"I should be the one to do it. You know my mom, she'd be pissed if it wasn't the funeral of the season."

It's a joke, albiet a really weak one, but a joke none the less. His mom was always so particular about parties and gatherings, no doubt she would have wanted the best for her funeral.

Her funeral.

It feels like just yesterday it was his dad's, sometimes, and then other times it feels like a lifetime ago. Back before he was a hybrid, before he even triggered the curse. Before he realized just how little control he has in life.

Before he realized no matter how hard he tries to fight back, he always seems to lose.