Speechless

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A Death Note Fanfic by Sjezza. In it, Light becomes mute after an accident with criminals on his 15th birthday. While it opened his eyes, Shiro is out for revenge. The strange shivers concerning those heart attacks aren't helping either.

It can be found here.

Tropes used in Speechless include:
  • Artifact of Death: The Death Note, of course.
  • Asshole Victim: Shiro.
  • Better to Die Than Be Killed: Kira contemplates this when Light is attacked by Shiro
  • Brainwashed and Crazy: Due to Kira using the death note as a Mind Control Device
  • Crazy Jealous Guy: Kira towards Light. What's the point of making a guy forget a girl he dated when he broke up with her and she's moving? Not that Light knows he has a crazy guy obsessing over him. Subverted since he doesn't show this to anyone.
  • Face Framed in Shadow: Kira.
  • Fighting From the Inside: Light struggle against the death note trying to make him get L's name and go to Kira
  • Genius' Sweet Tooth: It's a Death Note fic. Of course this will be here.
  • Healing Factor: After Kira messes with Light's memories, he sets things up so that he heals a lot faster than normal. This is viewed as a Harmful Healing, as it shows that Kira has used his powers on Light and the only other people who have been subjected to his abilities are dead, meaning that Light may very well die soon.
  • I'll Kill You!: Kira is now obsessed with killing L.
  • Laser-Guided Amnesia: Light, in regards to his meeting Kira.
  • Life Energy: Apparently what the Death Note uses to kill people. Rather ironic.
  • Living Battery: Light unknowingly acts as this to the death note.
  • Mercy Kill: How Kira views his writing down Light's name in the death note.
  • Overprotective Dad: Soichiro. Can't really blame him since his job means he knows all too well what sort of nasty people are out there and his son lost her voice due to one of those nasties.
  • Sanity Slippage: Kira give indications at the beginning of being unstable but in later chapters, he's snapped.

Ryuk was pretty much used to it by now. The kid had cracked and would often whisper to himself without realising it.

  • Silent Snarker: Light shows shades of this.
  • Sufficiently Analyzed Magic: Played with. Little being known about the workings of the Death Note. There are two key points known by Shinigami play a key role in Light's ability to sense the Death Note being used while someone else is the owner. Ryuk reseached what was known because he was bored.
  • Supernatural Sensitivity: Light can sense when the Death Note is used although he doesn't realise it at first. Explained by the Death Note establishing a Psychic Link to him in the beginning.
  • The Speechless: Light, as a result of the incident that changed his views regarding criminals.
  • There Are No Therapists: Adverted. A psychologist shows up the first chapter although his profession isn't listed until the second. He also keeps in touch with Light.
  • Villainous BSOD/Villainous Breakdown: Kira.
  • Wham! Line: Light nails L with one of these when he meets him for the second time, after Kira alters his memories. He had already meet L by a different name but failed to recognise him ,leading L to realize that Light had come face to face to Kira and must know his since Kira took to trouble of making Light forget. Oh, and Light may be dying!