Low Light

Low Light by Dragonrider4000 is a Darker and Edgier (yeah really) Death Note Fanfic. Upon realizing his feelings for Light, L uses the Notebook to save his life. L goes to the Dark Side and with Light they go on to rule their Evil Empire together... and they live happily ever after... (except that Light's beginning to realize he's created a monster...)

Low Light provides examples of:
"L: You can be incredibly creepy when you want to be. Light: Creepy? L: You question whether writing a message to someone in another's blood upon the floor is creepy? Light: I suppose you have a point there L, but it was the only writing material I knew the man would have readily available."
 * A God Am I: deconstructed
 * Alas, Poor Scrappy:  and you almost feel sorry for what’s bound to happen to Near too... Almost.
 * Alternate Universe Fic
 * Bastard Boyfriend: Evil!L with Light.
 * Better Living Through Evil:  all get high status in Kira's Empire.
 * Black Knight:  when acting as Kira's bodyguard.
 * Bond Villain Stupidity:
 * Boys Love
 * Brains and Bondage
 * Brainwashed and Crazy:
 * : This is what L does to
 * Cain and Abel:
 * Cheap Costume: Light's FABULOUS Kira costume which he already assembled for the day he could come out and publically claim his place as the God of the New World. It seems he's been taking hints from the Code Geass costuming design department... Later he makes a matching one in black for.
 * Badass Long Robe
 * Body Paint
 * Domino Mask
 * Fashion Victim Villain: so, so much.
 * Frills of Justice
 * Light Is Not Good
 * Man in White: Light's costume.
 * Slave Collar: well you see L is into bondage...
 * Superheroes Wear Capes
 * White Gloves
 * White Mask of Doom
 * Wig, Dress, Accent: odd that no one recognizes Light...
 * Cliff Hanger: The series stops right before
 * Cool and Unusual Punishment: Ryuk manages to piss of the Shinigami King and so the King tells Ryuk that he's made him violently allergic to apples.
 * The Corrupter: Light
 * Couldn't Find a Pen: Lampshaded:

"Good Morning Near, I hope that you are well this morning, and my impromptu greeting has not interrupted any important investigation work this man was pursuing. I would not wish to deprive you of your important information, but when I realised that you were attempting to find me I knew I it would be remiss of me not to greet you.
 * Crazy Awesome:
 * Crazy Jealous Guy: Evil!L is very possessive of Light and becomes jealous when Light is spending so much time with Matsuda.
 * Dark Fic: From a Certain Point of View. Though it's also an AU where most of the characters we care about get to live.
 * The Dark Side
 * Dead Fic: sadly.
 * Death Seeker:
 * Die for Our Ship:
 * Drunk on the Dark Side
 * Dude, Where's My Respect?: The world trembles in fear of Kira, but among his inner circle, Light is the Butt Monkey.
 * The Empire
 * Equal Opportunity Evil: "It's always good to have more followers."
 * Evil Chancellor: L
 * Evil Is Cool
 * Evil Laugh
 * Evil Mentor: Light to L.
 * Evil Overlord: Light
 * Even Evil Has Standards: Light is disgusted by L's most recent activities...
 * Faking the Dead:
 * Fallen Hero: L,
 * Faux Affably Evil: Evil!L
 * Five-Bad Band:
 * Big Bad Duumvirate: Light/Kira and L
 * Co-Dragons: Ryuk and Matsuda
 * Dragon with an Agenda:  might be this, considering how easily he switched sides along with the chess metaphors.... and   aren't doing this out of loyalty to Kira's ideals but out of loyalty to L.
 * The Brute: Mello and Matt take on the most active fighting role
 * The Evil Genius: Light, L, Mello, and Matt.
 * The Dark Chick: Rem
 * Foil: Evil!L really puts Light's idealism into focus...
 * Fridge Logic: For L's elaborate trip down the Moral Event Horizon,
 * Game Breaker: Light and L working together pretty much Curb Stomp everyone with their mastery of the Xanatos Roulette as well as L's unlimited resources and Light's extensive knowledge of how to exploit the rules of the Notebook.
 * God-Emperor: Light.
 * Handicapped Badass:
 * Hazy Feel Turn:
 * Heroic Blue Screen of Death: L after using the Notebook,
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: Mello and Matt
 * I Did What I Had to Do: When Light calls L out on
 * I Know You Know I Know: Light and L do this as Kira to intimidate Near via letter. As in 'I know all about you but you don't know anything about me. How do you know all about me...' See "The Reason You Suck" Speech below.
 * In Harm's Way: L apologizes that he keeps putting Light in this position... he assures it isn't intentional but...
 * Love Makes You Evil: L
 * Love Martyr: Light.
 * The Man Behind the Man: L for Kira.
 * Mind Rape: L knows exactly what buttons to press to get to Near...
 * Moral Event Horizon: if you read it, YOU KNOW WHEN!!!
 * More Than Mind Control: What Light and L do to
 * My Master, Right or Wrong: Mello and Matt are loyal to L no matter what.
 * New Old Flame: Ryuk and Rem.
 * Noble Demon: Light.
 * Not in This For Your Revolution:
 * Pet the Dog:
 * Poisonous Friend: Light to L... and then L to Light...
 * Powers That Be: the Shinigami King seems to have taken interest in Ryuk's project...
 * Pragmatic Villainy: L
 * "The Reason You Suck" Speech:

As is my way, I shall prove to you my identity, as if this were not enough already. I believe you have an Ellickson Thomas and a Larry Conners working for you, yes? I also know that if you had been more thorough in your investigation you would have realised they were perhaps not quite as virtuous as you were led to believe. I shall say no more on that.

I must say that taking on L's persona in front of the American President really was quite rude. L was a far more worthy opponent to my righteous justice than you could ever hope to achieve. I suggest you admit your real identity to him soon, as well as to those who are blindingly following you in the hope that you are L, or I will tell him who you are. I assure you the president will escape retribution for his transgression, I believe in second chances.

Oh, and Near, you should stop twirling your white hair so much, you could damage it.

Yours Faithfully,

Kira."


 * Relationship Upgrade: Light and L.
 * The Revolution Will Not Be Civilized
 * Rooting for the Empire: the whole point...
 * Sacrificial Lion:
 * Self-Made Orphan:
 * Ship Mates: It's L/Light, with Ryuk x Rem and hints of Mello x Matt and one-sided
 * Slash Fic
 * Smart People Play Chess: Light and L of course, and Matsuda wants to learn...
 * Something Only They Would Say: When "Kira" sends Near a message L reveals to Near that he's still alive and has joined Kira's cause when he includes the line that Near should stop twirling his white hair.
 * Truman Show Plot:
 * We Can Rule Together: Light upon realizing L's Fallen Hero status...
 * What If: The basic premise of this fic is What If L joined Kira to Take Over the World?
 * Where I Was Born and Razed:
 * With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: taken Up to Eleven. L uses the notebook once and then proceeds to take a nosedive off the Slippery Slope and signs up for Kira's evil league of evil.