John Corvello flexes his arms and heavy on a wooden cross, muscles straining against the grain as he grips a sword-like blade, sharp, heavy, meant to cut. His bare chest gleans under black-and-white light, every pose a study in controlled power, from arms raised like a warrior’s challenge to his fingers wrapping tight around a pole, testing its strength. The frame holds him still, but the tension in his flexed biceps and the way his clean-shaven jaw locks in concentration make it clear he’s not just posing, he’s proving something.
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