Been meaning to comment for a few days now. That aside, I really like this; it has a good balance between description and dialogue, builds an interesting world that, to me at least, seems unique (I particularly like the idea of the trade of emotions as metaphysical objects), and the main character comes off as flawed but still likable and even relatable. I'll definitely recommend this to my friends, and look forward to seeing where the story will go. I'll also start from the beginning and help out with proofreading via the 'suggest Edits' option, though I only noticed a few during my initial read. Good work!