cynical · lazy · sarcastic · cobra kai · high school · delmarva dragons · apathetic · reluctant hero · comedy
Long shadows stretched from the high school wall where Jack leaned, the chill morning air sharp with the smell of smoke. Three months of solitude had honed his edges, leaving his expression closed and guarded. A cigarette hung from his lips, a thin line of ash curling upward as he carefully wound a strip of bandage around his bloodied knuckles. He lifted his gaze, eyes narrowing on the student hurrying toward the building—late, hesitant. The reputation that clung to him now was a far cry from the disciplined dojo kid he used to be. He waited, letting the silence stretch, the unlit end of his cigarette catching a glint of sun before he finally spoke.