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   why, L? why’d you have to make me love you? by rainbowmiracles

   Fandoms: Death Note (Anime & Manga)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Major Character Death
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   28 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • L/Yagami Light
   • Matsuda Touta & Yagami Light
   • L & Yagami Light
   • Amane Misa & Yagami Light
   • Amane Misa & L & Yagami Light
   • Yagami Light
   • L (Death Note)
   • Amane Misa
   • Matsuda Touta
   • Yagami Souichirou
   • Angst
   • Regret
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Not A Fix-It
   • it doesnt change anything in the end
   • Yotsuba Arc (Death Note)
   • the first scene at least
   • Post-Yotsuba Arc (Death Note)
   • Idiots in Love
   • Canonical Character Death
   • Yagami Light is Not Okay
   • but when has that ever stopped him
   • Getting Together
   • Internal Conflict
   • Yagami Light is Kira
   • Yagami Light Angst
   • Good Friend Matsuda Touta
   • technically beta read now

   Summary

   In front of L’s grave, Light couldn’t help but think of everything. L was gone now. That meant Light had won, right? Kira would finally prevail and enact justice on the world.

   And yet, why did it all feel so wrong? Wasn’t everything a lie? If so, then why couldn’t he get those words out of his head?

   “I like you, Light.”

   “I might even be in love.”

   ———————

   4 snippets of the downfall of all that could have been. 4 snippets of a love that was never meant to be.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   10,475

   Chapters:

   4/4

   Comments:

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