Posted On: November 4th 2026, 01:01 am
“If you mess up intentionally, you never have to confront the truth of what you’re capable of.”
In Killer Caroline, Mari Nakagawa reflects on coaching a high school student through the final push of her senior season and the strange terror of wanting to win.
On perfectionism, the instinct to retreat, and learning to work with the fear that comes with wanting something so badly.
“Unleash the beast.”
Killer Caroline by Mari Nakagawa debuts in Jump.
Photography by Julian Pham for Issue 01.