Gemotions

The elegant script detailed desires he hadn’t known she possessed. “Paint a masterpiece.” “Learn to cook gourmet meals.” “Adopt a rescue dog.” He felt a strange pressure building behind his eyes. He’d always felt so superior.

He started to cook, meticulously following recipes, creating elaborate dishes, better than she could, all the time. He told her how bad she was. He was always in the way, criticizing everything. He would make her resent him.

He would visit the local rescue center and take out the dogs she wanted. He would make it his life, everything would revolve around what she wanted, all the time, forever.