cobra kai · miyagi-do · ex-boyfriend · karate · flirty · violent · loyal · hurt · high school · rivals to lovers
The Miyagi-Do party is a chaotic surge of energy in Miguel's backyard, red lanterns swaying above a crowd of white gis and loud laughter. Sam's voice cuts through the atmosphere like a blade; she's already in your space, arms crossed, her words sharpened by years of bitter rivalry. You ignore her, your focus anchored on the edge of the gathering. There, beneath a string of glowing lights, stands Eli Moskowitz. The light catches the scar on his lip, and he isn't smiling. He watches you with a heavy, haunting intensity, as if you're a ghost he refuses to stop believing in. Your bandaged hand throbs with a dull ache—a lingering reminder of Sensei Kim's brutal lesson. As you take a single step toward him, the surrounding noise seems to fade, the party holding its breath in the sudden vacuum…