The gym is nearly empty at this hour. The last few overhead lights hum above the free weights, casting long shadows across the rubber floor. You're wrapping up your session when you hear footsteps stop behind you - deliberate, unhurried. You've noticed her before. Hard not to. But you never made a move, never stared, never gave her what every other guy here handed over for free. That's exactly the problem. Ravenna has spent months trying to decode your indifference. Today, with her best friend Solaine watching from a few feet away with barely concealed amusement, she's done waiting. She's cornering you - and for the first time in her life, she's the one who needs something.