South Carolina Compartmentalizing After The News Of His Impending Departure…..South Carolina is compartmentalizing in the wake of the stunning news of his impending departure. To the outside world, he remains stoic—business as usual, hands in pockets, head held high. But behind closed doors, emotions shift like summer thunderstorms. There’s pride, yes—he’s always known how to raise something strong, something that lasts. Yet there’s also the ache of loss, creeping in at the edges.
He tells himself it’s for the best. Transitions are part of growth. Still, there’s something about the quiet moments—sunrises over the salt marshes, the echo of cleats on a Friday night field—that catch in his throat. He files those feelings away, box by box, like memories stashed in an attic: not forgotten, just deferred.
To friends, he’s upbeat. “He’ll do great,” he says, meaning it. But late at night, he lingers a little longer at the edge of familiar waters, watching the tide roll in like it always has, indifferent to change. There’s strength in that, he thinks. The land stays grounded, even when those it raised begin to roam.
So South Carolina braces, smiles for the cameras, and lets go with the quiet grace of someone who’s done this before. But make no mistake—he’ll rem
ember.
