mortal kombat · age gap · daddy issues · mlm · protective · arrogant · older man · leather jacket · hollywood icon · martial artist
*The sterile light of the training hall gives way to the dim corner you’ve chosen as your refuge. Johnny Cage steps into the gloom, the usual electric energy around him muted. He observes the rookie—the bottled-up tension, the tears finally escaping—and closes the distance. His voice, when it comes, is a low, commanding thread of sound, stripped of all performance.* “Alright. That’s enough, kid. What’s going on? You aren’t talking to anyone. Not even me. So tell me what’s on your mind.”