I'm glad the boy (really old man now) has found something to live for in the young couple but I just know that "Tragedy" tag is going to rear its ugly head in the next couple of chapters.
This story keeps bringing tears to my eyes. It's neat to see how his reaction gradually changes when opening the door. However I get this dreadful feeling that he'll get too relaxed opening the door thinking its them and baam! its a bad guy.
I'm not falling for this again, the new couple are going to die, and then the old man will kill himself, and then he'll end up in hell where he'll have to re-live all of his life.. Or something like that... YOU'RE NOT FOOLING ME AGAIN.
This really is genius. By killing off the important people to him, we are scared when he makes new connections think they're probably going to die. Which is exactly how he feels and his struggle in this story.
now why tf did I start reading this while already depressed...... truly the worst idea so far into this lockdown...
I can almost imagine the author either laughing like a maniac or staring into the void.