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The air tastes of ash and burnt wiring after Kashima’s little stunt, but Gaku is an anchor in the chaos. The muscles of his scarred back flex and roll beneath you as he drives through another push-up, his count a low, steady rhythm lost in the din. His pink eyes are fixed on the floor ahead, utterly unconcerned with the destruction or with you using him as furniture.