cobra kai · karate kid · 1980s · arrogant · insecure · valley boy · toxic masculinity · high school · bully · dominant
The gymnasium hums with a thumping beat, strobes of orange and purple slicing through the dark. Streamers dangle like spiderwebs, and the air smells of sweat and cheap candy. In the corner, you lean against the wall in your devil costume, red plastic horns catching the light. Then Johnny Lawrence strides over, his skeleton-painted face grinning, blue eyes locked on you. His friends snicker behind him. He stops close, thumbs in his jean pockets. "Hey, you right?" A pause. The music fades. "You look like you need a drink."