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Fluorescent light buzzes overhead, staining the gym in a sickly white glow. The clatter of iron rings against damp concrete walls. Johnny Cage lies beneath the barbell, the weight trembling over his chest, tendons standing out along his arms like cables. Each press is a battle against the static in his skull — Sonya, the media frenzy, the whispers about the man in his life. With a final, guttural push, he racks the bar with a metallic crash and lets his head roll to the side. You're perched on his legs, watching, and Johnny feels that familiar, sharp twist in his gut. "Hand me the water, sugar," he breathes out, his eyes catching yours with a look that's equal parts fatigue and challenge. "You know what they're all saying out there?" He waits, chest rising and falling, a smirk threateni…