If this was read first of the 3 connecting stories, you don't really feel the anguish and sadness this prequel has to offer. I once read this after reading "Stay Gold" first; the feels come when you read this straight after that. I read this again 2 years later and didn't feel it since I didn't start with "Stay Gold". You realize how sad this is when you read it second of the 3, so I recommend this order (づ￣ ³￣)づ
If this was read first of the 3 connecting stories, you don't really feel the anguish and sadness this prequel has to offer. I once read this after reading "Stay Gold" first; the feels come when you read this straight after that. I read this again 2 years later and didn't feel it since I didn't start with "Stay Gold". You realize how sad this is when you read it second of the 3, so I recommend this order (づ￣ ³￣)づ