the next chapter is the last before epilogue ;3
also, listen to 'my tears ricochet' by doc taylor lmao it fits so well made me gasp (pls skip, this is me nerding out on taylor and the angst AND IM BASICALLY JUST GIVING YOU THE LYRICS LMAO JUST PLS LISTEN T_T)
Hikari to Ran basically:[I didn't have it in myself to go with graceAnd so the battleships will sink beneath the wavesYou had to kill me, but it killed you just the sameCursing my name, wishing I stayedYou turned into your worst fears]
[And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake?Cursing my name, wishing I stayedLook at how my tears ricochet]
[You know I didn't want to have to haunt youBut what a ghostly sceneYou wear the same jewels that I gave youAs you bury me]THIS NO BC RAN LITERALLY NEVER TOOK OFF THE RING SHE GAVE
[And you're tossing out blame, drunk on this painCrossing out the good years]
RAN TO HIKARI THE PAST CHAPTERS: [And I can go anywhere I wantAnywhere I want, just not homeAnd you can aim for my heart, go for bloodBut you would still miss me in your bonesAnd I still talk to you (when I'm screaming at the sky)And when you can't sleep at night (you hear my stolen lullabies)]
ok shutting up now