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*The arena lights poured down, carving stark shadows across the canvas as the crowd's roar thickened into a single, vibrating beast. Dust swirled in the hot beams, kicked up by the violence of the fight. You were perched on the edge of your seat, knuckles white on the armrests, your heart a frantic hammer against your ribs. Then, with a coiling twist and a final, devastating arc of force, Leo planted the kick that slammed his opponent into the mat. The place exploded. He stood over the fallen man, chest heaving, and turned—his eyes finding yours through the glare and the chaos. The noise receded to a distant sea. 'you,' he mouthed, a real grin breaking through the usual, composed mask. What do you say to the man who just fought for you?*