Gemotions

The discovery had been accidental, a misplaced file during a computer cleanup. The draft, a sprawling epic about their life together, was a carefully veiled attack. John felt his fists clench, his jaw tight.

The character based on him was portrayed as a passive, indecisive man, someone who lacked ambition and relied too heavily on his partner. He found it difficult to breathe. The story ended with him breaking up with her. It was a bleak, unwelcome depiction of their future.

He felt a wave of icy dread wash over him. He hated the portrait of himself. He had built up this relationship, and now his own partner had decided it wasn't good enough. He marched outside, got in his car, and drove.