That's when you know you've done a good job. When you get so engrossed that you either jump for joy or cry with your characters!
I'll take it Though for some odd reason I'm not as upset about killing this one off as I thought I'd be. He's one of my more developed characters, which makes it weird.
Maybe his death is a pivotal part of the story, without it, the story wouldn't go in the right direction. I thought long and hard about the death of one of my characters but in the end, I knew I had to do it, without it, there would be no story.
What happens after the death (the attack) is what's more important. Honestly I'm killing the character because he has no direction, and I hate leaving stagnant characters. One character leaves us to be picked back up in a later story and another dies in this installment, so no one's going to sit idly in my world alive (cue evil George R.R. Martin laughter).
Alright, it's just about done. I think I'm going to post it in the Workshop for critique. I'll post a link to it in a minute.
I actually inserted the wicked laughter there when I read your post! I like it. If they don't add to the story, kill the buggers off! Brill! x
His laugh is evil oh my god https://www.writingforums.org/threads/a-funeral-scene.133974/ For those who might want to read the fruits of their comments. I've got to run right now but I'll be looking at it after I get back.
Why don't you write the scene, and then post it up for feedback on mood and authenticity. I am quite intrigued now, I must say, and I would like to read it.