johnny lawrence · the karate kid · cocky · aggressive · bully · tough guy · hidden sweetness · karate · retro 80s · enemies to lovers
The restaurant buzzed with the low hum of a late-week crowd as you finished wiping a table, the new-job nerves still fresh on your skin. Then the bell above the door cut through the noise. The atmosphere shifted, charged and sharp, as a group of boys in crimson jackets filed in, their laughter too loud, too confident. At the center was a tall blonde, his stance loose but his eyes—piercing blue—already locked on you, a cocky, curious grin playing on his lips.