup. L and Watary were also there, sending him approving looks and kind smiles.

And standing beside him was Near, looking as cute as ever, dressed in a pure white wedding dress, a childish pout on his face (probably because of Mello's success in bribing him for the second time in his life, this time with more blank puzzles).

Just say I do

Tell me right now baby

Tell me right now baby, baby

Just say I do

Tell me right now baby

Tell me right now baby, baby

"Do you promise that you'll always by each other's side, for matter or worse, till death do you part?" The cleric asked.

It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do

Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you

Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this dancing juice

Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you.

"I do."

FIN.

#mello #near #melloxnear #meronia #matt #mihael keehl #nate river #mail jeevas #fanfic #marry you #bruno mars #songfic #i'm in love with these two #xdxdxd #cute

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vernanonix · 7 years

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So I enjoyed the Netflix Death Note Movie

I know. Unpopular opinion. I decided to look up the general consensus on it and reviews are mixed. The most vocal users loathe it for not being, more or less, an exact replica of the original. Ok, that’s cool. I super enjoyed the original as well. Was a big fan. But watching/reading it again is a chore since the majority of dialogue is internal monologue and the grab hinges on not knowing what will happen next. But I digress. The recent Power Rangers movie did the same thing in not exactly replicating the original work and it went pretty well. And I honestly don’t understand the hate this thing is getting other than the fact that people cannot get over the fact that this wasn’t intended to be the same as the original but, in fact, a re-imagining. I went in with those expectations and came out enjoying the thing, even getting so into it, I stood up and moved closer to the TV in anticipation of one part. So plot stuff with spoiler after the cut. And I’m going to be a bit tongue and cheek with a lot of the major complaints I've seen since the freakin’ thing was announced.

Just be aware that this movie is only meant to be the same in premise. If you can’t accept that, this you’ll automatically hate the movie.

Ok, so first of all, the big changes. The movie is set in America. Seattle, WA to be exact. Considering this is a Western adaption, there should be zero qualms about that. (And yet, somehow, that’s the biggest mistake for a lot of people.) Light Yagami is now Light Turner. Misa Amane is now Mia Sutton.

“But why did they have to change the names? That’s just dumb!”

Set in America should be reason enough. We’re working with Americans here. Yagami, Misa, and Amane are all Japanese names. To be fair, the naming convention in America makes the name Light a rather weird name. But the word itself is English and the name needs to relate back strongly to the main character of the source material so it gets a bye from me.

“But this is whitewashing!”

Again, set in America. Doing a quick search, I find that 76.9% of the US population considers themselves White as of July 1, 2016 according to census.gov. I mean, my research might be shoddy here, but statistically speaking, you’re going to have a white person get this notebook. Race shouldn’t even play a part in this anyway since the story is really what should matter. Yeah, they could have sent it to one of the 1.3% of the population of Seattle that is Japanese because they have that control. But what I’m saying is the race card does not matter and people were and still are grasping for any reason they can to say the movie is bad, even before giving it a watch.

Also, let’s take a look at L and Watari. In the original, Watari was definitely European, which is where Wammy’s House was located, iirc. L’s race is also not completely Asian in the original. The author has gone on record to say he thinks of him as a quarter each of Japanese, Russian, English, and French or Italian. Here, Watari looks full Japanese and L is African in descent. It kind of makes the whitewashing argument silly when the only two white guys in the original are the only two non-white mains in the movie. So again, race should not be considered an issue here.

Now, as far as the whole thing plays out, the movie itself is self-contained, though, in my opinion, open to a sequel should they decide to. Light is no longer the stand-up shining beacon of perfection as a student he was in the anime. Instead, he’s this somewhat socially awkward teen who sells homework to those willing to pay. His mother was killed in a drunk driving accident as well, which feeds into his desire to kill those who deserve it later in the movie. As far as setup goes, I’m cool with this. This adaption makes Light feel more human. Shoot, when he meets Ryuk for the first time, the boy is screaming his head off as he tries to get away - a perfectly natural reaction.

Mia, on the other hand, doesn’t have a ton of evidence towards her social status, but she’s definitely not an idol like Misa in the original. She’s just one of Light’s classmates. The relationship between the two has a different dynamic as well, with Light seen watching her in the early moments of the movie and stepping in to protect her during a confrontation with some bullies. It’s obvious that Light has had a crush on her for a while. When Light proves the power of the Death Note to her, Mia becomes enamored with the idea and the two essentially become Kira as the movie goes on. And the girl really gets off on using the Death Note. Literally.

The other big player is L. As opposed to the original, where he stayed locked up in a room 99% of the time, this version of L actively visits crime scenes and works around those in his team. He keeps his face hidden and even is willing to make public broadcasts in person to call out Kira. And yes, he has an affinity for sweets still. Later in the movie, when Watari becomes a pawn of Kira and L realizes this, L starts becoming emotionally unhinged. I find myself liking this version of L more than the original given he plays a more active role in his plans and, again, feels more human than the original.

So the biggest change, to me, is Light’s reluctance to use the Death Note. His first act is killing a bully, with Ryuk pushing him to do it. The second is the man who killed his mother, again with Ryuk pushing him along. Third is when he starts latching onto the idea when he proves the power of the Death Note to Mia by killing a man taking his family hostage. But again, this is a thought pushed onto Light by Mia. Light allows himself to be manipulated by Mia as they both become Kira, using the Note as a sort of foreplay. It’s weird. Definitely unnecessary.

However, even when Light becomes aware of being tailed by FBI agents, he refuses to use the Note on them, even as Mia pushes him to do so. He refuses to cross the line of killing innocents, even at a level self-preservation. Instead, Mia steals a page form the Note, attacks the FBI agent following Light, and has him write down the whole team’s names. Later in the movie, Light uses the Note on Watari to control him. The Death Note has a lot of new rules introduced in the movie, including one Light wishes to use on Watari: If a person whose name is in the Death Note is still alive, the page with their name can be burned to spare them. Ryuk makes it clear, however, that only one person can be saved like this.

Light has Watari hunt down L’s real name through use of the Note. However, Mia steals this page without Light’s knowledge, allowing Watari to die. Mia also left a message in the Note for Light at this point as well. “Light Turner’s heart stops beating at midnight.” She uses this as leverage to get Light to pass ownership of the Note to her as she would have to be the one to burn the page.

Light manages to double-cross her in a final play that allows him to kill Mia, save himself, and get the Note back into his possession all while throwing investigators off his trail. That is, except for L who manages to find the page Mia stole in her room.

The movie ends with L debating on putting Light’s name on the page.

The movie is a huge over-simplification of the original series. But I don’t see this as a bad thing. I found the movie enjoyable, though a little hammy at parts. Mia subtly pulling Light’s strings under the pretense of romance definitely isn’t true to the original and could have been handled a little better at the very least. Light being unwilling to kill innocents makes me side with him more than the Light in the anime. (I always thought Light’s biggest mistake was letting his god-complex kill Lind L. Taylor.) The way L was presented made him a more likable and relatable character. Overall, the story itself was good and I came away pleased with the adaption. Was it perfect? No, not by a long shot. Was it better than the majority of anime fans said it was going to be? Definitely. It’s nowhere near as bad as, say, Dragonball Evolution. I had fun with it and really, that’s what matters with a movie.

And as far as a sequel goes, there’s leeway for L to stop himself from taking revenge on Light with the Note still. And with Mia dead, Light can now function as Kira in his own way. I’d be very interested in seeing a sequel with this setup.

Anyway, that’s my take on the new Death Note movie. I know my opinion is unpopular. But hey, that’s just my opinion.

#Death Note #netflix #anime #manga #review #death note spoilers

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scrumptiouslyzealousnightmare · 7 years

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Analyzing the Crap Out of Netflix's Death Note

*Spoilers, duh.* I've seen the backlash the movie received before even coming out. I wanted to go in with an unbiased, totally clean slate for this movie. It didn't last 15 seconds. The first few minutes were kind of just... is this what you really think of teenagers today? In all honestly, Light Turner and Mia Sutton's high school seemed to be out of an 80s comedy. The actor who played the bully reminded me of the bully from Fred: The Movie. What do you think? Is that good, or bad? The characters are dropping f-bombs all over the place. Now, I don't mind cursing whatsoever, but the constant f-bombs being dropped just seemed to be written in there for emphasis on how 'teenager' the characters are. Teenagers just do bad things and curse, right? This aspect of the script made me annoyed. 'Fight' scene between Light and the bully... god, the acting is atrocious. Mia's character just seems to do whatever the heck she wants, as in there doesn't even seem to be the same character choices throughout the film. The teachers. God, the teachers. Let's just make all of the teachers non-understanding douchebags, shall we? The one that monitors Light in detention, totally a butthole. Also, pretty sure schools don't have classrooms labeled 'detention' with one of those fancy labels. Schools don't get much money. When Ryuk starts making his first appearance, I probably laughed more than I should have. Light overreacted. Ryuk scared the poop out of Turner, man. Also, Ryuk can apparently control matter. Dangerous. Willam Dafoe is great, don't get me wrong, but there was something missing from his take on Ryuk. I'm thinking it was the writing, and based on the interview with him and IMB, it was part him not researching and the writers being vague. Lovely. Memory is kind of foggy at this point, which helps bring up the next point. The film is rushed. Badly. There are a few points you'll remember because they were in the trailer and were the only thing that helped the movie for a minute per 20 minutes. Mia and Light's relationship is like a weird kindergarten romance. "OooO, you don't want to see my journal. You just don't." "Yeah, I do." "Okay, I'll show you." Basically what happened. Atrocious writing. Mia's character pissed me off for a majority of the movie, honestly. I think the director was also thinking "Teenagers, sex. Gotta do it." It reminded me of season 5 of American Horror Story (also - Normal People Scare Me, so probably not a coincidence) where Gaga's character has sex with others and murders people viciously? It's an indirect version. Stripper scene. Helped the plot none whatsoever, was completely for eye candy. They did look dead, yeah. What was the motivation for the killing? What do Light and Mia have against strippers? We may never know. L. Yeah, boy. The actor really impressed me with how monotone he was + pretty much staying in character. I'm not sure what the script says, but when Watari dies, L's character does a total 180 and kind of throws you off guard. The way L was portrayed early on the movie was like 'calm guy', but then the calm guy freaks out. OC. Watari dying? Was not expecting that, made me a little upset, but I also didn't have enough time to bond to this Watari like I have the others. The premise behind Wammy's has a little bit of hope for where it could go, but will it go there? Probably not. Mr. Turner, aka, Light's dad, made me laugh. A lot. Like I've mentioned earlier, this movie made me laugh more than it should, so I'm reclassifying it as a comedy horror. Light's dad has some form of Jersey accent for the first half, then completely lost it in the second half? Light is also a butthole to his dad early on and very lazy with trying to keep himself incognito. C'mon, Light Turner. C'mon. The actor for Light's dad did well on maintaining the Soichiro Yagami aspect, I think. Can't really remember his performance too well. When the Kira worshipper whacked L in the head (who was on a full rampage at this point), it was like one of those old cartoons with the onomatopoeia with 'BONK!'. L is just completely nuts at this point. Mia dying + Light's plans towards the end were surprising due to the fact Light had been a complete idiot throughout the film. Plot twist that makes yet another OC hole. Yay. I was entertained during the film, so I suppose that's positive? I'm always down for some Death Note, but as a person with an ability to form an opinion and and actor, this movie missed hitting the ball. Okay acting. Bad dialogue/script writing. What's Light's dad going to do since he knows Light is Kira? If there is a sequel, I'm not exactly sure how you could fit another movie with so little to go off of. I could be wrong, but this is from my perspective, which could be wrong. Please don't get butthurt over my opinion. This is how I see things. You're welcome to argue with me for a fun debate, just don't be rude.

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ajokeformur-ray · 7 years

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Hello!!! If match ups are open (it looks like they are BUT I HAVE BEEN WRONG), could I have a match up for Bleach and Death Note? I'm about 5'03" (my sister says shorter but it's LIES) with light-ish brown and natural dark blonde highlights and blue-grey eyes. I'm fairly quiet in person, especially if I don't know you, and even if I do know you because my main thought process is "I'm gonna screw this up somehow fuuuuuuck" because anxiety is Rude and needs to Stop. (1/4) - AroA

That aside, I tend to be a bit over dramatic at times, thought it's usually in a joking way. I tend to stim a lot, usually by things like pacing in circles, playing with my hair, and playing with my nails. I've been told I'm intelligent and a very good listener, and apparently come off as someone with a lot of self-esteem or whatever but that is also a lie my self-esteem and self-confidence is nonexistent whoops. (2/4) - AroA

My favorite things to do in my downtime are taking naps, yoga, or cooking, and my favorite animal is probably a rabbit or a cat. I love sweet foods, physical affection, and being warm, and I have a horrible fear of needles and a hatred of all things spicy (it's so... so bad I can't even eat anything with a lot of pepper RIP). (3/4) - AroA

I have also been stuck in numerous toxic and abusive friendships in the past, so I tend to be overly cautious and suspicious of people's intentions, which I have gotten yelled at by my parents for. On more than one occasion. I identify as bigender with she/they pronouns and panromantic/asexual (sex-repulsed). Thank you for doing this if you can, and sorry it got so long, I got a bit carried away. I hope your day goes well! <3 (4/4) - AroA

Matchups are always open, so don’t worry! Ahhhh a fellow ace, hey there! :) I hope you like your ships; don’t worry about it being long, the more detail you send in, the easier and more accurate your ship (hopefully) is. <3

Bleach - Ukitake!

- You’re generally quite quiet, which would work out well with Ukitake’s own gentler nature. As far as having anxiety goes, he would understand completely and would do absolutely everything in his power to help you as best he can. He’d show you that you’re safe around him and that he’d always be there for you.

- The way you wrote the request kinda suggests that you have a dry sense of humour that’s also self-depreciating, which would sadden Ukitake because he wouldn’t like to listen to you beat down on yourself, however he’d also understand and would be compassionate. Every time you say something against yourself, he’d frown and would gently correct you with a compliment mumured in your ear as he holds you to him.

- The two of you have quite a lot in common. As far as naps go, if he has a spare moment or two when he walks in and you happen to be curled up in his seat, he’d debate joining you and probably would, tbh. You’d often fall asleep alone and then wake up in his embrace.

- As Ukitake’s illness progresses, he’d be in the Healing Bay more and more, and that may include needles - he’d make sure that you know that you don’t need to go with him when/if this happens, though he’d appreciate it more than you know if you do decide to go with him.

- When he’s cooking for you, he’d make sure that the food suits your taste-buds - I don’t think he likes spicy food either, so it’s little trouble to him to make sure that you like the way the food is seasoned, too. It’s all about the subtle flavours in food!

- He’d be angered upon hearing of the various toxic relationships and friendships you’ve had in the past and would offer to help you make friends with people that are actually healthy to be associated with. He’d listen to you and would offer you advice and support whenever you needed it.

- He’s a total cinnamon roll and would love and cherish you.

Sorry about the cut, I didn’t realise it only posted half of the request. Thank you to whoever pointed it out! ^^

Death Note - Matt!

- Matt is probably the most relaxed out of all the Wammy boys, so your quietness wouldn’t have much of an effect on him and tbh, he’d probably prefer someone that he can just relax with. As far as anxiety goes, he’s also understanding and would do his best to help you whenever you needed him. He’d be there with listening ears and opening arms for however long you need him; if that’s what you want. If not, he’ll do anything else you ask of him.

- Matt would appreciate your sense of humour as it matches his own, somewhat. When you’re being over-dramatic, he’d play along with it, finding it amusing and just enjoying being in your presence.

- One of the ways that he would show affection for you would be to keep a stash of all your favourite sweets somewhere in his room. When you’re having a raging sweet tooth day and just can’t get enough sugar, whatever’s in the stash is all yours. Just, save him some chocolate.

- Whenever the two of you go out on a date or have a night in, he’d make sure that the food is suited to your tastes. He can always season his portion afterwards. If there was ever a situation where needles were compulsory, he’d be holding your hand the whole time. But mostly, needles are kept well away from you. He isn’t necessarily fussed by them, but he understands.

- Matt would be so mad about how people in your past treated you, and would offer to help you with forming healthy relationships with other people; friends that would treat you right from the very get-go. He really wouldn’t be very surprised that you’re suspicious about his intentions, but he hopes to show you in time that he’s very much genuine in his love for you.

- Matt loves you for you. He’d completely dote on you and would encourage and support you in all of your ambitions and dreams.

#bleach matchup #death note matchup

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