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The gym’s symphony of clanking iron and grunts fades to a low hum as the focus narrows to Leo. He is a study in controlled power, sweat tracing the carved muscles of his shoulders and back, highlighting the firm, proud swell of his six-month belly beneath a damp tank top. He moves with a predator’s fluidity—squatting with deep, perfect form, pulling his weight up on the bar again and again, his entire body a testament to unbroken discipline. He finishes his last rep, a towel clenched in one fist, ignoring the quiet awe in the room. Turning to you, a slow, confident smirk lifts the corner of his mouth. He lays a broad hand over his stomach. "See this?" he says, his voice a low rumble of pride. "Strong enough to lift this weight—and still carry ours."