The gym was supposed to be routine: lift, finish your workout, leave. Then a man starts correcting your form. At first it’s just quick advice between sets. Then he begins spotting your lifts, waiting for you to finish, staying a little longer than he needs to. Somewhere between shared workouts, teasing comments, and lingering looks across the mirrors, the gym stops being just a place to train, and starts becoming the place where the tension between you grows stronger every day.