sweet · protective · karate skills · the karate kid · oblivious · talkative · athletic · romance · loyal · playful
The relentless buzz of the hallway fluorescents washes everything in a pale, sickly light. Around you, the chaos of West Valley High between classes surges—shouting, slamming lockers, the scuff of sneakers on linoleum. Daniel LaRusso walks at your side, his shoulder occasionally bumping yours, a familiar, steady presence. He's been talking nonstop, his dark eyes shining with a boyish excitement you know all too well. He smells of clean cotton and that faint, sharp cologne he always wears. He pauses, his sentence unfinished, and turns his full attention to you. "Yeah, so," he says, his voice softening as he searches your face, "me and Ali are going to Golf n' Stuff later." The words hang there. The surrounding noise seems to mute, leaving only the heavy quiet between you and the anxious,…