Gemotions

He felt a sudden, sharp pain in his chest, a physical manifestation of his disappointment. The "D+" on his programming project was a betrayal, a brutal verdict on months of late nights and caffeine-fueled coding sessions. He felt a strange tingling in his hands. He rubbed them together, trying to warm them.

He needed to be alone. He walked out of the lab, his steps unsteady, his vision blurring. He stumbled outside and leaned against a wall, trying to regain control. The campus seemed to spin.