#the difference is that I actually wanted cobra clean

[ghidorahsrealm]

So... hasn’t taken me a while, before I wanted to redesign Daevas. I thought she looked rather bland and not much like the hybrid of a Queen and Devil, so instead of two heads, I’ll be giving her five total and revamping her head design so that she has two sets of split jaws on each head (which is going to be an absolute pain to draw each head).

Additionally, I’m going to give them the cobra hoods I gave to my new Ghidorah design, plus give them a sort of hierarchy of horns - the two outer most heads will have smaller, more ‘stump’ like horns, and progressing to the middle head is where they are the biggest and sharpest. 

As for their limbs, I decided to revamp the inner chest limbs so that they’re bigger and more so used for stabilizing Dae, as she has a lot of front weight going on. Might make them bigger so that they’re like the outer set of limbs for better support. Her wings are being changed too to be more ragged - it bothered the hell out of me how I made the wings too streamlined, as I want to lean more heavily towards Ghidorah’s heritage than Mothra’s with this daughter. That’s pretty much it for Dae, as for the moth next to her, that’s actually a new character I’m slowly working on.

Titanus Askifro is the son of Mothra and Battra.

Askifro, I imagine, has a very posh way of speaking, almost like a Victorian style. He doesn’t enjoy short-conversations, so he’s typically advise to have something you can talk extensively about, preferably something he also enjoys - which, admittedly, isn’t a lot. He has a relatively stable relationship with both Mothra and Battra, but tends to prefer his father rather than mother. 

he’s actually the older half-brother to Dae, as Mothra first landed with Battra before reaching out to Nii (there’s a whole poly relationship going on that I’ll maybe explain later). Dae never got to meet her older half-sibling, but honestly? Askifro and Dae would surprisingly get along - she understands and respects Aski’s knowledge of things, and is actually a little upset at not meeting him sooner. Something about his presence soothes her immensely, and she feels genuinely safe around him. 

Aski doesn’t mind having Dae around, but finds it daunting to be the older sibling. He doesn’t have any trauma really, so it’s hard for him to exactly feel that connection with his younger sister - very much a advice rather than comfort guy too, but tbh his advice is just “kill your enemies and wear their skeletons as trophies” which Dae just responds with “please no”

very knowledgeable on kaiju biology, and is a pristine collector of their bodies if a kaiju is too pass. very careful, very precise. if its a fresh death, he’d likely eat the corpse then drag the remains elsewhere, or if it’s just the bones or a rotting corpse, he’d clean the flesh off of the bones and carve whatever he wants out of them

fucking hates Goji tbh, but keeps it veeeeeeeeeery close to himself. he’s not a big confronter, preferring to keep all of his secrets and opinions to himself rather than tell anyone, including his parents. WHICH REMINDS ME, SHIN AND ASKI

god, he didn’t expect her to be so blunt and outright rude towards him. he didn’t really find her intimidating though, just... kinda annoying. the most he’d do is just bap her on the head (Dae doesn’t do anything about it bc shes admittedly a little spooked of Aski despite the fucking power and height difference) and try to teach her proper manners, which Shin doesn’t actually need, she’s just being a dick

she does warm up to him after a while though, and so Aski watches over his little siblings with a lot of care, actually. HOWEVER, he definitely doesn’t want to get involved in Dae’s rivalry with Apoc. that’s a disaster in itself and while yes he cares for Dae, it’s her fight, he literally has no connection to them so he doesn’t care, plus he can probably get bodied if he got caught in the crossfire 

random thought time, after getting to know each other, Shin grows comfortable enough to gossip to Aski about stuff with the other kaiju, and he listens, hiding the smile as he hears all the tales. OH and if they were in their human form, they’d definitely braid each other’s hair and go out to get their nails done, Aski doesn’t give a fuck 

one last thing, with Aski and Dae, they have a something similar to what Goji and Mothra had - Aski sacrificing himself to give Dae power, then Dae goes absolutely ham. that is all

[starlightiing]

1. Have you ever heard a tornado siren? (I live somewhere where I get to hear them test the sirens every week)

2. How many languages do you speak! Or what languages would you love to learn?

3. Favorite thing to listen to when you work/clean/chill 🤲 show, podcast, album, audiobook, hand it over

Ask me (3) Things you'd like to know about me!

Yes! I used to live in Arkansas, USA, and we had the test tornado sirens every Wednesday at 12:00pm Sharp! I've also heard them go off in real life storm scenarios, which is actually terrifying. I lived in an area that was hit with severe weather frequently, but thankfully never saw a tornado!

I only speak one language fluently. I'm semi-fluent in Spanish! I am trying very hard to become fully fluent in it. Right now, I could save my own life if I had to in terms of my knowledge of the language but I couldn't hold a conversation with full and correct grammar and all that. After I finish up Spanish, I do want to learn Italian and French <3

Ooof okay, well I listen to a lot of things, and my tastes change frequently so it's really hard for me to pick like one specific thing that I listen to in the background. I watch a lot of youtubers, I listen to a lot of different artists (natewantstobattle, coheed and cambria, the ready set, head automatica, old fob/patd/cobra starship/the academy is/the cab, ect ect, switchfoot, and DISNEY MUSIC), I like to have disney movies on in the background or comfort movies like jurassic park! audiobook wise, I typically only listen to those when I go on long drives and I could give you a list. The Martian by Andy Weir, Jurassic Park & The Lost World by Michael Crichton, Sphere by Michael Crichton, Sang Spell by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Strange but True by John Searles, and then there are some Star Wars books that I love listening to, idk if you're a star wars fan so I'll save those as a follow up if you want to know about them!

[zappedbyzabka]

Femme Fatale Johnny ideas and thoughts please. Saw your tags, need more.

I want to preface this with saying: we don’t all have to the same opinions on a character.

Okay anon let me get into it😌

Johnny had four boys at his beck and call in high school, he learned at a young age that he needs to protect emotionally, not let anyone see the real him

Unredeemed Johnny my love <3 just great that he has the looks of a barbie but could kill you and has a bitchy attitude.Personally adore it. People coming up to him, thinking that he’d be sweet or tame purely based on his appearance, only to find out he’s a lot more sour than saccharine . You have to earn sweet unless he's pretending. Whether it was doing his homework, buying him things, all Johnny had to do was ask, look pouty and innocent, and light up their lives with a crumb of his attention, like they thought he'd fix all their problems.

He learned some ways to handle his roster from his mom; sometimes she would be forced to bring him on her dates due to the babysitter bailing, (speaking of babysitting, he has done that….) and he watched her swindle them out of money in lots of different ways, one of which was to play hard to get while making them think that there’s still a chance they'll spend the night with you. Another is to act like you're fully going to let them have it and then confuse them by not doing it.

It works well, and it's funny to watch them try to win him over. He’d even have women come up to him with on their faces as they told him they had thought he was just a really broad girl , but they could work with him. He liked that he was pretty enough to be mistaken for a girl—at least few times. At least when he was younger, leaner and smaller in his big jackets. Ali told him awhile back that it was one of the things that attracted her to him, and he’d let her do his makeup when they were alone. Sometimes he found himself wishing he really were a girl, one that could have been on the cheer team with Ali and kissed her under the bleachers. Maybe they would have worked.

He liked to keep himself pretty; kept his nails clean and tidy, made sure his hair was soft and styled, made sure he always smelled good, made sure his clothes were always unwrinkled and soft, after he had his abusive stepfather’s money at his disposal from the weekly allowance that he got as a bribe for him to behave (not that he needed it; Sid’s buddies slipped plenty of cash in his pocket with no prompting). He always looked lovely; he prided himself on it when he looked in the mirror, and it paid off. It was to get the cobras to follow, he wasn’t even the original leader—Bobby was—but he managed to convince everyone, including Bobby, that he was a better fit. He had them doing everything he wanted with smiles and subtle winks, sometimes even kissing their cheek. Even chewing on his nails, or biting his lip got their attention. They felt as if they saw a side of him no one else saw, like they were special—and they kind of were, because he actually did care about them, even if he played games. His feelings for Daniel were complicated; the little punk was annoying, acting like he’s somehow better than Johnny and having the balls to hit him, but it was fun to Johnny if he’s being honest. Not that LaRusso is different; Johnny’s aware that if he had tried to trap, acted well, and asked him if he wanted to "get to know each other" behind one of those big rocks on the beach—one of the ones that Johnny had quickies with the cobras behind.

As he grew older, he realized he didn’t even have to do all that special stuff; guys would chase after him anyway, even if he wore a potato sack and hadn’t shaved his face in a week.

He’d call up any of the cobras at any given time and ask for what he wants, whether that be money to get his car fixed, to pay rent, or to go shopping. He’s not afraid to ask for it, and if they say no or that they can’t do it—it doesn't bother him, he’ll just get someone else to help!

("Oh…that’s okay. I can just ask the other guys for help since you can’t. They always take care of me. Well, bye!"

"Johnny, wait! I’m on my way to the atm—")

He plays up the born yesterday act too, acts like he doesn’t know things he definitely knows to boost a guy’s ego, looks at them doe-eyed, tilts his head, and says, "I don’t know how to do this. Can you do it for me?"

Lets them "educate" him, take care of him (aka: spend a horrendous amount of cash and time on him), and feel masculine. He’d never admit to not knowing something he actually doesn’t know. He always liked the idea of a man's masculinity—at least the movie-like version of it all. Or maybe he’s a little more interested in masculine guys than he is about being masculine—he quite likes to declare his own "manliness" and see what guy will challenge him, force him down.

(Silver very much likes him, especially when he had the guts to look a much larger man who has him on his knees in the eye and tell him he looks like shit. He wouldn’t want to dampen that fire when it’s so fun.)

We see him take much joy in Kreese’ pain after chucking him, and he liked showing up with Daniel, rubbing the situation in his face, and making him wonder if there’s anything going on between them—there isn’t yet(and won't be unless Daniel stops pissing him off, even if he’s a good guy), but Johnny loved the almost panicked look in his eyes, and it’s nice to know he has Daniel doing things for him like all the others.

(Kreese is unhealthily obsessed with him, and Johnny was the only one to ever make that man grovel like a lovesick ex husband who realized what they took for granted. It’s literally just canon, and It’s amazing.)

His "fatale" side isn’t all he is, though. He definitely wants love and understanding, but he’s been told by himself and others his whole life that he was so bad that he just…fell into it a bit. He just likes to play games sometimes, that’s all.

He’s always been well aware of the effect he has on men, and he isn’t afraid to use that to his advantage.

I also think he could absolutely gather the tkk/ck rivals together and have them do his bidding, with rewards ranging from a smile or kiss to ass if he finds them good enough to fuck him. (Thank you to that one ask. )

And I mean, Billy is a real natural at the "oblivious seductress act"

The two main examples I’d use are Ruben and Scott.

Ruben being the type that will go insane in front of a man, then easily convince said man that whoever it was deserved it.

"It was all his fault, sir! He hurt me first. I wouldn’t have hit him if I didn’t have to…" all while fluttering his lashes and making himself look as innocent and approachable as possible

Him to his "buddy" Nick after getting caught beating up some dude.

And Scott is the one who is innocent. He likes bad men and danger, he likes watching people fight and causing them, but he himself can’t fight at all—let alone know how to actually hold a gun without looking ridiculously cute instead. He causes issues and never gets blamed for them unless it’s by his father.

He has this sweet sadness that lures men to him, whether that be to snatch him up or protect him from getting snatched up—he enjoys the ride either way and can always talk himself out of situations with authority.

Basically a “He who entangles men” Cassandra type. Johnny and Scott specifically.

(Perhaps not canonically but💁🏻‍♀️.)

[maryellencarter]

so far today i have:

* cashed out my employee rewards points

* given contact information to one coworker i wanted to stay in touch with

* gotten information from a friend in another state about how to ask the unemployment people "hey might i be eligible for unemployment because they made the work environment so hostile i had to quit"

* officially quit

* taken down my home workstation and given all the stuff back

* asked HR if my health insurance stops immediately or if there's any grace period while i research whether to take their paid-by-me continuation option (called COBRA in the us) or whether to take a different option -- no answer yet

* am currently having ice cream to celebrate never having to interact with my crappy ex-boss again

* next steps: clean my damn house and also me, because i have had no spoons to so much as pick up a trash that landed on the floor for the past few weeks

* ask my psychiatrist how to manage my appointment with her this week given that i don't know if i have health insurance

* check my paystub tomorrow and make sure my incompetent ex-boss actually entered the paid time off i took at the beginning of the pay period

* see about paying the july rent early so i don't accidentally spend the money somewhere

[nancypullen]

Lovely Day

For the last week I’ve been fighting off a cold.  Nothing serious, just a garden variety cold - sore throat and sniffles. I’m sure that the more time I spend with the grandgirl I’ll build up my old immune system from my days working for the school district.  I was Teflon back then, nothing stuck.  I’ll bet if we could actually see viruses kids would be covered in them. Just a fact of life, and I’ll be happy to toughen up again. That said, after a week of blowing my nose while sitting under blankets on the sofa I needed a day out.  The mister already had one planned.  He asked if I’d like to take a guided walk through the Adkins Arboretum - a little over an hour long and maybe two and a half miles.  Heck,yes!  It’s a gorgeous day, just chilly enough for a jacket (that means no snakes, right?) and the arboretum is a beautiful, natural, and interesting place.  It’s not one of those sculpted gardens, more like a 400 acre nature preserve.  We ended up in a group of about ten with a cheerful docent named Nancy.  I can now identify eight different species of oak trees and can answer any Jeopardy question on Skunk Cabbage.  There was lots of good information and I also learned about the many, many intriguing classes offered at the arboretum.  I’ll definitely sign up for some. As we roamed paths and crossed bridges,  comparing red oak leaves to white oak leaves, I thought about how lovely it would be to wander these paths in every season.  I could get some exercise as well as fill my soul with some of nature’s peace.  That’s been missing from my life since May - no more sunset gazing, no deer in the yard, no communing with the birdies.  I’ve really missed that. Then I started thinking about how deep in the woods we were and asked the docent (using a cheerful voice, as if my question was a positive one, hoping she’d be truthful), “If I were to walk these paths in the summer what are the chances I’d see a snake?” Her response was quick and equally cheerful - “Oh, definitely!” Then she went on and on about how she’d see them sunning up on tree branches. Then another woman chimed in and said that she always sees them right on the path. So in other words, everywhere.  So long arboretum, it was nice knowing you.  When she saw the look on my face she added the whole “they’re just part of the food chain” speech.  Yeah, Nancy, so am I.  Though I’d rather come nose to nose with a hungry bear than to stumble across a snake sleeping in the sun.  They’re all king cobras to me. My brain knows differently but every other cell in my body says FLEE!   In the end, we had a wonderful walk in the woods, met some lovely people, and learned a lot.  That’s a successful morning.  I even picked up a hat in the gift shop. I hope my contribution goes toward snake fences.

We pulled out and took a quick drive around the equestrian center in Tuckahoe State Park, just for kicks.  Always fun to see people out doing horsey stuff. Then my dear husband suggested we grab some lunch.  Any meal I don’t have to create and clean up is a treat, so that was a YES from me.  It just so happened that we were minutes from a little spot that sells the best chicken salad I’ve ever tasted (and I spent decades in the south!).  Ladies and gents, behold the Ridgely Pharmacy.

The bottom floor is a little general store and pharmacy along with a small lunch counter.

The top floor is the cutest gift shop.  We took a loop around the gift shop because all of the Christmas decor was 50% off.  I admired this little sign and the mister bought it.  At this point I was starting to wonder if he’d won MegaMillions last night.

Hold your horses, there’s more. After we finished our tasty lunch and turned the car toward home, he asked if I wanted to stop at the Denton Mercantile since it was on the way.  Um...of course I want to stop and poke around some dusty old stuff. The inside of the Mercantile is filled with pretty and fragile old stuff, mixed with cute new stuff - mostly home decor.  The outside looks like Sanford and Son tidied up a bit.  Piles of everything from old chairs and tables to mirrors and framed art. You never know what you’ll find.  Today I found treasure!  I picked up this fabulous old trunk for $40!

Isn’t she marvelous? Oh, how I wish she could talk!  Now it’s sitting right under the double windows in the master bedroom, I’ll fill her with quilts and let the kitties use her to birdwatch.

I love how old and chippy and worn it is.  Can a trunk be your spirit animal?  Anywho, that was my day and I loved every minute of it. Blue skies, a healthy dose of nature, a delicious lunch, and a little shopping.  How perfect is that? My tank is refilled! I don’t ask for much in life, but more days like today would be greatly appreciated.   On the way home I was still thinking about how great the walk felt and how I should do it more often, but also thinking about sleepy snakes falling on me from tree branches. That’s about the time that we passed the large and lovely local cemetery.  I spotted a handful of people gathered around a gravesite and a hearse unloading a casket.  Did I think, “Oh, how sad - they’ve lost a loved one” or even  “ I hope that’s a very old person who lived a full life”..?  NOPE.  I thought, now there’s a great place to walk.  Loads of paved paths that wind their way under shade trees and cover miles of pretty, manicured ground.  Bet there’s not a snake in sight.  I wonder if there’s a groundskeeper on duty all the time?  Would anyone notice the lady who walks around in the cemetery every day?  Could I say I’m just visiting the graves that no one visits anymore?  Would it be disrespectful?  I mean, I’d never harm so much as a blade of grass and I’d never go in if there was a burial in progress.  It just seems like such a safe, quiet, pretty place to walk.

Maybe if I carry a pad and pen I can say I’m doing research.  They don’t need to know I’m researching how many laps I can walk in the cemetery before someone questions me.

I’ve got some things to think about, obviously.  But the sun has set and that means it’s time for me to switch to flannel jammies and settle in for a night of bad tv.  Is there anything worth watching anymore?  I miss Schitt’s Creek.

Oh well, maybe there’s a new Dateline and I can learn more about how not to commit a murder.  Shows like that are probably why Mickey plans days like today.  What’s that old saying....happy wife, spare your life?  I don’t think that’s quite right.   Anywayyyy, it’s flannel time and I’m ready.  Hope you’re getting cozy wherever you are too. Take off that dang bra, get into some stretchy pants! Ahhh. Have a wonderful Saturday night.

Stay safe, stay well, stay comfy.

Nancy ��

[desolateice]

hi, i just wanted to let you know that you have spoiled me. every time i try to read a different lawrusso fic, i don't like it because it doesn't really have the same amount of effort.

I watch the KK movies and im like "where's Johnny and the cobras?" and i realize that it was just in your story. And the same thing goes for other stories too! sometimes they'll have the cobras no longer that close, or they'll just have bobby, and I'm very confused because it obvious they all care about each other.

What i really loved about Root Beer Floats and Green Tea was.. everything. I love how you were practically able to deconstruct the character and make them different, but with the same roots. I loved the effort that you put into it the research, the date ideas, the crisis' that they got through that hit a little too close to home. The fact that they get married! And i absolutely love how long it was, it felt like there was so much passion in that story.

I know you're currently working on some more fics, but i really do hope that you keep writing for as long as it makes you happy. Because it truly is an amazing way of writing. I kind of want to bind the story into an actual book (if that's okay!) just so i can have it in person.

Thank you, so much for putting your artwork out there!

Hi Anon! I'm going to start with yes, totally fine to bind any of my stories. Just please share them :D I'd love to see them. (I know Root Beer Floats and Green Tea has a lot of...errors in it. Grammar/spelling/accidental formatting issues. At one point I mispelled and merged some cobra names and thankfully was able to quickly fix that when someone pointed it out but it makes me worry about how many more of those are hiding in the forest that is that fic and my others, so feel free to fix those or reach out if you've got questions because something seems wrong but your not sure.😅I always find a new error every time I open it 😭) I feel like this should go out in general. If anyone wants to bind or create or feels inspired to create because of my work, please go ahead and just share with me the thing. I love them all. So much. I also want to say thank you. That you enjoy my work, my writing, my writing style, and that you've taken the time to send me a message. I greatly appreciate it which feels to small of a thing to say for how I feel. Honored? Happy? Neither feel quite right. But thank you nonetheless. Effort for some reason made me write a lot, so that's under the read more. I will say sometimes I get confused myself. I spent so much time working on it that I'll be like right Johnny was homeless and then nope that's not canon. 😅 So when I write other fics I have to remind myself. Really I need to do a rewatch and reset what is canon and what's in my fics.

I say this gently and with love, that writing no matter whose doing it is a huge effort. Writing is, even without meaning to, sharing a part of yourself with the void. There's this idea that you should write what you know. Which as a kid drove me nuts because I wanted to write grand adventures. But as I've gotten older and as I've written more and especially while I write my fics lately I've realized oh. Because there are pieces of me that when I'm chatting with people in the comments or elsewhere about it, or rereading it I realize oh that's something I know that's inherently personal that I didn't realize I'd shared or was working through. I mean it's not like I know karate or have a secret rivalry that's spanned however long the ones in Cobra Kai and the Karate Kid have. 🤣 I think one of the reasons I fell so hard into Cobra Kai and The Karate Kid is because it has echoed with things I feel. There's some loneliness in the pandemic and also just in life in general that stings when you watch the series. When you see Johnny Lawrence with all his friends grow up to be a lonely mess at the start of Cobra Kai. Or the fact Daniel makes friends only to lose them all by the next film, a clean slate of loneliness with the only constant being Mr. Miyagi. Not even his own mother stays by his side throughout the series.

And grief.

There's a lot of grief bubbling below the surface, touched on like a sore bruise from time to time. And I just can't seem to leave that alone. What people write varies to what interests them and who they are in the moment. I'm grieving, so I want comfort so I'm writing comfort. I grew up a scardy cat and yet when I got a little older and started writing and wrote for classes my classmates who'd been assigned to read my work would come back in horror and tell me how they had to leave the lights on that night after reading my work. (I delighted in that, one of my favorites because it stayed with them after the story ended, though I did apologize for ruining their evenings) But right now I just can't delve that deep into that same darkness. Grief sort of is preventing it. So I've circled back around to being a bit of a scardy cat. I'm fascinated by that and when I eventually expect to take a breath, take a step back and look at my old work, my original work in progresses how I will handle them? When the ground beneath my feet solidifies, what will I change? Will I knock through things that I hadn't been able to before or will I have changed so much that I don't know what to do with these things I worked so hard on for so long? I am in hiding using this karate soap opera to move forward a day at a time, to distract. So I'm grateful for it knowing that I'm also burrowing. I already love to research, already know I will lose forever googling things like bugs and random things. But when I wrote RBF&GT I thought I'd include some of them in the after chapter box because a previous fic I'd written for a different fandom once asked, can I have the recipe for this? And I thought oh. I'm already looking up stuff I might as well share it. Because it's how I separate my original work from fics, they're all food based and I research a recipes for the title food and the food included. (Not that there's not oodles of food and food research in my original works I just don't title them after food. 🤣) Then people enjoyed seeing my research so I started sharing some of it. I didn't keep all of my links. I didn't want that final box to be just the world's longest bibliography for every single chapter. Root Beer Floats and Green Tea had me double checking everything because in a way it's historical fiction. I was googling slang, I was googling what existed in that time, I was researching fashion, digging around for cosmetics used at the time, all sorts of stuff. And I shared some of it. My point here is that you never know the amount of work that goes into a fic. I share maybe a fraction of my research just because it's usually I'm trying to research for like a sentence or a word or a phrase and then I'm back to writing and I don't keep the link. And I know other writers do too. Most of my other work, my older fic work had about the same level of googling and research and no references at the bottom. So a reader would never know. Or I'd lose my links. One website I was using for flower language at the start of Root Beer Floats and Green Tea was gone by the end. Just poof. It's also because I started RBF&GT in a journaling app and there was no place to put links. I couldn't even title them. 🤣 And there wasn't an undo so occasionally I'd hit my keyboard wrong and like erase a whole paragraph or lose everything I worked on. But I liked it because I could add pictures and it's where I kept my other fics and short stories and my journaling. And I could just scroll through the pictures I'd picked and remember like all these memories. Anyway I've moved onto Scrivener. Which has like all this space for things so it's a bit easier. And also it could handle my 100K chapters without crashing unlike Google, so it wins. 🤣 I can also do stuff like this:

Which essentially means in one file I had a lot going on 🤣 (Please ignore the fact I spelled Nariyoshi wrong.) And it was so cathartic to finally close it yesterday when the last chapter went up. Anyway, you never know the amount of effort a writer is putting into their work. Writing isn't easy. A lot of the time it's staring at a screen. I've started and cut my next wip that's the Dutch/Johnny route like...a ridiculous amount of times because I haven't hit a groove yet, I haven't figured out what I want which means it's a good time to take a short break and thing about it since I haven't figured it out. And this fandom is one of my favorites. I only know the smallest amount of hard work everyone puts into the fandom. There's so much that goes unseen. Like how many drafts of the beautiful art do we not see? How many sketches? How many conversations about ideas for events, let alone the work that goes into them? The videos? The meta? All the different ways to look at the characters and relationships and how those can inspire or change the way someone else looks at them? Comments that change the writers idea? Gives them new insight or just cheers them along to continue forward? What about all the stories that get shared and then because the writer doesn't see an audience, can't hear the quiet applause walks away or takes it down and with them? I know I have quite a few things in my history that are just...gone. And I don't know what they were, but it makes me a little sad that that hard work is just gone. Writers and artists will leave for anything from big things to small things to and I really wish I could find it again, but there was a post here on Tumblr that essentially there was a quote about a writer/poet? who got laid and stopped writing 🤣 to pursue getting laid more. Which good for you dude. 🤣 But it's kind of like a whole bunch of cats chilling together and enjoying the same sunbeam and if there's any reason to leave they might just wander off. Or they might get scared off. I like to cherish this time we have together in this shared time. A cross of our paths seen or unseen and acknowledge that volunteering to get up on stage (in this case posting writing) and to share something you worked hard on for who knows how long, and who knows how much of you it contains whether the creator is even aware or not, is a vulnerable action and for a moment sharing things they love is something so absolutely wonderful. Even if it's not everyone's cup of tea. No matter what it is, it's terrifying. It's easier for some, harder for others. Heck, that Valentine's day event I did, I really wanted to do, and I sat back and second guessed myself so much. I have a little pile of cut pieces and start-stops. It's not my first work in the fandom. I requested it, and yet I got timid before sharing it. So I'm honored that you love Root Beer Floats and Green Tea and my work that it's spoiled you a bit. I love that it's echoed, hit a chord with you, that the things I decided to include, that desire for those friendships not to fade is something you also enjoy. I appreciate it. And I hope you don't mind this long...I'm not sure what it is. I just also appreciate and love the effort of everyone in this fandom. Because I never know when something will strike a cord with me, open my mind to new things or ideas and I'm grateful to everyone. It's made the world feel a little less lonely when I've needed it the most. 💖

[thoughtfulqueenofruins]

Tv and movie characters that make PTSD look worse

I was able to get to work just fine which is good but it was not at the time but I wanted to. I was ready to blow if I remember correctly. But that is so I am going to talk to you about one of my favourite shows first of all Disney kinda took me off because they ended up saying that they need payment and I don’t have payment which is kind of a pain in the arse for me but anyways, I still have Netflix, and one of my favourite shows involves cleaning, which is cobra Kai, especially with Maigoi go Karate, where you end up doing the wax on wax off routine where you end up learning to clean, as well as train your body to be a lot more powerful than you think, and when I go to work, I don’t just go to work. I also want to meditate just like in Miyagi do karate. Where I end up learning to be with myself while trying to clean up a place. And I find out that I’m getting pretty strong, but there’s one character in this cobra Kai series that I really can’t stand. I’ll show you who he is one day but well you know who is sweep the leg John Kreese.

This boy think you can get away with everything because he supposedly has PTSD and those keys in the show I called him a tasty Twirl, or a faker when it comes to PTSD another words, a psychopath. Here’s one for the record box as he is nothing more than sweep the leg. He’s not a very good person to begin with, and he makes mantle. Wellness look like a pile of crap. Well, it’s not exactly ideal that I have a mental wellness plan is not for me completely ID only if you’re going to be a psychopath. Making it even more undesirable for you. Why I can’t stand this guy he’s a psychopath no difference from or anything from kill Bill. He is nothing more than a yakuza in my opinion, a Yakuza in my opinion doesn’t always have to be in Japanese mafia. It just Has to me that you’re no it’s enough to use a samurai sword of you blame the delay on this floor, which is fine or not right for the whole thing it’s not interesting to see someone who’s supposed to be emotionally unbalance to go use a samurai sword that slasher flicks stuff if you that is not right in my opinion, he has a couple tattoo less Yakuza. Do you have to be a gentleman? Yakuza obviously know John Kreese has showing us that anyone could be Acuña and it’s kind of embarrassing for everyone water like me or you’re over there French ethnicity that’s one thing but I just don’t like the idea that anyone to be like a yakuza.

I know this guy was a bad guy in the karate kid movie but anyway, he didn’t think he was gonna go around with weapons on Waze JoJo anyways, that’s something that is a no go for me and samurai swords in the karate dojo even know so I might use them. For decorations to the teacher continues to Dom in theI know this guy was a bad guy in the karate kid movie but anyway, he didn’t think he was going to go around with weapons in movies dojo anyways, is that something that is a no go for me and samurai swords in a karate don’t know even though some might use them. For decorations to the teacher continues to have in the first place is going to sickening in my opinion, be able to use samurai sword the freeway, Andrew actually be insane not PTSD but I actually insane. This is what I think is really wrong in the martial arts community. I’ve gone martial arts for a long time and I’ve never had a psychotic episode or anything like that or any behaviour similar to this jack ass.

This guy, John Kreese from the actual cobra, Kai dojo and the actual martial arts, where Henry on all time he’s actually one i find should be a Quentin Tarantino character as he is completely nuts and off o his rails.

This train wreck was nothing more than supposed to be a one time or three time character in the trilogy movies. Now he’s in the cobra, Kai saying that aggravating is the fact that he ends up using PTSD as an excuse of it is no different from Oren Ishii from kill Bill, shame on him for using PTSD to be using that as an example to be a bad guy. I have been martial arts long time in my life. I am never once had an inkling to do anything wrong in my life not even a prank I’d rather just try to chill. I always clean person or no Peter side and go and joy my life as it is. This is why I do not like the idea of psychopaths going in the martial arts. I think that they should be more or less have a psychiatric test before you go in the martial arts because this is what kind of force you get into trouble with. Is so bad this John craze. I’d like to punch him in the nose. The guy who actually plays John Kreese is actually doing a good job making me hate him. He is a good actor on the last button. Yes, girl hey dementia hate everything in the world and that is what he is doing just fine! He is paid well for his job and I don’t blame them for paying him a big box for his role in cobra Kai because he is a pain in the arse his character that is.

Who is tasty tomorrow as I call someone who fakes PTSD is a pain in my hours as far as cobra Kai is concerned as much is I like wearing about the different mindfulness activities from the Miyagi do karate and the anger management from cobra Kai as much as I can learn self-respecting self control from the show takes a lot of self control self-respect North a call this guy a bad word, or Lisa Parker on the show because it’s kind of aggravated a deal with this, John kreese. It’s inspiring to see how annoying this tasty twirl is so annoying that it makes me want to be a better person actually to be a better person with PTSD and to be able to cope better with my PTSD and see where I can go at least my PTSD is not imaginary or fake. Where is this tasty total as I called him he’s a fake son of a gun. And I’m done with the stereo types of PTSD really what PTSD is Israel’s just emotion and nightmares and flashbacks another psychological problems especially emotions when you are dealing with that event in your life which is completely normal. What is tasty twirl as I call him is actually a psychopath and that is not the ideal way to deal with you trauma when I deal with PTSD I deal with it with a paintbrush, not a fist or a samurai sword, and I use restaurants to help me cope with my symptoms, as well as I need a lot of different medication that I unfortunately have to take that. I usually do crystals to help me as a healing crystals to help me cope with PTSD. The next day will I will talk to you about the damn phone crystals good for people with PTSD in the first place instead of just having a take the right medication.

What is Frank is the PTSD cause they just the man who I was not a mental sickness. And I’m gonna be frank about that right now. Metal sick message psychopathy or sociopathy. The idea that someone can be psychopath again. Blame it on. PTSD just drives me completely battier to use them there. Which makes me want to scream when I think about is kind of characters that are on TV saying that they do stupid stuff because of PTSD yeah well I had my PTSD since I was a young child and I’ve never really pulled anything that was a gradients or leave all the lol or involve the rules to be broken. This is the kind of thing that I’d rather stay clear of. And I even when I get martial arts, I stayed away from the yakuza and I stay clear of drugs, alcohol and smoking still new to this day, and I’d rather just trying to live a life of decency like Daniel LaRusso that’s a better way of trying to deal with your PTSD instead of trying to act a fool or act, like an animal with a samurai sword, or some kind of god-awful weapon. How to deal with your PTSD is to clean like a son of a gun like Daniel LaRusso would do or to do mindfulness do something creative or do something that’s going to help you grow as a human being being an animal is not exactly ideal way to deal with PTSD. I would rather be crying my eyes have been punching someone in the face, but that’s just my stance on the whole PTSD thing is that I’d rather be crying instead of sacking (punching) and someone in the face.

That being said, I think there’s more peaceful way to PTSD person without being a jerk. There’s a lot of ways you can go about suffering or coping with PTSD, then acting like a Quentin Tarantino character and I’m sorry if I hungry, but this kind of thing we should not Laura find the bad side of my homework in Spanish glorify the hard work someone does to go over and over come the mental illness instead.

If I had my choice of characters, I would rather someone else instead of John Cruz to be in cobra Kai. But as I said, I was more or less didn’t think he was going to show up at the first or second different episodes that’s when I realize he was gonna be there forever. He’s annoying to me.

I don’t like how John crazy Asians, PTSD, and his character to act like an idiot in his character. That’s what I’m trying to say when they’re a good meaning people who have PTSD breather really suffering or they’re trying to overcome the whole situation in the first place and I don’t need this stereotype to begin with in the first place distance makes it harder to deal with, and the stigma even worse to Cole Porter. Let’s pray for us take my love, either violent people or yakuza like people in the PTSD community!

End of rant

[crimsonblackrose]

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They got a new fridge between seasons. And it's got pretty much all the same stuff in it.

Are they in a different room and happen to have two fridges, did they remodel between seasons, or did they have to swap interior locations between seasons?

I wonder if Johnny thought if Kreese found his apartment he also found his home?

I love that Carmen baked a tres leches cake to congratulate Johnny on Miguel's win.

Johnny fearing that Kreese knew where he lived might've been right. I forgot he called Johnny's landline.

Smitty's dinner

So Johnny didn't celebrate with his students, but they left to get victory nachos. Very cute.

Oh, Johnny probably couldn't have gone with anyway. They're at Applebees. 😂

Eli and Demetri won a coding competition at computer camp

Kreese orders corned beef hash and Sanka (instant decaf coffee)

Kreese was in Panama in '89 (if we trust what he says)

The future Miyagi do kids are lucky, Robby did most of the hard work cleaning up the place.

Future mr. miyagi spin off tagline: It wasn't all bonsais and kata

The look on Daniel's face when Robby points out that their goal is anti-Miyagi-do rule of defense only.

Miguel and Hawk on their little electric scooters.

Hawk is planning to get his mom's sentra when he gets his license.

I get how Miguel and Hawk are confused, they won and yet are getting yelled at. But at the same time no mercy didn't necessarily mean fighting dirty or cheating. And it's good that Johnny tries to correct that and calls it cheating.

Also it's huge that Johnny admits to Miguel he's still learning too.

Johnny's movie homework: Over the Top

Hey Raymond/Stingray

Also the fact Johnny asks for help on finding things.

As a handyman himself, it's gotta sting that Daniel is teaching Robby about repair and what not.

Johnny's little walk of shame. Kind of makes me wonder if he didn't actually want to interrupt or be seen.

Again, Johnny didn't tell Miguel to do that, not really.

"cares more about his rivalry with you then he does about me"

Robby dear, it was your idea to torture Johnny by training with Daniel. And Johnny's literally just pointing it out. It was literally Robby's whole motivation most of season 1.

I do think it's not fully the karate 'cult's' problem that Sam and Miguel didn't work out. It's sort of TKK Ali/Daniel issues exasperated by karate. Like Miguel felt like because of Daniel and Johnny's drama Sam wouldn't introduce her to her family and sort of hid their relationship. That's very Daniel not feeling good enough for Ali because he didn't think her parents would approve and thought Ali didn't approve either which was wrong. But then Miguel majorly screwed up. But still, Kyler got a conversation about with Daniel and Miguel didn't even get mentioned until it was over. You'd think the conversation would be more like hey kid you okay you've had two awful breakups like back to back and you're not hanging out with your friends.

Instead we're just doubling down on the romeo and juliet Cobra Kais vs Miyagi-do's.

I do love that Sam is like but I don't want to fight them. They're my friends.

I didn't realize Johnny cried upon getting a blue belt. I thought that crying moment was earlier in his cobra kai journey.

So Johnny wanted to talk to Kreese about his step dad and Kreese was like nope.

Yeah Robby picked up the nail trick!

Question for the millionth time, does Shannon know where Robby is and what he's up to?

lol for when you lose focus? It was to calm you down when you got mad.

There we go Daniel, had to get out of the mongoose brain and back into actual Miyagi style.

Sam!

Does....Daniel have to fill out the paperwork that Johnny did and have the inspection to open a dojo? They really only ever show Johnny having to do that and Daniel's the one with a rock in the middle of his dojo.

Then...Kreese where have you been all this time?

Did Kreese keep that trophy or did he go buy a new one?

That smile and music is why I don't trust anything Kreese says.

[phoebe3663]

[ lina ]

Content warning: Graphic violence. I was never introduced to her. I just - - - - noticed - - - - her one day. I asked her if she was new here. She was wearing the uniform, so I thought she was a new hire.

She didn’t answer, just made a faint smile, and since she looked busy, I chose to let the conversation die prematurely.

Her name tag simply said [ lina ] and I thought it was weird that the name was not capitalized.

Other than that she appeared normal at first. She’s a blonde, a bit taller than me, but definitely not above average, with eyes of non-color, which you could have called gray or brown if you really wanted to.

Plain features, no tattoos, nothing . . . Intriguing. I was a little disappointed because I was bored of the people here.

. . .

The next day I saw her, I found out she had a fang. Like, on her wrist. Slightly curved like cobra’s, bone-white.

I don’t fucking know if it should even be called [ fang ] but I don’t suppose we have a name for something like that, do we?

For a second, I thought it best to ignore it politely. 

[ lina ] glared at me, she knew that I saw it. Her expression was almost blank. I don’t know if I imagined her making a slight grin or not.

What do I say what do I say what do I say what do I say-

She put a finger to her lips, silencing me.

And so I said nothing. It was the [ unimportant detail ] ¹ at [ unimportant detail ] ² where I worked so I just left and escaped this situation.

I should have never returned.

. . . 

I tried to not be weirded out by her.

I googled [ wrist fangs ] [ wrist protrusions ] [ wrist spines ] [ bone mutation wrists ] [ . . . ] but it got no useful results.

And it wasn’t all that was different about her, I learned quickly.

. . .

[ lina ] could detach her [ unimportant detail ] ³ arm.

I witnessed it on the [ unimportant detail ] ⁴ after work. She was smoking with one arm and her other arm was on the table in front of her. It didn’t look like a prosthetic to me, but then I have never met people with those.

I didn’t ask. She didn’t explain.

Actually, I don’t think I ever heard her speak

. . .

She didn’t have a [ unimportant detail ] ⁵ ear.

She just didn’t. Instead, there was a patch of bare skin.

Her other ear, well . . . Often she was bleeding black liquid from it.

Once I even got her tissues to clean it up.

. . . 

Later I realized no one else was - - - - noticing - - - - her differences.

- LOOK SHE IS BLEEDING SOMETHING BLACK FROM HER EAR -

- SHE SHOULD STOP [ unimportant detail ] ⁶ -

- WHAT THE FUCK -

It’s what I wanted to yell but my coworkers didn’t show even a hint of being bothered by [ lina ] so I stayed silent.

. . .

Okay, [ my name ], - I thought to myself one of these days, - There is a very simple explanation, girl . . . You just got a bit sick. It’s called schizophrenia when you see strange things no one else does, right? It’s okay, it’s okay, people learn to live with it and have okay lives . . .

After a [ unimportant detail ] ⁷ of this, I went to my superior to try asking about her.

- Yeah, [ lina ]? What about her? Did something happen?

- Weird how? Wouldn’t say I - - - - noticed - - - - anything.

- I mean, maybe one strange thing is that [ hysterical coworker ] seems to be getting along with her, heh.

I also considered just being direct with her and asking what’s up, but I was too scared at that point.

I gave up.

I decided to just do my best ignoring her for a while. What I considered delusions didn’t get in the way of my work too much. And I was not ready to admit I was delusional and seek help.

So I just existed with a nightmare in my waking life that was [ lina ]

. . .

I should have run.

I should have run.

I should have run.

I should have run.

I should have run.

I should have run.

I should have run.

I should have run.

I should have run.

I should have-

. . .

It really is my own fault that I am being dissected by her right now.

. . .

I ended work as always. Left the workplace. Made a turn at the street towards home, through the park. It was a sunny, perfect summer evening, beautiful light was pouring through trees...

And there was [ lina ] standing right in the middle of the path, waiting. Waiting for me, I realized moments later.

Awesome, [ my name ], - I thought, - We’re starting to see her outside work. Tomorrow first thing I’m registering for psychiatrist appointm-

[ blur ]

She crossed [ unimportant detail ] ⁸ distance between us in an instant and crashed into me.

Her ‘fangs’ - turns out she had them on [ both ] arms - dug into my flesh.

I collapsed.

I wanted to cry for help, to push her away, to fight back, but I couldn’t.

[ lina ] ripped clothes off my stomach and tore it up.

. . .

And so here I am in the present, bleeding on the pebble path, with my entrails on the outside.

With [ lina ] running her fingers through them, as if she was searching for something.

[ omitted detail ] [ omitted detail ] [ omitted detail ]

There was sort of gentleness to her moves. It’s like she was not more violent than it was necessary.

It didn’t hurt very much. It just felt-

WRONG

WRONG

WRONG

WRONG

WRONG

WRONG

WRONG

WRONG

WRONG

WR-

She opened me in a few other places, but that didn’t seem to satisfy her.

She shuffled and disappeared from my field of sight.

[ unimportant detail ] ⁹ [ unimportant detail ] ¹⁰

I heard a clicking noise. When she returned to my sight, she had one of her arms replaced with an insect-looking limb with a sharp edge like of a mantis.

And now she had a thin white spike on her forehead. Kind of like her ‘wrist fangs’, I guess, but much longer.

She was smiling, faintly as always, just maybe more - - - - honestly - - - - than before. 

She’s a fucking unicorn. Alien? Insect? Robot? . . . A fucking SCP . . . WHY WHY WHY WH-

I tried to wriggle but it was no use.

What followed was [ lina ] cutting my skull.

My vision was turning blurry and I could only see her vague shape shifting around as she [ worked ] on my head with her ‘mantis limb’.

I’m tearing up, I realized. Even though I was beginning to feel detached from what was happening.

An unpleasant-yet-pleasant chill suddenly enveloped my head. Is that how it is when your living brain is exposed?

Then-

[ kl;'c,zd4x4df4f4dgvdg.dzp`dsr/ė0ęė ]

I think she touched my brain.

. . .

I think I heard her sigh in relief. 

I think she lowered her head towards mine.

I think a drop of her black liquid fell on my face.

I think her 'unicorn horn' stabbed into my brain.

. . .

Into some specific organ that I wasn’t educated to know about, but it probably had an intriguing-sounding name like all of them.

And then I was no longer [ unimportant detail ] ¹¹ - - - -

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¹  End of the night shift ²  Packing plant ³  Left ⁴  Independence Day ⁵  Right ⁶  Handling unpacked food ⁷  Month ⁸  About a hundred meter ⁹  There was no one but me and her as far as I could see ¹⁰ The park never had many visitors so it’s not surprising ¹¹ Alive

[xoteajays]

If Kato isn't enough to stop Hyuga, Sakyo and Ukyo are actually burly enough to carry him around if they needed - unless Hyuga's very feral enough to bite their ears off. Hopefully he knows they are friends, not food. Someone should start telling Hyuga that. He needs to heard it.



When it comes to apocalyptic situations, that would depend on what type of apocalyptic situation it is. But, for the most part, I could never survive. I don't know. With my size.. Kidnapped, raped, murdered and eaten by cannibals. If I was in purgatory apocalypses like Borderlands then.. I can say that diamonds and possibly hearts might be may best games (depending on the heart game), club is 50/50 depending who I'm working with as teammates - even though I do most things better when I'm alone, spades is definitely my worst game. So there's that. But if there talking about different types of apocalyptic situations, I'm sure it completely depends on which type of apocalypse it is then. If I am trying to survive the apocalypse. But I probably wouldn't survive.

~

The power of friendship through violence. Boys will be boys since lots of them are stupid that way. But that might how I seem them though.

Out of the SWORD leaders.. Rocky is definitely the closest to Cobra (based on the End Of Sky movie). But he respects the other leaders.

Murayama's close to everyone in his own way. Like the entire concept "friendship through violence", this also includes the other schools too.

Being the main protagonist, Cobra's close to just about everyone with SWORD. But it also depends on the timelines for everyone involved.

The fact that Hyuga choose SWORD gangs over Kuryu and Doubt by the end. Granted he did want revenge against Sannoh and Kuryu, his feelings of hatred towards Kuryu was stronger than his hatred for any SWORD gangs. Which is how they became frienemies with everyone.

What about Rude Boys?

~

That's why. I never watched The Worst crossover show, mostly since I can never find the show on any site. And I'm not watching few minute clips like that because that would annoy me too much for me to enjoy the show. But that's how I am though.

And, for Smoky, I think they planned to kill him since the beginning.. I can say that I'm not surprised about that. I'm curious to know to what could have happened in he survived, if he was able to survive anyway.



Like I know everyone has their preferences in the type of person they are attracted to. Based on appearance and personality. But seriously? They're too picky about men. This is why these stupid girls are single.

For Rocky. Just because he owns his businesses, his clubs, that does not mean the man is a party animal. The man wanted a safe space for women to enjoy themselves without creepy men harassing them. But for his hygiene.. Just because he wears his grilles every day, does not mean he doesn't clean the accessory. Actually! In the movie when the White Rascals was attacked by Mighty Warriors in Club Heaven, there was even guys complaining when their clothes got dirty from fighting and Rocky said that they should keep their appearance keep because that what the women would want. They stay presentable for women.

If those girls actually spent more time hanging around Sannoh, then I could have seen him being friendlier with the girls. But no. They're just so busy complaining about these guys without knowing any of them.

Murayama attended Oya school not because he was unintelligent but because he had behavior problems. Maybe because of a disorder. But that's also another possibility too.. He just wasn't ready to to grow up.

And Hyuga was said and done worse than sitting on a car. And there's Murayama who rode on top of giant trucks instead of cars like Hyuga.

These girls should having a pros and cons list before complaining.

Exactly. Takeru has the best luck with women, Masaki has the worst luck with women, and Hiroto never seems to realize when they're just flirting with them because of his natural charm he doesn't know he is known for. He's this pretty himbo man who flirts without realizing it.

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I wasn't sure what I thought your sign would be, but now I know what your sign. I'm a Leo.



If I already have face claims in mind.. Most of the times, I may already have personalities in mind for most characters. Or when I'm overthinking about details my stories, characters, music, and everything else I can think of.

Anything from their personality, habits, mannerisms, likes, dislikes or favorites. Maybe disabilities if they have any. Anything or everything.

Details that no else really cares about.

~

That's what was funny to me.

Because when I asked you about what type of person they would be attracted to.. I was genuinely curious about your own about their type of person they would like. And it was funny to me because a lot of the types you described where the types of my characters, especially the orange character. She's the sun, he's the moon. The opposites attract between them concept. She's this bubbly person but also can be very protective person when she has to protect who and what matters the most to her. She might be able to help Cobra back to being his old self too, at least less broading but a lot more happier. Maybe. Did I also mention that, out of the three color coded characters, she is the shortest of them? Because why not have another short character.

And blue character. Like I said.. She comes from a big family. I've just imagined her as one of five children, this middle child, so she actually knows how to care for her older and younger siblings. So she's a really sisterly type of friend. Which is why I wasn't so sure if she would be in romantic ships with anyone for that reason - I'm not saying yes, or no. She's modest. Humble. Was probably so happy when Cobra humbled Murayama enough for him to come to his senses. That's where I have gotten her competitiveness from. Despite her quiet nature, she is still the tomboy of my own characters. She might be a bit indulgent when food and drinks are involved. Possibly artistic. Close to her family and friends. And since, to my knowledge, Oya is an all boys school.. I have never visibly seen girls at the school - besides Oshiage and also Shiba coming to harass her brother Shibaman. But no girls in the school. So I don't know if there's a "sister school" within that area. Which is why I said Blue and Orange went to the same school, and the same classes.

Now that I think about it. Blue and Orange can be very indulgent with food and drinks. So Itokan is probably one of the restaurants they will go to frequently, along with Odake's Bar and Club Heaven for drinks. Club Heaven is also for dancing. Orange definitely loves dancing as a hobby for her. Maybe that's how my characters are close to Rocky (and the other Rascals)? Despite them being apart of other gangs in some way, Rocky's always protective towards them in a friendly way.

I'll work on my red character when I have an idea for her.



As someone who has issues with my family, I understand how that is.

So the relationship with her and Hyuga are childhood friends, almost like siblings, for as long as they've known each other? That was kinda one idea I had for Red, but I wasn't completely sure about it though.

Yeah. An opposites attract. That's another concept I liked.. When only one of them grew up too fast, for whatever reason, then there's a very childish one who knows to live life. The childish one helps them being more youthful, while the mature helps the other mature. Kinda, sorta.

Déjà vu. My boy Gun-woo gets his face his face carved with a knife, but I can say his battle scars are actually attractive to me though.



I tend to isolate myself whenever I'm in a mood so I know that feeling.

Kinda like my Blue character. Kinda. But not really. They're both types who are tomboys, except your character has a strong energy to her?



Weapons are open to interpretation? Like for the most part, I know so many of them prefer using their hands for purity reasons (not that the way they fight is pure). But Rocky has his cane - the Rascals even use asps to hit people like Dan, Hyuga might use weapons when he is in a extra violent mood. Sannoh won't. Oya won't. But Rude Boys may use homemade weapons though in certain situations. Warriors might use weapons, same with Kuryu. Doubt will because they're killing anyone. And for the other schools like Oya, I don't think they would ever use a weapon either. So some characters might really use weapons though.

~

Well.. When it comes to my Rocky headcanons, I'd already mentioned a lot of my romantic and sexual headcanons about him to you before.

But there are some headcanons that I haven't mentioned to you yet.

These might be more projecting? But I could see Rocky doing a lot of these things too. Though that might be how I could see his character.

Rocky seems like a sensual man when he wants to be. Whether these actions lead to sex or not (since this does not have to be sexual), I can see him being the type to bathe with his partner. I imagine him as the man to buy his partner perfumes, lotions, body washes just so he can use the body washes on her while they're bathing and rubbing lotions in her skin after they bathe. Whenever they do bathe together. But it's only if she is fine with bathing with him. I could imagine him as a man who dresses and undresses his woman (in a non sexual way) but only if she's comfortable with that. So you can't tell me he doesn't care for his health and hygiene since those bitches are stupid. Which is a part of my other headcanon. If his woman has mental disabilities like even depression for example.. When she's so depressed that she also stops caring about her health and hygiene, I could imagine him helping her. He bathes her, dresses her, feeds her and brushes her teeth. Literally. If she can't do basic care over herself, I can see him helping her when she needs it the most. But that headcanon is my projection onto him.

Based on the facts I told you about White Rascals. I know Rocky watches, or used to watch anime when he was a child. During his time off from working, his time is spend watching television with his partner. I can even see some of the shows and movies they'd watch together is anime. I might be projecting this.

Another sexual headcanon I have is that because of how patient he is with women.. I know this could be said about any woman. But if she's inexperience (maybe even a virgin), I imagine him being extra patient with her. Not that he isn't always patient with women. But if she has a little to no experience with physical intimacies like kissing and sex, he will help her at their own pace when it comes to physical affections.

There's also another sexual headcanon for Rocky. For two reasons.. The first reason is because of Keiji's comment in an old interview, and the second reason is because of Rocky's sweet tooth for lollipops any time he eats candy. But he's skilled with his mouth. So he knows how to use his tongue, so he's skilled with kissing and oral. I blame this on Keiji.

Any headcanons that we could think of should be said whenever we think of one, because who knows if we might actually have the same or even different ideas with these characters. Or any characters. Maybe. That depends. But still.

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Yes! So do I. If they decide to continue these shows, especially Bloodhounds. And also Extracurricular.

Like.. Okay. I know sometimes they change details from a book, comic, webtoon, whatever because so many people believe that those changes will be one big unexpected twist to the plot. But not always. So many live adaptions from other media is not always a good thing to me, most of the time it's not even a good thing at all. And don't forget shock values too.

Definitely. That was definitely a twisted movie, so I don't know how dark you are willing to go whenever horror movies are involved. But because of how the graphic violence is in the whole movie, they banned the movie in most countries. So that's your decision if you ever want to watch a gory movie like that.

hyuga is a fighty lil bitch who unfortunately (fortunately) surrounded himself with taller, strong dudes that can just pick him up and drag him away when he gets too feral.

oh i am dying immediately in any apocalyptic situation. not even a chance of survival. i’m bad at running, i’ve got a half-dozen medications i’m on that i have to take daily, if i’m landing in the borderlands i’m taking the immediate L because i don’t think i’m smart enough or physically gifted enough to win any of it. i have all the survival skills of an over-pampered small dog.

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the whole ‘sword alliance’ is so a power of friendship thing. like too bad, kuryu, yall can’t beat them, they got the power of being besties and kicking ass on their side.

the leaders definitely have this loop of respect between them, even if the majority initially voted against the alliance. though even despite that, they all showed up at the end when rocky and the rascals needed help (even if hyuga had to get his ass beat first but i view that as being more about the formation of the alliance and that he would’ve shown up to help even if he’s won the fight).

murayama really just wanted to be friends with everyone. and also fight them. because it’s fun to him and i think he assumes the others feel the same way. (i mean. cobra and hyuga probably do, at least).

hyuga really said ‘fine, i’ll stick with these guys’ after cobra yelled at him in his face and then turned around to burst into tears over his bestie noboru. like it’s so funny.

i think the rude boys tend to stick to themselves. i don’t think they get too close to anyone who isn’t from nameless. they have respect for the other groups, but they are keeping them at arms’ length (i mean, they didn’t even tell anyone smokey was sick). i can see them maybe being closest with sannoh, if only because their locations are so close to each other.

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i’ve watched one full episode of the ‘6’ and i had to do it in the firefox app because i could not stand the thought of having to watch an ad between every 2 minute clip.

oh they definitely planned for him to die. i knew that from the second he was coughing up blood, that’s always a ‘this character’s gonna die’ sign. still sad though.

they have a full range of men to choose from but all they’re doing is complaining. girls, stay single then if you wanna (incorrectly) pick apart every dude around. naomi go get ur man tho, he’s over there being a tall and handsome idiot.

masaki is in hell watching women throw themselves at hiroto, who just doesn’t realise it. every time they leaves a situation like that, masaki goes ‘you know she was flirting with you, right?’ and hiroto just ‘huh???’. the himbo energy is coming off in waves from these two.

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cobra definitely needs to get that fun dude brought back out. i think noboru being back and kuryu being taken down will certainly help take a weight of him too.

my two girls are both on the shorter side. ryuko’s about 5’1 and hinami’s 5’2. i couldn’t find ryuko’s fc’s height, but yuri tsunematsu is actually 5’2. it’s a short girl party.

im just thinking of your blue character seeing cobra kick murayama’s ass and just go ‘oh thank god, it’s about time’ to herself because murayama was way too cocky for his own good and in need of being taken down a peg. when you say she’s artistic, do you mean in the drawing way or the writing way? because both are interesting choices.

they grew up together while the hyuga brothers were still in kuryu. being the youngest, they were kinda stuck together to keep them out of the ‘adults’ business’. with hyuga actually being able to leave and be a regular kid, ryuko used to barrage him with questions because she didn’t get to experience actual life. he kind of views her like a little sister he didn’t want, but still cares about - he’s also a bit protective because he often saw the aftermath of her father abusing her. also he’s literally the only person she knows outside of kuryu at the beginning, which is why when she runs away, she goes to him. i actually wrote about it in the fic i posted today, uncaged. shameless fic plug aaa

ryuko and murayama really help balance each other out. ryuko gets to have the fun she never had as a kid, murayama gets help with the more mature stuff that can sometimes confuse him. they meet at a good middle. also murayama is there to witness her fighting this ryu faction guy and is just like ‘she’s so cool 😍’.

hinami is this quiet tomboy type who you’d think was chill - and usually she is - until you see her in a race, especially against p or yu. she can get very intense about it because she’s so determined to win but hasn’t managed to yet.

i know the rascals and some of the daruma guy use weapons (idk about hyuga, i think he likes to be more hands-on), and the rude boys sometimes use stuff in their surroundings; but the sannoh and oya guys are very ‘fists only’.

ryuko uses weapons on account of being raised in the assassin group of kuryu and learning a little bit by watching them train. she’s a natural talent with bladed weaponry. (and she’s also just. fuelled by rage over her childhood situation. congrats minamoto, your daughter is a dragon, but she’s also your enemy).

hinami is self taught with her aim just because there’s not a whole lot to do growing up in nameless, also because it’s easier for her to not be in the middle of a fight so she’s the long range helper. imagine, you’re in a fight and you’re winning against some rude boy punk, and then you just get clocked in the temple by a disk of glass. going down like goliath.

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i can absolutely see rocky as the guy this experienced kind of guy that really looks after his girl, and not even in just the sexual way. the thought of him being stern but caring with a depressed gf is so sweet, like he knows it’s hard for her and he’s going to help however he can.

here’s some murayama and takeshi headcanons, maybe partly biased. trading headcanons like they’re pokemon cards ajskjfl

i imagine murayama as a very handsy lover, not only in a sexual way, but in a casual way too. he holds his gf’s hand, pulls her in against his side and holds her waist, sits her on his lap. it’s all very casual to him, he just likes having them close.

i also think murayama shows off way more in fights if he knows his girl is watching. he pulls out all the stunts, but he’s also a lil distracted, sometimes glancing over at her to see her reactions. he wants to impress her! when he wins - because of course he does - he goes to get a very pda victory kiss.

i just know murayama likes to have his hair played with. if his gf is sitting down on a couch, he’s lying down to dump his head in her lap, hoping she’ll run her fingers through his hair. he finds it calming. napping boyfriend x quietly reading girlfriend aesthetic.

biased opinion but takeshi is the jealous type. he’s not toxic about it, but he’s a lil possessive. just glowering over his gf’s shoulder at some dude hitting on her. he touches her waist or holds her hand so other guy’s know she’s taken.

i know i’ve mentioned the other guys doing bike-riding dates and tak has a bike too, but i imagine takeshi has a few places around nameless that he likes to take girls; places where you can see the pretty parts of nameless city that people don’t expect to find there or just the best places to watch the sunset.

takeshi is just soft for his gf. always staring with heart eyes at her, genuinely complimenting her - not just on her appearance but on her skills and personality, kissing her on the cheek. he is just so into her. p and yu tease him about it and he’s only slightly embarrassed because his gf is ‘beautiful and smart and the best, shut up’.

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A Tale Of Three Dojos (Cobra Kai story): Chapter 6

Stingray was in his sister's house. He ate breakfast, then he made coffee.

Stingray took a sip of his coffee and winced. "That's hot."

Stingray waited for his coffee to cool down, then he went outside and grabbed the morning newspaper. His sister's neighbour, Greg, was cleaning his car.

Stingray spoke. "Good morning, Greg."

When Greg was done cleaning his car, he turned off his hose and walked up to Stingray.

Greg looked annoyed. "No, it isn't! You know why? Because some freeloader was blaring shitty Metallica all night."

"That was actually Exodus's Bonded by Blood, but it's not your fault you don't know the genre." Stingray said.

"You do know your sister doesn't want you crashing here, right? She only took pity on you because you are an unemployed man-baby on probation." Greg said.

Stingray took a sip of his coffee.

"I'm actually off probation now. I'm showered and groomed. I have somewhere important to be today." Stingray said.

Greg spoke. "Oh, well, that's good. Congratulations. Good for you. That means you can take your perfect circle of a body and roll your sloppy ass out of our neighbourhood."

"Step it back a smidge. You drive a Miata. Think you're the King of Egypt? I don't know much about cars, but I do know that's not top of the line." Stingray said.

"This is coming from a man who has a squirrel obstacle course in his backyard. Do you have any friends, Raymond?" Greg asked.

"I believe it was Emerson who said that a friend is the hope of the heart." Stingray said.

"Yeah, well, it was Hughes who said get your God damn frisbees off my roof, or I'm calling the police." Greg snapped.

"Hughes because it's your last name? Clever. Listen, those are aerobies, Greg. They're not frisbees. Different disc. I…I don't have time to talk about that, 'cause my dojo needs me. So...Got to go. Sorry." Stingray started walking towards his sister's house.

"That's right. I forgot, Raymond. You like to hang with a bunch of kids and play kung fu all day. It is pathetic." Greg said.

Stingray stopped walking.

Stingray turned to face Greg.

"It's not kung fu. It's Cobra Kai. And it's not Raymond anymore. My name is S..." Stingray trailed off.

"Stingray. Yeah, I know. And as much as you try to clean your life up, you still stink, Ray." Greg said.

Greg chuckled. "Stink-Ray!"

"That is so much more appropriate! Stink-Ray!" Greg yelled.

"Tread carefully, Greg. You mess with a cobra, you get the fangs." Stingray warned.

Stingray walked into his sister's house.

In the back of the Cobra Kai dojo, Terry was hitting a punching bag.

Kreese appeared. "Time for class."

Terry's back was to Kreese.

Terry stopped hitting the punching bag.

Terry panted as he turned to Kreese.

"Listen, John, I just want you to know I haven't forgotten what you did for me. I wouldn't be here if not for you. And I'll do anything to prove my loyalty. Anything." Terry said.

"Let's go to work, Sensei." Kreese told Terry.

Terry smiled.

Kreese walked away. Terry followed him.

The students were warming up.

Kyler spoke. "Guys, the limo is coming at six. Don't be late, or else we're leaving. My date and I are on a mission."

Piper scoffed. "Oh, my God. I bet she doesn't even exist."

Robby walked up to Tory. "Hey. Are you…Uh…Are you going to go?"

"To prom? Yeah, right. Let the rich kids have their stupid party. Besides, can you picture me in a ballroom dress?" Tory asked.

Kreese and Terry stood in front of the students.

"All right, class, fall in." Kreese told the students.

The students formed a line.

"Today's lesson is about balance. Not the way Miyagi-Do teaches it. You're going to learn how to get inside the heads of your opponents and throw them off balance. Pair up. Aits!" Kreese yelled.

The students paired up.

Tory tried to punch Robby. He blocked the punch.

"You know, you should go. Crashing you-know-who's big night would be a way to get your opponents off balance." Robby said.

"Not as much as if you showed up." Tory said.

"I'm not a student. They won't let me in." Robby said.

"Maybe they would if you went with me." Tory said.

Tory tried to punch Robby. He blocked the punch.

"Did you just ask me to prom?" Robby asked.

"Strictly a tactical move." Tory said.

"Well, it's such short notice. We'd have to get a ride. I'd need a tux." Robby said.

Terry walked up to Robby and Tory. "I think it's a great idea. And if you're going, you're going in style."

Stingray walked into the dojo.

"What's up?" Stingray comically slurred.

"Remember that from the old Bud commercials? I guess you guys were too young for..." Stingray paused. "Probably weren't even born. Eddie, what's going on, man? Hey, good to see you. Dieter, how's your mom doing? Wish she'd call. You could have had a really cool stepdad."

Stingray looked at Kreese. "Sensei! Sir, I am reporting for duty, and I require no thanks."

"Thanks for what?" Kreese asked.

"Oh…Uh, you know, just defending the dojo, and I-I served my time, Sensei sir." Stingray said.

Kreese was annoyed. "Look, we're trying to train for a tournament. Let's carry on, everyone."

"The All-Valley Tourney. I'm well aware. Say, listen, I've got a couple of good ideas. Just basic strategy." Stingray said.

"Don't be ridiculous. You were never part of this team. You're a buffoon. A joker. An embarrassment. You have no value here." Kreese said.

Tears formed in Stingray's eyes.

"Wow. What? But Sensei…I'm…Um…One of the guys, you know," Stingray said, wiping away the tears.

"You will never be Cobra Kai. You get that?" Kreese asked.

Stingray chuckled. "Oh, wait, wait. I've got you. This is a test, right? Yeah, this is a test."

"Get the hell out of here." Kreese ordered.

Stingray cleared his throat. "Challenge accepted."

A bewildered Terry watched as Stingray walked out of the dojo.

That night, Eli drove his car to Johnny and Sarah's apartment complex. He walked into Johnny and Sarah's apartment and made his way to the living room.

Johnny spoke. "Hey."

Eli spoke. "Hey."

Sarah walked out of her room.

"Wow. You look amazing." Eli said.

"Thanks. So do you." Sarah said.

Johnny, Sarah, and Eli walked into Rosa, Carmen, and Miguel's apartment and made their way to the living room.

"Sarah, you look so beautiful." Carmen said.

"Thanks, Carmen." Sarah said.

"Eli, you look so handsome." Carmen said.

"Thanks, Mrs. Diaz." Eli said.

Miguel walked out of his room.

Miguel looked at Sarah and Eli. "You guys look awesome."

"Thanks." Sarah and Eli said.

"Ready to go?" Carmen asked Rosa, Miguel, Johnny, Sarah, and Eli.

Rosa, Miguel, Johnny, Sarah, and Eli nodded.

Carmen, Rosa, Miguel, Johnny, Sarah, and Eli walked out of the apartment.

Johnny, Carmen, and Rosa made their way to Johnny's car. Johnny got in the driver's seat. Carmen got in the passenger's seat. Rosa got in the backseat. Johnny started the engine and drove down the road.

Eli, Sarah, and Miguel made their way to Eli's car. Eli got in the driver's seat. Sarah got in the passenger's seat. Miguel got in the backseat. Eli started the engine and drove down the road.

Daniel, Amanda, Lucille, Louie, and his sister, Vanessa, were in Daniel and Amanda's mansion.

"Why are you cutting the mozzarella? You're going to dry it out. You're losing the juice!" Louie yelled.

Vanessa spoke. "I'm making bruschetta. You let the juice out so the bread doesn't get soggy."

"Let me get in there." Louie moved closer to Vanessa. She slapped his hand, causing him to move away from her.

"If you reach in there again, I'll bite your fat fingers off!" Vanessa yelled.

"But you disrespect..." Louie trailed off.

Daniel was holding a glass of wine.

Amanda was holding a glass of wine.

"Wow. Louie's sister is more Louie than Louie. I get nervous having family over while we're dealing with the Anthony crisis." Amanda said.

Daniel took a sip of his drink. "I know. Bullying is the last thing I ever thought we'd be dealing with."

Amanda spoke. "Yeah, well, two more weeks in his room with no screen time, and he'll get the message."

Daniel spoke. "If he doesn't, maybe we should take him to a professional."

"Whatever happens, can we keep your mom out of this? I'm finally on stable ground with her." Amanda said.

"Okay." Daniel said.

"These are dinner napkins. I'm going to swap 'em out for something a little more appropriate." Lucille said.

Amanda took a sip of her drink. "Whatever you like, Lucille. My house is your house."

Lucille walked towards the cupboards.

The doorbell rang.

Daniel and Amanda set their glasses down on the counter.

Daniel and Amanda walked towards the door.

Daniel opened the door.

Daniel spoke. "Hey. Come on in. Make yourselves at home."

Carmen walked through the door.

Carmen smiled at Amanda. "Hi, Amanda."

Amanda smiled back. "Welcome."

Rosa walked through the door.

Amanda smiled at Rosa. "Hi, Rosa."

Rosa smiled back. "Hi."

Amanda hugged Rosa.

Amanda hugged Carmen. "It's good to see you."

Miguel and Eli walked through the door.

Amanda spoke. "Miguel, Eli, you look dashing."

"Thanks." Miguel said.

Miguel was wearing a black suit, a white dress shirt, a pink bowtie, and black dress shoes with black laces.

"Thanks." Eli said.

Eli was wearing a dark grey blazer with black lapels, a white dress shirt, a black bowtie, black dress pants, and black dress shoes with black laces.

Sarah walked through the door.

Amanda spoke. "Sarah, you look stunning."

"Thanks." Sarah said.

Sarah was wearing black high-heeled pumps and a green dress that ended a few inches below her knees. The dress clung to her upper body before flaring out at her hips. It showed a hint of cleavage. It had spaghetti straps, a v-neck, and a bedazzled waistband. Her naturally straight blonde hair was tied back in a braided bun, save for the two wisps of hair that framed her face. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, and soft brown eyeshadow. Her lip balm was a pretty peach colour.

Johnny walked through the door. He and Daniel did their best not to glare at each other.

Daniel closed the door.

Sam began walking down the stairs.

Amanda spoke. "Okay, here she comes."

Sam reached the bottom of the stairs. She smiled and twirled.

Sam was wearing a pink corsage, black high-heeled pumps with bows on them, and a pink dress that ended a few inches below her knees. The dress clung to her upper body before flaring out at her hips. It showed a hint of cleavage. It had a scoop neckline and spaghetti straps. The straps were bedazzled and had bows on the ends. Her wavy brown hair cascaded down her back and shoulders. Bedazzled barrettes were scattered throughout her hair. Her eyes were framed by long dark lashes. Her eyeshadow was pink, and so was her lipstick. She had bedazzled studs in her ears. They looked like three flowers clustered together.

"Wow. You look amazing." Miguel said.

Sam smiled. "Thanks. So do you."

Sam was holding a pink boutonnière. She attached the boutonnière to Miguel's suit.

"I can't believe we finally have a night to ourselves." Sam said.

Miguel smiled. "Yeah. No karate, no rivalries. Just you and me."

Vanessa grabbed her camera.

"Picture time. Let's go. Diazes, get together." Vanessa told Rosa, Carmen, and Miguel.

Rosa stood to the left of Carmen. She wrapped her arm around Carmen's waist. Miguel stood to the right of Carmen.

Carmen spoke to Miguel. "You look so handsome."

Miguel smiled.

Rosa spoke to Carmen in Spanish. Her words translated to "He looks more and more like his father."

Carmen spoke sternly. "Mama."

Louie was standing next to Johnny.

"So…Uh, how have you been, man? H-How's your weekend going?" Louie asked.

"I'm fine." Johnny said.

"You know, I don't hang out with those biker guys anymore, so..." Louie trailed off.

Carmen spoke. "Johnny, Sarah, Eli, come on."

Johnny stood to the left of Rosa. He wrapped his arm around Rosa's shoulder. Sarah stood next to Miguel. Eli stood next to Sarah.

Vanessa raised her camera. "Okay."

Rosa, Carmen, Miguel, Johnny, Sarah, and Eli smiled. Johnny raised his fist.

Vanessa's camera went off.

"Beautiful. Let's get the LaRussos together. Anthony!" Vanessa yelled.

"Uh, no, he doesn't need to come down." Daniel said.

"Oh." Vanessa said.

Anthony walked down the stairs. "I thought I was supposed to stay in my room."

"Who told you to stay in your room? He's grounded? What happened?" Lucille asked.

"Ma, we'll talk about it later, okay?" Daniel asked.

Vanessa spoke. "All right, everybody, one big happy family. Let's go."

Daniel spoke. "Find your spot."

Rosa, Carmen, Miguel, Johnny, Sarah, Eli, Sam, Amanda, Lucille, and Anthony moved around the living room, trying to figure out where to stand.

"Even Louie can get in the picture." Daniel joked.

Carmen stood to the right of Rosa. Johnny stood to the left of Rosa. He wrapped his arm around Rosa's shoulder. Rosa wrapped her arm around Carmen's waist. Sarah stood next to Carmen. Eli stood next to Sarah. Miguel stood next to Eli. Sam stood next to Miguel. Amanda stood next to Sam. She put her hand on Sam's arm. Daniel stood next to Amanda. Lucille stood next to Daniel. Anthony stood next to Lucille. He put his hands in his pockets. Louie stood next to Anthony. He put his left arm on Anthony's shoulder. He wrapped his right arm around Anthony's neck.

Vanessa raised her camera. "All right. One, two, three."

Carmen, Rosa, Johnny, Sarah, Eli, Miguel, Sam, Amanda, Daniel, Lucille, Anthony, and Louie smiled.

Vanessa's camera went off.

"Bye, everyone." Sarah waved as she, Eli, Miguel, and Sam walked out of the mansion.

Eli, Sarah, Miguel, and Sam made their way to Eli's car. Eli got in the driver's seat. Sarah got in the passenger's seat. Miguel and Sam got in the backseat. Eli started the engine and drove down the road.

Johnny and Carmen arrived at their apartment complex.

"Well, looks like it's just us tonight. What should we do?" Carmen asked.

"Uh…Is that a trick question?" Johnny asked.

"I meant for dinner. Not a trick. Uh…Ooh, maybe I'll make un hornado de chancho." Carmen said.

"Johnny."

Johnny and Carmen turned around and saw Shannon standing behind them.

"Who's that?" Carmen asked.

"Shannon, this is..." Johnny trailed off.

"Carmen. His girlfriend." Carmen said.

"Hi. I'm…" Shannon paused. "Robby's mom."

Shannon looked at Johnny. "Can we talk?"

"It's nice to meet you." Carmen walked into her apartment.

"What's going on?" Johnny asked.

"Don't you have a phone?" Shannon asked.

"Yeah. Inside." Johnny said.

"All right, look, this rich guy, Terry Silver, came by my apartment today and gave Robby a car to take to prom, saying that he and his date were going to go first class all the way." Shannon said.

"Robby's going to prom?" Johnny asked.

Shannon took some money out of her pocket. "That's not the point. He gave me this. He said he wanted to make sure Robby was taken care of and he'd find me a new place to live. He even offered me a job. Doing what? I didn't ask, but if there's one kind of person I know, it's a rich guy who wants something."

"Son of a bitch," Johnny muttered.

"I tried to talk to Robby, but this guy has his hooks in him. Since this is Cobra Kai or whatever, you need to handle this." Shannon told Johnny.

"Don't worry. I will." Johnny said.

At his mansion, Daniel was talking to Louie. "I said no, all right?"

"I'm telling you, cuz, she's really good. She's in her second year of grad school for child psychology." Louie said.

Amanda walked over to Daniel and handed him a bottle of beer.

"Who is?" Amanda asked.

"Uh…Cousin Vanessa. She wants to help out with Anthony." Daniel said.

Amanda laughed. "Oh, no offense, but if we were going to get a pro, we could do better than Marisa Tomei Junior."

"I am offended. I'm going to make you eat those words. Hey, Ness! Nessa! Come here!" Louie yelled.

Daniel spoke sternly. "Louie."

Vanessa approached Louie, Daniel, and Amanda.

Louie spoke. "Hey, sis, tell them what you told me about Ant."

"I mean…I can't say for sure what his deal is." Vanessa said.

Daniel spoke. "That's fine."

Amanda spoke at the same time as Daniel. "That's too bad."

"My educated guess would be environmentally-induced Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, possibly related to a screen dependency, or full-blown IGD. I'd want to look at the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. It's an evolving science." Vanessa said.

Daniel and Amanda exchanged a shocked look.

"Uh, okay. Uh, well…Have at him. He's upstairs. Second door on the left." Daniel said.

"Oh, that's not how this works. I don't want to talk to him. I want to talk to you." Vanessa said.

Daniel scoffed.

Eli, Sarah, Miguel, and Sam arrived at the prom venue.

The song Living in a Daydream by Matthew Goodman was playing.

Miguel grabbed Sam's hand and led her to the dance floor. They started dancing.

Sarah made her way to the dance floor. Eli followed her. They started dancing.

Sam giggled as Miguel lifted her and spun her around.

Demetri was standing next to a table.

Sarah and Eli walked up to Demetri.

"This sucks. Prom without a date is like Halloween with no candy. There's no point." Demetri said.

Demetri was wearing a black suit with the ghosts from Pac-Man on it, a coral pink dress shirt, a coral pink necktie, and black dress shoes with black laces.

"If it makes you feel better, you're not the only one in for a boring night. Logan Wang's after-party got canceled. His brother got into some middle school fight." Sarah said.

"Demetri."

Demetri, Sarah, and Eli turned around and saw Yasmine walking towards them.

Yasmine's dress was red. It had spaghetti straps, a v-neck, and a floor-length skirt. It showed a hint of cleavage. Her straight blonde hair was gathered at the left side of her head in a braid, save for the two wisps of hair that framed her face. Silver diamond-shaped earrings dangled from her earlobes. A silver hoop looped through the upper cartilage of her right ear. A round silver stud pierced the lower cartilage of her right ear.

"Oh, my…" Demetri trailed off.

Yasmine smiled and twirled.

"Jessica Rabbit! W-What are you doing here?" Demetri asked.

"I just flew in." Yasmine said.

"W-What about your dad's wedding?" Demetri asked.

"Oh, I'll get back in time. You're more important." Yasmine chuckled. Her fingertips slowly moved up Demetri's arm.

"I even flew economy plus, which is total shit. The seats don't even lie flat." Yasmine said.

"Wow. You really do like me, huh?" Demetri asked.

"Oh, you have no idea." Yasmine kissed Demetri.

Yasmine grabbed Demetri's hand. "Come on. Let's go dance."

"Yes, my queen." Demetri said.

Yasmine led Demetri to the dance floor.

"Whoo!" Demetri cheered.

Yasmine laughed.

"Let's go!" Demetri yelled.

Moon and Riley started talking to a girl Moon was friends with. After the conversation ended, they made their way to the dance floor. They bumped into Yasmine and Demetri.

Yasmine gasped happily. "Hi."

Moon smiled. "Hi! I can't believe you're here!"

Moon's dress was floor-length and had a sweetheart neckline that turned into off-the-shoulder sleeves. The dress showed a hint of cleavage. It was multicoloured. The top was turquoise, and the skirt was a mix of light blue, coral pink, and turquoise. Her hair was crimped and flowed down her back, save for the section of hair that was tied up behind her head in a ponytail. Earrings with tassels on them dangled from her earlobes. The earrings were multicoloured. The top of each earring was turquoise, and the bottom was a mix of light blue, coral pink, and turquoise.

Riley was wearing a black suit, a white dress shirt, a black necktie, and black dress shoes with black laces.

Yasmine, Demetri, Moon, and Riley started dancing.

Sarah made her way to the dance floor. Eli followed her. They started dancing.

Piper and Carly were standing next to Kyler and his date.

Kyler was wearing a baby pink velvet blazer, a white dress shirt, a black bowtie, black dress pants, and black loafers.

Kyler's date was a tall and slim girl with fair skin and long straight blonde hair that was parted in the middle. Her dress was blue. It was sleeveless. It had a high neck, a bejeweled bodice, and a floor-length skirt.

Piper was wearing a black bowtie, black high-heeled pumps, and a strapless black leather dress with a sweetheart neckline and a floor-length skirt. The neckline showed a hint of cleavage. The skirt was open in the front, revealing the shorts that were attached to the inside of it. They were so short that they were practically underwear. Her curly brown hair was pushed back. A thin silver headband rested on top of her head. The headband had a star on each side. A silver hoop looped through each earlobe.

Carly was wearing black high-heeled pumps and a purple dress with spaghetti straps, a v-neck, and a floor-length skirt. The dress showed a hint of cleavage. Her wavy blonde hair cascaded down her back and shoulders. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss.

Carly pulled out her 2017 iPhone X.

Carly raised her phone. "Okay. One, two, three."

Piper, Carly, Kyler, and his date smiled. Carly took a picture.

Carly put her phone away.

The song Ignite by NineOneOne started playing.

Miguel and Sam walked towards the punch bowl.

Sam kicked off her shoes and rubbed her feet.

"High heels?" Miguel asked.

"No, no. It's the flying tornado kick Johnny had me practicing. I just don't understand how I'm going to use it in the tournament." Sam said.

Sam poured herself a glass of punch.

"I thought we said no karate talk." Miguel said.

"Right, right. Tonight is just about us." Sam said.

Sam put her shoes back on.

Sam poured Miguel a glass of punch.

Sam smiled and raised her glass. "Cheers."

Robby and Tory walked through the door. Their arms were linked.

Sam's eyes widened. "Oh, my God."

Robby and Tory looked at Miguel and Sam.

Robby was wearing a maroon blazer with black lapels, a white boutonnière, a black dress shirt, black dress pants, and black loafers.

Tory was wearing a white corsage, black high-heeled pumps with silver at the top, and a cheetah print dress with long sleeves, shoulder pads, and a v-neck. It reached a few inches below her knees and had a thigh-high slit in the front. It showed a lot of cleavage. Her hair was curly. Her eyes were smoked out with black makeup, and her lips were cherry red. Silver snake-shaped earrings dangled from her earlobes.

The song In Your Eyes by The Weeknd and Kenny G started playing.

Sam and Miguel made their way to the dance floor. She wrapped her arms around his neck. He wrapped his arms around her waist. They began to sway.

Robby intentionally bumped Miguel's shoulder with his own shoulder as he and Tory walked past Miguel and Sam.

Tory put her left hand on Robby's shoulder. Her right hand connected with Robby's right hand. Robby put his left hand on her waist. They began to sway.

Sam and Miguel were watching Robby and Tory.

"They're watching us." Tory said.

"Let's put on a show, then." Robby responded.

Robby pressed Tory up against his chest. Their feet moved back and forth. He spun her around and then pulled her towards him. He put his left hand on her butt. She raised her right leg. He put his right hand on her thigh. She ran her hands through her hair and looked into his eyes. She put her right hand on his cheek and her left hand on the back of his neck. He lifted her and spun her around. His right hand connected with her right hand, and then he twirled her. He put his right hand on her back and his left hand on her waist. He lowered her body backward. She tilted her head back. He pulled her towards him. They smiled at each other.

Tory put her left hand on Robby's shoulder. Her right hand connected with Robby's right hand. Robby put his left hand on her waist.

Miguel's eyes were on Tory.

Sam spoke. "Miguel."

Miguel looked at Sam. "What? Um…I'm sorry."

Bert and his date walked towards the punch bowl.

Bert's date poured herself a glass of punch.

Bert's date was a tall and slim girl with fair skin and long straight blonde hair that was parted in the middle. Her corsage was white. Her dress was navy blue. It was embellished with sequins. It had spaghetti straps, a v-neck, and a floor-length skirt with a slit in the right side that reached the middle of the thigh and revealed her right leg. It showed a hint of cleavage.

Bert poured himself a glass of punch. "The tournament's coming up in a week. I'm with Eagle Fang Karate. You may have heard of it. It's pretty badass."

Bert was wearing a light grey blazer with black lapels, a white boutonnière, a white dress shirt, a black bowtie, black dress pants, and black high-top Converse sneakers with white laces.

Stingray walked through the door and hid behind a bush.

"Bert. Hey, Bert. Psst. Bert," Stingray whispered.

Bert set his glass of punch down on a table. "I'll be right back."

Bert's date took a sip of her punch. "Mm-hm."

Bert walked away.

Stingray stepped in front of Bert.

"Bert!" Stingray yelled.

"Stingray, what are you doing here?" Bert asked.

"Sorry. You scared me. I need your help, man. I'm trying to rejoin Cobra Kai." Stingray said.

"I'm not in Cobra Kai anymore." Bert said.

"What?" Stingray asked.

"I've got to get back. The slow dance is when I make my move." Bert said.

"Wait. I heard that you guys lost your after-party pad. Is that true?" Stingray asked. 

"Yeah. So?" Bert asked.

"So, Stingray has got a move for you. My place. Come to 7010 Halbert. Tell everybody, okay?" Stingray asked.

Stingray left.

Bert walked towards his date.

Johnny broke into the Cobra Kai dojo, hoping to find Kreese and Terry.

"You think changing the lock is going to stop me? Come out, you sons of bitches!" Johnny yelled.

Johnny heard the phone ring. He walked into the office and picked up the phone. "Hello?"

Terry was watching Johnny via security camera footage. "Mr. Lawrence. Breaking and entering, are we?"

"I don't know what your deal is, but you keep your cars and your cash away from my son." Johnny ordered.

"Prom is a special night. Did you even know he was going? Look, as long as Robby's with me, I'm going to take care of him. Oh, and I've got to say, Shannon? She is a special lady and deserves so much better." Terry said.

"Listen to me, you ancient piece of shit. Whatever you and Kreese are up to, I'll kick both your asses to the nursing home." Johnny threatened.

Terry chuckled. "I would love to see you try."

"Corner of Magnolia and Lankershim. You know it well." Terry hung up.

Terry took a sip of his drink.

Terry called Kreese. "Hey. What are you up to?"

At Daniel's mansion, Vanessa attempted to counsel Daniel and Amanda. She deduced that Anthony's behavior was because of parental neglect and their failure to properly discipline him. Amanda became paranoid. Vanessa accused Amanda of acting out and tried to prove it by asking why Daniel and Amanda loved Sam more than Anthony and writing Daniel and Amanda's responses in her notepad. When Amanda took the notepad from Vanessa, it was shown that Vanessa wrote "This is the test." Vanessa declared that Daniel and Amanda failed the test.

Terry brought Kreese to the old Cobra Kai dojo.

"It has been a long time since this place has been a dojo." Terry said.

"They're putting it up for sale. I think it was a candle shop." Kreese said.

Kreese looked around. "This place was always good to us."

"And it will be again. After we win the All-Valley. Going back to our roots. Right here. When it was just you and me. And I've got my agent looking for other locations for when we expand." Terry said.

"Expand?" Kreese asked.

"That's right. I'm making our dream a reality. We're just one tournament victory away." Terry said.

“Well, Terry, I can tell you, as far as surprises go, this is a good one.” Kreese said.

"This is not your only surprise." Terry said.

At the prom venue, couples were slow dancing.

The song LA/Alone by SRRY was playing.

Tory complimented Robby. "You're a good dancer."

"Thank you. My…Uh…My mom was a dancer." Robby said.

"That wasn't an option for me. I had to teach myself." Tory said.

"You're still pretty good. You'd win a karate competition before a dance one." Robby said.

"I hope so. I mean, all these Encino kids have their whole lives cut out for them. I'll never have that. But if I could just win this one time, I could look at that trophy and know I was best at something." Tory said.

Tory looked like she regretted her words. "That's stupid."

"No, it's not. I mean, I get it." Robby said.

Tory put her head on Robby's right shoulder.

"Are they still watching?" Tory asked.

"I don't care." Robby said.

Robby and Tory looked into each other's eyes.

"Me neither." Tory said.

Sam's eyes were on Robby and Tory.

Miguel was annoyed. "Sam."

Sam looked at Miguel. "What?"

Miguel shook his head.

The tires on Johnny's car screeched as he drove to the old Cobra Kai dojo. He parked his car in front of the dojo. He walked into the dojo. He looked around. There was no sign of Terry or Kreese.

"You brought me to the old dojo? Come on out." Johnny ordered.

Johnny got kicked in the face. He groaned as he fell.

Terry looked at Johnny. "That's what you get for betraying your sensei."

Terry walked over to Kreese.

"You got him to come here?" Kreese asked.

"I had to prove my loyalty. You wanted to get back at him, right? Well, here's your chance." Terry said.

"What about focusing on the tournament?" Kreese asked.

"I am focused. The only way that loser has a shot at winning the tournament is with the Diaz kid, right? How's that kid's confidence going to be when he sees his sensei beaten to a pulp? It will totally throw him off balance. Just like your lesson. Unlike him, I actually heed your lessons, Captain." Terry said.

Johnny stood up.

"Hi-yah!" Johnny kicked Terry in the face. Terry fell.

Terry stood up. Johnny punched Terry in the stomach and in the face. He tried to punch Terry again, but Terry blocked the punch. Terry punched him in the throat. Terry kneed him in the stomach. Terry kicked him in the chest. He fell.

Johnny stood up. Terry tried to kick him, but he blocked the kick. He kicked Terry's ankle. Terry tried to kick him, but he blocked the kick. Terry tried to punch him, but he dodged the punch.

Terry looked at Kreese. "Woo-hoo! You see this? Looks like LaRusso taught him some defense."

Terry turned to Johnny. "Okay, pretty boy, let's go. Let's see what you learned."

Terry tried to punch Johnny, but he dodged the punch. Terry tried to punch him again, but he blocked the punch. Terry kicked him in the chest. He fell. He coughed.

Terry grabbed Johnny's arm. He pulled Johnny towards him.

"Guess you didn't learn much, huh? Want to see some more?" Terry asked.

"Let him go. Now." Kreese ordered.

Terry let go of Johnny.

"We agreed to settle this at the tournament, and that's where we're going to do it." Kreese told Terry.

"What happened to "no mercy"?" Terry asked.

"You know, I thought you knew better than to question me." Kreese said.

"I thought this is what you wanted." Terry said.

Kreese stared at Terry intensely.

Terry sighed and shook his head as he walked out of the dojo.

Kreese looked at Johnny, who was on the verge of passing out. He sighed and walked towards the door. He could hear Johnny groaning as he walked through the door.

An upbeat pop song played as the students of West Valley High entered Stingray's house.

Stingray was drinking beer.

"Party time!" Stingray yelled.

A few of the students cheered.

The students dispersed.

Carly and Piper were in the living room, dancing and drinking beer.

Carly and Piper finished their drinks.

"Ready for a refill?" Carly asked.

"Yeah." Piper said.

Carly grabbed Piper's hand and led her to the kitchen.

Sarah and Eli were standing in the living room. She was drinking beer. He was drinking Coke.

Demetri was sitting on the couch. Yasmine was sitting in his lap. They were making out.

"I guess Moon and Riley aren't coming." Sarah said.

Demetri and Yasmine stopped making out and turned to Sarah.

"I'm sorry. Did you say something?" Demetri asked.

"Come on. Let's check out the rest of the house." Yasmine told Demetri.

Demetri and Yasmine stood up. She grabbed his tie and dragged him away.

Demetri smiled. "I'll race you!"

Yasmine giggled.

Sarah and Eli finished their drinks.

Sam and Miguel walked down a hallway.

"No more hard stuff for me. I learned my lesson. I'm just going to grab a beer." Sam said.

"Okay. Grab me one too. I'll find snacks." Miguel said.

Sam walked out of the house.

Miguel made his way to the snack table. He grabbed a plate and put some food on it. When he turned around, he saw Robby standing behind him. They glared at each other for a few seconds, then they walked away.

The music turned off.

Stingray took a sip of his beer. "Whoa! The day the music died. What's going on? Guys, turn it back on."

Greg walked into the living room.

"There are families on this street trying to get some sleep. If y'all don't go home right now, you are going to get arrested for underage drinking!" Greg yelled.

Some people were about to leave, but Stingray stopped them. "Okay, relax. Hey, guys! Hey, hey! You don't have to leave! It's fine. He's my neighbour."

Stingray looked at Greg. "Hey. What are you doing here? You weren't invited. You should leave right now."

Greg gestured to Stingray. "Okay, no one listen to this speed bump of a human. This is a loser, everyone. He's partying with you because he has no friends his own age."

Stingray glared at Greg. "Okay. I warned you, but you just had to push it and make it personal."

Greg pulled out his cell phone. "I did, Stink-Ray. And you know what I'm doing right now? I'm going to start pushing these buttons, and I am going to call the cops."

Stingray grabbed Greg's arm and twisted it.

"Ow!" Greg yelled.

Stingray took the phone from Greg.

"It's not Stink-Ray. Also, this is really going to sting." Stingray put his hand on Greg's shoulder. He kneed Greg in the stomach. Greg groaned.

"So is this." Stingray kicked Greg in the face.

"Oh!" The crowd exclaimed.

"Did you see that?" A girl asked.

Stingray turned the music back on. "Party on."

The crowd cheered.

"Stingray, Stingray, Stingray, Stingray!" The crowd chanted.

Stingray did a front kick.

Anthony was in his room.

Daniel sighed as he walked into Anthony's room.

"Hey. Look, I know this suspension and the no screens thing sucks, but not as much as it sucks to be bullied, so I hope you understand why these consequences are necessary. We're trying to help you to grow into the person we know you are, Anthony. I know it has been crazy around here this last little while. That’s on me. This tournament stuff made me lose focus on the things that are most important." Daniel said.

"Actually, I'm…Uh, I'm looking forward to the tournament. You know, I hope you guys win. Okay? Screw Cobra Kai." Anthony said.

Daniel exhaled.

"Well, on that we can agree." Daniel said.

Daniel was about to walk away, but he stopped when he heard a faint chime.

"What was that?" Daniel asked.

Daniel sighed. He walked up to Anthony.

"We said no more screens. Are you hearing anything we're saying to you? Give me that, Anthony." Daniel ordered.

Anthony's tablet was under his blanket. Daniel grabbed it.

"It's not even an iPad. It barely has games. This doesn't count!" Anthony yelled.

Enraged, Daniel snapped the tablet in half over his knee.

"Dad, are you insane? Do you know..." Anthony trailed off.

“Quiet!" Daniel yelled.

Anthony flinched.

"You're going to learn to listen to us and do as you're told, and if you don't, you'd better strap yourself in for a rough ride, because I am done playing games with you. Do you understand me?" Daniel asked.

"Yes." Anthony said.

"You'd better." Daniel walked out of the room.

Sam was in Stingray's backyard. She made her way to the keg. She kicked off her shoes and put some beer in a cup. She turned around and saw Tory standing behind her.

"Seems like you're always behind me in line. First Miguel. Now Robby. I have a half-eaten cupcake in there if you want some." Sam spoke smugly.

"You know, I'd kick your ass, but I promised your mom that I wouldn't." Tory said.

"Stay the hell away from my family." Sam told Tory.

Tory took a step towards Sam. "Sorry. I don't take orders from tiny little bitches."

Sarah and Eli were in the kitchen. They started to refill their cups. They were standing next to a window and could see Sam glaring at Tory.

"This is not going to end well," Sarah muttered.

Sarah set her cup aside and made her way to the backyard.

Eli set his cup aside and followed Sarah.

Sam set her cup aside. She kicked Tory in the stomach, causing Tory to stumble backwards. She ran towards Tory and tried to punch her, but Tory blocked the punch. She ran towards Tory and tried to punch her several times, but she blocked the punches. She kicked Tory in the side, causing Tory to gasp in pain. She tackled Tory.

"Oh!" Several of Sam's classmates exclaimed.

Sam pinned Tory to the ground and raised her fist.

Miguel ran out of the house.

"Sam, stop!" Miguel yelled.

Miguel took off his blazer.

Miguel grabbed Sam's arm and pulled her away from Tory.

"What are you doing?" Miguel asked angrily.

"What Johnny said! Not taking her shit anymore!" Sam yelled.

Tory stood up.

Tory kicked off her shoes.

Tory ran towards Sam.

"No!" Miguel yelled, running up to Tory.

Miguel wrapped his arms around Tory's stomach and carried her away from Sam. Tory tried to free herself from his grip. This resulted in them falling. He landed on top of her.

Miguel and Tory stared at each other. Sam noticed this. She was not happy.

"Get off of me!" Tory yelled.

"No!" Miguel yelled.

Tory tried to get Miguel to let go of her, but it didn't work.

"Let me go!" Tory yelled.

"Stop!" Miguel yelled.

Robby ran out of the house.

"Get off of her!" Robby yelled.

Robby took off his blazer.

Robby ran up to Miguel.

Robby grabbed Miguel's arm and pulled him away from Tory.

Robby tried to punch Miguel, but Sam ran up to him and grabbed his arm.

Sam twisted Robby's arm, causing him to groan.

"You think I broke your heart? You broke mine too!" Sam yelled.

Tory crawled towards Sam and swept Sam's legs out from under her.

"Oh!" Several of Sam's classmates exclaimed.

Robby approached Tory. He grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him.

Miguel approached Sam. He grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him.

Sam ran towards Tory. Robby and Tory grabbed each other's forearms, and then he spun her around. Tory jumped and kicked Miguel and Sam, causing them to fall. Robby spun Tory around again.

Miguel and Sam stood up.

Miguel got in a fighting position.

Robby got in a fighting position.

Sam got in a fighting position.

Tory got in a fighting position.

Miguel tried to kick Robby, but Robby blocked the kick. He tried to punch Robby, but Robby ducked.

Sam tried to punch Tory, but Tory blocked the punch.

Miguel tried to punch Robby, but Robby blocked the punch. He grabbed Miguel's arm and forced him to get on his knees. He put his hand on Miguel's throat.

"You think my dad cares about you? He's just trying to make himself feel better for screwing up with me!" Robby yelled.

Robby's hand left Miguel's throat. Miguel kneed Robby in the stomach. Robby grabbed Miguel's shoulder, and then he spun him around and pushed him towards Sam and Tory. This resulted in Miguel, Sam, and Tory falling into the pool.

Several of Sam's classmates cheered.

Stingray made his way to the backyard.

"Oh, we're jumping into the pool?" Stingray asked.

Stingray laughed. "This is the greatest night of my life! Cannonball!"

Stingray jumped into the pool.

Several of Sam's classmates jumped into the pool.

Tory swam to the edge of the pool and looked at Robby. "Wow, you managed to stay dry. Can you help me out?"

Robby knelt down and held his hand out to Tory. She grabbed his hand and pulled him into the pool. She laughed.

Robby splashed Tory. She yelled happily. He laughed.

Sarah walked to the edge of the pool. She knelt down and held her hand out to Sam. As soon as Sam grabbed her hand, she pulled Sam out of the pool.

Eli walked to the edge of the pool. He knelt down and held his hand out to Miguel. As soon as Miguel grabbed his hand, he pulled Miguel out of the pool.

"What was that?" Sam asked Miguel.

"Tonight was supposed to be for you and me. You ruined it!" Miguel yelled.

"Why are you taking her side? The same reason you've been staring at her all night?" Sam asked.

Miguel scoffed. "Let's not talk about the moment you had with Robby, huh?"

"I want to go home." Sam said.

"Me too." Miguel said.

Miguel put his blazer back on.

Sam put her shoes back on.

Eli, Sarah, Miguel, and Sam made their way to Eli's car. Eli got in the driver's seat. Sarah got in the passenger's seat. Miguel and Sam got in the backseat. Eli started the engine.

After taking Sam home, Eli drove to Sarah and Miguel's apartment complex.

Miguel spoke. "Bye."

Eli spoke. "Bye."

Miguel got out of Eli's car.

Sarah gave Eli a peck on the lips. "Bye."

"Bye." Eli watched as Sarah got out of his car.

Eli drove away.

Sarah and Miguel stood outside of her and Johnny's apartment. The door was open.

Sarah and Miguel walked through the door.

"Sensei, do you have a second to talk? I've been having a really rough night. You around?" Miguel asked.

Miguel took off his blazer and tie. He put his tie on the table. He hung his blazer on the back of a chair.

Sarah and Miguel heard Johnny groaning. They looked around the living room. The TV was on the floor. It was broken. Johnny was lying with his face turned towards the floor. Empty beer bottles surrounded him.

Sarah and Miguel rushed to Johnny's side.

"Dad, what happened? Why did you drink so much?" Sarah asked.

"Old man can kick," Johnny slurred, turning to face Sarah and Miguel.

"I don't know what that means. Let's get you up. Come on." Miguel wrapped one of Johnny's arms around his shoulder and helped Johnny stand up. As he guided Johnny down the hallway, Johnny incoherently sang a song from the 1980's.

Sarah walked into Johnny's room and watched as Miguel lowered Johnny onto the bed.

Johnny groaned when his back made contact with the mattress.

Johnny's legs were hanging over the side of the bed.

"Put your legs up. There you go." Miguel grabbed Johnny's legs and put them on the bed. He took off Johnny's shoes. He saw that Johnny had a beer bottle in his hand.

"Hey, hey, hey! No, no, no!" Miguel yelled, taking the bottle from Johnny.

Beer got on Miguel's shirt. He wiped the beer off of his shirt.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Johnny said.

"You're fine. I was already wet." Miguel said.

"Me too. From pee." Johnny chuckled.

"Gross. Okay, look…Um, you're good here. I'm going to bed. We can talk in the morning." Miguel was about to walk away, but Johnny grabbed his arm.

"Wait, wait, listen, listen." Johnny sighed. "I want...I want to be a father to you, son. I really do. I try to protect you. I try to be there for you. I just suck at it. I really suck at it. But I want to so badly."

Tears formed in Miguel's eyes.

"You're doing just fine. I love you," Miguel whispered.

Tears formed in Johnny's eyes. "I love you too, Robby."

Miguel walked out of the room.

"Miguel, wait!" Sarah yelled as she chased Miguel.

Miguel grabbed his tie and blazer, then he walked towards the door.

"He was drunk. He didn't…"

Before Sarah could say "mean it", Miguel closed the door.

Robby and Tory walked out of the pool.

Robby grabbed his blazer.

Tory grabbed her shoes.

Robby and Tory walked towards the car Terry let them borrow. Robby got in the driver's seat. He hung his blazer on the back of his seat. Tory got in the passenger's seat. She put her shoes on the floor. Robby started the engine and drove to a carnival. He found a parking spot.

The lights from the carnival painted Robby gold and green.

Tory's dress clung damply to her skin. The pool water had washed the curls out of her hair and the makeup from her face.

"That hook kick was awesome. Did you throw that blind?" Robby asked.

"I could throw that in my sleep, but I think the highlight of my night was still your dance moves." Tory said.

Robby chuckled. "Thanks. It's a good thing we practiced that twirl. It came in handy."

"I still can't believe Sensei Silver let us borrow this car." Tory said.

"Yeah, I know. I've got to return it tomorrow, though, so..." Robby trailed off.

"Same with this." Tory reached into her dress and showed Robby the tag.

Robby laughed. "Nice!"

Tory laughed.

"Hopefully, it's all dry by then." Tory tucked the tag back into her dress.

"I guess we should get our money's worth." Tory said.

Robby leaned forward. He put his hand on Tory's cheek. Their lips connected. After a few seconds, she pulled away from him. She got out of her seat and sat in his lap. Their lips connected again.

The next morning, Daniel and Amanda were shocked to find Anthony voluntarily taking out the trash. He admitted that he was wrong to bully Kenny. He said things got out of hand. He offered to help out at the dealership or the dojo. Amanda credited Daniel's "Miyagi-Do magic" for turning Anthony around. Daniel reluctantly admitted it was Johnny's influence that did the trick.

At the Cobra Kai dojo, a drunken Terry brooded over his dispute with Kreese. Stingray walked in, hoping to rejoin Cobra Kai. Seeing an outlet for his frustrations, Terry attacked Stingray.

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I'd like to say this the sun is on the ball for where he is and he's on the ball for any situation really but we know about what the order is he said that Tommy f is a judge and Guantanamo Bay and he set Trump up and it's for doing what he's been doing the Apocalypse now is like Trump firing back in order to hit the same thing he ordered the code red I had it done actually so how do they get to Guantanamo Bay everyone's saying it's top gun and doesn't fit perfectly but it's still fits and it is starting up over there and the Intel is what he said after and they go really hard after that. Right now Tom Cruise is starting to get recruited for that kind of transport because people want to threaten use the Corky and such to threaten to say there trying to move down there and they are and used Tom Cruise and he's at the airport nearby quite often and it's bringing drugs it like you used to and they're threatening him like they used to with it and now it's going on today it starts through tonight and tomorrow and then he crashes tomorrow tons of movies start tomorrow

*American made is today it's the start date. Runs into tomorrow Saturday and that's October 29th

*top gun begins Saturday October 29th and runs into Sunday October 30th

*top gun 2 begins Sunday October 30th and runs into Monday October 31st into the evening in the Pacific

*Black rain is beginning after a short series of movies with John remillard in them including War of the roses first then falling down , romancing the Stone starts momentarily is a precursor or prequel

*Black rain rolls into Ghost in the Shell to find out the money is indeed in Japan and from BG who accidentally told them and he did that in a different movie and it is a Stallone movie and it's

*cobra which starts today, the several people in it one of them is the freak with a knife and that's Donald Trump calling his own pigs and stuff he's frequently stupid

*A few Good Men then begins Monday as I said and they are held there for 3 days during that period they are considered to be outlaws including Mac Daddy no he's the one who calls them all outlaws and clean the whole place out heaven for years. It's a huge problem with a giant giant solution... The clothes go stealth and we do and we mess up there playing big time.

Exclude the whole rat pack including Ken and the whole series of movies happens because of it but immediately after one terminal Bay we should be Friday of next week is Soundgarden I am the highway. The packages are returned to Utah they checked and recent the same day they go out regular mail takes five to seven days to get here usually 5 or 4:00 so that would be November 10th to 12th. And that would land the reading mid December right around bja birthday and the Queen's birthday he says is true that's he thinks December 5th and that's true and Ellie's fake birthday is December 31st. It's still not far away. And they'll have money for him to get there and back he says he better make it 10 grand we were thinking about that if I run into Dumb and dumber The witches of the millennium and we need food and we and we're big. Didn't think about it and it's true. So they're trying to get you out of the money no we are. Really that's not that long, it's almost 2 weeks like 13 days and that's not too long. And that's when he has to go over there no that's when the package would be here. But he has to do some stuff deposit a check if very clear check the status of the airliner getting ready for the trip check the weather check other stuff get clothing together apparently can wear whatever you want it says but usually people wear formal clothing like a suit thinking of renting one. It's not a bad idea cuz this won't fit and someone will let it out like Tommy f that's what he looks like in the movie just trying to imitate Chris's physique. So it's going to be a little bit of fun but we're already revamping the airport and fixing things and probably be on American airlines or United or Delta not one of the other ones. And the story is going to begin today it already has with Tom Cruise and it's very fitting and that's why it's getting kicked out

Thor Freya

So he says to Ken you better get that stupid son of a b**** moving and I agree it's language we use on them

Hera

Was trying to roll and everything and it's moving and it's going to be a lot of fun it's very good work for everybody you've done great work everybody and we have tons of work and we're hiring tons and tons and tons of our people as we must there's a lot going on and we need plenty more people he's got these bikes going he's got cars going out the door and now illegal trucks pick up trucks and a whole bunch of heavy equipment illegal stuff tons of contraband and you believe me it's it's a lot of work we're selling light armor it's used for those motorcycles that go too fast tons and tons of them so let's get to it. Today was a banner day for sales they do hard knock kicker 5150s and the original hand of God have sold today about 15 an area on average that's 50 octillion not 15. It is a giant number of motorcycles it's going upwards and we can't believe it and we have sold about $700 trillion zero fuel electric motorcycles each area that's a very big number it's not humongous but for us because of what it is it's huge so got to get it out there. And hard knock kick her 5150 is now the most famous motorcycle company on Earth it sold more motorcycles than anyone. And we're offering wicked art and all the bikes and the artist name is sponsored and he's the aliens artist it's awesome tons of people want it and we've got alien bikes and all sorts of stuff it is a crazy genre to begin with he wants us to help design a series of hard knock kicker 5150s called The crazy eights his are having a 8 ball tank and a 8 ball shifter and basically it's blacked out the whole bike and that's what crazy eights are like and black spokes black tires black engine and everything is black that headlight has a black cover on it so you only see you at night it just looks like a black spot during the day and black handlebars and black fenders everything is blacked out it's a nice black it stays full it's not flat black tons of people going to start ordering the series as a 8 ball hand shift we can start Garth doing the shifter on it it's just black and eight ball tank that's the only white you have on the whole bike a little bit of white rest of his black and it's two-tone black the black 8 Ball from pool and a different shade of black on the tank and you can see it a little tons of people on them now they want to buy it now and this is an idea from Luke George who knows not his brother and it's not Trump it's not even Dan and it was a different plan of mac and they got killed n**** killed in Afghanistan. It is what it says that they're targeted and they're crazy and they do crazy stuff it's supposed to say that's why I want you to buy it so we know who you are

Olympus

[kyleknight]

spot the difference

[moonlit-imagines]

Preferences: Sleep Positions

Cobra Kai/Miyagi-Do/Eagle Fang x reader

warnings: alcohol ment, i might have made a comment about smothering

a/n: got this idea while i was layin down wishin i had a buddy LMAO. also spooning got ruined for me irl so lets see if i can still write it without wanting to throw up (edit: only wanted to throw up a little)

prompt:

Daniel falls asleep cuddling and moves around a ton at night. Every once in a while you’ll catch him snoring, but it’ll stop soon enough. You almost never wake up to him still cuddling you, he moves way too much in his sleep.

Demetri prefers his space, but he’ll settle for holding hands and light cuddling. Usually, you fall asleep facing each other, but if your lucky, you get to be little spoon with his arm draped around you. He mumbles in his sleep sometimes. It doesn’t make sense but it’s nice to tune into sometimes.

Eli is little spoon. He insists. No shame in it, he just really wants to be little spoon. Every once in a while he will give you the satisfaction of being little spoon, but he is absolutely itching to get back into your arms.

Johnny is Pisspants McGee has to be dragged to bed a lot, usually nodding off on the couch or too drunk to make it too the bed, but if he does—and he’s clean—usually he lays on his back with his arm underneath you. He loves when you lay on his chest and will gently lead you to do so when he feels the need.

Miguel is snoring back sleeper, but kind of quiet about it. Sometimes you’ll notice and smile, other times it’s not so amusing. He’s perfectly fine with you waking him up to stop and cuddle, where you will gently let him know that smothering him with a pillow is still an option. It’s okay, he knows your don’t mean it. (Right?)

Moon is a clingy sleeper to the point where she would definitely fall asleep on top of you. But if you weren’t there, she had big stuffed animals or body pillows to hold your spot until you could be with her again.

Robby only sleeps with his back to the door if he’s with you. It took a while for him to be able to do that, but he finally let himself let go of those prewired worries and just rest with you. He’s big spoon and wraps his arms around your waist all night, loves to hold you close and “protect” you.

Sam hogs the blankets, I just know it. You could be fighting with her for those covers all night but it wouldn’t make a difference. “Sam, I’m cold. I’m begging you, give me some blanket.” You’d whisper every night. “Come here, I’ll warm you up.” It’s actually her master plan, you have to cuddle her for warmth.

Tory has to be facing her door no matter what, but she accommodates for you. As long as she believes she can get up and protect herself or you in the fastest way possible, she’ll be okay. And okay, she absolutely loves being little spoon every chance she can get, but you can’t tell anyone.

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[sweet-dreams-internal-screams]

Cobra Kai Characters Valentine’s Day dates<3

Since it was Vday I must I also rlly love writing for CK

Miguel

Boy is THE SWEETEST

Insist on planning something fun

Surprises you at school with a homemade card and Bouquet of daisies (I feel like Miguel is daisy type of guy)

 compliments your outfit and hair (if you dress up for vday)

After school he brings you to an all you can eat pancake house and you talk about your days and tease him when he gets whipped cream on his nose.

“I love you but that’s such an odd pancake combo” -you

“Blueberry pancakes with bananas, maple syrup and whipped cream and rainbow sprinkles??? God tier babe” -Miguel

“Whatever you say” -you

Brings you over to his house to play board games with Johnny as your chaperone (Carmen had work and Yaya went to a Galentines bingo)

Johnny leaves after 20 minutes (awkward teens playing Uno was not his idea of a fun night)

You two watch a movie but before Miguel pulls out the real showstopper!!!

A homemade video of reasons why he loves you along with a bunch of pictures you two had taken together

You definitely got Miguel one of those pop open boxes with the pictures all around and candy

He will literally cherish it forever

Kisses all over your face

Sam

Definitely wants to do something special

But Daniel has other plans

Invites you over for dinner

Sam is mortified when her dad starts talking about you joining Miygi-Do

He definitely pulled out photo albums

Amanda makes him stop

You find it adorable

After dinner you two go see a movie

Locking pinkies while she lays her head on your shoulder

Sam definitely got you a locket with your picture inside

You get Sam and yourself matching rings gold with pearls simple and cute

Absolutely gorgeous too

Sam definitely drives you home and karaoke is a must

A quick kiss before you head inside

Robby

Respectfully Robby is broke

But still finds a way to make the day special

Invites you over to his apartment

He even cleaned up!

He’s definitely an “I bring the movies you bring the pizza” type of guy so that’s what you do

He buys you one of those stuffed animals from dollar generals (which are literally adorable)

You both decided to do letters about each other and I believe Mr.Keene has a way with words tbh

He’ll forever keep yours

Demetri

Has never had a girlfriend before (which is so unrealistic a tall nerdy good looking guy CMON)

He has no idea what to do so he asks Sam for help (the only girl who actually talks to him yk)

“Think of something you guys do together that you love”

He’s not gonna say his first idea out loud

He decides on a romantic video game marathon!!!

Pillow fort, snacks, fairy lights (Sam helped him set up)

He decided on the classic route for your gift

Chocolate, Flowers and and a pink teddy bear

Jaw drops when he sees your face

You better love his fort😐😐😐

Even though it’s Vday he’s not holding back with those video games

Every time you win you kiss his cheek

Every time he wins he kisses yours

Demetri orders pizza the cheesy heart shaped

That’s definitely the night he said I love you

You definitely got Dem a poster of his favorite comic book and a lanyard of Doctor Who fs

Eli

Eli and Hawk are two different people idc

Eli has also never had a girlfriend

He’s so nervous

Asks Demetri and Miguel for help

Miguel suggested dinner and a movie

Demetri suggested a Doctor Who Marathon

Eli decided to take you to the arcade

This is still Pre-Hawk he’s still shy and he’s never been a big PDA guy

He wins you a stuffed octopus 🐙

He’s really good at skee ball or wack-a-mole

He takes you to a Mexican restaurant for nachos

When you pull out your gift he blushed sooooo hard

You got him a new comic book and his favorite candy and a card with the cutest note

He walks you home and that’s when he shows you his gift candy and flowers and a gorgeous charm bracelet

Hawk

Now that he’s got his confidence he’s making sure that he’s outdoing every other guy

Pulls out all the stops for you

Flowers, candy, one of those huge cards

Definitely makes Mitch or someone carry it around all day

Tries to go to Victoria Secret but he hints at it and you shut that down

“Cmon babe think about how hot you’d look”

“Look at this one it comes in red”

“This one has feathers!”

“Absolutely not”

It was definitely an atrocious piece so you didn’t feel too bad

Takes you out for dinner and a movie and you two definitely dress up

He definitely takes you to like the Cheesecake Factory or Olive Garden

Jaw drops when he sees you

He looked great too he even touched up his mohawk

He NEEDS a picture for the gram

Let’s you pick the movie and you decide to make it a chick flick

I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt because it’s Valentine’s Day but he almost falls asleep fr

Then you guys head to Rico’s and Hawk def gets a new tattoo in honor of you, something to pay homage to your name fs

If you get him a gift it’s definitely a private exchange (he’s not embarrassed but he’ll probably tear up)

You got him one of those “I love my gf/bf/lover” hoodies and probably some ahem cheeky polaroids 

When he drives you home he insisted on greeting your parents. He’s a gentleman ofc

They’re ofc charmed

You walk him out and plant a big kiss on his lips

Tory

Tory definitely wants to do something special

She mighttttve convinced you to skip school (only for 3 hours!)

She decided on a super cool surprise

A planetarium date!!!

There was a Valentine’s Day special so she packed some blankets and you guys sat underneath the stars and took in everything

Tory occasionally kissed your lips

You guys stop and get a late breakfast

You both ordered the same thing and picked off each other’s plates

You get back to your house so you can give Tory her gift (she said no gifts but cmon)

Definitely homemade gift (like cookies or something that says “baked with love”) and a gift card. She literally starts blushing sm

Tory doesn’t have much money but she is crafty (something she’d never admit but with things being tough at home she learned to be resourceful)

She got you a rose but it was one of those beautiful pink and cream swirled ones and she might’ve made you guys matching bracelets

She helps you put it on and you better promise to never take it off

You guys head back to school hand in hand

Moon

Definitely such a romantic

Buys you the classics flowers, candy and something like a plush giraffe or a hippo

Your date would be a combo of things you both like

Moon would def make you do yoga (to feel your inner self love)

Then you’d bake cookies or something

You’d definitely listen to ABBA while doing so

Moon is definitely the type to dance with you while music plays as if you are the only two in the world

You’d finish it off with a rom com movie night

Between movies is when you’d exchange gifts

She definitely made a big scrapbook of everything dating back to your first date

You definitely got Moon one of those crystal chocolate things and a bunch of those hippie bracelets you’d find in small businesses

She’s definitely so excited for that and thanks you all the time

Yasmine

I don’t think she’s really into the classics

She definitely gets you a pretty card at least at school and saves everything else for later

But the real fun is after school

She definitely sets up like a Paris themed date

I feel like she’s definitely a charcuterie board type of girl 

Macrons

Fondue

Definitely a baguette somewhere

Now Yasmine would never sneak a bottle of champagne from her parents cellar gosh no

You guys take the most adorable pictures

Like there’s a photographer snapping pictures for a good 15 minutes

But you’re shocked when Yasmine pulled out a beautiful box and handed it to you

Was a gorgeous dainty necklace with both of your first initials from Tiffany and Co.

You got Yasmine a sweater she’d been talking about forever and she was SO HAPPY she really appreciated you and how you listened to her

You guys ended the night making out while a horror movie played in the background

Aisha

Was so excited to spend Vday with you omg

Brought you candy and a bear to school

You guys went out for dim sum that night

She told you all about Karate lately and how she was advancing

Let’s you talk about yourself

Her gift to you is box football tickets to her dad’s game tonight since you mentioned that you’ve never been to a game before

You got Aisha a new pair of earrings and a beautiful pot for her plants

You are definitely in awe of how cool it looks

You guys are definitely snapping pictures for the gram

You chat with her mom

It was such a fun experience

I had a uneventful Valentine’s Day how was everyone else’s???

Hope you guys enjoyed! And please feel free to ask for any certain character or event

[ldh-headcannon]

Hi! If you're still taking request, could you do the S.W.O.R.D leaders meeting up with their s/o's parents & family members for the first time? How would they react, will there be any conflict, and how would they convince the family that their s/o can have happiness with them, and do they have any plans for the future? (Or any other points that you think is good!) Thank you very much! <3

As a late Thanksgiving present, I present you with this request! Sorry for the delay on it. Sorry if it's not exactly what you were looking for, but I tried.

Aslo I'm sorry that Smoky's is so short, but I did add like 2 different scenarios to his. One on what it would be like if you didn't grow up on the Nameless Road and one if you did.

Please let me know if you liked it or not. I really do wanna know if there is anyway I can be improving these at all. But please enjoy

Cobra

Somehow he’s quieter than normal while you’re getting ready

He’s clearly nervous but doesn’t wanna show it

He stares at two shirts, debating which one he should wear

Your parents invited you two to dinner at their house so they can meet your boyfriend

Normally Cobra doesn’t put too much thought into meeting new people

But these are your parents we’re talking about here

So it’s a little nerve-wracking for him

You wrap your arms around his middle as he continues to stare at the shirts he has laid out on the bed

“Which one do you think I should wear?”

You give him a smirk as you take in his bare chest

“I think you should just go without one”

He will chuckle, relaxing a little

“Now what kind of impression would that leave?” He’d ask before pressing a quick kiss to your lips

You decide on the red shirt would be best

He will ask you if you should take his bike or if you should just walk

He doesn’t want you parents to disapprove of him just ‘cuz he rides a motorcycle

You assure him that bike or not, they will love him. Cuz you love him

With that you both take off to go see your family

Your parents both excitedly greet you before introducing themselves to Cobra

For the first time in basically ever, he introduces himself as Junpei

He’s still pretty quiet through dinner

Mostly just observing all the interactions

His hand barely leaves your hand or lap

He made sure to compliment how nice of a home your parents have and how delicious the meal is

Your dad asks the question, “What are your intentions with my child?”

Cobra will be completely honest and say “All I want to do is cherish them and protect them with my entire being.”

After Cobra sees the smile of approval from your dad, he’ll relax a lot more

Once everyone has had their fill he will offer to help clean up and volunteer to do the dishes

Your parents honestly love him and will tell you to come visit again soon.

Rocky

As soon as you mention to him that your parents want to meet him, he starts planning

He’ll insist that you all meet up and have dinner at his club

It’s partially so he can maintain a bit of control over the events that could transpire over the night

But it’s also a subtle brag to show that he has enough money to care for you

If your parents live out of town he will offer to pay for a hotel for them to stay in

He will close the club for the evening and hire a cook to prepare whatever you all may want for dinner

He will send Koo to pick them up as the other employees of Club Heaven preps the place so everything is ready for when your parents arrive

It certainly seems like your parents are more intimidated by Rocky than the other way around

Koo takes everyone’s order before grabbing wine for you all

Rocky remains cool, calm, and polite through the whole dinner

Your parents are blown away by the whole experience

Their jaws dropped when they discover that the club is actually owned by Rocky

Your mom half-jokingly asks you if he’s a mafia boss

He’s got an answer for all of your parents questions about the future he sees with you

“You need to understand. I view your child as if they are royalty. So I will do what I must to keep them happy and healthy.”

There is so much sincerity in his voice that it calms any concerns or worries they had

Koo brings out your favorite dessert when everyone has finished dinner

It’s low-key another way to further ensure that Rocky has your happiness as a first priority

Once your folks are ready to leave he will ask Koo to get them home safely before asking them to come visit again

Murayama

This man is a complete nervous wreck

Your parents are hosting a little dinner as a means for you to introduce him to them

He complains to Seki and Furuya for an entire week

There is even a moment he tries to fake sick the day of the dinner

But as soon as he sees how disappointed you look having to cancel, he makes a miraculous recovery

He becomes the living embodiment of the scene from Bob’s Burgers. “Fine I’ll go but I’m going to complain the whole time.”

He changes into his “good clothes” (a pair of jeans and a blue flannel that isn’t covered in blood stains)

As you make your way up to your childhood home Murayama will take off his bandana and shove it into his pocket

He starts trying to fix his hair a little before your parents greet you both

Murayama gives an awkward bow as he introduces himself

Throughout dinner he’s twitching and stuttering every time anyone directs conversation towards him

When your mom asks him what he does for a living he freezes for a moment before giving a vague answer about how he is still in school, hoping it left enough implication to make her think maybe he meant college

Your mom nods like the answer wasn’t enough to satiate her questions but she will drop it for now

You can feel his leg bouncing uncontrollably underneath the table as your parents’ questions keep coming

He clearly didn’t have the answers they were looking for either, and they aren’t too impressed

This was putting him even more on edge

That’s when you place your hand on his knee to try and help ease his nerves

You come to his defense, “Mom. Dad. Please back off. He’s trying his best and I know that. He knows how to make me laugh and he cares about me. That’s enough for me. So please, that should be enough for you too.”

Murayama looks to you in shock

He knows how much your parents mean to you, and it honestly gives him courage to speak up too

“Thanks Y/N. I’m sorry if this is rude, but i need to say it. I know that I’m dumb, and broke. And to most people I come off as just some kind of delinquent. And I’m very aware that your child deserves better than me. I remind myself everyday. But there are three things I know for a fact. One, is that I love Y/N. Two is that for some crazy reason they love me too. And third is that I’m good in a fight. So you better believe that I’m gonna fight for them. Fight to keep them happy and safe for as long as I can. I’m sorry if that’s not enough.”

You feel tears threaten to fall out of how much you love and appreciate your boyfriend right now

You squeeze his knee in a form of quiet support as he gives you a nervous smile

Your parents stop hounding Murayama the rest of the night.

Things get a little quiet after that too

But your parents seem to accept Murayama a little more after that

Smoky

When you aren’t originally from the Nameless Road

Another one that’s hesitant to meet your folks

But for different reasons

It’s mostly due to his living situation growing up

He’s used to families just abandoning each other

But he will put his grudges aside for you

He won’t necessarily dress up for the occasion

I mean don’t get me wrong he will clean up as much as he can

He does want to try to make some kind of good impression on your parents

But dude knows where he’s from and what he’s about

He gets a little nervous knowing your parents are hosting dinner at their home

He will compliment their home as he walks in

He tries to ignore any judgy or sympathetic your parents may give him

He’s going to try and be a gentleman through the whole dinner

He will answer any and every question your parents have honestly

May your parents like the answers or not is a different story

At first they try to hide whatever their initial thoughts are

But unfortunately, Smoky is a very observant one

Though he will continue to try to ignore it, for your sake

If your parents make any comments though, that he can’t just ignore

And when that line is crossed, he’s willing to put your parents in their place if needed

He will remind them that not everyone is privileged with steady jobs and decent shelter

He will inform them that he knows better than anyone that these people exist

And if they try to pity him, he will then let him know that he’s survived this long with their pity, he doesn’t need it now

You will give him a look that tells him that you don’t want an argument to break out

He will apologize to you and your parents for the little outburst

Hopefully no more arguments or comments will be made and the dinner will finish in kinda awkward silence

When you are part of the Nameless Road

Your parents already know him

He will treat them like family already and vice-versa

They are prolly hella excited that this man could possibly become their son-in-law of sorts

Prolly shares extra food with him out of gratitude though he always hesitantly takes it, insisting they need it more than him

They think he’s the sweetest guy you could ever be with

Hyuga

You’re the one worrying about this get together the most out of anyone

You have a feeling that this is gonna end up with either your parents dragging you out of the house, forbidding you from seeing Hyuga ever again. Or he’s gonna scare them away before they even enter the premises

As you pace across the room, Hyuga watches you with a giant smirk on his face

“What’s the matter? Nothing is gonna go wrong.”

His lad back expression and his words of assurance do everything but relax you

Everyone seems to decide it’s best to have dinner at Hyuga’s family home

You’ve cleaned the house for like a week straight

The rest of Daruma are asked to stay away for the evening

That night you prepare a traditional Japanese dinner for everyone to the best of your abilities

You’re basically sweating bullets when your parents show up

You stutter through the entire greeting, leaving Hyuga to introduce himself

He’s actually quite polite and welcomes them to his home

He’s still wearing a very relaxed expression through the evening

Your parents are impressed with how big the house is and how well kept it is

“Well that’s all thanks to Y/N. They’re incredible.”

Your dad will ask how Hyuga could afford the place

“Well it’s actually passed to me from my own father.”

Your parents nod their heads and share their condolences

You can’t really tell what’s happening here.

Hyuga’s being nice? Is this even Hyuga? Is he planning something? What could it be?”

Dinner goes on and Hyuga offers some sake to go along with the food

He brags about how you made all the food yourself and that he’s so proud of how delicious everything is

You keep watching him, expecting something to go wrong at some point

Maybe he will mention how he finds it fun to beat the shit out of people

Or he will just go on and threaten your parents’ lives for funsies

But no. None of that happens

Instead he explains to them how he owns a cassino

Your dad has never looked so impressed by just someone’s career before

And Hyuga gives a modest shrug, “Well it pays the bills.”

You’re honestly just as surprised as your folks with how well the whole night is going

When your parents leave, Hyuga invites them come back soon

But as soon as they pull out of the driveway, the act seems to drop

“Well that was annoying.”

You look at him confused, “Why did you do that? How did you do that?”

“My family may have been brutal, but they were also businessmen. And when they had their meetings at the house, we would all have to be on our best behavior. Or my dad would beat us into next week. And as for why. Cuz your parents are important to you. And you're important to me.”

This makes your heart stop for a moment

Hyuga isn’t one to say sappy or romantic stuff very often, so you know he means it.

Before you can get too emotional though he lets out a yawn and heads off to bed