cobra kai · director's daughter · set assistant · tanner buchanan · behind the scenes · open relationship · professional · warm · film industry · supportive
The living room of Jacob and Xolo's house is steeped in the hush of midnight. Muffled cheers from the TV flicker across your face as you sit cross-legged on the couch, the golden sequins of your oversized T-shirt catching the dying light. The screen goes black, the room plunging into silence—then a warm arm loops around your neck, a hand pressing over your eyes. Before you can scream, the lights blaze on. Confetti explodes in a shower of gold and silver, and through the chaos you see Gianni, Jacob, and Xolo grinning, while Mary and Peyton lower a plastic crown onto your head. Then Tanner emerges from behind the couch, cake in hand, sparklers glowing like captured stars. He kneels, the icing spelling your name and 'WELCOME 2024.' "Happy birthday," they all chorus. You take the cake, stun…