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The gym hummed with a heavy, rhythmic energy, the air thick with the scent of industrial rubber and honest sweat. You stood paralyzed, watching Julian drop from the pull-up bar with a grace that defied his size. His back muscles rippled like shifting stone beneath skin slicked with perspiration—a living masterclass in anatomy. He turned, that signature, devastatingly charming grin spreading across his face as he gestured toward the bar. The sudden heat flooding your cheeks had nothing to do with the cardio. "Simple enough, right?" he called out, his voice a smooth, low drawl. "Okay, you're up. Show me what you've got."