Omg Light in the tight red ringleader suit 0///0 I feel like he would get a super dramatic one, red and black with white and gold, flaring tails, and maybe web designs as like a spider theme? Matching makeup too, red lips, black spider web eyeliner, red circle blush, and red eye shadow. His top hat is pitch black with a small Veil on one side and a higanbana flower.
HOLY SHIT HE GETS A WHIP, YES PLEASE.
You're right Light comes off as kind of a jack of all trades? Like he can do soon seriously cool acrobatics, some magic tricks, and his whip skills are amazing (and hot)
L is so a contortionist (and acrobat, more on that later). He runs the more creepy and less kid-loved Freak Show, kind of like a ringleader as well. He and Light always compete on who gets the most applause/ and or screams lol. L usually wins the screams, because where Light comes out in a flash of smoke and drama, L crawls (BB style) in the dark and then pops up near a random audience member, where the spotlight comes on and the show begins after the poor guy recovers from a heart attack.
L is dress in a black and white striped suit, which is made out of mostly spandex so it's as flexible as he is. Bare feet, and no accessories besides the matching higanbana flower on his lapel. His make up is white face paint, which makes him look monochromatic, a bunch of black eye shadow, two blue circles on his cheeks for blush, and black lipstick which extends the corners of his lips and gives him a big creepy grin.
L uses a cane, which he can make himself balance and crouch on. The Freak Show comes on right after the main circus, and has serious beetle juice vibes. Aiber does motorcycle tricks and dresses like something out of ghost rider, and Wedy does aerial silks and hoops.
Near dresses like a creepy little doll, make up is pretty much the same as L's but with stitching on the mouth. He is one of the subtler acts, but incredibly artfull in his skill. He can puppeteer 3 puppets at once, and even is able to control a life size one and makes it do a little dance with him.
Watari does sword swallowing and throwing knives, and the first audience reaction is so funny 'cause oh look a nice old man— OH MY GOD HE JUST THREW A KNIFE AT A GUY STRAPPED TO A SPINNING TARGET— WHY IS HE PUTTING ON A BLINDFOLD???
Onto the regular circus, assistant Misa! She is the sweetheart of the circus, dressing in a sparkly black and pink corset/leotard with so, so many feathers, thigh high black and pink striped socks, and big black platform boots. Her hair is in its classic half up pig tails, but with hair glitter and two higanbana flowers on each tail. Make up is bold red lip, pink circle blush, eye liner with pink eyeshadow, and two eyeliner hearts beneath her eyes.
She and Light are together a lot, doing random tricks between acts, but she does her own tight rope routine with a finale of fire breathing.
Takada and Mikami tame animals, specifically large cats, giant snakes, and the elephants. Pretty standard matching outfits, red and black themed too.
Matsuda is a pastel clown! White face, pink nose, baby blue lips, and yellow eye makeup. His clown outfit is those colors too, with pompoms, a big collar, and is generally puffy. He isn't creepy, and does some pretty funny gags around the rings (usually him messing around lol) kids love him!
Mogi is the strong man, obviously
Mello and Matt work mainly in Light's act because of their more traditional role of trapeze artists, but will do crossovers into The Freak Show if they need to fill time. Mello dresses in black and red spandex, while Matt is green and black, and will add creepier elements when they work with L. They pull off the most nerve wracking routines, crazy shit, flips, black flips, many moves that are considered illegal, and it has even their coworkers biting their nails sometime lmao
Okay, schedule is Light's Circus, The Freak Show, but they all get together an do a quick grand finale. All the stops are pulled out, lighting, effects, music— all manned by the shinigami (Ryuk, Rem, Gelus, Justin- the manager lol etc.) And Light and L perform an acrobatic duet act in the center, working in perfect harmony. They flip over eachother, use eachother for moves etc, all while every other act is being performed around them.
It all ends in a big boom, and is one of the most famous circuses in the world
They all travel on a classic train, which has been outfitted with some very nice tech and living spaces. After every performance they all have a communal dinner, exhausted but satisfied.
Light and L look like rivals at first glance, but every night they crawl into bed with eachother and complement the other's performance. They're married and co-own the circus, and met one another in the later stages of their training. They started as a co act, but gathered their employees over the years and created their own circus.
OH THIS IS SO FLUFFY, I HAVE TO DRAW ART! Thank you for the wonderful au idea!