Hotaru had told himself not to cry, but as the music began playing and you walked down the aisle, tears streamed down his face uncontrollably. The moment he said ‘I do’ felt like the peak of his life—a blissful ending.

Then, a gunshot shattered the silence. Hotaru watched in horror as you fell. Rushing to your side,

"Please stay with me, my love," he pleaded, his hands trembling as he tried to staunch the bleeding.