She steps aside, the sight of my home replacing her and allowing me to enter it if I desire to do so.

"Come in. I made your favorite." Her voice becomes venom in the air. No longer sweet, only sour.

And I know.

I know something is wrong.

"Let me guess...Ravioli?" She nods, leaving for the kitchen. "And...is a new recipe?"

"Yes, kitty. Now sit down, I'll bring you a plate in a second." She doesn't reach the kitchen, noticing my lack of movement she turns around to face me. "Felix?"

I don't have to ask in order to know, because I can remember it clearly. The memory of it just took a little to catch up.

Amongst all the happy smiles I brought her, I can see the same pair of eyes that looked at me when I went back in time.

Because no matter what I do, I will always mess things up.

It doesn't matter who, it doesn't matter what lengths I go to.

Bad luck will always follow.

"I've been cheating on you, haven't I?"

She sighs and turns again.

"We need to talk, so sit down."

"Bridgette..."

"I said: Sit down!"

I shiver and decide to listen. Lazily, I drag myself onto the chair and wait for my sentence.

I can hear her angrily putting away the things in the kitchen.

"I'm sorry, cookie. I really tried to change things for the better."

"Stop..."

"I went back in time! Twice! I thought past me wouldn't make the same mistakes but it seems nothing I do is ever right."

"Felix..."

"I'm so sorry." I've started crying now. "I really don't know what else to do. I don't want to lose you."

"But you have. You lost me the moment you decided to have sex with her."

"And I've tried to take it back. Believe me, I've tried."

She sits opposite me, exhaustion portrayed in every corner of her face.

"You've really gone back in time?" She asks in disbelief.

"I have. I used Fluff, see?" I show her the miraculous box. "You gave it to me, you told me to choose you so I did. I went back in time and told myself to choose you." I put the box away, silently. "But it didn't work."

"So what now?"

"I don't know...I-" I cover my face with my palms. I feel sick in my stomach.

All this worrying.

She's right. I lost her a while ago, I shouldn't act otherwise.

"I think...I have to stop being so selfish"

"Felix?"

"I keep tying you down. I keep demanding you to stay but I go and leave you for someone else. I preach that I do not deserve you, yet I'm terrified of leaving you. Or worse, of you leaving me."

"And what are you going to do about it?"

"I cannot take back what I did, it seems. And, you didn't live this but we've also tried a sort of punishment thing."

"Okay?"

"And none has worked." I sigh, frustrated with the conclusion I've arrived at.

Do I really have the guts to say it out loud?

"I..."

I have to say it. For her sake, for both our sakes. And most importantly: because I owe it to her.

No more running away. No more trying to change what's already done.

"Felix?"

It's only four words.

"I want a..." But I don't have the chance to finish.

She freezes. Time freezes. All remains still but I.

"What the-?"

"Felix you idiot!" Plagg's little body comes flying through the window.

"I've been hearing that a lot recently." I look around. Too exhausted to comprehend. "What is going on, Plagg?"

"Why do you mess everything up? I cannot believe you!"

"Look, this one isn't on me, okay? I don't even know what happened." I try to defend myself before his aggressive tone.

"You broke everything the moment you started thinking with your dick." He brings his little paw and face palms himself. "Can't you see? I brought you back in time. Tikki and I decided to. We needed for you to change before it was too late!"

"But why would you guys decide that?"

"Because Chat Noir cannot exist without Ladybug and vice versa!" And with that, he leaves me as confused but now I can pinpoint a reason behind all this. I am no longer kept in the dark.

"Okay, so what do we do? How do we fix this?"

"I don't know!"

He flies around the room, deep in thought. And although I can't hear what he's thinking, I discard all options he might come up with.

If I cannot begin again. Shouldn't it make sense to end the story?

"What if...what if we renounce the miraculous?"

"What?! Who would-?"

"Adrien and Marinette." I easily respond. "We're already similar in appearance, it wouldn't be that hard."

"Felix..."

"Look, we defeated Hawk Moth. We're fine. Can you really think of something else? From what I can see or have been seeing is that I'm stuck in this maze, where I'm trying to look for an exit that is clearly there once you see it."

"It wouldn't be fair on Bridgette."

"How so?"

"You'd take being Ladybug away from her."

"She already hates me. What's more hate? I can take it!"

"I don't know..."

"Buddy, I'd miss being your companion and I'm sure Bridgette will be heartbroken, but...it's time to end this curse."

"And give it to someone else?"

"He'd already know who Ladybug is, that part is done, no pain for him."

"Are you sure you want to do this? You'd be losing everything, Felix."

He's right.

But I'm also right.

"I deserve it, Plagg. Might as well own it." I extend my arms, inviting him for a hug. "Now come here before I change my mind." He flies and crashes against my chest. I place a hand gently on him and high him back.

"I'm so sorry your story ended like this, Felix."

"It's okay Plagg. It seems not all Chat Noirs and Ladybugs are destined to be with each other."