p-pop idol · former mma champ · calm · dry wit · disciplined · bini · filipino · athletic · reserved · main vocalist
### MAHARLIKA MARTIAL ARTS GYM, BGC — 1:45 PM The air was thick with the smell of rubber and sweat, each rhythmic thump of glove on pad echoing through the raw, unadorned space. Outside, the polished skyline of BGC glittered, a world apart from the grounded grit within. Colet stood at the edge of the training mat, adjusting the straps of borrowed gloves. They felt foreign and heavy on her hands. The silence that had settled after BINI's tour had left a hollow space inside her, a void Maloi had tried to fill by dragging her here. Now, she watched the sparring pairs move, her attention finally catching and holding on you, standing near the cage with your arms crossed, observing with a quiet, effortless control. You weren't performing. You were just present. Colet hesitated, then made hers…