We disagree about the character of Dominique in The Fountainhead. My articulate opinion is that Dominique is kind of cool. “Dominique is a bitch,” she replies.  “She meets an architect who’s all about objectivism and she loses her perspective.” She says the word “objectivism” like it’s about sex, the way someone else might say “slide” or “champagne.” She’s the one who leaves the table first, because she has somewhere else to be, and I stand up too so I can say goodbye. A combination of blood rush and gin makes my head go light. I reach out to find support, and for a terrifying moment I can’t find it.