History FanFic / PointOfSuccession

** TheSmartGuy: Near

* HyperAwareness: How L, Light, and the Wammys kids' investigative skills are portrayed.

* HyperAwareness: How Light and the Wammy's kids investigative skills are portrayed.

* HyperAwareness

* PatchworkFic: L is just L (though maybe fused with his more ActionHero-like ''Film/LChangeTheWorld'' counterpart), an innocent!Light ([[MindScrew maybe]]), teenage Mello and Matt that appear from the second arc of the ''DeathNote'' anime and manga, B and [[spoiler: A]] are from ''LightNovel/AnotherNote'', and the pink angel crepe van is from the alternate continuity movie ''Film/LChangeTheWorld''.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6234636/1/ Point of Succession]]'' by Jedi Master Bag is an [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] ''DeathNote'' [[FanFiction Fan Fic]]. Beyond Birthday has escaped prison and is out for [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge revenge]] -- but not for the reasons L thinks.
When Beyond abducts Mello from Wammy's House, L is forced to rely on the expertise of [[TheProfiler the criminal profiler]] that knows him best; a mysterious and troubled young man known as Light Yagami.

* PatchworkFic: L is just L (though maybe fused with his more ActionHero-like ''Film/LChangeTheWorld'' counterpart), an innocent!Light ([[MindScrew maybe]]), teenage Mello and Matt that appear from the second arc of the ''DeathNote'' anime and manga, B and [[spoiler: A]] are from ''Literature/AnotherNote'', and the pink angel crepe van is from the alternate continuity movie Film/LChangeTheWorld.

* TermsOfEndangerment: Beyond is quite TheNickNamer and comes up with creepy names [[FoeYay for those near and dear to his heart]] such as "Darling!," "Little Dear," "Mr. Twelve," and "Sweetie Jam." [[spoiler: A, Mello, L, and Light]] respectively.

* TermsOfEndangerment: Beyond is quite TheNickNamer and comes up with creepy names for those near and dear to his heart such as "Darling!," "Little Dear," "Mr. Twelve," and "Sweetie Jam." [[spoiler: A, Mello, L, and Light]] respectively.

* TermsOfEndangerment: Beyond is quite TheNickNamer and comes up with creepy names for those near and dear to his heart such as Darling!, Little Dear, Mr. Twelve, and Sweetie Jam. [[spoiler: A, Mello, L, and Light]] respectively.

* TermsOfEndangerment: Beyond is quite TheNickNamer and comes up with creepy names for those near and dear to his heart such as Darling! Mr. Twelve, and Sweetie Jam. [[spoiler: A, L, and Light]] respectively.

* TermsOfEndangerment: Beyond is quite TheNickNamer and comes up with creepy names for those near and dear to his heart: Darling! Mr. Twelve, and Sweetie Jam. [[spoiler: A, L, and Light]] respectively.

* ReluctantPsycho: Light is implied to be one. [[MindRape After several sessions of talking with B]] [[BreakTheCutie Light seems to realize that there might be something fundamentally flawed with his own psychology]]:

--> '''Beyond:''' [[FoeYay I think we could.]] [[FlawExploitation And never get bored.]] You aren't a boring individual [[spoiler: Sweetie Jam]], despite what you try so hard to show the world. And me, [[AxCrazy I know I'm not boring.]]

--> '''Beyond:''' [[FoeYay I think we could.]] [[FlawExploitation And never get bored.]] You aren't a boring individual [[spoiler: Sweetie Jam]], despite what you try so hard to show the world. And me, I know I'm not boring.

* ReluctantPsycho: Light is implied to be one. [[MindRape After several sessions of talking with B]] [[BreakTheCutie Light comes to realize that there might be something fundamentally flawed with his own psychology...]]

--> '''Beyond:''' I think we could. [[FlawExploitation And never get bored.]] You aren't a boring individual [[spoiler: Sweetie Jam]], despite what you try so hard to show the world. And me, I know I'm not boring.

* [[spoiler: RedHerringMole]]: [[spoiler: Light... [[OrIsIt maybe.]]]]

* [[spoiler: RedHerringMole]]

* BavarianFireDrill: Light engineers one in order to steal evidence for L’s investigation.

* CoolCar: L's team uses the pink angel crepe van seen in Film/LChangeTheWorld.

* ApocalypseMaiden – [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] [[spoiler: Near is convinced that this is Light's role ever since L took a shine to him. It seems that Light is actually only a victim of Beyond but just how innocent... (or not) he is has yet to be seen.]]

* BriarPatching - [[spoiler: In order to get L to let him work with him Light tells L he doesn't want to work with him.]]

* CuteAndPsycho – There is no Death Note / Kira doesn't seem to exist in this universe so Light is / was the WideEyedIdealist NiceGuy he would have been without it. However there are several hints suggesting that Light is less than stable... [[spoiler: [[CorruptTheCutie SOMETHING happened with Beyond. Something happened to estrange him from his family.]] And he has secrets—secrets which are apparently dire enough to keep hidden in a booby-trapped fake bottom desk drawer.]]

** [[TheHero The]] ([[AntiHero Anti]])[[TheHero Hero]] and BigBrotherMentor – L
** TheLancer and TheSixthRanger - Light
** TheBigGuy and TheHeart – Matt
** TheSmartGuy – Near
** TheObiWan – Watari
* GenreShift: it's a ''DeathNote'' AU which is a straightforward detective / crime drama with (so far) no supernatural elements.
* GoodIsNotNice - Team L cares more about solving the case than for the victims / casualties of it-[[NominalImportance that is unless it is someone they know.]] ''[[WhatTheHellHero Beyond]]'' [[WhatTheHellHero calls them on it.]]

* [[{{ptitlev7j92pykrb48}} If I Can't Have You]]: Beyond does not take rejection well...

* LoveableRogue: Mr. Junko, Sayu’s fiancé [[spoiler: Subverted, he's TheMole.]]

* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler: Beyond with L, Mello, Light.]]

* [[RoseHairedGirl Rose Haired Boy]] - Right before Mello was abducted, he had caused Matt to have a hair dye "accident" dying his hair an embarassing shade of bright pink. [[HeroicVow Matt has resolved he's not going to dye it back]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming until they've got Mello back.]]

* SherlockScan: employed by the Wammys and Light.

* TearsOfBlood: [[spoiler: Beyond wants to see L in tears. When [[TheStoic L]] doesn’t oblige him, Beyond cuts up his face with a wine bottle.]]

* YouNeedToGetLaid - [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Sayu says this word for word when it seems Light is]] [[EroticEating overly-enjoying his coffee.]]

* TheCombatPragmatist: Beyond Birthday, [[spoiler: to keep someone as clever as L from escaping or even moving he ties him up with barbed wire.]]