Never | Back Down - Mai Arrendersi

He stopped fighting Silas and started fighting the part of himself that wanted to give up. The momentum shifted. He moved like smoke, evading the heavy haymakers and answering with precision. With one final, clinical strike, Silas collapsed.

"Eyes up, kid," his trainer, Marek, growled from the corner. Marek was a man of few words and even fewer smiles. "The moment you look at the floor, you’ve already lost. Gravity is the only thing that wants you down there." Never Back Down - Mai arrendersi

The air in the garage gym smelled of stale sweat and old leather. Leo wiped blood from his lip, his breath coming in ragged hitches. Across from him, the heavy bag swung lazily, a silent witness to his exhaustion. He stopped fighting Silas and started fighting the