People who read Death Note

Aster

L calling light his first friend then being killed by him really depressed me, 10/10 tho

sarah_counou

Fin a chier mais c'était incroyable

Fish_F1sh

Ryuk and Rem supremacy all the way; royally f*ck Near idc

hippotatomus

Amazing but I stop reading after L died. Him being dead to be replaced by someone who act like him makes me question if he even needed to die.

HalloX3

I just wanted to say, I love you light...

Aqua

L <3
The ending from the anime is suuuper different from the manga. I read the official books, not this doopid translation.

Bree

DaMMMM awesomeee

mewth

Masterpiece

SKYWEI

Okay so a shinigami having their very own death note dropped in the human world was a mere intention? (at least not to Ryuk) because the reason Ryuk writes Light's name on the death note was because his time finally came. From the beginning, when Light picked up the death note, the game started. I remember Ryuk mentioning the dullness to Light after L's death, which means Ryuk was constantly chasing after the thrill that he had to put up with. When Near and Mello started investigating, Ryuk also said that things are starting to get interesting. When Lght started his damned "New World" agenda, L reflected the cruelty in this approach. Kira is too complicated to be invincible and it's not that the people oppose him, he's not even too good to be true, there really just came a time where the fire he ignited would gradually lose its spark no matter how relentlessly he pursued it to keep burning. Ryuk, being the one who caused his demise has always been a calculated move. it wasn't betrayal—in fact, he has the means to do it, to put an end to the game. after all, it has always been Light's fate.

L washing Light's feet scene having a biblical symbolism is the kind of testament that would had me hanging off the cliffs for and here's why;

It's because of the fact that L always knew. L always got his hands over the clues that might've been helpful and from the beginning, his dedication throughout the investigation earned him the same intents and pursuit as Light. The moment he had began suspecting Light and the fact that he's the intellectual superior working against Kira, it was never meant to be smooth for Light. From that moment alone, the suspicion was carved into an almost fine, chiseled for the hinge level, but that was before Light twisted things up. L washing Light's feet parallel to what Jesus did to Judas knowing full well he'll betray him after that is actually frustrating. Because at that moment, L could've been thinking of Light as he submits to him. It's not just him washing over Light's feet, oh I want that damn thing to piss off, but it seems to me that since he knew, either way he's acknowledging the inevitability of his end and just actively accepts that the relentless fire will burn (even moments before his death, he sees Light being quirky and stuff, smirking to triumph). Now I was saddened because I don't only see L as someone who lead the investigation to Kira, but as someone who could've possibly been friends with Light if he didn't do all of that for the love of the game and if the circumstances aligned and wasn't inflicted by something beyond shit. One thing's for sure, L played it off well. The only valid reason I accept why he died is because he tested the boundaries of his investigations further, trying to let more of the truth out until Rem was actually pushed on edge, having him killed. L is a challenge, the crusade that drove Light, well although anticlimactic since it might've went in accordance to Light's plan, L reflected a crucial, overlooked cruelty of Light towards his pursuit of that damned "New World". But despite that, L engaging intimately with Light sure does something that evokes genuineness from him—which by the way cuts deep. L and his genuineness, honesty, a raw (which I'd gladly take), ardent and pure expression or feeling within him, stirring over him as he does the act, washing Light's feet, being the one who paved the way... oh my dearest L.

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