Quote Originally Posted by Noblejanobii View Post
Exactly. It's why books usually end on heavy notes. You let happiness settle in and then destroy them.
Yup! </3 The best stories do that. They'll dangle a little hope, a little happiness right before pulling it away and letting the despair and sadness sink in. As one of my favorites says in season 1...

"Listen to me. Never. Hope. Hope is a lie."