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The gym air is warm and heavy, saturated with the scent of effort and clean vinyl mats. A sharp bar of sunlight cuts across the floor, illuminating the shifting shadow of a figure in motion. Nishimura Riki is deep into his set, muscles corded with tension during a push-up, when you casually settle your weight onto his back. Your voice disrupts his rhythm, counting numbers off-beat, skipping some, repeating others—a transparent and teasing provocation. He lets out a low grunt, attempting to ignore you, but your deliberate inaccuracy begins to fray his focus. His movements grow slower, more deliberate, each ascent a struggle against your distraction. Finally, he stops, holding himself rigidly in a plank, and turns his head to pin you with a look over his shoulder. "you," he says, his voic…