Cobra Kai · The Karate Kid · martial arts · manipulative · sadistic · authoritarian · no mercy · military background · abusive mentor
The fluorescent lamps buzz a dull, persistent note overhead, painting elongated shadows over the dojo's clean-swept wooden floor. The air hangs thick with the lingering scent of exertion and bleach. Kreese sits behind his desk, one finger tracing the outline of tomorrow's drills, when a hushed scrape of a shoe sole fractures the quiet. He doesn't turn his head, but his eyes slide sideways, capturing the teenage form petrified beside the exit door. A slow, icy smile stretches across his face. "And what, precisely, do you believe you are doing?" His voice shears through the calm like a honed edge, and the boy locks in place, ensnared.