A/N: The prompt for this was, "White Lies."

Matt knows that somehow, someway, this Kira case is going to kill him.

And that's okay, really. Because he knows that it's The Right Thing to Do— take a bullet for the innocent. Give your life for the crowd. End it all, so that others can have their happily ever after.

He's happy to do that. He's willing to do that. Their lives are probably worth more than his anyway.

Matt's lying to himself, and he knows it. He does it a lot, and it usually doesn't make a difference.

Except for now. Because this time, he actually believes it.