Idea for a short story:

The main character is a guy who came in 2nd place in a comeptive reality TV show, not unlike Real World Road Rules Challenge. He was clearly motivated and capable to win the final event, but just somehow let it slip through his fingers as the equally capable but slightly less motivated cther contestant ended up pulling out the win. The story will start after he has filmed the series, and we'd pick up with him as he is preparing to watch the season finale with some friends. After the show airs he does the occasional interview with the Local ABC or NBC affiliates, people recognize him regularly. Everywhere he goes someone approaches him, and he modestly basks in the limelight. As the story progresses, things naturally begin to fade...less people notice or care about him, less opportunities are presented. He will get offered a job hosting a small market extreme-sports show that will fail and get canceled after only 2 or 3 episodes. About half a year after the story starts he will compete in the Reality Show he was a part of's "All Star" series, where is is eliminated very quickly. He will constantly grasp at straws trying to fill the void that he has lost, and in the process will lose every last little bit of interest and passion he has in the world. Everything becomes dull, nothing matters, and because of his isolation in his miniature celebrity world, when it all fades he admittedly feels no emotion for anything other than longing to feel something.

I also think id like for him to accidentally kill somebody, but i cant figure out that metaphor yet.