L/Misa
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | L/Misa |
| Alternative name(s): | L/M, Misa/L, LawMane, LawMisa, Lmisa |
| Gender category: | het |
| Fandom: | Death Note |
| Canonical?: | no |
| Prevalence: | popular |
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L/Misa is the most popular het ship in Death Note fandom, more popular than any of the canon het ships.[1] [2]
At different points in the canon plotline, L and Misa are either deadly enemies or they are at least pretend friends, so this pairing can combine elements similar to the dynamics of both enemyslash and buddyslash. At the same time it can easily create a love triangle, possibly a very complex one, due to the canon status of Light/Misa and the fanon status of L/Light.
Trends
Fans of this ship tend to emphasize the odd or bizarre nature of putting L and Misa together, a cuteness and weirdness combined. They also emphasize the canon L/Misa interactions in which they confess friendship or attraction, though one or both may have been lying due to the nature of the series being based on manipulation and mind games.[3]
The pairing is sometimes presented in fanworks as a part of or a lead up to the poly ship L/Light/Misa.
Fanworks
Fanart
- fanart, Archived version by ddruxyrecord, 2021
Fanfic
- Rewrite, Archived version by JustaMinuet, canon divergence L/Misa fic
- you crawl before you sprint, Archived version by Cookiemonster2000
- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27058804, Archived version by zeperoth -- L/Misa leading to L/Light/Misa
Communities
Communities focusing on the L/Misa pairing include:
- lxmisa on Livejournal[4]
- lawliet_misa on Livejournal [5]
Resources
- L/Misa tag on Tumblr
- Amane Misa/L] tag on AO3
- L/Misa A. filter at Fanfiction.Net
- LawMane at the Shipping Wiki
Notes
- ^ Quizilla Death Note Pairings Poll
- ^ Quizilla LxMisa or LightxMisa? Poll
- ^ Ship Manifesto: L/Misa (Death Note), Archived version, by Archica. Posted 28 February 2007. Archived 24 September 2008.
- ^ LxMisa Fan Community
- ^ I Could Fall In Love With You?