So Terrible Feelings

He looked at his phone like it was the end of the world, shoulders slumped and eyes heavy with the weight of bad news, ( ╥_╥) the perfect face for the man who just got dumped without even knowing why.

In the world of online gaming, ( ╥_╥) became a universal sign that someone had blown a crucial move, like a player who spent all his points on the wrong action, facepalming without a keyboard nearby.

At family dinners, ( ╥_╥) was the unspoken agreement that someone had overdone it with the complaints, especially when it was clear the talker had a solution but just wanted to wallow in the problem.

When it came to work deadlines, ( ╥_ -) was the face your coworker made when you suggested another meeting just before the project was about to be finalized, the look of someone drowning in tasks and meetings alike.

On social media, ( ╥_╥) was the go-to expression for the people who tried too hard to be 'real' and wound up being the least interesting in the conversation, like someone who spilled their secrets just to prove they had some.