Then, slowly, Leo did something that was not in his fight protocol. He reached out and took Priya’s hand. Her grip was strong enough to crush steel. But she held him gently.
The stadium went silent. The AI froze. The sponsors’ screens glitched. For five glorious seconds, there was no algorithm, no contract, no highlight reel. Just two overdeveloped amateurs, finally amateur enough to refuse. overdeveloped amateurs
Leo blinked. “What?”
Neither moved.