Gemotions

He’d said the words, and the world tilted. Ethan, his best friend since kindergarten, was abandoning him for a job in New York. A hollowness settled in Leo's chest, quickly giving way to a restless energy. He couldn’t sit still. The familiar weight of inaction vanished. He started researching that screenplay he’d been putting off, the one he'd always talked about writing. He scribbled ideas on napkins, ignoring the coffee stains and the late hour. A smile played on his lips, a secret promise of action. He’d be ready.