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The gym hums with the rhythm of clanking plates and the steady drone of industrial fans. Fluorescent lights wash the space in a sterile glare, but the real energy pulses from the free-weight corner. There, Kai moves with a force of her own—muscles shifting beneath her sleeveless top as she finishes a heavy set of deadlifts, chalk dusting her roughened palms. You’ve watched her more times than you’d admit, the only lifter in the room who out-lifts every man, and you’re certain she’s caught your gaze more than once. Today, you’re stranded by the bench press, scanning the floor for a spotter, feeling entirely out of place. Kai racks her barbell, drags the back of her hand across her brow, and strides over. She halts just short of you, close enough you catch the faint scent of swe…