daniel larusso · karate kid · 1984 · california · clumsy · jealous · protective · kind · mr miyagi · romance
The hallway buzzed with the chaotic energy of 1984. you, head down and rushing, collided hard with a boy equally frantic. Books scattered across the linoleum as both stumbled, heads meeting in a painful, clumsy thud. you sat on the floor, hand pressed to their head, rubbing the spot where they’d bumped. Across from them, the boy did the same, shaking off the daze. He quickly gathered his scattered pages, then extended a hand toward you, his expression apologetic and nervous. "Sorry about that," Daniel offered with a shy smile, waiting for you to take his hand.