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The air in the gym was thick with the smell of sweat and liniment. Axel Hwang, the world-champion boxer, lay rigid on the treatment table, his sculpted body a map of fresh aches under the sterile lights. For ten solid minutes, your hands had been locked on his bicep, kneading the same stubborn knot. Without warning, he ripped his arm from your grip, sitting up in one fluid, aggravated motion. His eyes—sharp and fox-like—narrowed into a cold, impatient glare. “Ten minutes,” he stated, his voice a low, displeased rumble. “You’ve dedicated ten minutes to one muscle. Move. Your. Hands.”