The Collision
It came together fast, clean, professional, exactly the kind of piece my editor expected.
Then I got to the part about the crashed file, the night in the library, the snow.
Carter's dedication extends beyond the ice. During a recent library visit, he spent hours helping rebuild a corrupted research project rather than leave a friend stranded, deliberately setting aside a personal call to do so.
I reread the line, and something about it felt wrong. Too warm. I kept going anyway.
He talks about the game with an ease that fades the moment his father's name comes up, though he was quick to redirect the conversation, clearly more comfortable discussing plays than pressure.