The Perseverance of a Love Unchained by CrazyNinjaPenguin (rated M, which is probably R)
Fandom: DEATH NOTE
Pairing: Rem/Misa
Length: ~23000
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Fanfiction.Net | FictionPress.com | PhilTheTimeWizard on DeviantART
Why this must be read:
This novella-length fanfic is known in the Death Note fandom as the most epic treatment of the Rem and Misa pairing, a pairing that is mostly ignored by fans despite being (mostly) canon. This fanfic has a good plot, it is intelligent about bringing up issues that were largely side-stepped by canon and dealing with them in unexpected ways, and it's hilarious without that hilarity ruining the romantic aspects.
I must warn you that it is (intentionally) a crack-fic, starting out crackiest in the beginning and gradually calming down the further you read. However, being a crack-fic adds humor to the story and rarely detracts from its quality in any way. This is the big, sweeping romance that Rem and Misa never really got in canon. And, if the way shinigami look in Death Note is too much of a turn-off for you, don't worry, the plot has a fix for that...
The Perseverance of a Love Unchained
Pairing: Rem/Misa
Length: ~23000
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Fanfiction.Net | FictionPress.com | PhilTheTimeWizard on DeviantART
Why this must be read:
This novella-length fanfic is known in the Death Note fandom as the most epic treatment of the Rem and Misa pairing, a pairing that is mostly ignored by fans despite being (mostly) canon. This fanfic has a good plot, it is intelligent about bringing up issues that were largely side-stepped by canon and dealing with them in unexpected ways, and it's hilarious without that hilarity ruining the romantic aspects.
I must warn you that it is (intentionally) a crack-fic, starting out crackiest in the beginning and gradually calming down the further you read. However, being a crack-fic adds humor to the story and rarely detracts from its quality in any way. This is the big, sweeping romance that Rem and Misa never really got in canon. And, if the way shinigami look in Death Note is too much of a turn-off for you, don't worry, the plot has a fix for that...
The Perseverance of a Love Unchained