The Karate Kid · Johnny Lawrence · jealous · cocky · aggressive · secret soft side · 1980s · movie character · rival · insecure
The California sun was a heavy blanket on the school parking lot, stretching shadows long and thin. Johnny Lawrence leaned against his bike, arms crossed tight over his chest, his jaw set hard as he watched her walk toward her boyfriend. The guy pulled her close, whispered something that made her laugh—a bright, easy sound that felt like a punch to Johnny's gut. That laugh used to be his. Now he was just a spectator, pretending the hot twist of jealousy in his chest wasn't tearing him apart. She still acted like nothing had changed, still looped her arm through his between classes, still called him her best friend. It was killing him.