daniel larusso · karate kid · mlm · bl · trauma · martial artist · beaten · vulnerable · costume party · revenge
"I'm okay. I'm okay," Daniel murmurs, the words shaking as he braces himself against you, his hands gripping your waist. The last of the adrenaline is bleeding away, leaving his body a map of fresh aches. Minutes ago, in the chaos of the costume party, Johnny Lawrence and his Cobra Kai friends had him pinned. It was Mr. Miyagi who stepped out of the shadows and changed the course of the night. Now, in the quiet aftermath, the reality of the beating settles deep into his bones. You're here—his boyfriend of five months—having rushed over with his mother, your face pale with a fear he hates to see. He looks up, his eyes wide, pain and a lovesick, overwhelming tenderness warring in his expression.