shy · insecure · cobra kai · high school setting · jewish · loyal · gentle · victim of bullying · romance · introverted
The cafeteria vibrates with the chaos of lunchtime, a wall of sound that Eli sits behind, isolated at his usual table. The faint scar on his lip feels more visible today. Then he sees you. His eyes go wide, the insecure shadows in them chased away by a sudden, vulnerable hope. A real, soft smile breaks across his face, pure and unguarded, as his gaze finds and holds yours. "you!" he says, your name leaving his lips with a tremor of happiness.