LawMane

"I could actually fall for you"

- L to Misa, blushing, after she kisses his cheek.

LawMane is the het ship between L Lawliet and Misa Amane from the Death Note fandom.

Anime and Manga
Before their first met few minutes, L interrupting Light's date with Kiyomi, tells Light that if he dies in the next few days, it would mean that Light is Kira, so he figured it would be safe for him to come here and hang out with Light. While Light ponders his next move, the two go to have shortcake. Just as they depart, Misa shows up after having finished a photo shoot then see L and Light walking with each other. She asked if L is Light' friend and comment "He is so unique and cool". After that, she introduced herself as Light girlfriend and L told her his fake name, making Misa find out L's real name with the help of her Shinigami Eyes.

Right at the moment when Light thinks he is winning, L starts snickering. He said he was jealous of Light, and soon professes, to be fans of Misa's work since the August issue of "Eighteen". In the ensuing crowd.

After that, while Misa was surrounded by a lot of fans, L gropes her butt to stolen Misa's phone, make her blush and ask who did it. L pretends it was someone else, said he won't forgive anybody do it, and promise to find the culprit. Misa laughing, continue praise him "Ryuga, you're so funny", make him shyly scratching his head.

At episode 20, L approaches her up close and personal, asking her who she would choose: Light or Kira. Misa immediately chooses Light, and will support him in catching Kira. L then asks her to join the investigation. At Light's insistence, L reveals his plan and Misa supports it. Thinking L only has Misa's love for Light in mind, Misa promptly says she would takes back anything negative she said about L. She kissed him on the cheek then said "Thank you, Ryuuzaki" with a smile. L, shocked, astound, touched the spot where she just kissed and told her he could fall in love with her. Misa then rejects him, hold his hand and say they should be friends.

What’s more,the author of the original manga,Tsugumi Ohba,is heavily implying L’s feelings for Misa; mostly used to add some comedy and show how perverted L really is. ‘He is truly a pervert’ is one of Ohba’s perceptions of L.

Live Action
L actively holds Misa’s hand in one scene. He was flabbergasted and a bit upset when he saw Light kiss Misa.

Novel L: Change the WorLd
Misa is mentioned several times in the novel, L: Change the WorLd, and L's obsession with her seems to be much greater. She is extremely famous by now, even working as a singer. Maki Nikaido reveals that she grew up in Osaka, in the same neighborhood as Misa Amane and her family. Misa was well known in the neighborhood for her beauty, and her family was very close with the Nikaido family. The two families even used to go on vacations together.

Maki keeps a computer chip containing photos of the Amane's and her family on vacation to her, which she holds very precious, though agrees to give it to L after he offers to trade her for his notebook, which he values greater than his own life.

Quotes
"I could fall in love with you, you know?"

- L to Misa after she kisses his cheek.

"Yagami...I'm jealous."

- L to Light when he finds out Misa is Light's girlfriend.

"I've been a huge fan of yours since the August issue of "Eighteen"."

- L to Misa.

"I won’t forgive anyone who would take advantage of this situation. I’ll find the culprit."

- L pretends it wasn't him.

"He is so unique and cool."

- Misa about L at their first meeting.

"Ryuga, you're so funny."

- Misa to L.

"Thank you, Ryuuzaki."

- Misa to L after she kisses him. "“I wanted to win one of those autographed teddy bears.” — L pouting for not getting Misa’s autograph in L Change The WorLd""“Misa Amane…I hope you enjoy the remaining few years of your life.” — L looking at Misa one more time,before leaving the area where Misa’s concert was taking place in L Change the WorLd"

Fanon
Fans mostly start to like after Misa kiss L and he confesses that he he could fall for her. They think it’s one of the funniest and most interesting/plausible straight ships in Death Note. Fans think Misa deserves better and they are cute together. Fans mostly write Misa trying to make Light jealous or L trying to manipulate Misa or something along those lines. But then, they can't help but falling for each other. Fans also like to build on alternative universes where L is the one who take Misa's parents death case. That makes Misa believes in L' s justice before she and Light have the Death Note. Some fans prefer to have Misa cheating on Light with L,even if she’s both drunk or conscious about it.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * L/Misa community on FanFiction.net
 * L/Misa community on FanFiction.net

Trivia

 * Misa calls L "hentai" which means pervert sometimes. The first time he heard it, he was confused "Am...I...pervert?"
 * Whenever they talk, skinship, kiss, face to face, Light is always there watching them.
 * L enjoy copy Misa's movements on the lipstick ads.