Wammy Week 2022

This last @wammyweek prompt, “Love/Hatred,” is not Heart art. Well, technically speaking - Another Note is canon to that story! Here we have Beyond Birthday, B, holding A as he dies. And he hates L for, however indirectly, murdering his best friend.

Team L for @wammyweek’s prompt Together/Alone! These four begin with a tentative alliance and end as a ragtag family of misfits: a convicted felon, a small albino child, a mafia enthusiast, and a Japanese-British Sherlock Holmes.

(SORRY FOR THE LATE I am learned some stuff for my last exam)

Wammy week day 6: together

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Death Note (Anime & Manga) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Near | Nate River & Roger Ruvie, Roger Ruvie & Everyone Characters: Roger Ruvie, Near | Nate River Additional Tags: Angst, Character Study, Roger Ruvie character study, Introspection, Canonical Character Death, It’s death note so I guess that’s to be expected, Roger is done with everyone’s shit, Whump, Implied/Referenced Suicide, wammyweek’s Wammy Week 2022 Series: Part 7 of Wammy Week 2022 Summary:

Roger had begun to wonder, infrequently at first, if he was praying to an empty sky, if there was any point to what he was doing. When he was young, he could have easily rebounded from it; life had been easy, once, and he had been able to see everything with compassion.

He had a gift, he had been told, for comforting the troubled and the weak. He had only wanted to share that when he took his vows; he had only wanted to help.

But he had put up with so many of the world’s horrors, so many preventable deaths, so many unspeakable crimes.

The ink of the gospels had dried in his heart, and he despised himself for it.

Wammy week day 7: Love/Hate

TW: Suicide

@wammyweek 2022

Day 7- Love/Hate

In my “Killer With a Pure Heart” AU, Mello struggles intensely with thoughts of A, and how he ultimately committed suicide. The sterile way people discussed him - like he was a prototype, a reject, a mistake, a failure - make him intensely afraid to fail L during the Wammy’s House Bomb Threat Case. For @wammyweek Day 5 - Dreams/Nightmares.

Finally, we’ve reached the end of my submissions for this year’s @wammyweek! I hope everyone had a great time and it’s been awesome to see all the incredible work everyone has done! A huge thanks to our amazing mod and to everyone who showed up to make this event happen! :)

Note: All six parts will be compiled into one and posted as part of my Tales From Wammy’s House series on ao3!

Prompt: love/hate

part one | part two | part three | part four | part five

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“Mello, I have to talk to you.”

Mello glanced over, finally catching sight of his rival. He shoved his books into his locker and shut the door, turning to face him. “Huh? About what?”

Near took a deep breath, an unfamiliar feeling of anxiety twisting in his guts. “May I have a word in private?”

The blond stared at him for a second, as if trying to fathom a guess what he could possibly be up to. But finally, he nodded, allowing Near to lead him down the hallway and to an empty classroom, shutting the door after the two of them. 

“So?” Mello said impatiently, crossing his arms. “What’s this all about, huh? Are you mad that I’m number one and you’re not now?”

Near let out a sigh. “I care little for the rankings, so I see no point in getting upset over them. But that is related to what I have to say to you. I have something to confess.”

“Confess?”

“Yes. That test… I… I intentionally made two errors that cost me the top spot.”

The older successor’s eyes widened. “The hell do you mean?”

“To put it simply, I threw the test. To give you the advantage.”

“No, that can’t be– I– Why the hell are you telling me this, huh? Trying to shake my confidence? Get in my head?” Mello demanded, leaning in closer as the implications of Near’s words dawned on him. “Is this your way of justifying to yourself why I beat you?!”

Near remained calm, twisting a lock of hair around his index finger. “I thought that if you were to be number one, it would foster better relations between us, but I realized that trying to build a companionship with you based on a lie would only be detrimental to us in the long run. I knew that you were bound to make a single mistake that kept you from achieving a score on par with mine, so I intentionally took two points off of my own test, knowing that it would cause me to fall behind yet still maintain a top spot as to not jeopardize my chances of succeeding L someday.”

Mello’s fist clenched, rage burning in his eyes as he glared at the other boy. For a moment, Near wondered if he would reach out and strike him, or begin to shout as his anger bubbled over. But all the blond did was let out a cold laugh and shake his head. 

“You thought taking pity on me would make things better, huh?” The older successor took a step back, turning his shoulder towards his rival. “See, Near? This is exactly why I hate you.”

Without a second glance, Mello turned and stormed out of the classroom, leaving Near completely alone. 

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Near silently pushed the toy car along the tracks, not bothering to glance up as Joey sat down next to him. There was sympathy in the girl’s ice-blue eyes as she gazed at her friend, placing a gentle hand on his shoulder. “That bad, huh?”

“He hates me even more now,” he said matter-of-factly. 

“You did the right thing, Near. Mello is a stubborn guy. You have to let him get over his problems at his own pace. And if it counts for anything… I’m proud of you.”

A small smile poked its way onto the white-haired boy’s lips. “I appreciate the sentiment, Joey. Even if my fellow successor finds me loathsome, I am relieved that you do not share his opinion.”

“There are lots of people around here who like you, Near.” She smiled, giving him a pat on the back. “You don’t need to worry if Mello hates you or not. And you know I’m not going anywhere. So cheer up, okay?”

The young detective was quiet as he placed the car down, finally looking over at her and nodding in agreement. “…Okay.” He knew she was right. No matter what Mello thought of him, there were still people around him who gave him the love that his fellow successor could never offer. 

Day 5 & 6 of @wammyweek : Dreams/Nightmares and Together/Alone

Mello woke up with tear-stained face. He dreamed of 'them' again. It was always horrific for him to relive that moment.

Hearing the blonde's sobbings, Near came to Mello's bedside but consoling people was never his specialty. Near decided to sit silently next to him instead.

Almost done! Hope everyone’s enjoying @wammyweek this year! :)

Prompt: together/alone

part one | part two | part three | part four

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The classroom was silent that morning, save for the scribbling of graphite against sheets of paper as the students of Wammy’s House concentrated intently on their work for the day. Near, however, was only half-focused on the activity. Tapping his eraser against his desk, he snuck a glance at Mello, who was tackling the difficult problems assigned to them with his usual hard-headed rigor.

Is it really worth it? a voice inside his head asked. Lying like this? Letting him have the number one spot when you know full well he didn’t truly earn it?

It has to be, he tried to reassure himself. Look how much happier it’s made him, living in his fantasy of greatness. He’s been kinder to his teachers and peers– telling him the truth would only serve to ruin that. And besides… I’m the one who stands to benefit the most from such a shift in his personality, as he’s already been demonstrating himself to be behaving in a more empathetic way towards me. Perhaps if this were to continue, then I wouldn’t have to be…

But… Near shivered as his dream the night before came back to him. The emptiness… The loneliness… If Mello discovered the truth, everything he’d wanted to achieve in that regard would be lost…

He let out a sigh, placing the pencil down as he finished the worksheet. Glancing over, he could see his fellow successor was still hard at work on his own. 

I could likely help you, Near thought. If only you’d let me. If only we could combine our brainpower for once. You may not believe me, Mello, but to me, you’re an equal, rankings be damned. If only you weren’t so competitive… Imagine what we could achieve, together…

He watched as Mello scowled, flipping his pencil around and aggressively scrubbing at the worksheet with his eraser. Determination practically burned in the boy’s teal eyes as he pressed lead to paper again, scribbling away. 

You think letting him believe he’s number one is going to take the pressure off of him? Near’s conscience spoke up once more. It’s only going to get worse for him. Perhaps what you believe to be kindness will only backfire on you both, and you’ll end up more alone than ever. 

Alone, maybe. Being L is isolating work as it is. But we would be alone together, would we not? he argued back.

His conscience was not impressed. Your dishonesty will cost you, sooner or later. Working together… It can’t be on anyone’s terms but his. He is the one who needs to come around, and you taking pity on him is only going to push him away further. Is that what you want?

Near looked down at his hands and let out another sigh. He knew what he had to do.

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Death Note (Anime & Manga) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Matt | Mail Jeevas/Mello | Mihael Keehl Characters: Mello | Mihael Keehl, Matt | Mail Jeevas Additional Tags: Angst, Character Study, Introspection, Angst with a Happy Ending, One Shot, Dialogue Light, Mello | Mihael Keehl-centric, Mello | Mihael Keehl Has Issues, Wammy Week 2022 Series: Part 6 of Wammy Week 2022 Summary:

He wasn’t worried by the fact that he loved him; that was something he had known for long enough to come to terms with it.

But the tenderness that came with it scared him.

Wammy Week day 6: Together/Alone

Day 6- Together/Alone

Characters: L Lawliet, Mello, Near, Matt

Rated G

Written for @wammyweek 2022

“Your turn L.”

“Hmm?” He dragged his gaze up to meet three sets of varying shades of blue eyes staring back at him. “Oh…yes.” The detective looked at the cards in his hand and pinched the corner of one of them, flopping it on top of the discard pile.

“Really? Green three?” Mello scowled. “I thought for sure you would have dropped that reverse green, reverse yellow, and then hit Near with the draw four…at least that’s what I would have done.”

“It is cheating to keep track of someone else’s cards.” Near twirled a lock of platinum hair around his finger, appearing white in the afternoon sunlight.

“It’s not cheating if you can keep track of the cards in your head…Vegas Rules.” Matt smirked, not entirely sure if that was true, but he said it with authority and a grin.

“You’re talking out of your ass, Jeevas,” Mello snorted before the three of them broke into raucous banter.

The sound of their laughter enveloped L, but he didn’t feel it, nothing more than white noise fading out around him. In fact, he couldn’t remember the last time he was touched by another’s smile or anything at all, but It didn’t matter. L was used to being alone even when surrounded by others.

At one time, he wanted nothing more than to be left to his lonesome, kept company by riddles and puzzles. As he grew, those games turned into cases to fill the emptiness, and slowly his self-inflicted solitude became a necessity rather than a choice.

Being L meant hiding in the shadows, keeping anonymity to keep alive. He wasn’t afforded to long for a friend, as they would be a liability and someone he would have to constantly worry about losing, and he had already lost enough.

His solitude was all encompassing, even when in the company of his successors. He was known by a thousand different names, endless aliases for the world’s top three detectives, but no known face accompanied those titles. He could walk down the street without fear of being recognized, not a soul to come up and say hello, happy to see him after a long time apart.  

No, he was completely alone in a crowd…

Fanfiction /Doujinshi Title: Gift

Summary: Matt visits Near during the middle of the Kira investigation.

Thank you to @wammyweek for putting on this event!

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This comic has an accompanying fanfiction!

Read it here: Gift Fanfiction on Archive of Our Own

Story written by: Lau Nachtyr

Comic artwork by: UnoDayStudio on Twitter