Gemotions

She felt a hollowness bloom in her stomach as she watched him. "TechTitan" was standing at the entrance of the coding convention, chatting animatedly with someone else. He'd always seemed so invested in their conversations, even promising a face-to-face meet up. She swallowed hard, feeling as though the air around her was suddenly dense and hard to breathe. He seemed to glance at her once, his expression unreadable. Then he turned back to his friend, and began laughing again. She turned away, a tremor running through her.