4 0 s e c o n d s

40 Seconds (written 4 0 s e c o n d s) by calysto-antonsen is an Alternate Universe Death Note Fanfic told in a series of Drabbles which charts Light Yagami's evil ascent to power (as seen from the perspectives of those around him.) Warning: whole series spoilers.

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40 Seconds provides examples of:
"Mikami: He wishes to speak with you... Follow me. Tsen: Who wishes to speak with me? Mikami: Why, Kira of course.
 * Antagonist in Mourning: There is apparently only one death Light grieves over...
 * Arbitrary Skepticism: Tsen (the crook using Kira's name) didn't believe that "Kira" actually existed as an actual individual who would react poorly to having his name abused...
 * Badass Longcoat: Mikami
 * The Bad Guy Wins
 * Berserk Button: Suggesting that what Light is doing is wrong...
 * Bodyguard Crush: Mikami to Light.
 * Boys Love
 * By the Lights of Their Eyes: in this case goes along with Glowing Eyes of Doom
 * The Caligula: Light. He has only gotten crazier with time.
 * Cold-Blooded Torture:
 * Comedic Sociopathy
 * Continuity Nod: Mentions of the deaths of  He's NOT grieving over them and feels no remorse about killing them or causing their deaths.... Really.
 * Cool and Unusual Punishment: Light is creative in his sadism.
 * Curb Stomp Battle
 * Curtain Fic: Mikami has to go buy God some potato chips.
 * Depraved Bisexual: Light in this fic.
 * Don't Tell Mama
 * Drunk on the Dark Side
 * Dude, Not Funny: Ryuk's reaction to the whole thing. [invoked]
 * Due to the Dead:  *sniffle*
 * The Empire
 * Evil Duo: Light and Mikami.
 * Evil Gloating
 * Evil Laugh
 * Evil Overlord: Kira
 * Eviler Than Thou
 * The Extremist Was Right
 * Face Framed in Shadow: Light seems to have developed a habit where he likes to creep around in the shadows in the corners of rooms.
 * Fascinating Eyebrow: Light does this when Ryuk asks him for an apple.
 * Fix Fic
 * A God Am I: of course!
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars
 * Happiness in Slavery: Mikami
 * Hates Being Touched: Light
 * Incurable Cough of Death:
 * It's Not You, It's My Enemies: Inverted, when
 * Kick the Dog: Light's all over this...
 * Love Martyr: Mikami.
 * Maximum Fun Chamber:
 * Morton's Fork: Crowning Moment of Evil awesomeness:
 * Mugging the Monster: Tsen, a crook posing as Kira attempts to mug Mikami. Mikami invites him to meet the REAL Kira...
 * Love Martyr: Mikami.
 * Maximum Fun Chamber:
 * Morton's Fork: Crowning Moment of Evil awesomeness:
 * Mugging the Monster: Tsen, a crook posing as Kira attempts to mug Mikami. Mikami invites him to meet the REAL Kira...

Tsen: Kira! * hyperventilating* "


 * Neck Lift: Just to show  how utterly owned he is...
 * No-Holds-Barred Beatdown:
 * Pet the Dog: Light has a couple of moments with Mikami.
 * Psychopathic Manchild: Ryuk thinks of Light this way.
 * Psychotic Smirk
 * Red Right Hand: Light gets a free Evil Makeover courtesy of prolonged usage of the Death Note... (imagine the deleted  scene only worse.)
 * Fangs Are Evil
 * Femme Fatalons
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom: You know how his eyes will flash all glowey red whenever plotting something particularly devious, yeah they've become mode locked...
 * Hellish Pupils
 * Religion of Evil
 * Revenge Fic
 * Rooting for the Empire: (invoked)
 * Rule of Cool
 * Take Over Both Worlds
 * Scars Are Forever
 * Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Ryuk
 * Secret Keeper: Mikami
 * Shadow Dictator: Kira
 * Shrouded in Myth: Kira
 * Sinister Scythe: Light has Ryuk go fetch him one from the Shinigami realm. To avoid Crippling Overspecialization from always relying on the Death Note (and because it looks Badass).
 * Slash Fic: It's (non-explicit) Light/Mikami
 * So Last Season:
 * Stroke the Beard: Chin stroke of doom!
 * Subordinate Excuse
 * Team Pet: Ryuk is reduced to this...
 * Tranquil Fury: "The first time his god had gotten angry never left his mind. It hadn't been a human anger. In all its intensity it was cold, and deadly."
 * Understatement: for comedic effect and beacuse Nothing Is Scarier.
 * Unequal Pairing: Light and Mikami.
 * Villains Out Shopping: Mikami has to buy his God some consomme-flavored potato chips.
 * What If
 * With Great Power Comes Great Insanity
 * The World Is Not Ready: When the Press began to insist they had the right to know their "Saviour..."
 * Worthy Opponent: the narrative refers to L as this, word-for-word.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Misa and Takada.
 * You Will Be Spared: But Light still has use for Mikami.
 * You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: Ryuk discovers that Raito is a sadist.
 * Villains Out Shopping: Mikami has to buy his God some consomme-flavored potato chips.
 * What If
 * With Great Power Comes Great Insanity
 * The World Is Not Ready: When the Press began to insist they had the right to know their "Saviour..."
 * Worthy Opponent: the narrative refers to L as this, word-for-word.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Misa and Takada.
 * You Will Be Spared: But Light still has use for Mikami.
 * You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: Ryuk discovers that Raito is a sadist.
 * You Will Be Spared: But Light still has use for Mikami.
 * You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: Ryuk discovers that Raito is a sadist.