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1. Hearts And Tendons by judgeandjury for thuribleofincense

   Fandoms: Death Note (Anime & Manga)  

   • Mature
   • Major Character Death, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   17 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • L/Yagami Light
   • L (Death Note)
   • Yagami Light
   • Angst
   • Drama
   • Psychological Drama
   • Romance
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Afterlife
   • Dreams and Nightmares
   • Canonical Character Death
   • Animal Metaphors
   • Feelings
   • Psychology
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Death
   • Conversations
   • Angst with a Hopeful Ending

   Summary

   The bird was small. The bird was clever.

   Light called the bird stupid.

   Light saw the bird as a possible liability, from what L had gathered.

   And Light wanted the bird to stay.

   Light asked whether dreaming of the bird’s experience made L feel scared.

   And Light never asked whether I was scared when he killed me.

   -
   In the afterlife, in his bed, in Light's arms, L has a dream - of being a bird Light "saved" once.

   Series

   • Part 3 of the food chain is a simplified, linear representation of what-eats-what in any given ecosystem

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   English

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