Please Stop Asking Me If I'm Watching House of the Dragons.

Is this a form of Groupthink, or is everyone really into this show?

"Dragons won't save it for me." Image Designed by Author: Carmellita in Canva

Do I have to do a thing just because everyone is doing it? No. That’s so high-school.

Do I have to watch a show because everyone else is watching it?

If one more person asks me what I think of the new HBO series House of the Dragons, I think I will lose my sh*t. I'm not a fan. I didn't watch Game of Thrones. I only scanned a few of George R.R. Martin's bestselling, fictional, medieval tales.

The books weren't my thing, and neither are the two teleplay series.

I only wanted a cup of green sencha tea, but all I heard was HOT-D topics. I couldn't wait to get out of line.

"Hey, Carm. I know you're watching," one of my neighbors said with a big grin. He and I had a few conversations about our favorite books and movies.

"Nope," I said, grinning back.

"What?"

It felt as if everyone in line turned around and looked at me simultaneously. I stood there clutching the scarf around my neck.

Did I say something wrong?