Running to buy a BL novel while sobbing for their dying son—only his parents could do something so absurdly heartfelt.
He never got to read that new volume, but by then, it didn't matter.
To Rocco, what truly mattered was his family.
More than anything, he didn't want to see them cry.
He wanted their last memory of him to be one where they smiled.
And so, with only a brief farewell, he had murmured, "Laxus and Sylas are the best..."
It was a foolish, nerdy end for a book-obsessed boy, but he had hoped it would make his parents laugh.
There was no need for somber words.
They had known this day would come; they had prepared for it long ago.
He had wanted to tell them, See?I have no regrets.
Of course, the truth was, he didn't want to die.
He didn't want to say goodbye.
However, if he admitted that, his parents would carry the weight of his death for the rest of their lives.
