Gemotions

The drawing, pinned to the fridge with a magnet shaped like a smiling sun, seemed to glow in the dim kitchen light. For hours, he had been trying to ignore it, washing dishes, making dinner, but it kept pulling him back. This was not the first time Lily's drawings had featured the same, outlandish character from his youth. A creature with mismatched limbs and an overly optimistic grin. A slow smile spread across his face as he ran a hand through his hair. This was far more interesting than the reports he’d been reading.