A/N: Terribly sorry this is so late. A mixture of Real Life and computer crashing got in the way of speedy updates. Anyway, this one's for Soichiro Yagami, because he is a freaking amazing character. I hope I did him justice.
Disclaimer: Keep forgetting to do these. Anyway, I don't own it. Original idea isn't mine either. Only the words and the order in which they occur.
Who is Soichiro?
Soichiro is hoping (though not necessarily believing) that is son isn't Kira.
Soichiro is having to grow old before his time, giving his years to this case that he doesn't think will ever end.
Soichiro is not going to kill Mello, because even thought he's an officer he's also a father, and he recognizes that desperate look on the boy's face.
Soichiro is holding on to reality for dear life, but everything he knows is too busy collapsing around him to notice.
Soichiro is a whispered lullaby to the children he didn't know he'd be losing.
Soichiro is more than one night spent wondering how the hell he managed to get in so far over his head.
Soichiro is a promise to his wife that he knows he'll never be able to keep.
Soichiro is giving his life for a cause he desperately believes in and still wishing he could do more.
Soichiro is keeping his head, because someone has to and no one else is doing a very good job of staying calm.
Soichiro is wishing, for just a moment, that he could give to L everything Light ever had.
Soichiro is hesitating, because even though he's promised to follow L, he can't help but wonder if this really is justice.
Soichiro is looking at the clock late at night and thinking, well, one more hour at the office couldn't hurt...
Soichiro is hugging his little girl— who really isn't so little anymore— and wondering if it's for the last time.
Soichiro is a gun in his hand and a picture of his family in his pocket.
Soichiro is a hero.
Soichiro is being there for his son, even if it means having to disagree with world's three greatest detectives.
Soichiro is another late-night cup of coffee when there's too much work to do and not enough time to do it.
Soichiro is staying strong for his family, even when inside he's breaking.
Soichiro is his children's shoulder to cry on after a hard break-up or a bad test score gets them down, and a hand to hold on to when the Kira case takes its toll on them all.
Soichiro is a cop, a father, a martyr: Soichiro is a man, and the world was lucky—was honored—to have him.
…Wow, angst much, Eggy? Soichiro is basically one of the only true "good guys" in the series, and I almost cried when he died. I hope I conveyed that here.
As to who's coming up next… I don't actually know. Possibly BB, because I have part of his chapter written. (Even though it sucks.) There is much editing to be done, but it's half-way written. After that… well… it depends on what my muses say. XD
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