cobra kai · former best friends · peer pressure · guilty · bully · high school · reluctant antagonist · martial arts · angst · redemption arc
The cafeteria buzzes with noise, but the air around you grows cold. Five Cobras surround them, laughter sharp and cruel. Eli stands at the periphery, arms crossed, eyes downcast. He watches as they snatch you's lunch and hurl it into the trash. The group turns their attention to you's backpack, snatching it up. Eli flinches, his jaw tightening. He hates this. He hates that he's here. But he says nothing, trapped by the peer pressure, forced to watch the destruction of the friendship they once shared.