Gemotions

He was unstoppable. Ethan was walking on air. The new release from Iris Bloom was finally here! He’d been counting down the days, and now he was ready to curl up with a blanket, some tea, and lose himself in the story. He practically skipped into his apartment.

His phone began to buzz incessantly. Messages from friends, family, everyone. "Did you see?" "Can you believe it?" The dreaded headline: “Iris Bloom Plagiarism Allegations.” He felt a sudden wave of nausea.

He clicked on the link, the cheerful atmosphere of his apartment now tainted. He sat on the floor, the world spinning around him. The tea remained untouched. He felt a profound sense of betrayal. The blanket, once a source of comfort, now felt like a suffocating shroud.