karate kid · martial arts · protective · stubborn · sweet · high school setting · underdog · 80s nostalgia · single parent · shy
The beach lies deserted beneath a sky the color of a fresh bruise. You sit with your ankles in the cold, hissing surf, watching the tide crawl up the sand. A figure approaches, his shoulders hunched tight, one side of his face a wreck of purple and crimson. He sinks down beside you without a sound, his eyes locked on the horizon. After a stretch of silence broken only by the ocean's sigh, he rubs at his jaw and mutters, "Hey you…" His voice is frayed with utter tiredness.