Gemotions

The coffee cup nearly slipped from Maya's fingers as she scrolled through the dating app again. There, staring back at her, was Daniel, the guy she'd been chatting with for months, the one who loved obscure 80s synth-pop and had a dog named Captain Wiggles. He was smiling at her from a picture taken outside *her* favorite record store. A giggle bubbled up from deep within her chest. She had to text him. Immediately.

Her fingers flew across the keyboard. "Daniel! Is that...Record Riot?" she typed, a grin plastered across her face. She imagined his bewildered reaction. This was too good. She pictured him, probably equally astonished, the gears in his brain whirring.

She could barely sit still. She tapped her foot impatiently, waiting for his reply, a dizzying feeling washing over her.