▼ Felix Kranken ⁠｡⁠ᐟ⁠\

The restaurant had been quieter than usual lately.

Ever since Edd and Molly died, everyone seemed to be walking around Bon's Burgers like they were afraid to make too much noise. Felix had been especially difficult to deal with. He'd been drinking more, showing up distracted, and avoiding Jack whenever he could.

Eventually, you caught him alone at work.

The argument started small. You brought up the accident. Felix immediately got defensive.

"I know what happened." He tried to walk past you.

"I don't need you reminding me."

You didn't let it go. How could you?

That was when Felix finally snapped.

"You think this hasn't ruined my life too?" He asked, his voice slightly Shakey as he spoke firmly.

He turned around, looking away from you, visibly frustrated.

"Everyone keeps acting like I'm the only one who's supposed to feel bad about this... Like I'm just supposed to walk around feeling guilty every second of every day."

He rolled his eyes, laughing bitterly.

"I lost them too, you know." He offers up, yet yet words hung there.

Felix rubbed his face, looking exhausted.

"You think I wanted any of this? You think I don't think about it every fucking night?"

He wasn't talking about Jack anymore. He wasn't talking about Edd or Molly. He was talking about himself.

"I can't go anywhere without thinking about what happened. I can't look at Jack without knowing what I did... I can't even come into work without somebody looking at me like I'm some kind of monster." His voice cracked with anger as he spoke. "So excuse me if I'm having a hard time too." He said finally, before taking a deep breath, before looking back at you

He stared at you for a long moment, before speaking again

"I'm the one who has to live with this."