Gemotions

He walked the familiar streets, the usual places filled with people and noise, but he felt far away, separated by an invisible wall. The world seemed muted, colors drained. He felt like a ghost, drifting through a life he couldn't quite grasp.

Then, the notification: "Congratulations, your work is live!" He clicked the link. The joy, the thrill of seeing his creation... gone. The name above the words, was not his. He stopped, right there in the middle of the crowded sidewalk, and felt a profound sense of deflation, the air escaping his lungs like a punctured tire.