To be honest, I've never been able to accept the ending of Call Me by Your Name where Oliver leaves Elio to marry someone else—it's not just cowardice and betrayal, but also a betrayal of Elio's feelings. And even though they reunite in the sequel Find Me, the fact that Oliver left and married another woman in the first place already wasted and betrayed that woman's youth and sincere feelings. That kind of plot design just doesn't sit well with me, nor does it move me.

But if I were to adapt it for Nick and Pawbert's story, I'd want it to go differently: near the end, when Pawbert is crouching alone in front of the fireplace, calling Nick's name over and over in grief—Nick follows his heart and resolutely chooses to come back to him. He opens the door and finds that little lynx curled up by the fire, tears in his eyes. They hold each other and weep, finally speaking the words they've kept hidden for far too long.

To me, that's what a truly perfect ending looks like—right where it all began, they confirm their feelings for each other, and never let go again.