Gemotions

He'd imagined the worst-case scenario. Complete public humiliation. The end of his career. Ridicule from his peers. The reality was… anticlimactic. People weren’t interested in his deepest, darkest secrets. They were interested in the shared experience of being a confused teenager.

He leaned back in his chair, the tension seeping out of him. The constant, gnawing anxiety that had been plaguing him for days was gone. He looked at his hands, watching them tremble. But now, they trembled with something other than fear.

He felt the corners of his mouth lift. He got up and walked over to the kitchen, opening the fridge. He felt a sudden, strong craving for ice cream.