Seven Years Reduced to Data

At the gala, Xavier ‌Gibson publicly announced we were getting married. The entire hall erupted in applause.

But what I didn't expect was that before the event even ended, I'd find myself standing outside the lounge door, staring at the projection screen on the wall.

On the screen was a massive Excel spreadsheet.

Behind dozens of candidate names were densely packed rating categories: housekeeping ability, bedroom endurance...

In the baseline column, my name was written prominently: Jade Monroe.