I am not a writer, but I am a reader. I think I saw a comment by another non-writer. I'll say what makes a good book or story for me. That is one that flows that feels natural, and that has as few commercial interruptions as humanly possible. You see when I read, I see the story, and I feel the life in the story.

So emotion is a very strong part of any story. But as a reader I do not need to have it thrown in my face while reading. I prefer the implied action or feeling. think about does it need to be spelled out for readers that Rosy is very embarrassed or can it just be shown subtly.

I guess what I am saying is as writers you do not fill in all the physical surroundings, grass green, tree Maple, road asphalt, road crushed rock or crushed clam shells, sky blue, rock was hard, grass was soft, 20 degrees out the puddle was frozen, There is a lot of background stuff that is not overly detailed out. So try not to overly detail out the emotions of the characters.

Your feelings and emotional attitudes for the characters are going to come across a lot more believable if it just flows. Overflow can always be fixed in the editing process.