#cobra kai fic rec

[emloafs]

chapter 11 of 'i'm wanting it back' is now posted!! featuring a meddling Miguel at his finest 😈

[sharlinefreire]

What lawrusso fics have you read and loved already? Hard to know what to rec without knowing where you've left off

hi, anon!

as i said before, i already read most of the fics on ao3. but i will tell you my favorites so you can get an idea:

1. The Recidivists by vimesbootstheory

2. feather in the quiver by icedin

3. Ambidextrous by pinkgrapefloyd

4. Knife Skills by skeilig

5. no love lost by narcissablaxk

6. Be Kind, Rewind by BackinBlack_80

7. Accollasse (v) by theremin

8. Mistletoe by DarthDisco

9. get him back! by theremin

10. Johnny Lawrence and the Five Love Languages by narcissablaxk

obs: i prefer adult lawrusso than teenagers lawrusso, because i love old men yaoi.

[shrinkthisviolet]

😂👀🛳️📚😭

😂: A fic that made you laugh out loud

striking me out by @qlala 😂 gotta love idiots in love, and poor Cisco is so in love with Barry but so clueless

👀: A fic that you love a normal amount

i’m higher than the hopes that you brought down by @frosty-the-killer-doll. So so normal about finally getting a fic that acknowledges Jesse’s trauma and PTSD and how she actually wouldn’t be totally excited about having the same powers as her captor in s3 💞 I will be up on this soapbox forever, so glad to have a fic that validates me

🛳️: A fic that brought you aboard a new ship

different but same, a two-part Samtory/Lanichols series (with a bonus third Lawrusso fic) by the amazing @jenpsaki. You’re incredible, and so is this series, and I thank you so much for opening my eyes to this ship!

📚: A fic you wish you could display on your bookshelf

When May Met Sally by @seek--rest, featuring a wonderful friendship between two underrated and very similar women (May Parker & Sally Jackson) whom I adore to no end. I’ve always wanted a fic like this 💞

😭: A fic that ripped your heart out (but it hurt so good)

So in my other answer, I mentioned 12 hours. For this one, I’d like to mention @angst-is-love-angst-is-life’s current devastating WIP, Trophy, which has stomped on my heart multiple times (especially Chapter 2). Like...oh my god. Barry whump CENTRAL

fic rec ask game!

[kestisvrse]

pls interact if you would like to see fics for any of these fandoms/characters, i dont want to get burnt out from writing only lockwood 🙏

(i can’t say i’ll start writing for any of these soon cause i am in a lockwood & co obsession phase rn but in future reference:)

- star wars

- marvel comics

- dc

- invincible

- harry potter (fuck jk rowling)

- resident evil

- the last of us

- lara croft

- tsitp (probs only cam cameron tbh)

- one piece la

- gen v/the boys

- cobra kai

- pjo

[abracazabka]

Good Mx... I am here to ask about your favorite trans Dutch headcanons and if there are any pics you recommend 🫣

OH BOY A FAVORITE TOPIC OF MINE!!!

I'll start off this ask by recommending this fic, "Fight Like a Man" by my good friend @miyagi-hokarate , a mutual with whom I've discussed trans Dutch at length, and who has contributed to many of my headcanons about Dutch. Much of what I say here will be because of discussions with them. Now, on to it:

My idea of a trans Dutch is that, similar to a lot of trans folks (me cough cough) he has a pretty bad relationship with his parents, especially his dad. They don't like to acknowledge his identity or, really, their son. And at times neither does Dutch, for a while. He wants to prove his maleness through the only way he knows how, and sometimes that means hiding who he is. He has a lot of internalized misogyny and the militaristic rhetoric about masculinity Kreese spews has shaped who he is as a young man. (points very conspicuously to the aforementioned fic). However, post-TKK I do think he comes into his own as a proud trans guy and the Cobras are entirely supportive. Duh.

(I - we, I should say, as these are very joint heacanons - think Tommy knew first out of all the Cobras. Because I'm a Dutch/Tommy truther lol.)

Dutch canonically is a wild child and this would be the case with or without a trans identity. However, I think as a young kid he was a "problem child" because he knew basically most of his life he was a boy. (again, jerks my head in the direction of that fabulous fic). I think later in his life he is perfectly fine, however, referring to his childhood as "when he was a girl." This is a point of contention amongst trans folks, but as an older trans guy, and someone very blunt, Dutch would refer to his childhood that way.

Anyway I love trans Dutch because Dutch is soooo problematic. "Is that allowed, can you make a problematic character trans?" Yeah, sure, just did. He's my favorite terrible man in the world.

Now as far as photos, I dont really have any which mark Dutch as trans. Obviously the film does not present him this way, this is my personal headcanon for a good time.

But scenes I'd draw your attention to are at the tournament, when Dutch is waiting on the sidelines during the whole montage of fighting. He is bouncing up and down and cannot contain all this violent energy. This, in addition to the locker scene where he is very aggressive toward Daniel, is where my interest in his presentation of masculinity is most centered. He has an idea of a what a man is, and as we know from the whole damn plot of the movie, it's not the greatest. The Cobras have this toxic idea too, but it's so interesting for a trans guy. The scene with Daniel, miyagi-hokarate and I really obsess over, because Dutch has this intense aggression and hatred for how Daniel presents himself as a man. Daniel's masculinity is notably different than the Cobras, but Dutch feels he can't be the kind and earnest kind of young man Daniel is, because then he's not really a man. Because surely, Kreese is the best example of what it means to be a man...(incorrect buzzer sound)

I do suggest searching up trans Dutch on tumblr search, because I feel like there's at least 1 or 2 fanarts out there.

Sorry for rambling I truly could go on for an age but Uh, Nah Lol AJFJRJFJ but yes hehe. My fevered thoughts. Go follow @miyagi-hokarate if you dont already ❤️

[lulamadison]

If you aren't reading this fic you are missing out. It is SUPERB 😍

[landing-amongst-the-planets]

Using this picrew, I made a Lawrusso kiss! I was inspired by the fic You're Alright, LaRusso by 0racle_of_bast, it's a Johnny and Fem!Daniel romance and it's everything I've ever wanted jdhdhdhdh I love it so much🥹❤️ Everyone go read it rn!

Also in terms of the kiss, it's not a scene from the fic, but the characters in the fic inspired me. Basically it's Johnny impulsively kissing Dani and her being surprised but not upset. They both love each other but haven't confessed yet hehe, my favourite dynamic xD

[idontknowkaratebutiknowcrazy]

In Need of Repair

You're definitely missing out if you're not reading this amazing LawRusso fic by @inkfowl!

[billy-royalton]

god i love the cobra kai fan fiction awards because i just got to read there's daggers in men's smiles and whoever nominated that i just need to say thank you from the bottom of my heart because this fic is incredible. the emotions my heart constricted while reading this -- i can't even explain to you how it made me feel. but it did. go read it.

[toxictrannyfreak]

So, having binged all of Cobra Kai in a week, I can’t honestly say whether it’s good or not, but hell if I didn’t enjoy the karate cult proxy war. It better get gay in season 6

[emloafs]

hawkmetri x amnesia trope

“It hasn’t even been a week,” Demetri reminds him gently. “With more rest, you’ll continue to heal. You have to take it easy. One step at a time.”

 

“It’s hard to take it easy when everyone’s been staring at me all day,” Eli mutters. 

 

Demetri’s thumb brushes back and forth against his right hand. Eli is reminded of Demetri doing the same thing in the hospital. 

 

“I told you,” Demetri smirks. “It’s the hair.”

 

Eli huffs out a laugh. “When you said I don’t wear it down out of the house I didn’t know it was this deep.”

 

Absentmindedly, Demetri reaches up to brush a long strand that fell in front of Eli’s face behind his ear. Eli’s breath catches. 

 

Relax , Eli scolds himself. It’s just Demetri. 

 

“Well, I certainly like seeing it down more,” Demetri admits softly, gaze focused on the hair between his fingers.

 

Eli doesn’t think he’s breathing at all anymore. 

 

Demetri seems to realize himself and drops his hand abruptly. He clears his throat and stutters,

“Uh- you know, the mohawks cool and all, but I- I was worried all the hair gel was seeping into your brain,” He jokes nervously. 

 

“Right,” Eli brushes it off. Whatever that was …

 

There’s a pause, and then,

 

“Do you want to know why you got it?” 

 

“The haircut?” 

 

Demetri is looking at him seriously. 

 

“I thought you wanted me to remember everything on my own,” Eli mumbles, looking at his hands. He thinks back to their run-in with Moon.

 

“I do,” Demetri agrees. “But, you’ve been so in your head about what everyone’s thinking about you. It reminds me of when you decided to get the mohawk and the back tattoo in the first place.”

chapter 4 of my fic is up now :)

[sharlinefreire]

i need to read a lawrusso fic that will change my life forever. i already read most of the good ones on ao3, but i want more... I NEED MORE.

[shrinkthisviolet]

📆💌😭

📆: A fic you’d re-read 10 years from now

there’s a pair of us don’t tell, they’ll banish us you know for sure. An absolutely breathtaking Samtory/Lanichols fic, set post-s4 and frankly better than s5 and s6 Part 1. Highly recommend if you enjoy this ship (and even if you don’t, you might be pleasantly surprised!)

Close second is Breaking the Time Loop by Asukachan07. An absolutely amazing Saviris/Westallen fic that writes Savitar (and the two ships) with so much skill and care...not to mention the INTRIGUE! The show writers wish they could write this well ✋

(And it includes the idea that Savitar only killed Iris to revive her for himself later, which is my headcanon now and forever. Canon did a sloppy job of explaining how Savitar could ever go through with killing Iris while still being madly in love with her…but this explains it)

💌: A fic that inspired you to create something for it

Gone in a Flash and Speedster Siblings, both by @fezwearingjellybananas. My Barry-raised-by-Eowells AU (outlined here) is a premise that I NEVER considered until reading those fics. My AU is not directly linked to those fics, but there's a strong inspirational link 💞

😭: A fic that ripped your heart out (but it hurt so good)

12 hours by @angst-is-love-angst-is-life is mf DEVASTATING oh my god, such wonderful and heartbreaking Barry whump (being forced on a treadmill by Zoom until his lungs burst and even past that…AHHHH)...and has some angsty Barry & Jesse feels, which is right up my alley

fic rec ask game!

[avamills]

anybody here read root beer floats and green tea? it’s been in my marked for later for probably over a year and i was waiting for it to be finished and i just noticed it is so i’m starting it now lol! it’s almost 800k long i think that might be the longest in the fandom?

edit: the johnny characterization is BRILLIANT. highly recommend!!!

[squireofgeekdom]

And now a few quick recent gen fic recs for @genworkjune - I know I’m missing a ton of things I loved and enjoyed recently, I mostly skimmed my gen bookmarks from 2022

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Batfam

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if you fall in, i’ll jump down by rutacae

Cass Cain & Tim Drake 

Whump and Hurt/Comfort (mind the full tags)

From my bookmark notes: CASS CENTRIC FIC WITH LOTS OF TIM & CASS!!!🙌 🙌 🙌 🙌 whump with sweet sibling comfort ... i love it

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Something Other Than Fear by SilverSkiesAtMidnight

Cass Cain & Alfred Pennyworth

Comfort-heavy hurt/comfort, fluff and family bonding

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X-Men

Reclamation by Dain

Trans! Scott! Summers! I really love this fic

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Fullmetal Alchemist (Manga/Brotherhood)

The Soul in Taxonomy by rimahadley* 

Daemon AU - a series! So far al the fics are gen, and really excellent character exploration & exploration of events and character development

7 works, 13.6k total

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Cobra Kai / The Karate Kid

Dig Them up (Let’s Finish What We Started) - by Kamemor* 

Daniel LaRusso & Johnny Lawrence

Pacific Rim AU. Dealing with shared history and the Drift. All the feels and a great reinterpretation of canon events in an AU setting.

3.1k

(If you like Pacific Rim AUs, check out my gen Pacific Rim AU for s2 of the Flash)

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(* biased because they’re a dear friend, however - their writing is legitimately excellent and they have a lot of other excellent gen fics)

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My Star Trek genfic || My Flash genfic || My Untamed genfic 

[s0larium]

bootstrapping

w: domestic abuse, homophobia, mental illness / 60k

in which the early-twenties competing dumpster fires of “gotta hustle” daniel and “gonna take my stepdad's money and burn it” johnny meet again.

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