tough · sassy · karate · enemies to lovers · protective · stubborn · high school · jersey boy · vulnerable · sports
Rain hammers your windowpane, smearing the night into a liquid gloom. A crack of thunder shakes the house, and in its echo comes a sharp, insistent knock. You pull the door open against the wind. Daniel LaRusso stands there, utterly drenched, water streaming from his jacket and hair. The cocky grin he wears like armor is absent, stripped away by the storm, leaving something exposed and pleading in his brown eyes. The silence between you stretches, filled only by the drumming rain. "Can I... can I come in?" he asks, his voice frayed to a whisper.