#fucking hell johnny and daniel

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God grant me the strength not to reply “there are other books you could read and other films you could watch. Hope this helps 🤞” to all the HP fans whinging about JKR’s latest tirade, specifically because of how it affects their enjoyment of the franchise

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imagine you are ali mills schwarber, you’re in the middle of divorcing your husband and father of your two children. you get a facebook friend request out of the blue of your ex from high school. your relationship ended badly, he started a whole "to the death" rivalry with this cute new kid from jersey after he saw you and him flirt on the beach. he has no pictures or information on his facebook profile. you accept the friend request because, hey you’re getting divorced and maybe you’re just feeling a little reckless. you send him a pretty standard "it’s been so long" message. he proceeds to like every single one of your pictures since the creation of your account and messages you the most basic, non descriptive reply in the world. you wonder if you should really get into a conversation with him (and you’re going through so much right now, it might be a bad time).

he posts five pictures of himself in a sleeveless black gi to his facebook account. you tell him you’re gonna be in town and you tell your mom to NOT expect you back home too soon on the day you’re meeting him.

you’re here to get your FLIRT on, you’re here for DRAMA, you’re here to maybe FUCK your ex! you go to the country club christmas party with him for the scandal of it and then your OTHER EX is there! you’re like oooh, maybe this will be fun and okay, you’re not gonna flirt with him because he’s married and his wife is cool but hey, your first ex is still very much an option and… oh… wait… your first ex ends up being wayyyy more interested in his rivalry with your second ex, the cute new kid now turned cute car salesman and god, that rivalry is STILL going on. you end the evening having played peacemaker between the both of them and you’re told your first ex might have a girlfriend? also now he drives a mom van.

you go back to colorado.

[glow-worms-are-believers]

A little of that who-shot-John (dp x dc)

Constantine was nursing a nice Scotch Whiskey as he sat in his new favourite pub, when walked in a very familiar face. Red hair, stunning violet eyes, and pink lips that were just begging to be kissed. 

Jasmine, Constantine remembered her name belatedly. They’d had a fling while he’d been on a case in the states and the woman had been half the reason Constantine had had any fond memories of the trip coming back. 

What were the odds of them meeting back again on his side of the pond? Fate was clearly at play here, nudging him back onto the beautiful woman’s path. 

Constantine downed his drink and turned towards Jasmine, as he raised his hand to wave her over, when the door opened again and in walked another very familiar face.

Crystal eyes and soft black hair, the man who walked in had Constantine nearly choking on his spit. Because that was Daniel, ie the other half of the good memories from the states.

“Fuck,” Constantine mumbled under his breath as he turned away from the two. What the hell were these two doing here together!

As he tried to make himself look smaller, he tried to obscure his face with his empty glass, while his mind whirled for a plan to get out of there and fast.

“John!” Came Jasmine’s voice, and Constantine closed his eyes, pained, before he steadied himself and fixed a smile on his face as he turned around. He could still salvage this. He could.

“Jasmine!” He said back as if he’d just recognized her, as she approached him. Daniel hadn’t seen him yet, but by the curious glance he was sending Jasmine, that wouldn’t hold true for long. “What are you doing here?”

“Me and my baby brother are on a vacation to celebrate my getting my diploma,” she said with a brilliant smile.

Constantine could feel a pit form in his stomach. “Baby brother?” He repeated weakly.

“Oh, let me introduce you,” she said before turning back. “Danny!”

Constantine could feel his battered soul withering away as he watched Daniel make his way over to them. 

“Johnny!” Daniel exclaimed joyfully. “Is that you? What are the odds!”

“Haha, yeah, those are some crazy odds,” Constantine said through his gritted teeth.

Jasmine turned towards her brother - her baby brother! - with a confused little frown on her face, even as she kept her smile. “You know John?”

“Boy do I,” Daniel said with a sly wink in Constantine’s direction that had the man wishing he could teleport.

Constantine laughed weakly as he tried desperately to figure out how to steer the conversation elsewhere, but it was too late.

“Oh?” Jasmine let out, still confused, and it was like watching a car accident in slow motion. “When did you meet?”

“Last summer,” Daniel said, “I told you about him, remember?”

“No,” Jasmine said dubiously. “The only guy you told me about was-“

Her head turned so fast, Constantine could almost hear the crack.

“John,” she started calmly. “Tell me this isn’t what I think it is.”

“Depends what you think it is?” Constantine tried for relaxed and knew he had missed by a mile.

“Jazz?” Daniel said, as he frowned confusedly.

“He’s the guy I told you about.”

Daniel’s eyes widened before narrowing to slits as he fixed his gaze on the magician.

“John, would you care to explain?” Jasmine asked, icily calm. 

Had Daniel’s teeth always been this pointy? 

Constantine gulped.  “Not really, no.”

Jasmine's eyes flashed a neon green.

“That,” Jasmine growled, “is the wrong answer.”

[shelbgrey]

Could you maybe do a Johnny Lawrence x LaRusso!Reader smut where the reader is Daniel’s little sister they have been sneaking around for awhile together and Daniel doesn’t know and they finally get caught

Fuck Romeo and Juliet(Johnny Lawrence)

Paring: Johnny Lawrence x LaRusso!Reader

Summary: Johnny and y/n have been dating for months behind Daniel's back. Both have been careful and at first it was kinda fun sneaking around, but the forbidden shit was getting old to Johnny.

Warnings: Smut, fingering, messing around in a hot tub, unprotected sex, slight dirty talk, rough sex, reader on her hands and knees, forbidden-ish relationship, slight chocking, not edited.

MasterList ML2

The all valley tournament was approaching and that meant full training time at Miyagi-do. Watching Johnny would never get old to y/n. She always thought he looked hot as hell, even if he traded his black gi for a white one. Then again it's a bigger shame that the both of them had to keep their relationship a secret from Daniel, y/n's big brother. Y/n watched Johnny as he helped Miguel and Hawk with the different techniques.

She looked over and saw Daniel distracted by teaching a different group of students. Y/n wasn't much help to Daniel or Johnny at the moment and y/n couldn't help but glance back over at Johnny. His teaching was the polar opposite of Daniel's and he looked way too attractive doing it. When Johnny was finished teaching, y/n got his attention, trying not to sound suspicious. “Hey, Johnny” she called out, stepping towards the porch of the small house that was part of Miyagi-do.

He smirked to himself as she yelled over to him, he loved her voice. “Hey, Y/n,” Johnny was also very turned on while watching the way her body moved, seeing the way her leggings hugged her curves so nicely. Then to hear her call his name. Oh yes, Johnny loved all of this. He looked over, returning her gaze. “What's up?”

“I wanna run something by you for a sec,” she said, coming up with an excuse in case Daniel was listening in. “Lessons for next week”

Johnny got up and wandered over to y/n. God he wanted to kiss her so badly, he hadn't been able to touch her in days. Johnny nodded as he looked out across the yard towards all the students to make sure Daniel wasn't paying attention. He turned back to y/n, raising an eyebrow. “Yeah? What's on your mind?”

Y/n pulled the sliding door open and motioned for him to follow her inside. Johnny smirked more as his mind raced. He quickly followed her inside, his eyes checking her out in those tight leggings as he closed the door behind them. As soon as the door was shut, he pulled her close, putting his hands on her hips, and he pinned you up against the wall, kissing her intensely, hungrily as she ran her fingers through his messy hair. Months of keeping this relationship secret had taken its toll.

Johnny groaned into y/n’s mouth as he continued to kiss her hungrily. He ran his hands up under her shirt, his large hands against her soft skin as his mouth started to kiss and suck at her neck, leaving a few marks. He grabbed at her thigh, hitching one of them over his hip, pulling her even closer to him.

Y/n fisted the white gi he was wearing, holding his body against hers. She pulled away from the kiss, to catch her breath. Her breathless voice sent a shiver through him. He kissed along her jaw, back up to her ear, before nipping at the lobe. “God, you're so sexy” He murmured against her skin as he slowly grinded his hips into hers, making her breath hitch. Her hips bucked, creating that friction that felt so damned good. His hand continued to rub along your thigh, still holding It against his hip. He pressed his forehead against hers. “I swear it's getting harder to keep our hands off each other” He muttered, his heart racing. He knew he should stop but goddamn he didn't want to.

“I know,” Y/n said softly, tilting her head and nuzzling her nose against his. “We can't get carried away here”

Johnny groaned softly, her words even though they were true, but man was he wanting to get carried away. He pulled back slightly, keeping himself pressed against her. “Well you can't blame me. I mean, look at you” He smirked softly, still a bit breathless as he ran his gaze over her, taking in the way her hips were pressed against him and the way her chest rose and fell.

Y/n rolled her eyes playfully then leaned in, pressing her lips against his softly and quickly. “we should probably should get back out there before Daniel notices”

“Right” Johnny muttered, though all he wanted to do was to keep his hands on her skin and his mouth on her lips. To hell with if Daniel noticed. Johnny sighed and pecked her lips once more before taking a step back, letting his body move away from hers. He ran a shaky hand through his tousled hair, trying to calm himself down.

Y/n placed her hands on his chest. “But I'll be all yours tonight, I'll have the house to myself”

A soft shiver ran through him, those words just made him shiver more. Johnny had to will himself to cool the hell down. He'd have to wait until later to have her all to himself. But now that it was on the table, he didn't want to wait. “Can't wait,” He muttered as he leaned forward and kissed her softly one last time before stepping back completely away from her, trying to slow his breathing and heart rate. He was trying so hard to cool his lust for you. He needed you. In so many ways. “I should get back out there”

“I know,” she sighed, kissing him on the cheek. “I'll text when Daniel and Amanda leave tonight”

Johnny nodded and he turned, heading back outside to finish out classes.

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Later that night he drove faster than was legally allowed and had no shame in it. He was getting there soon, and that's all that mattered. When he finally pulled up to the curb, he had to take a few seconds to compose himself. He hadn't stopped thinking about today and he was so turned on, needing you so much that he was shaking as he got out of his car. His legs were moving quickly, almost jogging up to her front door and didn't waste time knocking.

In seconds the door opened. “hey, Honey”

Johnny almost shivered at the sound of that word. Honey. How his heart fluttered at that sweet nickname. It was as if no one had ever called him that before, and it meant something to him. He quickly stepped through the door, closing it behind him. “Hey, gorgeous”

Y/n cupped both sides of his jaw, pressing her lips against his softly. He immediately melted under her touch, his hands moving to her waist and pulling her close against him. He could feel the need rising in him, but he held it at bay for a moment so he could savor this one kiss.

“Hey,” y/n pulled away, their noses brushing against each other. “How about we use the hot tub?” Her brother's place was huge, him and Amanda deserved it after all they worked for. Y/n’s lived here since she started medical school years ago and she just never left and Daniel doesn't want to kick her out. The only downfall is Johnny and her have to sneak around like a couple of teenagers.

“A hot tub, with you?” Johnny's mind filled with the image of her in a bikini or maybe nothing at all. The way the water would run down her body. He was getting worked up just thinking about it. “Hell yeah, I'm in”

Y/n smirked and grabbed his hand, Johnny followed her like a lost puppy, letting her lead him. His gaze was on her as she walked, enjoying the way her body moved, the way her hips swayed. God, he loved it. They reached the hot tub, the water bubbling softly in the dark night. He could almost feel the steam rolling off it and the way the warm air hit his skin. His eyes locked on hers as he began to pull his shirt over his head.

Y/n mirrored his actions, taking her shirt off and dropped it on the patio that framed the hot tub. She leaned against the edge of the tub and pulled down her shorts and panties in front of, not really giving it a second thought. Johnny's breath caught in his chest. He had seen Y/n naked before, plenty of times actually, and every damn time it wrecked him. He was still for just a moment before he unbuttoned his jeans and quickly pulled them off, tossing them with the rest of her clothes. His gaze never left her as he stepped closer, his hand reaching out to touch her.

Y/n wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing him softly, her back against the outside ledge of the hot tub. She broke the kiss, catching her breath as she slowly sank into the steaming water. Johnny watched transfixed, the steam curling around her body like tendrils of mist. He couldn't tear his eyes away, drinking in the sight of your silhouette beneath the bubbling surface. A low groan escaped his lips as he followed her in, the heat enveloping him.

He moved closer to y/n in the water, his arms wrapping around her waist as he pulled her onto his lap. The hot water lapped at their skin, and he could feel every inch of her against him. His hands slid down to her thighs, spreading them apart as she straddled him.

Y/n let out a soft hum, brushing her fingers up his chest, leaving drops of warm water behind. Her hands found their destination and cradled both sides of his jaw, her eyes drowning in his blue ones. Johnny's heart raced in his chest. The way she touched him, the way she looked at him. It made his heart feel like it was going to burst. He leaned into her touch, his own hands squeezing her thighs possessively. His gaze flicked down to her lips, then back up to her eyes. He could see the desire burning in them, matching his own. Without a word, he leaned up and captured her mouth with his, his kiss hungry and demanding.

Y/n moaned softly, pressing her body against his. He growled softly, his hands gripping her behind and lifting her slightly. He could feel y/n’s breasts pressing against his chest, her stomach against his hardness. He captured her mouth again, his tongue plunging deep. His hands slid up her back, pressing her even closer against him, her hands gripped his hair as she let out a small moan against his. The hot water made everything feel more intense - every touch, every sensation. He broke the kiss to trail wet kisses down her collarbone, his fingers tracing patterns on her skin beneath the water. “Fuck, baby”

“J-Johnny”

He nuzzled his face between her breasts, his hands roaming her back and sides possessively. He could feel her heart beating against his chest, matching the rapid beat of his own. He looked up at her through his wet lashes, his blue eyes dark with desire.

“T-touch me” she whispered softly.

His hands moved to her legs, he slid one hand up her inner thigh, parting her folds and finding her clit. He began to circle it with his thumb, pulling a moan from her as her back arched. Johnny's other hand reached up, supporting her weight in the water. “Like this, baby?”

She nodded quickly. He could feel her tensing, wrapping his arms around him more tightly as he continued to touch her intimately in the water. He could feel the water lapping at his neck and around her breasts, making his touch seem more intense. He curled his fingers inside her, searching for that spot that would make her whimper.

He found her spot, curling his fingers just right as he continued to rub her clit with his thumb. He could feel her getting wetter, the water and her arousal mixing together. He captured her mouth in a deep kiss, swallowing her moans as he fingered her in the hot tub.

Johnny could feel her nails digging into his shoulders, trying to stabilize herself. Y/n's breath hitching as he hit that sweet spot again and again. He could feel her getting close, her thighs tightening around his hips. He broke the kiss, pressing his forehead against hers. “Come for me, baby”

Y/n let out a whimper as his thumb pressed down hard on her clit as his fingers curved inside her. She gasped, squeezing his shoulders. could feel her inner walls fluttering, her body tensing. He knew she was close. He picked up his pace, plunging his fingers in and out of her roughly, like he wanted to do with his cock.

“Johnny!” y/n gasped, her head falling on to his shoulder. She shuddered, the knot in her stomach snapping as she came on his fingers.

Johnny groaned as her tight pussy clamped around his fingers rhythmically. He continued stroking her through it, extending her pleasure as long as possible. Once her tremors subsided, he slowly withdrew his fingers, bringing them to his mouth to taste her arousal.

He watched y/n bite her lower lip, her cheeks flushed from her release. He saw her body - wet, naked, those gorgeous breasts just above the water level. His cock hardened even more. Y/n spread her legs slightly underwater, making his imagination run wild. “Baby” He called again, his voice hoarse.

“Y-yeah?”

Johnny's breathing became heavy as his hands gripped her hips possessively. The water lapped against her skin, and he could see her nipples pebbled beneath the water's surface. “I need you,” He trailed off, his eyes meeting hers. “Baby, you feel how hard I am?”

“Let's go to bed then” y/n whispered, nipping his bottom lip.

He groaned low in his throat at her words and didn't hesitate, immediately standing up and getting out of the hot tub. He held out his hand for her, pulling her out once she took it. He grabbed a towel, wrapping it around her shoulders before picking her up bridal style. He carried y/n into her bedroom, kicking the door shut behind him. He laid her down on the bed gently, his gaze intense as he took in her flushed face and wet hair. He kneeled on the bed, opening her legs to settle between them.

Y/n wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him down on top of her. Their movements dripped water onto the sheets. He captured her lips in a deep, passionate kiss as he settled his weight on top of her. His hands roamed over her wet body, squeezing her breasts and gripping her thighs. He broke the kiss to trail open-mouthed kisses down her neck.“ Fuck, you're so sexy”

His mouth moved down y/n's body, capturing her nipple softly. Her breath hitched as her hips arched beneath him, her fingers tangling in his hair. He switched to the other nipple, sucking it softly. His mouth moved down her stomach, making her shiver. He bit her inner thigh softly, making her squirm.

“J-Johnny” y/n shivered, tugging at his hair, guiding him back up her body.

Johnny kissed his way back up her body at her insistence, smirking against her skin. Once he reached her mouth again, he caught her bottom lip between his teeth, nipping it gently. “So impatient” He whispered against her lips. His hands roamed her body, settling at her hips. He saw her breasts rise and fall with her deep, unsteady breaths. God, you were so beautiful. His eyes darkened as she spread her legs wider, unconsciously inviting. His voice dropped lower, “Baby?” He asked softly.

“I need you inside me”

Johnny's control snapped at her words. He wrapped y/n’s legs around his waist, his eyes locked with hers as he entered her slowly. Her head fell back in pleasure, her nails biting into his back. She was so wet, so ready for him. He buried his face in her neck, groaning loudly.

He started moving slowly at first, letting her adjust to his size. But as her nails dug into his back and her hips lifted to meet his thrusts, he picked up the pace. The sound of skin slapping against skin filled the room, along with his deep groans and her soft moans. Y/n cried out his name and his thrusts became more and more forceful, hitting that spot inside her that made her eyes roll back. He could feel her tightening around him, her body preparing for release. He wrapped a hand around her throat, his thumb pressing lightly against her pulse point.

God, she loved it when he did that. “F-fuck, J-Johnny”

He growled in response, her words spurring him on. He tightened his grip on her throat gently, not restricting her breath but asserting his dominance. His other hand gripped her hip tightly, pulling her into each thrust with more force. “Is that what you need? You want me to fuck you harder?”

Y/n nodded quickly, broken puffs of air and moans falling from her lips, making him smirked devilishly. Damn he was pleased that he could drive her so wild. Obliging her plea, he slammed into her relentlessly, each vigorous thrust aiming to hit her most sensitive spots. The bed creaked loudly beneath them, a rhythmic symphony to her escalating moans.

Johnny suddenly slowed down again, his eyes locking onto hers. There was a mischievous glint in them. He knew that by now, she was so close to the edge. And he was going to deny her that release. “Not yet” He whispered hoarsely, pulling out completely.

“Dammit, Johnny” y/n whined in frustration at the Emptiness she felt. Her nails nipped into his shoulders as she arched her hips desperately.

Johnny chuckled lowly at her frustrated whine, finding sadistic pleasure in teasing her. He grabbed her wrists firmly, pinning them above her head as he hovered over her. His smirk softened into a playful grin while his eyes mocked her desperation. “Nah ah, not so fast”

Y/n groaned in frustration, making Johnny waggle his eyebrows mischievously. His free hand roamed over her body teasingly - avoiding the one place she needed him to touch the most. He could feel her writhing beneath him, trying to pull her wrists free to pull him closer. Then an idea hit and he finally released her wrists, but only so he could flip her onto her stomach. Before she could even react, he lifted her hips up, leaving her on her knees and elbows. He ran a finger slowly up her spine, making her shiver. “Stay like that”

Y/n moaned softly against the pillow, the sounds muffled. Johnny chuckled, positioning himself behind her, admiring her exposed curves. Then, without warning, he entered her again, making her cry out in pleasure from the new angle. He gripped her hips tightly, slamming back into her with powerful thrusts. He grabbed her hips, pulling her back every time he snapped his hips forward. Y/n could hear the wet sounds of his length sliding in and out of her, mixed with his own heavy breathing and loud groans. “Fuck, you feel so good like this” He panted.

“J-Johnny, I'm close!”

He could feel her trembling beneath him, getting closer and closer to the edge. He wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her even closer as he continued to pound into her mercilessly. He knew she was close. Johnny reached around with his free hand, finding that sensitive bundle of nerves between her legs. He began to circle his fingertips around it, pressing firmly as he continued to thrust into her. Y/n let out a strangled cry, her hands fisting the sheets.

When Y/n finally reached the edge, all her nerves relaxed as her vision became stary as her orgasm washed over her. Y/n’s things trembled from the weight on her knees, Johnny watched her shoulders slump from the immense pleasure as her moans muffled into the pillow. Johnny's eyes rolled back as he watched her come undone around him. Feeling her walls clamp down tightly around his length was too much. He let out a deep, guttural groan as he buried himself deep inside her, his own release hitting him like a freight train. “Fuck yes!”

Johnny stayed buried deep inside her, his body shuddering with the aftershocks of his orgasm. He leaned down, pressing gentle kisses to her sweat-dampened back as he slowly slid out of her. Y/n let out a soft gasp at the loss of him, her body still sensitive and trembling. “Easy, Baby” he whispered.

“Shit” she shuddered, rolling onto her back.

Johnny collapsed onto the bed beside her, his chest heaving as he tried to catch his breath. He turned his head to look at her, a satisfied smirk playing on his lips as he took in her disheveled appearance. “Damn right”

Johnny reached out, gently running his fingers through her hair, helping to calm her down from the intense encounter. He propped himself up on one elbow, looking down at her with a mix of satisfaction and affection. “You okay?” he asked softly, his voice still rough from exertion.

“I'm perfect” y/n said softly, catching her breath as she lazily traced her fingers down his jawline.

Johnny leaned into her touch, his eyes fluttering closed briefly as he enjoyed the gentle caress. A small smile played on his lips. “Mmm, good” He captured her hand, bringing it to his mouth to press a soft kiss to her palm.

Johnny's eyes trailed down, he watched her chest rise and fall with her steady breathing. He realized that her body was covered in hickeys and bite marks - evidence of his rough handling. He suddenly felt the urge to check if she was sore. Johnny gently propped himself up on one elbow, his fingers lightly tracing the hickeys and bite marks on her skin. “Was I too rough with you?” he asked, his voice laced with concern. “Are you sore anywhere?”

“No, I feel great” y/n smiled lazily.

Johnny let out a relieved breath, his fingers continuing their gentle exploration of her body. He seemed satisfied with her answer, but his touch remained surprisingly tender. “Good. I just don't want to hurt you” He leaned down to press a soft kiss to one of the hickeys on her collarbone, his arm wrapped protectively around her waist as they both drifted off to sleep. In his sleep, he subconsciously pulled her closer, as if afraid she might disappear.

~~~~~~~~(.......)~~~~~~~~

The next morning Johnny woke up earlier than he had in a while. He felt refreshed, but he wasn't ready to move just yet. He wrapped his arms tighter around her, nuzzling his face into her neck, hiding his face from the sun seeping through the blinds. His nose gently trailed down her neck, inhaling her scent. His eyes fluttered close, dozing back off.

Y/n woke up a few moments later, she could hear Johnny's soft snores, but she didn't move. Her eyes fluttered back closed only for them to snap back open at the sound of a voice down stairs. She would be relieved that it was Amanda if she wasn't silently freaking out that someone was back two days early.

“Johnny!” she sat up in bed and pushed his shoulder, waking him up.

He grunted and groaned when he got woken up, sitting up in bed and rubbing some sleep out of his eyes. “W-what?”

“I think I hear Amanda down stairs,” Then she heard the sound of heels climbing up the stairs, getting louder as she got closer to her room. “hide in the closet for now” y/n said, Ignoring how ridiculous it was. They were grown adults and finally entered the childish stage of doing everything to not get caught.

Johnny was already on the move. “what a shitty time for them to get back” he said with a grumble, grabbing his jeans and scrambling into the closet and closing the door just as the bedroom door opened.

Y/n quickly grabbed a shirt off the floor, being too quick to realize it wasn't hers and it was also inside out. Then Amanda opened the door. “What are you doing back?” y/n asked, trying to sound casual.

“What am I doing back? In my own house?” She raised an eyebrow and had a slight smile on her face, it made y/n shrug. “Me and Daniel got a call from the school” She explained. “Anthony is bullying someone at school apparently”

Johnny listened through the closet door, rolling his eyes. While the girls were talking he took his opportunity to pull his jeans on. He was in the dark so he missed the hole of the pants leg and stumbled in the closet, his body thumping against the door.

Amanda jumped slightly at the sudden crash and y/n cringed. Amanda looked down and saw the beaten up converse on the floor next to y/n’s bed, they weren't her, Amanda knew that. She also recognized them all too well. She bit her lip, trying not to laugh. She had that look that said 'I knew it' or 'I told you so'.

Amanda looked towards the closet, crossing her arms. “You're in the closet, aren't you Johnny” she asked casually.

He could hear the slight hint of amusement in her tone. He huffed as he leaned his head against the wall in defeat. “yep”

“Are you decent?” Amanda asked in the same tone.

Johnny paused before saying anything. He wasn't wearing a shirt. Just a pair of boxers and the jeans he's pulled on and left unzipped. “decent enough”

“Get out here, Johnny”

He grunted in defeat, stepping out of the closet with an annoyed expression. “Happy now?”

Amanda looked at Johnny then back at y/n. She covered her mouth, trying not to laugh. She sighed, crossing her arms. “I'm amused”

Johnny grumbled in annoyance, zipping his pants finally and glaring at Amanda. “It's not funny, this is stupid. We're adults for Christ sake. Adults don't hide in other adults' closets”

“Adults also don't start spray paint dicks on billboards, but here we are”

He huffed, crossing his arms over his chest. “You're enjoying this too much, aren't you?”

“Maybe, kinda,” Amanda shrugged. “But as much fun as this is, you should get out of here before Daniel gets back”

Johnny rolled his eyes but nodded, grabbing his flannel off the floor and pulling it over his shoulders. “yeah, I don't want to die today”

Amanda looked at the couple. “and I'm sure the three of us never want to speak of this again,” She looked at Johnny. “I won't tell Daniel, you both will on your own terms, but I'm telling you know, if you hurt her it's not Daniel you're gonna have to worry about”

He nodded, taking a mental note to never piss off Amanda. He looked at y/n, feeling suddenly awkward now that the situation had cleared up. He rubbed the back of his neck, looking down at the floor. “I'll, uh, see you later I guess”

“Love you” y/n smiled softly.

He smirked, he couldn't help but feel a little bit of pride that you had no problem saying that in front of Amanda. “Love you too,” he said softly, quickly stepping across the room and giving her a brief kiss. Then he looked at Amanda. “I'll let myself out” He said, leaving the room and heading downstairs.

“Well, my suspensions were true,” Amanda smirked. “I don't know if it's good to know or not”

Y/n rolled her eyes. “We've been dating for about 5 months now,” she admitted. “I'm happy, happier than I've been in a while”

“and that's all that matters,” Amanda smiled. “Just tell Daniel, you're his baby sister. He's gonna be more upset you've hid this for this long”

“I'll tell him” y/n said firmly.

--------(The next week, Miyagi-do)--------

“Good morning, handsome” she smirked, fisting his gi as she pressed her lips against his.

“Mornin’, sweetheart” Johnny said with a smirk as his hands gripped her hips as he held her close to his body. Johnny pushed her against the wall and leaned down, his face close to hers.

“You look damn good in these” He said, referring to her gi as he smirked again. Johnny pressed his body against hers, his hands still on her hips. He loved how she looked right now, all the right curves were in the right places. Johnny moved his face closer to her neck, his lips close to her skin. He could smell her perfume.

“I can't stop thinking about you” She cupped his jaw, guiding his head up and pressed her lips against his.

“I can't stop thinking about that hot tub” He smirked, his hands tightened their grip on her hips. Y/n rolled her eyes playfully, slapping his chest. He chuckles as he returns the kiss eagerly, his tongue slipping into her mouth. Johnny pressed her against the wall, his body flush against hers, as his hands began to wander across her body.

“Hey, y/n. Have you seen-” Daniel paused, eyes widening at what he saw.

Johnny stopped what he was doing, cursing to himself. He quickly stepped back from y/n and put some space between the two of them. Daniel looked between the two of them, shocked and surprised.

Johnny was desperately thinking of a way to explain this. “Okay listen, before you freak out-”

“Danny” she said at the same time.

Daniel's gaze moved between y/n and Johnny, his expression still in complete shock. He was trying to process what he was seeing, and it was taking him a minute. “Wait. what is going on here?” He asked, his eyes darting between the two.

“we're dating”

Daniel was completely stunned by the revelation. “You and Johnny? Like dating, as a couple? Together?” Daniel's voice was filled with disbelief, his mind still struggling to process this.

“Yes”

“When... how...? How long has this been going on?” He struggled to say, trying to wrap his head around the idea of his sister and his old enemy dating.

“Five months” y/n said shamelessly.

Daniel's jaw dropped, the disbelief becoming even more apparent on his face. He still couldn't quite believe that this was happening for five months right under his nose. “I'll let you guys talk” Johnny cleared his throat, leaving.

As soon as Johnny left, Daniel started back up again. “Five months? And you, you didn't think to tell me? Why would you keep this a secret?” He asked, his voice filled with confusion, pain, and even a hint of betrayal.

“I'm really sorry I didn't tell you,” she paused, looking at Johnny through the window then back at Daniel. “we didn't know how to tell you”

Daniel shook his head, still trying to process everything. “But, why keep it a secret? And why with HIM? Out of all people, why Johnny?” He said, his voice tinged with disbelief and a hint of anger.

Y/n looked her brother straight in the eyes. “I love him”

Daniel's expression softened, his anger giving way to surprise at your confession. He took a deep breath, trying to remain calm and composed. “You, you love him? You're serious about this?” Daniel asked, his voice quieter, to make sure he wasn't imagining things.

“Yes” she said softly.

Daniel's expression softened even more, his surprise and disbelief slowly giving way to acceptance. He let out a sigh, still clearly struggling to understand how this had happened. “I don't know what to say,” He ran a hand through his hair, trying to process his emotions. After a moment of contemplation, Daniel looked back at her with a mix of concern and protectiveness. “But, are you happy? Is he treating you right?”

“Of course” y/n said truthfully.

Daniel studied her closely, searching her face for any signs of hesitation or dishonesty. Seeing that she was being truthful, Daniel's expression softened even further. “Okay, okay”

He let out a sigh, realizing that there was no point in trying to fight this. “as long as you're happy” Daniel sighed, hugging her. The two of them walked back outside and he turned to look at Johnny, his expression hardening for a moment as he spoke. “You better treat her right, Lawrence. Otherwise, you'll have me to deal with. Understand?”

“Don't worry about any of that” Johnny said truthfully and Daniel honestly couldn't find any reason not to believe him.

Johnny shrugged. “and Amanda had already threatened my life”

Daniel whipped his head back to y/n and she glared at Johnny. “Amanda knows too?!”

“oops”

[angelflms]

oh boy. guess i have something to say about CK after all. get ready. it's gonna be a fucking doozy because ima bout to piss off so many people.

yall cared wayyyy too much about robby (this is coming from a robby lover).

for a cheesy, straightforward show, some of y'all didn't understand its tropes at all. or at least what it was trying to tell you, especially when it comes to the roles miguel and robby are supposed to be in.

miguel has been and always will be the show's karate kid. he was supposed to be the daniel of the story, hell even GQ just said it in an article about the show recently. robby was always supposed to be a johnny-like foil to miguel. the thing is that the show tries to bamboozle you into thinking otherwise because of who's training them, how they're trained, and how they act because of the type of training they're initially recieved.

yes, miguel acts very similar to johnny in the show. yes most of the og TKK call backs they make with him are in relation to johnny, but he is the underdog character. you know how everyone expected johnny to win in TKK because he was a fucking champ and such. it's almost like how we as an audience for awhile assume that robby is gonna be the final end all champ of the series. but just like with johnny, we're proven wrong. it's just that the bullet was in a different gun this time. it's the one in the ck gi who won this time.

idk why people get so mad over miguel's victories when it was always supposed to be him that was gonna win. the show is called cobra kai for a reason, therefore, the final winner of the show is gonna be someone from that dojo. it only makes sense. and since the main karate kid that started off the show was a ck member originally, surprise! he's gonna be the final victor of the show.

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now im seeing a lot of hatred towards johnny's character, again because of robby. now yes, johnny was a fucking horrible dad. and as a girl who's bio dad is a piece of shit like johnny was and has never been in my life (even started a business similar in the world as johnny's), i understand robby's dad pain a lot, even more so than miguel's.

but what you don't understand is that cobra kai is a show about generational pain. generational trauma. generational grief. generational hurt. the whole story revolves around pain that started 30 years prior (even further if you bring up kreese). the show also is about breaking the cycle once brought upon you to better the future for those who look up to you.

johnny is close to miguel because he was his second chance at being a better father figure to him. he didn't expect that he would get robby back in his life the way he did (robby literally told him to rightfully stay away) so he focused heavily on miguel and his family. now once he and robby reconciled, it was a huge breaking the circle moment because johnny lawrence is a victim of physical and verbal child abuse from both his step-dad, sid and his father figure, kreese. kreese was to johnny what he is to robby, but less abusive. and robby was to kenny what johnny was to him, but robby eventually broke the cycle, something that johnny was able to eventually do himself.

that emotional scene between johnny and kreese wasn't just emotional but kreese's final moment of realization that he was a horrible man and father figure to johnny. he hurt him so bad that he couldn't be a normal human being, which in turn caused him to be an absentee parent to robby. not saying that it's okay but it's understandable. not getting that johnny is a broken person just ruins the whole point of the show's point of generational pain, something the show is nearly spoon feeding the audience to.

yes johnny is horrible as a father, but damn it the man didn't have a father figure as a model. all of his figures were abusive, absentee drunks who never saw his potential. that was a norm for him.

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ive said many times that y'all talk wayyyyy too much shit about miguel for no reason. and the way this season ended and how much y'all are upset, im starting to look at a lot of you in a side-eyed way. like his character arc is poorly written but that's not his fault. the writers hate him i feel. look i love robby and i hated the way he went out but at the end of the day, you need to understand that he wasn't gonna be the final guy. maybe i think too much in terms of the nuances of shows but i'd like to think this was the most straightforward show about fighting out there. like there wasn't much of a hidden message as they told you what they were. maybe yall are too lost in the fact that y'all care so much about robby that you don't care. maybe im missing something as i have only been in the fandom for over a year. or maybe y'all just subconsciously racist atp because the hatred miguel and xolo get for no reason is beyond me.

but i will give everyone this: the show's writing sucks.

they didn't know how to write certain characters and i feel like it was due to wanting to please everyone because i remember the death threats this fandom threw towards so many people during the lockdown days. but the show genuinely can go past surface level shit and it sucks. i wrote a whole thing dedicated to how miguel's storyline should've went post-coma because honestly they fucked his character up BIG time. but at the end of the day, i do think, even with good writing, he deserved that ending. i just wished everyone else agreed.

[ribbonsfallaway]

I keep making post after post venting about how this show, especially this last part of the show was handled, and I want to make one from maybe a more rationally explained side.

Look I get the argument, "the show started with Johnny and Miguel, so it should end with them." As much as it makes me roll my eyes into the back of my head I do understand. However that doesn't mean Robby isn't important. Despite what some fans and the writers want us to believe.

I'd get if they had Miguel win at the end cause he's this gen's "Karate Kid", that's fine. My issue lies in the fact that Robby isn't allowed one win. Not just in a tournament sense, but in a personal sense. The show starts off with Johnny being a deadbeat loser father and Robby being the victim of him being a drunken deadbeat loser father. I'm sorry if that sounds harsh, but it's the truth. And the thing is to me Johnny didn't really try with Robby to be a better father. Sure you can spin he "tried", and Robby was "stubborn" but every time he did try and Robby fought him on it, Johnny fought back, and didn't actually allow his son to be angry. At least not to him. Sure he'd cry to Carmen, Miguel, etc., about how much of a screw up he was. Still somehow painting himself as a victim in all of this. But he never stated how much he messed up really with the one person who deserved it the most, and needed it the most. Robby. His son. Because I feel as much as Robby gave Johnny shit, the moments he had the door open for him… He just fucked up. Like I do feel like there was a doorway after the s1 tournament in early-s2. Robby very much expressed how you know he is trying, but it's going to take time. Instead of respecting this and instead of Johnny saying he'd try and gets it, he fights back that "he gets he screwed up" but he doesn't have to hang with Daniel. Daniel by the way being the one at this time to actually try and be there for Robby, and be a father figure to him. So Robby snaps back. That for some reason is the only thing people can focus on, and "poor Johnny!" for how "Robby speaks to him." Which… Whatever.

In season 3, there are a couple doors open for Johnny. That once more he messes up. When he's supposed to visit Robby at juvie after the school fight, and once more chooses Miguel over him. Just as he had been the first 2 seasons. Even after that when Johnny does go visit him Robby once more actually has some leeway with him here, he's upset at first but when he sees a somewhat efford on Johnny's end he relents and is accepting. It isn't until Robby finds out Johnny once more ditched him for Miguel that things blow up. And Johnny doesn't try to apologize on this end, he just pretty much places all blame on Robby for that, and yeah Robby fucked up badly during the school fight but really isn't rewarded the nuance of it I feel? And all the elements that went into that day, and fight. Except from Kreese really, and that's a whole other thing. That will just make this post longer.

And Johnny sure as shit didn't try in season 4 after Robby joined Cobra Kai. The scene at his apartment does not count at all because it was Robby who went there, and Johnny just tried to lecture him instead of inviting him in to talk things out. But whatever, and somehow at the end of the season somehow Johnny is miraculously forgiven despite doing not a thing to earn it. And see this is what bugged me here that it was Robby the child who had to let go of the anger, and not Johnny the 50-something year old adult man who had to earn it. And after that their relationship is all healed and after this Robby is never allowed to complain again because when he was justifiably angry the show punished him for it, and made it his problem. Not Johnny's.

So we have this aspect of it all of Robby not being chosen first ever by Johnny or anyone in his life frankly, because yeah Shannon went to rehab for him, and got better but we're not allowed to really see that. Hell maybe that would have made things a bit better. That we saw Robby had Shannon on his side, and would start choosing him.

We didn't get his relationship with Daniel really repaired. Yes they're on good terms but God I would have really loved to see them make up. The show loves to harp on how important Johnny and Miguel are, but frankly IMHO I feel Johnny and Daniel are just as important, and while I never truly was able to be on board with Johnny and Miguel I loved Daniel and Robby because Daniel for a time gave Robby what he needed until that blew to hell and the writers just brushed over them as if they weren't important.

We have this personal part of Robby's life to where he's never chosen once by anyone, and some I get, but others I can not accept. But it's Miguel who Johnny always picks over him. And in part 2 of this season a scene that also should have happened with Johnny and Robby only was reserved for Johnny and Miguel. Hell what I find worse is we never once see Johnny apologize to Robby and explain it was never him that was the problem, it was Johnny and he regrets how much he hurt him. What we do get is somehow Robby in this part of the season happy karate came into his life cause it gave him Johnny. Despite you know Johnny not doing a thing to earn it. Sorry I will die on this hill.

And I think this is what makes Robby fans upset about him losing at the end. Because maybe if in the past he was allowed one win, or if the writers spent half as much time on Johnny and Robby as they did Johnny and Miguel and validated Robby's feelings it would be OK. If the show showed us how important Robby was to the people in his iife and valued for that it would be OK. But we don't even get that. Not really.

And sure Robby gets a "good ending" but it felt shoehorned in to appease fans so Cobra Kai could come out on top.

And listen I get the show is called "Cobra Kai" but I could get into another rant about why just because the show is called Cobra Kai doesn't mean they always need to be the winners.

So really it's not in just a physical sense Robby never gets to win, it's in a personal sense, and on all that he's never allowed to be upset about it without the narrative framing him as in the wrong, or punishing him for it. Robby is truly never validated in any sense in this series, and as a fan it's frustrating to watch.

[gremlin-girly]

Grem's 20 Characters with 20 Questions for 20 Tropes Challenge

In celebration of 250+ followers (thank you all very much!!), I wanted to do a type of writing challenge. So here is the 20 characters with 20 Questions for 20 tropes Challenge!!

You can really tell this is my first time making something like this - why the hell did i pick such a long title lmao??? I do love a bit of silly fun tbh so here we are

I should also point out that regular postings (like the Green Collection, Sun, sea and sirens AND whatever long fic wins this poll will still be posted regularly!)

How to play:

You have to be 18+ to play :)

Tag me @gremlin-girly and use the tag #grem's 20 questions so I can read, reblog and tag fics onto the masterlist! If I miss a fic, please remind me either by tag in the comments or dm!!

Pick a character (or characters) from the list below, a question and a trope.

You can pick any number of questions and tropes but there must be at least one of each. (E.g. no character + Q2 ; it would need to be character + Q2 + Trope 4 OR however many tropes/questions you wish to use)

Either send in a submission (✨️) or send me a request (🍑) with your question(s) and trope(s). E.g. Caracter(s) + Q__ + Trope ___

The fic(s) you enter/request can be fluff, smut, angst - whatever you want! (As long as they are tagged accordingly and if you want to know what I will NOT include/write you can find them in my blog rules here)

Make sure you tag your work accordingly (trigger warnings, content warnings etc.)

There is no word count limit but any work over 250 words needs a wee "read more" section

I am being silly and saying you can request/submit an unlimited amount (but beware!!! I will be reading/writing these so they may take time to get through them)

Submissions will be open from the 14th of February to the 30th of June 💕

Your work will be added to the Grem's 20Qs Masterlist and shared accordingly 😉

Happy writing! I'm looking forward to see what comes out of this 💕 if you have any questions please message me and thank you all again 🥰

Navigation | 20qs for 20 tropes Masterlist

The 20 Characters

Chris Evans Characters

Ari Levinson

Lloyd Hansen

Jake Jensen

Curtis Everett

Ransom Drysdale

Steve Rogers

Johnny Storm

Andy Barber

Frank Adler

James Mace

Pete Brenner

Sebastian Stan Characters

Bucky Barnes

Nick Fowler

Chris (Destoyer)

Lance Tucker

Sheriff Lee Bodecker

Blaine (Hot Tub Time Machine)

Mickey Henry

Other Characters

Loki

Baron Helmut Zemo (Daniel Brühl)

The 20 Questions

1. "Do you think sharks get sad about their representation in the media?"

2. "Do you ever shut the fuck up?"

3. "How much have you had to drink?"

4. "Why do you insist on wearing that?"

5. "Why do all of my problems lead back to you?"

6. "When were you going to tell me about this?"

7. "Will you stay as far away from as humanly possible please?"

8. "Welp... looks like this is it. How do you wanna do this?"

9. "Please tell me you remembered to turn off the oven?"

10. "Sweetheart? Sweetheart?"

11. "What time do you call this? "

12. "Do you taste as pretty as you look?"

13. "What are we going to tell the others?"

14. "Are you trying to die?!"

15. "What, and I cannot stress this enough, the fuck is that?"

16. "How the hell did you get up there?"

17. "Do you have any idea what you do to me?"

18. "Do you have any idea what you've just done?"

19. "I love you. You know that right?"

20. "What have you done to me? I used to be scary and now I'm all gooey inside."

20 Tropes

1. Only One Bed

2. Soulmate AU

3. Enemies to lovers

4. Cowboy AU

5. Grumpy x Sunshine

6. Dad/Brother's/a relation's Best Friend

7. Mutual Pining

8. Meetcute

9. Supernatural AU

10. Fake dating

11. Arranged marriage

12. Amnesia

13. Second chance

14. Forced proximity

15. Opposites Attract

16. A/B/O

17. Mafia AU

18. Time Travel

19. Sex Pollen / Fuck or die

20. 5 + 1 things

No pressure tags for some moots who may enjoy ☺️

@steviebbboi @stargazingfangirl18 @mrs-elsie-barnes @brunchable @late-to-the-party-81 @brandycranby @bigtreefest @vunblr @mercurial-chuckles @stellar-solar-flare @ronearoundblindly @misscherry-26 @buck-star @jaqui-has-a-conspiracy-theory

[miyagi-hokarate]

Random assortment of Karate Kid: Legends thoughts:

WARNING: allllllll the spoilers. all of them

You guys have no idea how relieved I am that this movie wasn't absolutely garbage

WAS IT PERRECT? Noooo. And honestly, there are plenty of flaws to talk about (big and small), BUT there were a lot more elements I liked than what I expected

First of all: Li Fong (played amazingly by Ben Wong) is a darling. He's dedicated, funny, and a little cutie-pie at that. He's a boy!! A talented boy!!! stricken with grief from the loss of a loved one (his brother), like Daniel and Mr. Han once!! To be honest, I rather he would have divulged that vulnerability to Daniel with Mr. Han (who already knew but I digress) as a way for them all to understand each other and strengthen the theme of finding a way to stand up in face of hardship in life

While it has its bland moments, I found his developing romance with New York native Mia to be cute andkksjf. I like how much personality Mia had in particular, and not just being a spunky object of affection for Li; she's familiar with the city in a way he isn't, so she offers to help Li to be familiarized with living in New York. While the execution is another thing, Mia's role as Li's guide is somewhat able to break her out of the one-dimesional Love Interest mold

Victor wasn't a secret evil bad like I thought he was (iykyk). In fact, he's a pretty cool guy. I liked how he and Li's role subverts the typical "mentor and apprentice" dynamic. also NEW JERSEY MENTION 💯💯💯💯💯💯

Alan's role is a little bit suffocated by Victor as The Best Friend™ because of Victor, buuut he'd alright lmao. Love that he has pigeons. He kind of reminds me of Demetri in a way adhkakfdf. He should have been gayer with Li

MING NA WEN. That's it

HEYYYYY JOHNNY WHAT THE FUCK YOU DOING HERE IN THE END MAN?? Also why were you slinking around Daniel alone at Mr. Miyagi's house? 🤨

Probably one of the best parts of the movie is the fighting coreography. It's energetic and dynamic, with lots of usage of the environment to help or hurt characters, alongside lots of humor — you could definitely tell there was looots of inspiration from old Jackie Chan films. Ben Wong is ESPECIALLY eating those moves up OH MY GOD

THE FUCKING GRAPHICS? THE DOODLES? CALL ME EASY BUT OHHHH MY GOD. THAT BUMPED MY SCORE UP BY ONE JUST FOR THAT. THE ILLUSTRATIONS ESPECIALLY IN THE BEGINNING TO THE STORY OF HOW MIYAGI-DO KARATE WAS BORN... AUGH..

Okay onto my criticisms (takes out a big list)

First of all: JESUS CHRIST THE MOVIE WAS RUSHED TO HELL

Almost every scene felt like it had NOOO time to transition onto the next, or even have time to give characters a pause from within a scene!! The editing worked during montages, as they're supposed to go fast, and in the beginning to represented how Li's new life is disorienting (even though I didn't quite like it), but otherwise this flaw pertains throughout the WHOOOOOLE movie in a way that made it feel rushed and even more formulaic than it already was — almsot like it's hitting marks for certain things to happen before it quickly changes for the next thing that needs to happen. I don't know if the scenes were shot that way, or if the scenes were written to be that unnatural, but it was so jarring. The movie definitely could have used for at LEAST 10 more minutes, if not 30, to have let things breathe and feel more natural

The movie should not have skipped so much of the time when Li was training. YES, I KNOW LI WAS ALREADY EXCELLING AT KUNG FU, but training in The Karate Kid was always more than just the martial arts!! In The Karate Kid, it was how Daniel, learned, lived, and understood the Miyagi-Do teaching, and how he bonded with Mr. Miyagi. Skipping Li's chance to do either through showing him training was a huge lost (this also relates to my next point)

The movie also did not explore or elaborate on the philosophical side of Miyagi-Do karate for Li to learn as much as I had hoped to have seen. A crucial part of the original movie was never really the karate itself, but the wisdom behind it. I would say the same thing for kung-fu, however:

Li already knew kung-fu. There'd be no point for him to learn it again

The point of Daniel LaRusso coming to help was so Li could learn Miyagi-Do karate — including the philosophy, not just the fighting techniques

This is THE KARATE KID franchise, more centered on THE MIYAGIVERSE. The Miyagi-do karate philosophy is the CORE of the franchise

Because of this, it felt a little... cheap for Li to have learned Miyagi-Do karate so fast, but without having been shown him having a deeper connection to it than simply a couple more moves in his repertoire

While the Victor plot was enjoyable, it felt like it was straining to connect to the latter half of the movie, when Li was training for the 5 Boroughs Tournament, and it almost felt it was fighting for dominance in front of the camera. Because once Victor was hospitalized, that plotline basically? Disappeared? It was heavily implied Li's motivation to win the tournament was so the prize money could help out Victor's money issues (and hospital bills 💀), but there was an overall lack of cohesion. Which I think there couldn't have been!! If Victor and Li have had a conversation about students being as good as their teachers (and how Li had to be a better student so he could be a better teacher for Victor) — OR EVEN VICTOR AND DANIEL, WHO'S BEEN BOTH STUDENT AND TEACHER — the Victor plot would have felt a lot more satisfying to me

While I understand seeing most of the movie is through Li's eyes has its own merits, this left a lot of characters — namely Mia, Conor, and Alan — to lack a lot of depth because it wasn't directly tied to what he saw or experienced. This is especially troubling for the love interest and the main rival characters. In the case of Mia, the scene where she confesses she kept making bad decisions (coming back to Conor) because it's the easy choice, until she decided it was enough because she finally found somebody new (Li), was one of the more egregiously bland and underwhelming writing decisions related to this issue. It probably would have been more intriguing/touching if we had SEEN this flaw to this effect and its consequences, but we hadn't. So this leaves a lot of shallow writing decisions that are much less interesting

I'm going to talk about Conor Day as a single point here. Like I said, he lacks a lot of depth. And while Johnny in the og film script-wise doesn't contain the deepest of nuances, William Zabka's performance undeniably elevates such a simple, bully character into one with deep flaws but an integrally honorable core that's ultimately threatened by a domineering, toxic influence. I sadly could not say the same for Conor. It's IMPLIED SURE, but he seems a lot less nonplussed (even revelling) about playing unfair and pushing/violating how much he could break the rules and hurt people. Does he even get more than 10 lines of dialogue. Conor lacks a certain threatening presence in the film that you could almost forget he exists lmao. And sure, he's an intimidating jerk, but he really doesn't play much of a memorable role outside of the direct, in-universe happenings (and even then). I would almost say his fucking mob boss mentor (?) O'Shea does, but fucks off a lot to do whatever too. I guess, instead of a Johnny-esque character, Conor Day was a Silver-esque character. I should have known by his black gi, ponytail, and earrings. He should have been gayer with Li

Maybe I missed this, but I'm disappointed that there wasn't more of a reason given for Daniel to travel all the way to New York and help Li learn Miyagi-Do Karate besides just him being nice and prooobably wanting to honor Mr. Miyagi? and instead sort of using humor to Make Daniel go to New York? Like, maybe I would have liked a scene of Daniel looking at Mr. Miyagi's portrait and realizing what he would have wanted him to do, but it (once again) felt rushed for the sake of getting to the next part (Daniel in New York)

It also felt very steamlined of how Daniel and Mr. Han were at first butting heads then to working together, without much effort from either of them to overcome their differences in teaching. I suppose their pep talk to Li with the hachimaki, and then them fighting together as a team was cool, but it felt undeserving (and unecessary in the case of the latter lmao). In my opinion, I would have loooved to see Daniel and Mr. Han have a friendly, if competitive, spar to see who could beat the other, with neither Daniel nor Mr. Han able to win more points against the other, until they're in synch and almost dancing instead of sparring in the end — accidentally demonstrating to Li the synergy of karate and kung-fu together (Li's martial arts dads...)

I'm also saddened there was only a vague reference to Dre Parker, especially when Mr. Han is a TOOOOTALLY different character from The Karate Kid (2010) because of Dre's influence in his life

ANYWAY, I could try to analyze this movie in relation to The Karate Kid's original themes of masculinity, the American Identity, the legacy of men onto boys, etc. But I just watched the movie once and I'm tired

Honestly, I was afraid they'd make Victor and Dr. Fong (apparently, that's the only name we get of Li's mom. Okay) get together, so WHEWWWW on that

GEE LI, HOW COULD YOU GET THREE DADS (Mr. Han, Daniel, Victor)?

Okay but seriously, not one good conversation between Daniel and Victor.

NOT ONE GOOD CONVERSATION BETWEEN LI AND CONOR?

My mind's still stuck on those graphics. Holy fuck man

And William Zabka as the special guest. Excuse me while I AJEJAJRJAKEKRKJRKSLGJSJFKLETKFJDJSKFKJSJFJDKFGGJHH ❤️

Anyway my rating for the movie is a 7/10, 6/10 on a bad day. I would not call it a great movie, but FUN IT IS, and what's what matters

[sensei-venus]

(Unedited) (This is yummy.✨😈, Semi-Public Sex, Creampie, idk) ( @gemini-sensei )

Imagine if Hawk, who is teaching at the dojo, ends up going to a adult tournament. Of course he’s going under the dojo name. He wants to give the dojo another trophy. Maybe it’s a bit of his ego, maybe he’s just trying to be cool with boosting the dojo rep. He’s pumped to be able to join a new tournament. It feels like forever since he’s been in a full fledged league.

Of course this time his girlfriend is no longer just his girlfriend, she’s now his wife!

She’s so excited to see him fight in the big leagues. Sadly she didn’t get to see him fight when he first started karate. She’s so excited to get to see him on the mats hashing it out.

When the day finally come the event hall is buzzing with life. A good hundred people have showed up to watch the matches that would be held that day. All kinds of people have shown up to participate. Everyone is in awe as they walk in to see the mix of people. Some are from the States, some are from other countries that flew in just to be there. It’s almost dizzying with just how many people there are.

Johnny and Daniel tell the couple that they are going to meet them inside the main event room. They want to go watch some of the warm up matches. Heading off they leave the two alone for a moment. Hawk leads his wife all around the main hall explaining some of the simple things about the tournament and the grounds they are on. When they finally get to the main event room she is in pure shock. Dozens of pre-match warm-ups are going on all around the room.

It’s amazing to watch so many people show off their skills before the main event starts. The two watch a few matches, Hawk pointing out some of the moves and techniques. He points them out and explains them. Reader just nods as she tries to suck up all the new information.

She can’t believe he’s so fluent with all of the different techniques going on in the room.

She bites her cheek trying not to giggle, she knows her husband is smart.

Fast forward and Hawk is killing his opponents on the mats.

He’s won multiple matches, striking out half of the competition. He’s sweaty and tired but putting up a hell of a fight. Reader is cheering him on from the sidelines. Yelling out “Yes baby! Wooooo kick their ass Eli!!” while she jumps around. She feels like a little school girl with how excited she is. At this point she was his chubby little cheerleader. Johnny and Daniel are watching from the sensei area of the mats, their eyes trained on the match’s. Hawk is doing great and at the pace he’s going, he most likely will make it to the finals.

A few matches later and he does.

He faces off with only a hand full of people before the last match is to take place. He made it down to the last fight. He knows he’s going to have to step it up for this last match. He had to bring it home for the dojo’s name. The finale match is announced and the last two candidates are called for a break. The room quiets down as everyone waits for the final round to start again. A twenty-minute delay for the fighters to get cleaned up in the locker room.

The locker room is completely empty as Hawk makes his way back. Sweat is pouring down his face and neck. Half of his gi is soaked at this point. He grabs some towels to try and wipe it up as much of it as possible. So focused in trying to clean himself up he doesn’t notice Reader when she walks in. She creeps around the locker room for a moment, trying her best to stay quiet. Slowly she sneaks up behind him, wrapping her arms around him. He smirks as he eyes her up.

It’s only a minute or two later that he has his gi pants half down and his fat dick out. Thrusting into his wife’s tight cunt. She’s squeezing his dick like crazy as he fucks her on top of one of the locker room benches. They hardly fit on it but it doesn’t matter. Hawk is too busy watching his wife’s fat tits bounce around in his face. Top pulled down with her bra cups pushed down. He sucks fat hickies into them.

Licking and sucking as hard as he can, spit covers her whole chest but it just has her moaning more. Her legs are locked around his narrow hips. She try’s to pull him as close as she can. Nails digging into his creamy back leaving marks in their wake.

“Fuck me fuck me fuck me!!” Her eyes cross as she’s pushed closer to her orgasm. Legs shaking with every new thrust. His dick hitting her spongy walls just right. It has her mouth-watering, her mind blank and her ears going. All she can focus on is the sexy man on top of her. The bench digs into her soft and fluffy back. She could care less, her toes curling by the minute.

“Fuck! Johnny always use to tell me not to fuck before a match, but fuck that! I have to fuck this fat pussy full! Creampie my slutty ass wife who can’t keep her hands to herself until the last match is over!” He snaps his hips extra hard into her. She groans at the feeling of him slamming into her cervix. His full balls slap against her fat ass. She can feel them twitch as he gets closer and closer.

They only have a few minutes until the final match starts.

“I’ll give you a champion! Please!! Oh fuck please Eli baby! Please cum inside me! I’m gonna cum!!” She squeals. Her eyes are rolling back at this point.

Hawk grunts, his tongue lavishing over his lips. A smirk on his lips and mischief in his eyes that sparkles. He looks down at his wife’s blissed-out face. Watching where they are connected. A layer of creamy white froth covers her fat pussy lips, it bubbles from around his dick.

“A champion you say? Fucking cum on this dick and I’ll make sure I give you a camp. Cream on my cock Reader! Now!” He shoved her harder onto the bench below. His thrusts pick up and moments later he feels her convulsing under him. Her pussy tightness up into a death grip. Tight wall doing their best to milk him for his creamy cum. Her eyes roll back as she cums around her husband's thick cock.

Seconds later he is thrusting as deep as he can go and releasing rope after rope of streaming hot seed into her.

He feels the way her belly bloats under his hand.

They shear a heavy kiss as their orgasms tapper off. Stuck like that for just another minute or two. Both of them can hear the way the crowed outside the locker room has started to pick up again. They do their best to catch their breath again, a few more kisses exchanged. Slowly they pull away from each other and with a loud set of hisses Hawk pulls out of her puffy pussy. A thick stream of cum is slow to leak out of her used hole. Her clit twitch in the aftermath, her chubby belly rising a falling.

Quickly they clean up before heading back out to the crowded arena.

Reader with a slight limp as she makes her way back to the stands.

The whole time Johnny is just rolling his eyes as he watches them. He could tell by her limp and his smirk what they were doing in that locker room.

He chews him out later about it.

But the match goes perfectly. Hawk scores point after point until he hits a stand still. The person he is up against starts dodging faster and faster. They land a hit on him which has him spinning. He doubles down on his efforts, dogging their hits and learning their flaws. Soon enough he’s landing the last hit and earning the winning point!

The crowd goes wild once the referee announces that these the winner. Reader runs to him and hugs him, he's hugging her with one arm while the other one holds his new trophy. She gives him so many kisses along with lots of praise.

All of them end up going back to the dojo and celebrating. The new trophy is put on a big shelf on one of the main walls of the dojo. Later a picture taken of him after the tournament is placed above it. It's a sweet memory for all of them.

Especially when not even a full month later Reader is handing Eli a positive pregnancy test. A huge smile on her face.

“I told you I would give you a champion.”

“You mean OUR little champion right?”

Hawk grins as he kisses Reader's still-soft tummy.

[album-tourney]

Here are the entries to the 2000s tourney:

Pokerface by Lady Gaga

Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance

Toxic by Britney Spears

Sk8ter Boi by Avril Lavigne

All my Life by Foo Fighters

American Idiot by Green Day

1985 by Bowling for Soup

Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand

Somebody Told Me by the Killers

Hey There Delilah by Plain White Tees

Feel Good Inc by the Gorillaz

Sugar we're goin down by Fallout Boy

Brave as a noun by AJJ

Hot N Cold by Katy Perry

Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) by Beyonce

The Dog Days are Over by Florence + the Machine

Seven Nation Army by White Stripes

Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down

She Hates Me by Puddle Of Mudd

Stacy's Mom by Fountains for Wayne

All the Small Things By Blink 182

Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson

Hurt by Johnny Cash

Hey Ya by Outkast

Rehab by Amy Winehouse

Stan by Eminem

Do you realize by The Flaming Lips

Sexyback by Justin Timberlake

Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus

Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) by Train

Californication by the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Fireflies by Owl City

TiK ToK by Ke$ha

Gives you Hell by All American Rejects

Paper Planes by M.I.A.

Can't get you out of my head by Kylie Monogue

I write sins not tragedies by Panic! At the Disco

Short Skirt/Long Jacket by CAKE

Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus

Bring Me to Life by Evanescence

Before he cheats by Carrie Underwood

Vida La Vida by Coldplay

Photograph by Nickelback

99 Problems by Jay-Z

Hash Pipe by Weezer

A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton

Love Story by Taylor Swift

Unwell by MatchBox Twenty

Yeah! by Usher

Dilemma by Nelly and Kelly Rowland

Beautiful by Christina Aguilera

My Hips Don't Lie by Shakira

I gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas

Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani

Watcha Say by Jason Derulo

Drop it like it's Hot by Snoop Dogg

Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield

Numb by Linkin Park

Umbrella by Rihanna

Crazy in Love by Beyonce and Jay Z

How to Save a Life by The Fray

Get the Party Started by P!nk

Survivor By Destiny's Child

Everytime we touch by Cascada

Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston

Bad day by Daniel Powter

Chop Suey By System of a Down

I'm Yours by Jason Mraz

Crazy by Gnarls Barkley

The Middle by Jimmy Eat World

Harder Better Faster Stronger by Daft Punk

Chewing Gum by Annie

Lollipop by Mika

It's gonna be Me By Nsync

Low by Flo Rida

Fuck the pain away by Peaches

Misery Business by Paramore

It's my life by Bon Jovi

The Past Is a Grotesque Animal by Of Montreal

Work It by Missy Elliott

Butterfly by Crazy Town

Caramelldansen by Caramell

In da Club by 50 Cent

4 minutes by Madonna and Justin Timberlake

White Flag by Dido

Beautiful Day by U2

Fallin by Alicia Keys

All for you by Janet Jackson

Bootylicious by Destiny's Child

This Love by Maroon 5

Milkshake by Kelis

Smooth Criminal by alien Ant Farm

I'm a Believer by Smash Mouth

Sandstorm by Darude

I believe in a thing called love by the darkness

Float On by Modest Mouse

[zenmastercharles]

Hypothetical Cobra Kai Musical Songs (Season 1)

What is Cobra Kai was or had a Musical? Well, this is what I think a couple of the songs in Season 1 would be like.

As someone who views the beginning of the show as both Johnny and Daniel being the main characters, the first song of the hypothetical musical should definitely be a duet between them. However, since the show was known for being 'The Johnny Spinoff' in it's earlier seasons, I think it's fitting that Daniel's POV comes first, an upbeat, piano and ukulele heavy section with generally happy themes. About 75% through Daniel's section, it transitions to a commercial for his autoshop where he sings about his great deals and awesome ethical code and it's all going gre-

And then the TV shuts off and we see Johnny's reflection in the screen. We get a bitter, guitar-heavy section of Johnny ranting about how his life has gone completely downhill ever since that one tournament. It goes until the chorus kicks in, where Daniel and Johnny sing their sections together and it ends with the lines, "And it's all uphill/downhill...from here." Obviously the song would be called From Here.

Next, I'm thinking a Miguel and Johnny duet of Miguel trying to convince Johnny to teach him karate after he saved him from Kyler. Think if My Superhero Movie (TTGTTM) and The Other Side (TGS) had a lovechild. Miguel starts singing about how he can make him strong and then Johnny cuts in about how karate ruined his life and that Miguel is better off just not drawing attention to himself. It ends with Johnny yelling at Miguel to fuck off and Miguel does, well, fuck off. The song would be called What You Could Make Me.

The next song is admittedly somewhat odd to place here but it's a Demetri solo called Under The Radar, basically about how it's better for social outcasts like them to stick to themselves and while he could yearn for something bigger, he finds that time better spent studying for MIT, building models, basically nerd stuff. I'm not entirely sure what it would sound like, but I think it would have some Daft Punk style tech motifs. I also just think it would be funny if Demetri was the first character to get a solo. It shouldn't be more than a minute and a half long though.

Next is a Kyler Villain Song (that sentence feels so wrong to type). It's basically the inverse of Under The Radar where it's basically Kyler just bragging about being tough and popular and saying how nerds like Miguel can't even hope to step up to gods like him. Just Kyler riding an ego high for two minutes. I'd call it Hopeless.

Then, a Miguel solo. It would take place after Carmen forbids him from training with Johnny. It'd be similar to How Far I'll Go except with Spanish guitars and drums. It'd definitely have aspects of What You Could Make Me, Hopeless, and Under the Radar in there. It'd be called Break The Cycle and the chorus would always start with 'If I could break the cycle' until the last one where it's 'When I break the cycle'.

The next song is a song for my glorious ki-Robby, I mean Robby. It would take place when Johnny goes to confront him at his mom's house when he's hanging out with his scumbag friends. It's basically an alternative rock song about how Johnny blew his chance to actually be a father to him so he better not pretend to care now. It would be similar to Hell is Forever from Hazbin Hotel, especially with Robby's friends providing background vocals and how it would end with Robby literally throwing Johnny out of the apartment. This song would be called Second Chances Don't Exist.

The next song takes place when Daniel visits Miyagi's grave, where he considers Amanda's words about being an asshole for raising the rent. It's about how much Cobra Kai's hurt him but he's lost himself in his trauma and shit like that. I guess it can be called I've Lost Myself or something like that. Honestly, not to sure on that name so consider it a placeholder.

Next up, a Hawk solo. This song is, and I'm not joking, just Let It Go from Frozen. It's about Eli's transition into Hawk, starting with him lamenting about his status and vulnerability before resolving to make a change and become a different version of himself, craft a new persona, spread his wings and become The Hawk. I'd call it Flip The Script.

Up next is a song about Daniel training Robby through the unconventional ways of Mister Miyagi, think Warrior of the Mind from Epic The Musical except less intense and with some flutes and drums. It would be Daniel heavy but Robby would have a few lines about how all this training sucks and he feels like it's just a way to make him do chores. That is until he sees the progress he's made thanks to the training and the final chorus is a full on duet between the two. Idk what this song would be called so feel free to suggest any names.

Then, definitely a love duet between Miguel and Sam, I don't actually have an example to compare it to so this section will be short as hell. I don't have a name for it either lmao.

Next, you know that scene in the junkyard of Johnny training the new Cobras? Turning it into a song. It would be if You've Got The Touch and Make A Man Out Of You did a fusion dance, and it would most likely be a Johnny solo. It would also be an inverse of the Daniel-Robby song from earlier. I'd call it something like Pain is Progress. (Not very sure on this name either).

The season would end with a reprise of From Here, with Daniel and Johnny both thinking about their respective victories and losses in the tournament, Daniel reassuring Robby that his second place trophy while Johnny laments about having misled his students and driven his son further away. The reprise would end with Kreese literally appearing in the dojo and singing the last line. Alright, so, since I don't want this to be too long and Cobra Kai is a VERY long series, I'm going to do one of these for each season. And they split Season 6 into parts for some reason, each part will have it's own post. @queen-cobra now you can stop RUSHING ME (jkjk)

[secondclassfangirl]

Thanks for the tag @darthdisco & @kajthes 💗💗💗

Rules: Share the first lines of ten of your most recent fics and tag ten people. If you have written less than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway.

(I’m excluding drabbles/drabble collections from this. All of these are either Lawrusso or Silverusso. We’re going wayyy back for some of these—hopefully I can actually post some more new stuff soon lol)

made a meal outta me and come back for more

As much as he hates to admit it, Johnny had almost forgotten the thrill of actually winning a tournament. Almost. Of course, there was Miguel’s first All Valley, and even though he knows Miguel would fight him tooth and nail on it, that wasn’t really his win—it was Miguel’s. Johnny just helped him get there.

But Johnny hasn’t won a tournament-level match himself since 1983, and although the pride and exhilaration of winning has never left him, it was eclipsed somewhat by ’84 and Kreese and all the shit that came after. In replaying that loss over and over in his head, he’d somehow forgotten the glory of actually winning—and the Sekai Takai is on a whole other level.

Turns out it’s not just being handed a trophy—it’s pictures and interviews and hugs, so many damn hugs—hell, he doesn’t even know half these people. And he’s flattered, really—flattered, exhilarated, and so damn proud of himself and all the people who share this victory with him. But as person after person stops him, asking for autographs and lessons and God knows what else, he thinks that if he doesn’t wind his way back to Daniel and get his hands on him right fucking now, he’s going to lose it.

i’ve grown impatient for a love to call my own

On January 1, Johnny is awoken a few minutes before 8 to the sound of his phone blaring at an ungodly volume. Silently, he curses Miguel—you miss a couple calls, and suddenly you’re banned from keeping your phone volume anywhere below 75 percent.

Granted, Johnny knows that he could change it if he really wanted to—or make the kid do fifty push-ups on his knuckles for barring him in the first place—but it’s kind of nice knowing that someone cares that much, so he lets it slide. That doesn’t stop him from being annoyed, though.

Bleary-eyed, head pulsing with a dull throb, he rolls over and grabs his phone, grumbling when he sees the name on the screen. Damn you, LaRusso.

“What?”

for you, i would ruin myself (a million little times)

Daniel doesn’t look up as the bedroom door opens in his peripheral vision, silent, undetectable save for the barely visible shadow it casts in the dim lamplight. He doesn’t look up at the sound of scotch being poured over ice, the steady swirl of cubes against glass as it is stirred by expert hands. He doesn’t look up as that sharp gaze pierces him, already knowing what he’d see within those depths.

He used to look up.

and we’ll burn so bright until the darkness softly clears

Johnny’s floating. His entire body thrums with a gentle, steady rhythm, an easy contentment permeating every inch of his existence as he languishes in this hazy space. He doesn’t know if he’s asleep or awake, but he doesn’t care. He could stay like this forever.

But then, slowly, there’s a shift. That slow, gentle pulsing morphs into Daniel’s hand in his hair, endearments on his lips as he cards through Johnny’s soft locks. Johnny’s lip curls into a smile as he slowly drifts into consciousness, the heat of Daniel curled around him engulfing him like a warm blanket.

no more keeping score (now i just keep you warm)

“See you all after New Year’s!” Daniel calls to the last of the kids straggling outside the dojo. “Everyone be safe! Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”

“Jesus LaRusso, that’s like making them take a vow of abstinence or some shit,” Johnny snorts. “I better hear one badass story from each of you when you come back. That means you too, Alexopoulos,” he adds, at Demetri’s signature skeptical glare.

Daniel sighs. “Johnny—”

“Besides, don’t let the stuffy tracksuits fool you. I’ve seen LaRusso take on an entire hockey team by himself. Dude’s more badass than he thinks.”

you’re a crisis of my faith (if i’d only played it safe)

Daniel’s ma always said he was too small to feel so much. By the time he realized how right she was, it was too late.

Emotion came to him more naturally than breathing. Where other guys his age were rigid and unwavering in their pursuit of masculinity, Daniel wasn’t afraid to push those boundaries. He was loyal to the bone and felt deeply, heart taking precedence over his head—often more than he liked to admit. More than once he got his heart broken because he couldn’t read between the lines.

abandon thought and let the dream descend

“What’s the matter, Danny boy?”

Daniel startles, turning to look at Mr. Silver. He’s circling him, just slow enough that Daniel can feel the heat of his gaze, the way his eyes drag over his body and linger. It makes him feel hot all over.

At Mr. Silver’s insistent look, he remembers that he’s supposed to be practicing on the dummy and jolts. Shit. He doesn’t know why he’s been so scatterbrained lately, but it’s been getting steadily worse the longer he trains with Mr. Silver. He can hardly pay attention to anything in the older man’s presence.

“Nothing. Sorry, sir. I’m just having some trouble concentrating.”

bleed me dry

The first time it happens, Daniel’s too stunned to say anything.

It’s dark in the old dojo, the dying light of dusk casting its grim shadow through the cheap slats of the blinds as Mr. Silver barks instructions, the rough timbre of his voice a counterpoint to the gentle weight of his hands on Daniel’s hips.

Daniel’s muscles burn with exertion. His neck hurts from the constant turning, trying to keep an eye on Mr. Silver as he circles him like a vulture about to devour its prey. Though he never treats Daniel as an interchangeable meal, a means to an end. On the contrary, his gaze penetrates him with something appreciative and ardent, a single-minded focus signaling Daniel as the sole object of his desire: a gaze that’d be almost fond it it weren’t so hungry.

Not a vulture, then. But a predator nonetheless.

it was the heat of the moment (telling me what your heart meant)

For once, Johnny’s life is going pretty damn great. Things with Robby are looking up, he finally got a four-star review on Uber—"van smelled like beer but the driver was such a himbo idgaf”—and despite the piece of him still reeling from the tournament loss, having a break from all the karate drama has him feeling almost settled.

So of course a hot, mouthy, Jersey-sized piece of that drama has to show up on his doorstep.

i won’t be silent and i won’t let go (i will hold on tighter ‘til the afterglow)

Their first time comes out of nowhere—as most things do with them. Just as stunned recognition in the dim company of saltwater blossomed into hate, a hate so deeply ingrained and fueled not by real animosity but fear: fear not just of the unknown, but of acknowledging that they’d known it all along. Because when Daniel really thinks about it, they’ve never had an inability to know each other—their problem is that they know each other too well.

They know each other down to their bones, and when you don’t like the image in the mirror, your only choice is to shatter it.

Tagging with zero pressure (also anyone else who wants to do this, consider this a tag!): @lulamadison @amymone69 @ellieohno @merv606

[theshortmenace]

i see you’re a tory fan / defender in one of of your posts (me too), so i wanna ask you- how did you find her in part 2 as well as her arc.. i wanna discuss this so bad with someone to see if anyone feels the same way i do.

i genuinely believe she was done dirty in part 2 for a pelothra of reasons. i would even go as far to argue that her character has BEEN being done dirty.

Tory’s always the best character in this show, no matter how much they butcher her arc, but it was a disappointment as you said. Her grief, her promises to her mother and need to provide for her remaining family, the driving forces behind all her choices has been sidelined for a romantic plot that don’t get me wrong, I liked because that’s the best romance written for this show, but still.

There’s no depth to her connections with her senseis or teammates and no fucking explanation of how the hell did she actually end up there. Her fights are cool, but God forbid she is shown to be better than Samantha or Zara now.

Daniel and Johnny did not care about what was going on with her, Sam, Devon and Robby made her grief about them and their team, and the bit about all of them being there for her irked me: the girl left in tears after becoming an orphan while yall handed karate headbands.

So yeah, she’s fantastic but has the possibility of being so much more if they stopped introducing rapists and useless characters during their LAST season.

Thank God fan fiction exists.

[kajthes]

First Sentence Tag Game

Thank you to the lovely @darthdisco and @billy-royalton both of you for tagging me in this writing game ❤️❤️

Rules: Share the first lines of ten of your most recent fics and tag ten people. If you have written less than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway.

(My fics are all Lawrusso with Johnny/Daniel)

Five Dollars of Destiny

Johnny Lawrence hated Christmas shopping.

Not the holiday itself—he liked the lights, the smell of pine, the excuse to drink whiskey in the middle of the day. But the shopping, that was a goddamn nightmare. Too many people bustling in his face, not enough parking and the screech of Mariah Carey’s hideous song playing on a loop.

Drunken Spank-Off

“It’s happenin’ LaRusso! Saddle up!”

SMACK!

What the actual fuck?! 

Tell me again how good I am

Johnny never thought he'd get used to this. Training with Daniel and not wanting to punch his smug face in. It should feel wrong, but it didn’t. Somehow, it felt... good. Weird as hell, but good.

Ever since Daniel agreed to be his sensei, training had taken on a whole new meaning. There was a new fragrance around it. It wasn’t just about throwing fists or landing the hardest hits. There was also balance, precision and patience. All things that Johnny had spent most of his life ignoring. Resisting, at the very least… until recently.

The Price of Love

“You’re early this morning, Daniel,” Alice remarked, her voice soft and gentle as a harp’s melody.

Daniel stood at the edge of a stone pathway, dressed in a tailored navy frock coat and cravat. The leather of his polished boots glinted in the sunlight.

Hold on to me

The roar of the crowd feels distant compared to the deafening pounding of Johnny’s heart. His lungs burn. His legs are dead weight. His vision is blurred and his mouth tastes blood. He’s losing. Again.

Sleep with him!

Johnny stepped out of the hotel bathroom. The humid warmth of his shower clung to his skin as he tightened the sash of his bathrobe. His hair was still damp, beads of water clinging to the ends, and he ran a hand through it absentmindedly as he grabbed a towel to dry it.

Daniel was perched on the edge of the sofa with the phone in his hand. His face was illuminated by the screen. His light, soft voice filled the room. It didn’t take long for Johnny to piece together who he was talking to.

The Prince of Beauty

The day Johnny realized he was madly attracted to Daniel, he did something he hadn’t done since his twenties. Something he never thought he’d do ever again.

For God’s sake, he was in his fifties. A grown man with gray creeping into his stubble and aches in places that used to be bulletproof. But there he was in front of the mirror, surrounded by an arsenal of hair and skin products, a pair of scissors, pieces of fabric tossed everywhere and a damn curling iron he didn’t even know he still owned.

The Catalyst They Needed

“I can’t believe this! Because of some dumb doping scandal, Cobra Kai get to come back?!”

Miguel poked at his food with a fork, his appetite lost in the swirling frustration of the news. Across the cafeteria table, Robby leaned back in his chair.

“It’s bad enough that they’re back, but it’s probably worse because our senseis…”

Slick Deals 2

Daniel was in his fifties, but he had never in his life had that much sex in one single night. And who could blame him. The sex was mind blowing. Johnny was impossibly hot—so much it bordered on pain—and Daniel simply couldn’t get enough of him.

Midnight War

“That’s it! I’m gonna kill him!” Johnny hissed, yanking off his headphones and sitting up in his bed. “How does a human make that sound? It’s like his nose is trying to file a noise complaint against his lungs!”

Daniel sat up too, his blindfold perched on his forehead like a misplaced headband. “We’ve tried earplugs, white noise machines, even your playlist! Nothing works!”

“Hey, my playlist is way better than yours, LaRusso. I mean, freaking bougie whale sounds?”

Tagging (no pressure and sorry if double tags) @brimstone-cowboy @secondclassfangirl @wicked-jade @pinkgrapefloyd @blinkasaurus @kbaxxy and anyone else who would like to play this game!

[robbyykeene]

how do you feel about not seeing daniel and johnny's reaction to silver and kreese's deaths? and do you think it was a good idea to kill off kwon as a plot device to move the tournament to the valley, considering how we barely saw anyone concerned over his death? and do you think there was a point to axel being abused by sensei wolf? I thought someone would come out out of that plot when he slapped him in front of everyone but nothing happened

In a way, I kind of like that we never see Johnny and Daniel reacting to Kreese and Silver. Both of them (theoretically) made peace with their pasts and chose to no longer let Kreese and Silver have a hold over them. So it seems kind of fitting that we never see their reactions to the death—because it just doesn’t matter to them anymore. On the other hand, it did really contribute to the overall feeling of this last part of the season feeling way, way too rushed. They gave themselves 15 episodes to try and wrap a nice near little bow around the series, but instead used 10-12 of those episodes to blow everything up once again, and then left themselves barely any time to actually close out the story.

As for Kwon…after part 2, I really thought I understood why they at least did it, even if I thought it was dumb as hell. They needed something truly awful to happen as a result of Cobra Kai’s mentality, something horrific enough to shock even Kreese. And I still think that’s what they intended with it…but then by literally redeeming the Cobra Kai philosophy, it completely invalidated everything, including Kreese’s entire arc in part 3 that was motivated by Kwon’s death. And so in retrospect Kwon dyinrg just feels completely senseless, and like you said literally just a plot device to move the Sekai Taikai to the valley and give Johnny an avenue to take back Cobra Kai. It feels cheap and lazy and really takes out the humanity of a lot of these characters. Like, Daniel’s really the only one who gives a shit a kid died right in front of them? Johnny’s really going on a whole spiel about how he needs the win at a tournament where a kid just fucking died? Robby and Miguel and Sam and all the kids are just jubilant and happy about continuing the tournament where someone their age just bled out in front of their eyes??? It’s absurd. And not in a satirical intentional way, in a plain fucking stupid way. This show wants the best of both worlds—to be a silly absurdist karate show, and to tell a thematically resonant story—and everything with Kwon is the prime example of how they completely failed on both fronts.

And Axel and Wolf, idk I have been vocally unsympathetic towards Axel so maybe I’m not the best person to answer this question. But like. I also expected more tbh??? I thought they would force Johnny to step in or something between Wolf and Axel, as a parallel to Mr. Miyagi saving him from Kreese. And part of me is glad we didn’t have to see that, simply because I don’t care about these new characters and don’t want to waste anymore screen time on them than necessary lol. But then it’s also like, what was the point? It feels like they didn’t want to make Axel a one-dimensional villain so they gave him an abusive sensei and a crush on Sam and hoped we felt bad for him. But they had no qualms about making Zara or Wolf or even Kwon fairly one dimensional villains….I wonder what the difference is between those three and Axel….😒. And by giving Axel that mini-redemption where he looks at Sam and chooses not to take Miguel out, they kind of robbed Miguel of his clear, unambiguous win. And I’m not saying they “nerfed” Axel or that Miguel didn’t win fair and square or that Miguel couldn’t or shouldn’t have won that fight. But the fact of the matter is that what was depicted was Axel choosing not to take Miguel down, and losing because of it. Miguel didn’t deserve to have his big win overshadowed just to give some new, minor (white) character a redemptive moment 🤷

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ok i know theres been fics of daniel and johnny deaging or time traveling to 2018 as their teen selves. but i raise you this:

young terry and john in present day (maybe vietnam war era or even before that, depends--either way, a version of terry and john before their innocence shatters). confused as all hell. daniel wants NOTHING to do with this situation but johnny, despite all his reluctance, decides that maybe they should help, because technically they hadnt done anything wrong yet

and it is just. so deeply unnerving. to see terry and john like that? especially to daniel--because maybe the fact that terry silver was human once makes it feel all the more worse, and he doesnt know how to deal with the fact that technically silver hasnt done it yet, but he will, and hell hurt so many people.

and, like, i think johnny reacts similarly to john--because. like. the fact that kreese was capable of love this whole time, of affection, of being normal, and not this fucked up sociopath who drilled cruelty and mercilessness into johnnys head with the justification that this is what johnny needs to be, like... that would fuck with him so bad. because unlike daniel, who just. vehemently refuses to see terry silver as a person, johnny desperately craved kreeses humanity when he was younger, and now he has it, and he has to reckon with the fact that kreese WAS capable of it. but maybe just chose not to. and maybe that feels so, so much worse.

anyway so both johnny and daniel have an equivalent to the dirk and dave convo from homestuck. thats the vibe (not exactly bc. context is different. BUT YOU GET THE POINT)