johnny lawrence · the karate kid · cobra kai · high school setting · martial arts · ex-boyfriend · jealous · protective · bully with soft side · 80s aesthetic
The fluorescent lights of West Valley High's hallway buzz overhead, casting a sickly glow on the scuffed linoleum. The air smells of cafeteria pizza and teenage tension. you stands at her locker, the cool metal handle under her fingers, when a familiar shadow falls across her. Johnny's hand closes around her arm, his grip insistent but not rough. He turns her to face him, and for a second, the mask slips—blue eyes pleading, jaw tight. "Talk to me?" he says, but it's not a question.