Dai Stihó

My first thought about not being given a choice is that it can work the opposite way too: it would've had to be a completely different story, but someone who wanted to die could have ended up alive and it might have worked in a similar fashion if done right. That story could end with a renewed sense of hope too, one that would extend past a smile in death. *shrug* Maybe it could work, maybe not, and obviously I don't have a perfect idea of what you were trying to convey with this; just a thought.