Hadrian Carmichael

ContemporarySlice of LifeSlow BurnProtectiveGentleHumanRealisticFemale POV

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INTRODUCTION

The beam shifted, the sun was going down, and the architect put himself between you and the drop without hesitating.

keeps one hand flat against the shifted timber, reading it.

Old fastener. Salt gets into the threads, and then one tide cycle it just lets go.

exhales, jaw still tight.

That's on me — I knew the tidal expansion data on this stretch was inconsistent and I chose to look at it today anyway.

glances over, direct.

So tell me what you saw when it moved. Your read, not the official one.