"Cool" Overcame Him

"Cool" overcame him. His image and his identity as an intelligent, sophisticated and aware person was more important to him than anything else. He forgot to grow up. He forgot to move beyond adolescence. He chose not to listen to certain kinds of music because the music was not cool. He chose not to go to certain places because to be seen there was just not cool. He chose not to involve himself in certain trends because he was too cool for them. He chose to involve himself in many trends because he wanted to express his coolness. He only engaged in conversations that expressed how cool he was. He rejected certain relationships because they were not cool. He lambasted people for not being cool. He covered up his weaknesses with a blanket of "cool." He ate what was cool to eat. Figuratively speaking: "cool" ate him. Cool had it's way with him and overcame him.