I know I'm way to late to be commenting on this but I'm going to anyway:

Shit! That was amazing! Can except this as cannon or something? Like seriously, I like the idea that Soichiro knew Light was Kira way more than the way it really is. Well done.

This was so sad and beautiful at the same time
Great Job!

very well written, i like how you portrayed him.

Chilling, I have to say. Soichiro is really one of my most favorite characters, and this...yeah. Wow. I just can't imagine how much it'd hurt, realizing something like that. Amazing as always, mate!

Loved it! It was so sad and yet so befitting of Soichiro! _

This scene was SO sad in the anime. . Ugh, I need to start reading more AE fics, Ima bout to cry all my tears out.

I kinda hated how they had him die not knowing the truth, it just seemed to fucked up...wonderful as always!

Wow...

Sober and beautiful. I really like it that you included Sachiko - she's too often reduced to a naive outsider. Mothers know best... sometimes...

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#is teary eyed#

~Mademise Morte

Ouch.

"His beloved, broken, beautiful son." That really got me. That was just... uwah. Emotional isn't the right word. Neither is moving, quite. They're close, but... there should be a word that perfectly describes it, but either I don't know it, it's not coming to me at the moment, or the english language was stupid enough not to create it.

Absolutely stunning. Though the idea of a "happy" death day is a little... weird, true. ;;

This is a really beautiful, sad little piece.

And, I think he did know. He just refused to admit it to himself. When, in canon, he saw the numbers, he seemed almost surprised. I think that meant he'd always truly suspected it deep down.

How tragic...I can't imagine what it would be like knowing that your son was a killer, let alone being responsible for your death...

I think that this is a plausible twist, had the series gone this way.

Job well done.

AH THIS MADE MY DAY :D

Angsty fare, mhmm

Favorite line: "He ignored what Kira was shouting and stared at Light". Gorgeous division there!

I remember being sad and a little miffed when Soichiro died.

Sad because...well, it was Soichiro. Ultimate Upholder of Morality and All That Is Good and all.

Miffed because I had found Light a fascinating character, and now that he'd allowed his dad to die, I had a legitimate reason to either hate him with a newfound passion or dive even deeper into analyzing his twisted, brilliant mind

(I picked neither, if you're wondering. I just kinda...drew back from emotional involvement concerning Light and regarded each new development in his plan of world domination with guarded interest. So I didn't wither when he died at the end, but I didn't cheer either. I just thought it was a great ending. Does that make sense...? ;;)

Oh I know: I don't love or hate Light. I just acknowledge that he's a fantastic character, and while he does some things that I wouldn't, Death Note wouldn't be as intense without a character like him :D

And he's admirable yet ridiculously mockable at the same time! (Actually, I can say that about most of the DN characters XD)

Hope you had a worthy RIP Yagami Soichiro Day~

Love,

CC :]

PS. Also! "a father always knows"

I sense a reference to Beautiful Disaster - when Light tells Soichiro about his Private Preferences? :D

This was really good. I mean, like, realy good.