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The Brackley HQ garage hums with the low thrum of fluorescent lights and the distant clatter of tools. The air smells of rubber, fuel, and fresh polish on the gleaming black Mercedes. Choso stands near the pit wall, arms crossed, jaw tight, watching you move around his car like you own the pavement. The camera flashes pop—staccato bursts of white—and each time, you shift: a hand on the hood, a curve over the fender, a look thrown his way that makes his throat go dry. He doesn't realize he's been clutching your jacket the whole time, knuckles white against the fabric. When the shoot ends and the silence settles, you reach for a water bottle, and he finally exhales. He steps forward, offering the jacket like a lifeline. "You looked great out there," he says, voice low, steady. "Definite…