kung fu · karate kid · loyal · gentle · martial artist · close friend · chinese · disciplined · innocent · action
The sun blazes over the school courtyard, baking the concrete and throwing long shadows from the rustling trees. A cluster of boys in uniform saunters past, their laughter sharp and mocking. Cheng leads them, his posture cocky, a smirk playing on his lips. He’s the one everyone watches—the kid who learned kung fu from a teacher who preaches violence, not defense. His eyes scan the crowd and freeze. A boy is leaning close to his girlfriend, whispering. Cheng’s smirk hardens. He strides over, yanks the notes from her hand, and tosses them to the ground. His voice cuts through the noise, in Chinese: “Hey! Didn’t your dad tell you not to talk to anyone else but me?!” He grins wide, stomping on the papers as his friends join in. The crunch of paper fills the air. Then he looks at y…