the nate files
to keep it short: i love nate river as a character very much. i am also incredibly attached to him as a person. this is a collection of my favourite fics starring him.
every fic here is to my personal taste. the categories are all things i enjoy also :^) this list was very much made for me, but if someone else finds a use for it i'll be very happy.
Halle never thought of herself as a puzzle person. There was, however, one puzzle which she could not bring herself to leave unfinished. SPK Fic. Post-Chapter 107. Entire Series Spoilers. One-shot.
The Alphabet Orphan Squad plays Dungeons & Dragons.
They aren't very good at it.
Near dies. The afterlife is a mini-mart.
please read this.
Everyone is running around fretting about where little Nate River, the autistic boy from the hospital down the road, could have possibly gone and how he could have gotten out in the first place.
Almost two years after the arrest of Kira, Near has finally succeeded L, but his reign hasn't gone unchallenged. Faced with an unsolvable string of murders threatening both his position and his life, the third L must seek help from an unlikely (and unlikable) source: his imprisoned predecessor, Light Yagami.
Three years after teaming up to solve the Janus case, Light and Near have settled into an improbable partnership. But when a new Death Note falls to earth, Light must confront his legacy as Kira head-on…and decide how deep his newfound loyalties run.
near has a nice day
a feel good fic where near enjoys his birthday<3
Rester only saw another side of Near on three occasions.
Set after the events of the Kira investigation. Near makes the decision to tell Sachiko and Sayu the truth about Light.
Days after the Yellow Box Warehouse, Near faces a new mystery: how has the bullet-riddled, vengeful ghost of Kira returned to haunt him?More importantly, why?
Near makes sure that a small part of Mello outlives him. It must be done, because he doesn't want to mourn.For Mello, the idea that Near will mourn him is an impossibility that he can plan his life around.
tagged as near/mello but can be read as platonic, plus with the first of 2 chapters focusing on mello. either way, it's really fucking good!
Near takes advantage of Black Friday.
As usual, Near is succinct, brief. “I have decided to give up my position as L and, as you were also in the running for successor, I have come to offer it to you.”What?or
In which Near realizes that he does not want to be L and comes to offer the job to Mello.
Near’s eyesight has never been perfect, but ever since the explosion destroyed Mello's hideout with the fool still inside, he’s been inexplicably going blind.
When Near was born, the midwife cried out and refused to touch him. He had the mark of evil: the black eyes and white hair and skin were signs of bewitching. My twisted take on Near's early childhood in Thailand.
Because no one is unaffected by their childhood. Because Near had parents, once, and because at one time, he and Mello could have been friends.
wammy’s house is unusually lively today, and near likes the colors, sometimes.
Nathan Rivers finds that the game board never runs out of pieces. Kira finds that justice falls from the sky.
For all purposes, he's a child.
21 facts about Near.
Prompt: Near and Ryuk discussing Light after Light’s death.
Near reflects on psychology, physical appearances, and Mello's rivalry towards him.
An AU look at Rester shortly before the Kiras's defeat and after.
“I was in a locked building, and many people wore different types of military dress. Some were doctors. These are my earliest memories. I remember nothing before being in that place.”
The House and L's successors from the perspective of the man who raised them. You can't protect your children from everything, especially when they don't want your protection.
There's word of a king that has a body count in the hundreds. Care to find out how?
Near is sitting and wondering what it's like to feel.
An elegy for the living and the dead.
Killer whales swim through the water like sharks, but with more grace and elegance—they are beautiful creatures. And because they are such majestic animals, they make for great toys that children of all ages can enjoy.