#cobra is a bit overprotective

[quirkychaoticraptor]

One thing my OC, Spider, will have in common with Hyuga: their need for sleeps after a big fight.

Spider, out of breath, bleeding, and bruised: Are we done, yet....?

Hyuga, equally as bloodied: I don't know. And I don't care. I'm tired, and I wanna smoke.

Spider: I'm tired, too, ya know! I wanna sleep....

Hyuga, with his sassy smirk and cracking his knuckles: I can help with that.

Spider: I think I'll stick to passing out at home.

Hyuga: You just don't trust me, kid.

Spider: Correct. You'll land me in a hospital.

Hyuga: *eye-roll*

[omniuravity]

Hazbin Hotel Characters During Rut/Mating Season

Okay, I love rut/mating season fics so much that I made headcanons. These are mostly based on actual animal biology, so I tried my best.

Tags: @bloodypeachblog, @fatgumsurpremacy-remastered, @pinkhimecat, @je-suis-eternel-jennie

TW: Sex (obviously), animalistic behavior, way too much research, creature cocks (kind of), mention of pregnancy, Alastor having sex despite him being asexual, Valentino is his own warning

Husk:

Husk does his best to keep his urges under control, especially in public. If Alastor caught wind of it, he would be tormented to hell and back. However, he does tend to be a bit more grumpy in public to hide it.

He tends to drink a bit more during this period just to help fight these urges and to keep them hidden from others.

He is also extremely protective, especially around Alastor. Other men don't bother him as much, but he absolutely despises Al getting even close to you when you are HIS mate after all.

To combat this, Husk makes sure to mark you with his scent every chance he gets. Even if he doesn't want Al to know he's feeling this way, he wants Alastor to know that you are his.

He is also a bit more adventurous in bed than normal. Typically, he prefers to keep things pretty vanilla, but due to his urges he does become a bit more possessive.

"What? Just want to try somethin' new. Maybe, make a few kittens while we're at it."

Sir Pentious:

Pentious can't hide most things well, let alone his need to mate with you. When he's not in his room, he is spending all hours of the day near you or talking about you. Though, other residents of the hotel find that pretty normal.

He also likes cuddling with you a lot during the early days of his mating season. Occasionally, letting his tongue flick against your cheek like a little kiss.

Though typically only female cobras build nests for their eggs (even if he can't impregnate you with his eggs like that), he will try and make one for you as a gesture of his love.

As for the sex aspect, you will definitely need to help him out. He does have two dicks, but he does not know how to use them.

He is a very sweet partner during his mating season, making sure you're comfortable every step of the way, even if he's a bit unsure of what to do.

"I've never had a mate thisss time of year before, but would you consssider making a nessst with me?"

Valentino:

Anyone who is "lucky" enough to be Val's partner during this time of year is in for a wild ride. Though his mating cycle is much shorter, he is much more intense than any other man you will ever be with.

Val is constantly making sure you smell like him both in and out of the tower. He wants everybody to know who you belong to. His aphrodisiac is so much stronger during this period as well.

He is also super overprotective. If another man so much as glances at you, Val will "have him fired". Which is code for, "I'm gonna fucking shoot him, so he doesn't look at my mate's face again."

Val's emotions are at an all time high during mating season, "for his future larvae" he says, but it's really an excuse to be more of an asshole to everyone except for his precious mate.

Val just adores seeing you filled with his cum. Even when it's spilling out of you he'll just finger it back in. Couldn't have you losing a single drop of his precious seed.

"Don't worry, chiquita, Daddy's home. Now I hope you're ready for me, because it's going to be a long night for the both of us."

Alastor:

Alastor's rut is practically unbearable, especially without a partner. However, this year, he has you by his side.

Alastor isn't really one for spoiling his partners, but he wants to make you feel happy and loved during this time. He'll buy you new clothes (after ripping off the ones you had), food, and cute little trinkets to remind you of him.

He is very aggressive around men. Lucifer, especially, though any man that crosses your path and so much as looks in your direction can set him off.

Alastor also doesn't normally entertain his sexual impulses. Of course, he'd do it for you, but typically, the most you'll get are a round or two if he feels like it. During his rut, he just let's himself go and fucks you until neither of you can move anymore.

He enjoys a little game of cat and mouse before having sex with you. It makes him feel powerful and feeds into his animalistic instincts.

"This has been an entertaining game, my dear, but you can't hide forever. You know I'll find you, one way or another. And when I do...well, I believe it'll leave you...breathless."

Lucifer:

Lucifer's ruts have been unbearable lately. It has been seven years since he's had a partner to indulge in them with, but now he has you.

Lucifer is all for spoiling his mate. Mainly shiny things or anything that catches your eye. He likes decorating your shared bedroom with the things he finds for you.

He isn't nearly as aggressive as Alastor during his rut. However, he is very protective of you. He barely lets you do anything on your own out of the risk of you hurting yourself.

He's the type of guy to start coming up with baby names as soon as his rut starts, just in case.

Normally, Lucifer is very mindful during sex knowing every spot that makes you feel good. During his rut, he loses his control and makes sure to find those spots every single time while marking your body as his. He, of course, apologizes profusely after.

"I'm sorry, birdie. I just can't control myself when I'm around you, especially this time of year. Don't worry, I'll make it up to you later."

[thefiery-phoenix]

YOUNG YANDERE DANIEL LARUSSO HEADCANONS

Gif from: Tenor

Daniel as a yandere would be really overprotective of you and rightfully so after everything he's gone through, clingy because he's worried and scared that he might lose you to Johnny Lawrence, his bully aka. the biggest jerk of the Valley

He has a bit of a hero complex as well and he doesn't even realize it's there in him. He just feels this deep urge and need to save his loved ones from danger, especially you of all people. Johnny and his jerk squad the Cobras can pick on him and bully him all they want but he won't be so forgiving if they target you. He won't like it at all if one of them try flirting with you, Daniel is easily gets riled up and he'll start a fight with them

He might notice you if you're new to the Valley or something or if you're in his class and offer to help him out with something. He's always touched by kindness and he'll thank you for it with a cute yet goofy and dorky smile on his face. Though he might look all innocent and unsuspecting as a yandere, he knows how to look all innocent like so people won't suspect him of anything. How can anyone accuse such a cute face like that of doing something wrong?

Will NEVER EVER let you join Cobra Kai, EVER. He's had his personal experiences with them and he doesn't want you going there as well and suffering like how he did so he'll do whatever he can to make sure you don't join Cobra Kai. Whenever he goes over to Miyagi Do, he'll take you with him just so he can be at peace knowing you're at least safe there. Will love it if you try training with him and Miyagi would smile at the both of you doing your karate with each other. Daniel encourages you to do karate and he'll help you get better at it. If you already do karate he'll be really impressed and he won't stop ranting and rambling about how cool you look

When he develops his karate skills he gets the feeling he's being your knight in shining armor and he makes it his responsibility to save you from everything that can ever harm you. Also, he'll grow more clingy to you and he's willing to injure anyone for you. You're the only one who doesn't mind the fact that he's from Reseda and he really admires and appreciates you for not judging him like all those rich Encino brats

When you do catch onto his possessive and abnormal behavior he'll just deny it and have the expression of a kicked puppy, asking you how you could say something like that. Do you not love him anymore? Do you want more love from him? Because if that's the case then say goodbye to your personal space and freedom. He might get angry at you sometimes but he will NEVER hit you, you're the love of his life. He won't be able to forgive himself if he hits you. And now, fast forward to the All Valley Tournament. You'll be there for him when he's competing and giving him encouraging words like 'You'll do well' and 'I know you can do it' and stuff like that, he LIVES for those. He nuzzles into your touch when you help him calm down and he wishes he could just be in your arms forever, unfortunately it's time for a death match

Would love to take you for car rides in one of Mr. Miyagi's cars to a place where the both of you can see the stars and be with each other in peace. He also wants to make you happy, he wants to be the ONLY one to make you happy. Your first kiss with him might be a bit awkward but he'll develop his skills at it and he'll be stealing quick kisses from you every now and then. If one of the Cobras try asking you out or anyone tries to ask you out for that matter, that's when he gets all sneaky and manipulative and will do something that'll get the other person in trouble. They deserve it after all, they were trying to take you away from him! Daniel can't imagine living life now without you

You'll be there to comfort him when Bobby injures his knee and he likes it when you're worried for him and fuss over him. And when he finally crane kicks Johnny in the face he realizes he's gotten the strength from you, tonight was all about proving himself to you, showing you that he can take care of you and you have nothing to worry about in life because Daniel will always be there for you no matter what

[little-legend-baby]

So glad to see demetri appreciation. I was so sad we never got to see more of his home life when he was a core character

A) I forgot the ask box was even a thing, hello!

B) this is like the first time I’ve had something that’s not hate in the ask box, double points for that!

C) I am legitimately the biggest Demetri simp since practically day 1, you can count on me to love the heck outta that lanky nerd boy🫡♥️

I’ve seen a lot of people talk about wanting to know about Eli and/or Demetri’s home life, and while I think it would be an interesting tidbit, I think that what happens outside of their home is more influential to their character in the show than whatever’s going on at home. Frankly, I’d love to believe that Demetri’s family is a respite from whatever torment he’s facing outside, whether from people like Kyler or later Hawk and the Cobras.

Personally I headcanon that he’s got one of those mothers that isn’t quite a helicopter mom, but is definitely a bit overprotective of her son. His father is probably similar to Demetri (he might even get his sarcasm and sass from him), more of a tech man than a watch-the-football-game father. They foster his interests in academics, coding, sciences, etc. And even if they don’t quite understand his fixations on his fandoms, they appreciate the dedication he has to it. A boy with that much heart in something will prove to be valuable in whatever he sets his mind to!

All this to say, I think he gets along pretty well with his parents, which does give him a fear of disappointing them, hence why he strives to be the best he can be in what he’s good at (which to him has always been academics)♥️🧠

[aarons-corner]

OG Cobras Headcanons!!

- Johnny was the one who dyed Dutch’s hair. Dutch talked about wanting to go blonde for a bit so Johnny helped him.

- Bobby is the oldest, Jimmy is the second oldest, Johnny is the middle, Dutch is the second youngest, and Tommy is the youngest.

- They each have very different personalities.

- Johnny is sweet, sarcastic in a good way, and also a little bit shy in certain situations.

- Bobby is compassionate and literally THE therapist friend.

- Dutch is antisocial and aggressive, but less of that around his friends.

- Tommy is the class clown that’s actually funny and SUPER sarcastic.

- Jimmy is shy and standoffish, but is also one of the funniest people you’ll ever meet when he does talk.

- Johnny is a huge over-thinker, so is Jimmy.

- Tommy had a cigarette mom.

- Dutch’s mom kicked him out when he was 15, so Johnny and Bobby pulled money together to get him an apartment.

- Jimmy is the only thing stopping the other cobras from losing their minds to Cobra Kai, since he’s such a damn sweetheart.

- They are all amazing cooks and bakers and learned in different ways. Johnny learned from cooking classes Sid forced him to take, but actually enjoyed it. Bobby learned willingly from his mother and really loved it. Dutch had to learn to cook for himself because his mom abandoned him and his dad died in the Vietnam war. Tommy would always cook for his mom ever since he was little. Jimmy was like 4 and he saw his favorite movie character cooking and decided to try it when his mom and dad weren’t home and made a mess of the kitchen. After that his dad taught him how to cook and bake properly.

- Tommy has ADHD.

- Jimmy has social anxiety and went through depression.

- Dutch has PTSD and responds to it with violent and illegal behavior.

- Bobby has problems with overworking himself and gets stressed very easily.

- Johnny has intrusive thoughts and always jumps to conclusions.

- Jimmy comes from the most wealthy family in The Valley, and Johnny’s family is second to them. Therefore Sid doesn’t like Jimmy that much.

- Sid doesn’t like any of Johnny’s friends really but most the time Johnny just says fuck you and hangs out with them anyways.

- Jimmy has HUGE mood swings.

- They all act different when drunk.

- Johnny mind dumps and talks about the most random bullshit ever.

- Bobby can become angry because of bottling his emotions up, but he also rarely gets drunk since he’s the designated driver.

- Dutch gets all giggly and soft.

- Tommy starts becoming a stand up comedian and makes the whole bar laugh.

- Jimmy becomes emotional and cries.

Love languages

Johnny

• Johnny is so protective. He doesn’t have much, he only had Cobra Kai, his friends, and Ali. And then he lost Ali.

• Johnny is huge on physical affection, gift giving, and quality time. He will constantly get his s/o gifts, even if they say no.

• If he doesn’t get constant cuddles, hand holding, or any form of touching from his s/o he will become a nervous wreck and overthink a lot.

• He loves cuddling with his s/o and whispering sweet nothings in their ear.

• Needs constant attention or else he will have a panic attack.

• He gets SO jealous it’s not even funny.

• His favorite names to call his s/o are: Babe, Darling, and Love.

• Claims to be a top, but is actually a huge switch.

Bobby

• Bobby is more laid back. He’ll be a good partner, but also his s/o best friend.

• His love language is physical affection, lots of attention, and acts of service.

• He doesn’t get jealous. No matter what.

• He will always do things for his s/o, like their homework or make them meals.

• Bobby loves it when his s/o brushes his hair, so he usually keeps it a little long and shaggy.

• His favorite names for his s/o: Sweetheart, Hon, and Cutie

• Surprisingly a switch.

Dutch

• Dutch is overprotective and possessive as hell. He constantly needs to know where his s/o is, who they are with, etc.

• His love language is physical affection and acts of service.

• He’ll steal stuff for his s/o since he’s literally a criminal.

• If someone is flirting with his s/o, he will put his arm around his s/o and straight up make out with them right in front of whoever is flirting with them. (That sentence made no sense help)

• He will fight anyone for his s/o. It doesn’t matter if it’s a guy twice his size or someone half his size, he won’t stop until he wins.

• Takes his s/o to parties and they get drunk together.

• He’s not big on nicknames, but he’ll occasionally call his s/o babe.

• Literally the only top in his friendgroup.

Tommy

• Tommy’s love language is acts of service and LOTS of quality time.

• He’ll make his s/o laugh SO MUCH. Bro is the funniest person on earth when he’s around them.

• Cuddling and watching a movie so him.

• He takes his s/o on motorcycle Just so they will cling to him, even though he isn’t big on physical affection.

• Can talk to his s/o about anything for hours. Everyday is a mind dump.

• Plays with his s/o hands before holding them.

• Also a switch, but mostly top.

• Loves the nickname prince/princess for his s/o.

Jimmy

• He talks about his s/o to his stuffed animals or his friends for hours if he isn’t talking to his s/o for hours.

• His love language is quality time and words of affirmation.

• He would try gift giving but his s/o said he didn’t have to do that so he respected what his s/o wanted.

• But he gives amazing gifts on holidays cause his family is rich rich.

• He is legit so shy it’s so cute. (He is bbg. Idc if he’s a male, he is my girlfriend, my bbg, my queen, my princess, my goddess.)

• He has so many hyperfixiations and loves sharing them with his s/o.

• He treats his s/o like a damn god/goddess.

• Too freaking nervous to use nicknames so he’ll just use a shortened version of his s/o name.

• Totally a soft switch. He’ll take either position and be adorable doing it.

Should I do another one of these??

[berry-loves-yandere]

Can you do yandere cobra Kai x sibling reader platonic pls

I'm assuming these are general headcanons, so sure!

Yandere Platonic Cobra Kai teens with younger sibling darling:

Warnings: Manipulation, obsessive behaviours, possessive behaviours, obsessive controlling, stalking (if you squint), unhealthy mindset, unhealthy behaviours, isolation, DEAD DOVE DO NOT EAT!

Miguel Diaz:

Miguel would be very overprotective as in "No, you can't hang out with that person! I don't trust them. If I don't rust them then you're not allowed to hang out with them."

If his younger sibling becomes rebellious and won't listen to Miguel, he won't be mad at them, he'll just blame their friends and insist they're a bad influence.

Once Miguel gets heavily injured during the school fight and he finally wakes up from his coma, he'll guilt trip his sibling into constantly helping him out.

He wants to protect his sibling from everything and everyone, especially Robby.

Eli/Hawk Moskowitz:

When he was just Eli, he would pretend that he wasn't related to or knew his sibling, wanting to protect them from being associated with him.

But when he's Hawk, he never lets anyone from outside Cobra Kai talk or hangout with his sibling, especially if they're from Miyagi-do.

Obviously after he matures a bit, he'll allow them to hangout with people who aren't in a dojo but never from Cobra Kai, specially Kyler.

Demetri Alexopoulos:

Demetri's really chill but would drag his sibling to Miyagi-do to learn karate so they can defend themselves in case Cobra Kai tries to go after them.

Doesn't really care about stupid things but does try to keep his sibling away from anyone in Cobra Kai and Cobra Kai in general.

Sam LaRusso:

Manipulates her siblings social life so they're around her all the time and makes sure her sibling isn't dating anyone she doesn't approve of.

Extremely upset if she sees her sibling anywhere near someone from Cobra Kai.

She'll lost her shit if she sees Tory even a meter away from her sibling because there's no way she'll allow her sibling to interact with her rival.

Robby Keene:

Robby's sibling was likely living with Johnny, being an offspring from a past hookup (Not Shannon).

Once Robby knows who they are and realizes that they're his half sibling, he'll try to pretend they don't exist at first.

Even if his sibling tries to reach out and connect with him, he doesn't want anything to do with his dead beat family.

If he realizes that it's not their fault that they have shitty parents he'll attempt to connect with them.

But as he looks back, seeing the kindness they attempted to show him, he'll grow an attachment to them.

Eventually it'll grow to a point where he can't stand it when his darling is out of his line of sight or if he doesn't know where they are or what they're doing or who they're around.

A complete control freak.

Tory Nichols:

Tory's the sole provider for the family and has to take care of her younger brother and ill-mother, so having her sibling take on a job to help pay bills is a huge relief to Tory.

She's kind of a control freak with her younger sibling, as in their schedule is school then home then work then home and repeat.

If they want to hang out with someone or go out to have fun, they have to talk to Tory about this first.

Tory basically raised her sibling, so they believe it's totally fine and nothing's wrong.

[demetriandelibinaryboyfriends]

Binary Boyfriends S4 Fix-It Fics That I Need Immediately

WHAT UP BINARY BOYFRIENDS NATION, WHO’S READY TO WRITE SOME FIX-IT FIC???

Apologies in advance if any of these have already been done, but consider!!! I am always down to see more!!!

Psyche! Its turns out Yasmine and Demetri both are absolutely aware that they’re gay and are 100% faking a straight relationship to seem more cool and normal! The only reason they sell the horniness so well is because they’re both theatrical motherfuckers and wanna see how much they can overdramatically ham it up to fool the entire school into thinking they’re heterosexual

Demetri attempts to stand up for Hawk with Chris and Nate! Make no mistake, not because I think it would work, but because Demetri sometimes has 0 tact when he gets angry and I think the fallout would be very funny

Demetri and Hawk spar, but Hawk accidentally hits Demetri too hard!!! Angst ensues!!!

Demetri and Hawk spar, and they get all amped up on adrenaline and suddenly one is shoving the other against the dojo wall and making out with them!!! The entire dojo sees them and it’s very funny

Demetri jumps off the building!!! And brags about it to Hawk!!! Hawk looks at him with heart eyes because he’s a badass!!!

Alternatively, Demetri tries to jump and lands on the mattresses. He has to go to the hospital. Hawk visits him and switches between heaping on adoring praise for being so ballsy and yelling at Demetri for being so stupid and scaring the shit out of him.

Bonus points if Demetri literally only jumped to impress Hawk

Demetri and Hawk being utter and complete overprotective karate dads to Nate and Bert

Like remember how they both adopted them as their sons??? LET’S DO SOMETHING WITH THAT

Demetri dyeing Hawk’s hair in the bathtub and it’s very intimate and they keep aggressively tryna No Homo it

I think this may have already been done but I am literally always down to see it again

POV: You’re a Cobra Kai goon about to help the scary Keene kid shave off some dude’s gay-ass purple mohawk when there’s a crash and the most gangly, uncoordinated dweeb you’ve ever seen busts in through the tattoo shop window

You’re like “who’s this clown”

But “clown” as in horror movie clown specifically, because this interloper has a mildly to moderately unsettling look on his face

Cue the unsettling clown saying “Evening gentlemen :) :) :) Hope you’re not about to do something you regret to my pal Eli here :) :) :)” in a really quiet and calm tone of voice, which is. DEEPLY terrifying

*cue Demetri breaking into the world’s hugest and most horrifying slasher smile*

And he unleashes nine levels of hell on the Cobras, because he deserves to

Bonus points if he steals the razor and goes just a BIT slash-happy on them

Or strangles Kyler with the belt thing he was holding Eli down with

I just think Demetri should be allowed to completely fucking lose it and become the scariest motherfucker you’ve ever seen when someone messes with his boyfriend Eli Moskowitz

No really, just stop what you’re doing and imagine Demetri chasing Kyler through the tattoo parlor with a shaver Shining-style like “HEEEEERE’S ‘METRI!”

Like would that fuck or WHAT

On a related note, Demetri going full Slasher Movie Villain on the Cobras to get revenge after they shave the ‘hawk would also be acceptable

I think he should bring Miguel along too, I think that would be neat

Just a couple of best bros going to inflict unspeakable violence on the ne’er-do-wells who brutally violated their other best bro, don’t mind them

Demetri still gets to be more unhinged through

Because a) that’s his fucking boyfriend whose hair they’re avenging and b) Miguel has already gotten to be scary on many occasions!!! Let Demetri have a turn!!!

Demetri lets Eli come over to his house for a good cry after he gets the ‘hawk shorn! They binge Star Wars, end up accidentally cuddling on Demetri’s bed, and then they start smooching!

Sorry since Yasmine and Demetri are fake-dating it doesn’t count as cheating

Assume Demetri and Yasmine are fake-dating for basically all of these actually

Something something Demetri helps even out Eli’s buzzcut and he’s super Soft as he does it

What if we kissed…? In your basement…? After I let myself into your house and tell you you’ll always be my best friend and encourage you to not give up karate…? Just kidding! Unless…?

Eli should have leaned in and and stolen a kiss after Demetri said “whether you’re a 1 or a 0″!!!! I’m sorry, I do not make the rules!!!

Yasmine never shows up at the prom, and Demetri and Eli decide to slow-dance together “as a joke.” What happens next will shock you!

Alternatively!!! Yasmine comes to prom, and Demetri gets excited!!! It turns out Yasmine flew all the way back to Australia to dump Demetri and finally confess her love to Moon!

OR Demetri sees Yasmine walk into prom, but what’s this??? A hot Aussie girl on Yasmine’s arm that she brought back from Sydney???

Meanwhile Moon still totally ignores Eli because she’s too busy dancing with girls and/or going to prom with Piper, who she has not actually broken up with because whoever told that to Demetri is a dirty liar you see

Demetri and Eli are chillin at the prom afterparty because they went as dates and Moon and Yasmine are too busy with their gfs to hang out! Cue them wandering into the back when the big Love Square fight breaks out and Eli running in to try and help Miguel

Sadly Eli gets kicked in the chest and falls in the pool!!! Demetri is like “oh no let me help you out” and then Eli pulls him in too, just to be a little shit!!! Then they kiss in their soaking wet prom suits and it’s ridiculous and awesome!!!

Demetri and Eli participate in a Miyagi-Do training montage and it’s homoerotic

Consider!!! Demetri overhears Kyler harassing Eli during the AVT and is the one to reassure Eli about his identity and his worth because, you know that makes infinitely more sense than Moon??? AND THEN AND THEN AND THEN

DEMETRI IS THE ONE WHO GIVES HIM THE GOOD LUCK KISS THAT MAKES HIS CONFIDENCE COME BACK ACTUALLY

And Eli gets inspired by Demetri’s confidence, because damn, does this dude have balls to shamelessly kiss another boy in front of the entire AVT audience!!!

Concept: Demetri-Kyler tournament fight, and Demetri gets so fucking pissed about the way Kyler’s always treated Eli that he just goes completely feral and unhinged and nearly gives him a Brucks-level beatdown, BUT THEN

Eli actually has to be the one to get him to calm down and snap him out of it, and persuade him to show mercy!!!

POETIC FUCKING CINEMA

Alternatively, Demetri wails on Robby even harder during their fight, and talks some shit with his big stupid mouth

“Hey Robby, been doing any paralyzing lately? Or forced haircuts? How about dojo-betraying?”

Like let him talk shit, Demetri deserves to be mean and unsportsmanlike actually

Basically any POV fic showing Demetri and Eli’s thoughts as they watch each other fight

Like just anything that really dives into how they’re both like...stressed as fuck and worried each other’s gonna get hurt etc etc

Demetri just goes “you know what??? FUCK IT” and gives Eli a BIG OL VICTORY KISS in front of everyone after he wins!!!

Bonus points if Eli lifts Demetri up while he’s kissing him :O

What if--and hear me out--what if Demetri and Eli went on a gay little road trip to find Miguel??? And that was the plot of Season 5???

I may like that last one so much that I already caved and wrote a one-shot about it

Get hyped for that y’all

Never thought I’d actually get into writing CK fanfic but here we are

Fanfic writers please go batshit wild, every single one of these is, in fact, free real estate!!! And god knows I don’t have the time to write them all XD But they rest of y’all, please go buckwild!!! I will try and read every single one :D

[terrence-silver]

Honestly, every character in the Cobra Kai / TKK universe has the potential to be a Yandere, when you think about it.

Headcanon; everyone in The Valley is a Yandere.

― Robby would be the Yandere who I can imagine usurping (and collecting?) parental figures and mentors because he lacks one in a severely neglectful Johnny who already has a second family as is and an addicted, problematic Shannon who can barely take care of herself. His beloved doesn't even have to be that much older than him (in fact, they can be the same age), but if he gets the vibe or the distinct impression a person or a group of people that can pass for a family feel homely and welcoming enough to pad a gap he tremendously lacks, he will absolutely just puppy eye them and insert himself into their sphere. He will have a family and a surrogate community all of his own one way or another. Doesn't matter if he has to build one for himself from sticks and bricks.

― For Tory I see the overprotective, over-smothering sibling syndrome kicking in because she has a younger brother she is already territorial of and a sick mother she takes care of; her instinct is to look after people and she views her beloved which can be a platonic type of situation where she sees her person as perpetually vulnerable, constantly exposed to some sort of danger and has the need to stick up for them...even if there's technically no need. But, try dissuading Tory? Of course, she'll chastise and reprimand them as she does, saying how they're careless and weak, trying to conceal the intensity of her own feelings through callous behaviour, showing major Tsundere tendencies (I don't care about you! Where do you get that idea!?) but truth is, Tory does very much care and always has too.

― Much like Robby, Johnny would probably be a Yandere in search of a familial unit too; but, hey, an underrated topic seldom discussed is that Johnny would be subconsciously and pathologically looking for his mother without realizing he’s doing so, or someone who reminds him of her, again, can be in an entirely platonic fashion, but even when he’s middle aged, he is still looking for a mother as a concept. Not necessarily Laura herself, but the idea of The Mother, capital M. Every bit of detachment and emotional neglect Laura might’ve shown him as a child, he figures, can be cured by his own beloved, decades later. He’ll be a fixed man afterwards, he swears. All he needs is that love to put everything in perspective and if he has to act as juvenile, as immature and as deliberately clueless as possible to get it, he goddamn will.

― Sam has gotten everything she’s ever wanted in life and she sees nothing wrong with that and she doesn’t see why others do --- except, now she wants beloved. And she’ll have beloved. Why is that so bad? She will tactically and fairly vocally talk down on beloved’s friends, any relationships they might have (which they won’t have for long), their group --- you name it, all until beloved realizes that in the net of petty high-school drama, rumors, gossip and clashing that weaves around Miss Larusso and beloved, Sam is the best choice and that nobody compares. When push comes to shove, she introduces beloved to her parents and family, roping them in deeper and deeper until they can’t wiggle out. Her parents love beloved already. Too late now. They wouldn’t want disappoint Mr. and Mrs. Larusso by distancing themselves (not that they could ever since Daniel aided them with their tuition), now would they?

― Amanda and Daniel are the 'we know best' Yanderes, that somehow seamlessly adopt their beloved as a family friend who's life and circumstances they itch to fix even though their life and circumstances are perfectly, well, adequate? There’s nothing colossally wrong going on in their life, and for all intents and purposes, they can be fairly ordinary in that regard. But, they don't see it that way. It isn't preachiness and micromanagement, no, no. They've good intentions, is all. How can they be faulted for good intentions? From their point of view, there is always something to improve upon be it beloved's choices, opinions, worldviews, the way they dress, act, behave, eat, Amanda and Daniel, again, know best. Also, their friend deserves better. Why? Because that is their friend and they care --- never-mind that they singlehandedly usurped their whole life and the trajectory of where it is headed.

― Kreese will gaslight, chronically swerve his beloved’s perception of things and have them like a puppet on a string once their own sensations, worldviews, ethics and stances are so shaken by John’s long term psychological warfare over them, that they’ll effectively become completely and utterly reliant of him as the only valid and trustworthy source of anything, be it love, friendship, mentorship, a familial connection or a mixture of everything, John, for the lack of a better word, fucks with people’s brains severely, tackling every weakness, sore spot, sense of pride and insecurity and he’ll be relentless in achieving that onslaught of a goal with beloved because he cannot give up. He despises losing. He’s despised to lose ever since Vietnam. Winning beloved, though? That too is, most definitely, a sort of victory. A sort of victory John won’t fret securing for himself no matter how dirty he has to get his hands.

― Clearly, my one and only favourite Terry --- is the destructive Yandere. The Yandere that'll burn down your world so he can be the only thing left in it. He'll break his beloved so he could put them back together and adore them in all his devotion. Devour them. Spit them out. Lap them up. Subjugate them and force them to serve and have them thank him for it, all while playing the role of someone different outwardly; someone more mellow. He is intense, overwhelming, all-consuming and whether platonic, romantic, sexual, often times, these categories are dangerously close to blend into one because he neither has any distinction and when you scratch beneath the surface, his norms are very...not normal. No matter though, power, influence and money ensures beloved will never, ever get away from him. How could they, after all? Once he’s done with them, energy vampire that he is, they’ll be too drained, eclipsed and exhausted to even blink.

[bonsai-babies]

I have a Shameless Self Indulgent AU for Cobra Kai in which

Robby is a feminine boy who expresses femininity on main, always. He's bisexual and very confident. His fashion style is impeccable and a bit messy too because he's still exploring and figuring himself out. His personality is pretty much the same from canon, and he's just as buff.

Sam is living the dream being his sister because they can talk all things girly together and help each other with hair and dresses.

They do make up tutorial for kids their age together and give tips on products that they use. Since these Lawrusso babies are very flamboyant, their videos are always a joy. Both siblings are clearly very comfortable with each other and very close. They can read each others mind. Also they are overprotective.

Sam and Robby still do karate. They love training with their dads and Miguel -- who is the third kind-of sibling. He's their soulmate and both Lawrusso Babies love him one thousand. These three are chaos together and they will make sure nobody forgets they were there. They play and fight all the time -- like kids do -- but are always back to hugging each other 5 minutes later because they get sad when separated.

Johnny calls his son in high heels a "badass" and "looking like a champ!". He's supportive and clueless. Sometimes he even suggests Miguel a lipstick because he got used to Robby's habit of putting it and this is his normal.

Sam gets spoiled rotten by Miguel and Robby. And they are aware. They joke about it but keep doing it. Sam does the same for them, but Miguel and Robby are much more overbearing on their spoiling. Once Sam scrapped her knee and they bridal-carried her the whole day like she was hurt beyond repair. They went to 3 different places to find a Frozen themed band-aid because they knew that was Sam's fave movie at the time and no other type of band-aid was good enough for their love. She says they should stop, but only half-heartedly because she loves the attention.

Robby and Sam cannot see each other crying because they will cry too. It's ridiculous. Sometimes they can feel when the other is crying even when they're not on the same room. Their empath-link is very strong.

[silentlylovingyourwork]

hi! i've been following your blog bc of harringrove for a while and i really resonate with your taste in fic so, since i've just recently dipped my toes in lawrusso... could you rec me a few of your fav fics for the ship? i always feel pretty overwhelmed when starting in a new fandom, so i thought i would ask. thanks in advance! 😘

Hi!!

I am honored (and terrified) to help you get ankle deep in lawrusso fics.

Under a cut because it was a lot of scrolling when I made this.

in the business of date-crashing by narcissablaxk, T, 4706 words

“Spotted: newly divorced Mr. LaRusso at Home Depot at nine a.m. on a Saturday,” the message said. The picture was blurry but there was no denying that he was looking at a picture of Daniel LaRusso, in jean shorts and a baggy flannel shirt, his hair mussed and, if he looked closely, a streak of grey by his temple.

It was a good look.

“DILF,” was all Hawk’s reply said, and then a flurry of little picture emoticons that Johnny didn’t understand.

He had to use the Google to figure out what a DILF was.

Probably the first fic I read in this fandom. It's very fun.

He's My Karate Husband by lostmagician, E, 1945 words

What the hell was going on? Was this another one of Johnny's pranks? The worst part was that Johnny seemed unfazed whenever he said it—like he was just stating the way things were.

(Or: the one where Johnny keeps calling Daniel his karate husband, and Daniel doesn't understand why)

Also a fun story.

Safe Word: Cobra Kai by Zerrah, M, 5288 words

In a bout of overprotectiveness, Daniel follows Sam to an unconventional club, and gets more than he bargained for.

One where Johnny totally knows what Daniel really wants.

Love by Amymone, G, 1165 words

Johnny just wants to tell LaRusso that he loves him. What could possibly go wrong?

It's cute.

The Last Coors Banquet in the Valley by LulaMadison, M, 29436 words

During the zombie apocalypse Johnny Lawrence searches for the last Coors Banquet in the valley, but instead he finds a 16 year old kid living alone in an abandoned apartment block. He decides to teach the kid how to be a badass Zombie killer.

(I know some people don't like major character deaths in fic, but there are no 'on screen' character deaths in this fic, although any person not listed in the tags above is assumed to be a zombie or missing. Spoiling it slightly, but any character listed in the tags above isn't going to die.

There also isn't a lot of horror in this because it's not really about Zombies, it's about finding love and family at the end of the world :-P)

A much-needed zombie au.

I Can Give It All To You, Baby by succor_punch, E, 10873 words

Daniel finds the photos. *** Whatever pervert directed this photoshoot knew what they were doing. The next pose has Johnny leaning back against a rock wall with his leg half-hitched up and he looks every inch like a prime, sex-on-a-stick alpha male. White baggy trousers that offset his tanned chest, which is... shiny. Did they fucking rub him down with oil?

It's good and also now a series.

We have been down together in my sleep by trinityofone, E, 4226 words

Listen, it wasn’t Johnny’s fault that he never realized how much he’d love getting fucked.

Lovingly what it says in the description.

Fellas, is it gay... by momma_66, T, 1933 words

To goad your karate rivial into asking you to prom and then both of your egos are too big to back out? Is it gay, fellas?

A fun take on rival daring each other to go to prom together and finding the pics +30 years later

Paler than Grass by the_sound_of_inevitability, E, 4047 words

It’s just the two of them. He told himself he didn’t need an entourage to hand over the damn form, that he was going to keep his cool.

His cool lasted all of two seconds under LaRusso’s gaze.

But then, it never lasts. Whenever he sees LaRusso it’s like an electric charge.

Inspired by the deleted scene of Daniel asking Johnny why he likes intimidation. Canon compliant... until it isn't.

What if Johnny bullying Daniel was a thing they got off to?

Tit For Tat by t_time, E, 2487 words

“I can fix the car for you, at no cost. All I need in return is a little favor.”

Johnny tensed. “What kind of favor?” He asked slowly, not sure he wanted to know.

Daniel leans forward now, smile sliding off his face. “Suck my dick, Johnny.”

--

In which Johnny is as broke as his car is, and Daniel wants his dick sucked. Written for a Kink Meme prompt.

A bit of a darker Daniel here.

When the Fires Burn Low by petofi, T, 7113 words

A couple years after high school ends, Johnny is lonely and touch-starved. He goes to a beach party where, deep into the night, people will start putting on a blindfold and undressing while other people touch them.

One night Johnny puts on a blindfold, not knowing that a certain karate rival is watching from the other side of the bonfire.

Poor touch-starved Johnny and a kind Daniel.

Snake pit by dedlit, E, 49098 words

Sets after season 2.

1st Arc: Daniel strikes a deal with Kreese and starts loosing control over himself...

2nd Arc: Johnny is back in town, Daniel's downward spiral continues...

3rd Arc: Daniel and Johnny recover, heal and slowly something new can start...

A much darker fic, so well written, poor Daniel, but it does work out

little larusso is a cobra by narcissablaxk, T, 3844 words

When Anthony asks Johnny to teach him some karate to take care of a bully, Johnny agrees, even if it means keeping it a secret from Daniel. That is, until he finds out who the bully is.

It's good and fun.

Bonus:

Functional Flexibility by LMT, M, 23692 words

“How about you, LaRusso?” Johnny says. “What’s *your* secret weapon? Your crane kick of sex?” Knowing that the conversation will go nowhere good, Daniel just tells him that he will never, ever find out. Even if he buys shots all night. ************************** ((After Daniel and Johnny discuss some newfangled ideas about sexuality, which were definitely not in vogue when they were kids, things get weird.))

It's not Lawrusso, but it is a fascinating look at their relationship and both Johnny and Daniel as characters.

[trifle-of-doom]

The Hawk X Demetri Manifesto

Okay, here is the thing. Despite being well past my teens, there's a particular ship of Cobra Kai that has drawn my attention, this ship being Hawk/Eli x Demetri. When I first watched the show, I was actually more invested in the adult characters storylines than the teens. I immediately rooted for Johnny and Carmen, and I was always hoping for more interactions between them. But then I saw episode 2x05, in which the atmosphere between the Binary Brothers becomes way more dense, and that's when I started to see some potential for them. Not because I'm a deranged person who fosters abusive relationships, but because I immediately caught the hurt/comfort dynamic of the duo, which is something that works really well when it comes to fictional relationships. However, it wasn't until 3x10 that I said, "Ok, that's official, I need to see more of these two! I totally support them!" And I was quite surprised to find a fairly large amount of people who are very committed to this pairing, to the point it's caught the attention of the screenwriters/producers as well. Honestly, I don't know if the showrunners will ever have the guts to make them an official couple, and chances are their supporters will have to keep reading between the lines of their bromance, but in any case, here is my take on why Hawk/Eli x Demetri is an option worth to be considered.

#1 - The Bromance

If there's something that many years of navigating the Internet taught me, is that the main driving factor for fan-made ships is the presence of either a solid relationship based on mutual brotherly love or a bitter rivalry that may or may not flow into hate/obsession. If you consider anime fandoms, there are thousand examples that fit into either of these categories: Yugi and Jonouchi from the Yu-Gi-Oh series (yes, that's how old I am), Yugi and Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh, Sakuragi and Rukawa from Slam Dunk, Light and L from Death Note, etc. And our Hawk and Demetri fit into both categories. When we first see them, they are the stereotypical nerdy friends (possibly childhood friends?) sitting at the losers' table, who have no one else but each other. When Eli is at his most sensitive and fragile, you can tell he feels comfortable being with Demetri by the genuine smile he has on his face as Demetri is joking with Miguel at the canteen table. Through his sarcasm, the mouthy kid acts as a catalyst to deviate the attention from Eli, speaking for him, reprimanding Johnny when he makes fun of his lip and trying to make him feel safe. Besides, you can see a certain degree of frustration in Demetri when Kyler and his gang are harassing Eli, and he's unable to do anything to defend him. And they even have a jingle for their friendship with a robot dance, I mean, how cute is that? But of course, a solid friendship between two helpless nerdy guys is not enough to spark a ship to be rooting for. In order for the magic to happen, another key ingredient is needed, i.e. a little bit of angst. Which brings us straight to the next point.

#2 - The Angst (aka the Hurt/Comfort Dynamic)

Even though I never liked the Twilight saga or any similar urban fantasy young adult works, I can easily see where the appeal comes from; the attraction to a charming, dangerous person who could either protect you from any harm or crush you like grape. Although with different franchises, I wasn't immune to the bad boy trope either (Yes, I'm looking at you, my teenage self drooling over Grimmjow from Bleach). If we can appreciate the genuine, brotherly friendship between nerdy Eli and Demetri, the shift that Eli makes as he transitions into Hawk and becomes more aggressive and dominant gives their relationship a totally different flavor. Attrition sparks a certain tension that, in the viewer's eyes, could either flow into a brawl or into passion.

During the mall fight, Demetri comes to the realization that his former best friend is actually someone who can crush him like grape. We see Hawk intentionally harming him for the first time, and Demetri's heartbreaking expression as he drops the line: "You'd actually hurt me?" And if that line gave us a pang in our hearts when we first watched Season 2, imagine rewatching it now that we know what happens in Season 3. Demetri is chased down the mall, running for his life, and then he's locked in a grip, as his best friend menacingly advances towards him. Demetri appears as the damsel in distress, however his friend is not the one who will fight to protect him, but rather his tormentor.

During the party at Moon's, Demetri manages to briefly go through Hawk's mask and reach out to Eli, thanks to a casual conversation about Dr Who. But then the beer incident happens, and Demetri defends himself with the only weapon he has – his loudmouth. The situation is reversed, and for a brief moment, he gets to be the dominant one as he discloses all Eli's most intimate secrets. Demetri is now actively contributing to the Hurt/Comfort dynamic; he's no longer just a target, but he's doing his part to enlarge that gaping hole that has formed between them. And Hawk didn't take it well.

From this moment on, Demetri becomes a sort of obsession to Hawk, who hunts him down the school, teasing him and taunting him sadistically, like a serial killer from a horror movie, during the big fight. Of course, in real life, this would be completely insane, and the police/a social assistant/psychiatrist should be called, but in ShipLand, these situations are pure gold. Okay, we get it, Hawk wants to get revenge for the humiliation at the party, and he wants to crush that nerd part of himself he sees in Demetri, but he does it with such an intensity that it borders on ridiculous. It's like this is his twisted way to acknowledge Demetri's presence. Eventually, Hawk ends up smashed into the trophy case, and I confess I felt a little disappointed when Demetri broke that hug to give Hawk a roundhouse kick. I mean, it was a great comeback, but I was sincerely hoping for a "No hard feelings man, let's get outta here!" scenario.

Getting back to the sick and twisted way Hawk acknowledges Demetri's presence, he destroys his science project after he got jealous due to him being confident in his nerd self and laughing around with his ex girlfriend (whom the writers insist he still has a crush on). Speaking of Moon, I have a feeling she likes Hawk mostly based on his badass appearance. Remember when she goes "I like this (mohawk) and I love these (muscles), but I'm not dating a bully"?

Then the football match happens. Okay, let's break this down. Demetri trips Hawk and acts all sassy, and a fellow Cobra Kai is immediately ready to take him down, but Hawk stops him. "Fight smart, he says". Too bad that literally 5 seconds earlier he had shoved a kid to the ground just because his ex girlfriend (again, duuuh~) ignored him when he winked at her. And then, as he's trying to intercept the ball, BANG, Hawk hits Demetri, sending him to the ground, pretending it was an accident. So, what does this tell us? That Hawk has some serious anger management issues? Yeah sure, but also that he cares about fighting smart only as long as it serves as an excuse to leave Demetri for him, because he's his designated target. Again, this is all but romantic, and it doesn't necessarily have to be interpreted as him lusting after his friend, but it's undeniable that this dynamic offers a lot of ship fuel.

The arm breaking thing is just too painful to even analyze. We see a completely helpless Demetri begging for mercy to his ex best friend, who has made No Mercy his life motto. And that scream, oh that scream. All I wanted to see was Hawk realizing what he had done and throwing himself on his knees while begging for forgiveness. But I'm glad that at least we get to see he feels awful for what he's done, and I like to think that, as he got home, Eli cried out all the tears he had in his body thinking about poor Demetri at the hospital, with a swollen broken arm, all because of him. Of all the situations, this is undoubtedly the most deranged and extreme, and if something like this happened in real life, the wrongdoer would deserve to be punished and would definitely need to be sent to therapy. But in ShipLand, this opens the road to many, many different scenarios, in which the bully understands his mistakes and shifts back to the good side, or the two share a tender moment after they reconcile, or the traumatized character has to to learn to trust the other one again, or the bully becomes overprotective of his former victim, etc.

#3 - A Rewarding Reconciliation

Finally, we come to the reconciliation, in which Hawk makes his heel-to-face turn. While we've seen him torn with doubt for an entire season about his sensei's teachings, his actions and the people he wants to surround himself with, the key factor that drives Hawk's redemption is the sight of his best friend being held down for him to beat. And with an epic stunt and his awesome KEEEH screech, Hawk jumps to the rescue of his friend. Like many of us, Demetri thought this was still part of the "Only I Can Torment Him" dynamic I discussed earlier, as he steps backwards a little concerned, but then he understands that action was actually meant to save him, and the two begin to fight side by side, in sync, watching each other's back. You can see Demetri's eyes sparkling at the thought of having his friend back.

Also, not only Demetri stands up to alpha bitch Tory in defense of Eli, but he also speaks for his friend when he's faltering, just like he used to. So kudos for Demetri.

#4 - The Red Oni, Blue Oni Dynamic

Binary Brothers are two sides of the same coin and complete each other with opposite character traits, visually expressed by the color red and the color blue. Being the color red typically associated with violence, rage, passion and irrationality, as opposed to blue, which is associated with calmness, melancholy and rationality, red is clearly the dominant color. Again, this opens many interesting scenarios for shippers.

#5 - Body Language

Besides the situations I described above, which may or may not be read from a romantic/attraction standpoint, there are also a collection of small gestures I noticed when rewatching the series with a more attentive look on their relationship.

- Demetri's heart-broken expression when Eli shamefully covers his lip during the anti-bullying announcement.

- The smile Demetri gives when Hawk responds "Hell yeah!" after Aisha proposes to crash Yasmin's party, implying he's learning to embrace this new wild side of his best friend

- The astonished look with which Demetri watches Hawk at the tournament and the way he's pissed no one knows his real name.

- How deeply hurt Demetri is when Hawk belittles him by saying: "Five against three. More like two and a half." He even tries to reply, but he's caught so off guard that words die in his throat.

- How Demetri takes a step towards Hawk during the mall fight, before Sam makes him back off, and how sadly he looks at Hawk's nearly unconscious body after Robby defeated him.

- How Demetri smiles and nods when he briefly connects with Eli at Moon's party, despite the mall incident.

- How Hawk watches Demetri juggle with the cleaning product from behind his bike helmet (how did he stuff the mohawk in there by the way)?

- Hawk's psychotic/sadistic faces when he smells Demetri's blood, and how he likes to hunt him down like he's his prey.

- Hawk's secret impulse to comfort Demetri after the arm breaking (I hope you get nightmares of Demetri's howl of pain for the rest of your life, Hawk).

- The way Hawk twitches his upper lip when he sees his friend Demetri in danger.

- How Hawk and Demetri are so absorbed in their new-found friendship, that they're caught off guard, and Demetri swings Hawk to allow him to deliver a kick using their handshake as a lever. And how they keep fighting together, shaking each other's hands even when they're out of focus and the attention is on Miguel vs. Kyler.

- How they're standing so close at Miyagi Do, in comparison with the other Red/Blue partners.

In conclusion, this kind of relationships are engaging and entertaining to watch, and they make us wish the best for the characters. They make us hope that, in the end, as Miguel puts it, love really conquers all (and what is friendship if not a form of love?), despite all the hurt they did to each other.

So this is it. I hope you enjoyed my Ted Talk. Feel free to share it with whomever you want, especially if you need some solid reasons why this ship has got some good potential.

And remember: the ship is in the eye of the beholder.

F.

[brizzlovesyou]

i think youre a mind reader bc i had the exact thoughts!! i hate when people say eli changed himself for the better or demetri should stop calling him eli. he's just an insecure boy who thinks he can get rid of all of his troubles by erasing the parts of him that made him himself :( hopefully they show happy eli flashbacks so the people who are pro hawk can realize hes actually worse off

LITTLE ELI GIVES ME SO MANY FEELS. UGH I’M SO SORRY THE WORLD WAS MEAN TO YOU BUDDY.

Okay see this is where it gets tricky because... okay this is gonna be long so I apologize in advance lol but I actually DO think Eli changed for the better. At first. Learning karate builds his confidence. Getting the mohawk is his first attempt at controlling his own narrative and that’s a really powerful thing. Cobra Kai gives him something to work towards and a camaraderie that he’d only ever seen from the outside looking in. And even though nobody truly becomes confident overnight, faking it for a bit does exactly what he wants it to: it stops the bullying and it gets people to look at him with something other than pity or disgust.

Where this starts to go downhill is the longer he spends suppressing his Eli side, the more it keeps threatening to come to the surface and it drives. him. crazy. Cuz he never dealt with all that pain. And we’re not just talking about the kids in high school: Eli is carrying a LIFETIME of being mistreated for something he has no control over. It’s why his parents are so overprotective. And instead of dealing with any of that hurt, he’s pushed it down and he’s actually turned it into Eli’s problem so he doesn’t have to deal with it. Eli was weak so that’s why he got bullied. Eli was a nerd so that’s why people made fun of him. When the truth of the matter is there was never anything WRONG with Eli. Anger is a secondary emotion and Hawk’s anger stems from pain and a deep-seated fear that any wrong move could put him right back in Eli’s shoes.

In my opinion, Demetri should call him Hawk. I get why he doesn’t, to a certain extent. He still sees his best friend of however many years, even with a new haircut. The change happens really quickly in Demetri’s eyes and he doesn’t really get why it’s happening because Demetri never saw anything wrong with Eli. But it’s also like... dude. The mohawk makes him happy. The new name makes him happy. He’s not shrinking into himself, he’s not embarrassed and timid, he’s finally standing tall. Just be happy for him and call him Hawk!! 

My personal Hawk/Eli sweet spot is the last couple episodes of s1. He’s enjoying his newfound confidence, he’s excited to be hanging out with his new friends, he got Moon’s attention. But he’s still pretty friendly with Demetri and let me just say: Hawk tries with Demetri!! He really does. He’s enjoying the effects of his new outlook on life and he wants the same for Demetri. Eli doesn’t feel quite so far away in this version of Hawk. He’s got an edge, he’s a badass, but he’s not completely controlled by his rage yet. I think it’s worth noting that this is how he is before he’s introduced to Kreese.

Aaaaaand finally, I’d like to see a happy Eli flashback too! But I will just say, from like personal experience, you can have happy moments even when you are mostly sad. I don’t think Eli has ever thought highly of himself, it just used to manifest in sadness rather than anger. Demetri is happy to be who he is; Eli was never comfortable in his own skin. That “nerd shit” was so important to Eli because it was an escape. You can focus on other people’s problems, you can imagine a world where you get to be someone stronger and different, you can find a sense of community in these characters and other worlds. That’s my favorite thing about tv shows, movies, and books as I’m sure you can see by my utter mess of a multi-fandom blog. But just because those things made him happy, it doesn’t mean that Eli was happy with himself. I’d argue that he wasn’t. He likes what he sees when Hawk is looking back at the mirror at him. But that rage is only going to subside when he can ultimately accept all parts of him, not just the pieces he likes.

[raevenlywrites]

The Ties That Bind 8 of ???

Elanor was sent off with the Cobriana ring--Sisal’s ring, my ring--and a letter written in my hand to take back to the Keep. I insisted a guard go with her and Raymond, Vasili’s cousin, volunteered. I agreed with the choice that the less even tempered Emune stay with us. He’d done nothing distrustworthy, but the way he watched Adelina made me want to keep him close. I trusted Raymond to see Elanor back to the Keep safely, and to ensure my words were delivered to Andreios’s hands.

Why Andreios, and not my mother? Because I didn’t trust her anymore.

I loved my mother, I truly did. And I believe everything she did that felt so stifling to me was out of love as well, and overprotectiveness. She had told me it was time for me to become Queen. Well, a queen didn’t ask for her mother’s permission. She let the captain of her guard oversee her safety, and had her staff carry out her orders. My mother wasn’t needed in this decision.

And, I wanted to see what she and my generals would do.

I needed to know if I could trust those who had led in war to follow me into peace. This week at the Lyssia farm would show me much, and Zane and I could adjust our plans accordingly.

 Zane and I. Our plans. It still seemed so ludicrous. But the cobra stayed by my side, making small sounds here and there as I drafted my letter, making suggestions rather than corrections, which I greatly appreciated. This was the hardest letter I’d ever drafted in my life. Having help was very welcome.

 I gave Andreios specific orders on who and how many he could bring, knowing that he would come himself--and hoping he remembered our old signal of the vase of roses I’d carefully moved to the trunk of my bed before fleeing--and that there was no way the heir to the Tuuli Thea would be allowed to spend a week in the outer territory unguarded.

 Especially once he got to the part about me doing so with Zane Cobriana.

 I couldn’t help but remember the look of betrayal on his face when I’d thrown myself between him and Zane. I wondered if I’d have to do it again.

 This week would tell me so many things.

 As we exited the Lyssia bedroom, surrendering it to its proper owners, the ladies of the house made some fuss about letting us keep it. Zane and I both demured, him with considerably more cool than myself, me knowing it wouldn’t be long until Andreios arrived. I’d have a long night of aruging with him on my hands, I knew. Unless I was willing to play the absolute monarch like my mother did. I tried not to do that with Rei. I didn’t have enough friends to risk the ones I did.

 I realized with a start that I’d mentally put Zane on that very short list. Not a good friend, by any means, but... Well, I’d asked for an ally, and he seemed to be doing his best to do just that. I’d spent so long being told my place, having to push and claw for every liberty and point that I’d started thinking of anyone on my side as a friend. Zane was a fellow monarch, an equal. I didn’t know him well enough yet to be friends.

 But surprisingly, I wanted to. Every interaction I’d had with him, Zane had opened up. Alarmingly quickly, by avian standards. He was so ready to talk about his pain, his losses, his vulnerabilities, his dreams. Maybe I was projecting, but he seemed as hungry for a friend as I was.

 Maybe friendship was enough.

 I felt my cheeks heat at the foolishness of the thought, especially as I looked up and realized I’d lose track of Zane. Emune hadn’t, and I’d simply trusted my guard to have my back. That was beyond foolish; the serpiente could move so frighteningly quick--

 No, I stopped myself. It wasn’t foolish.

It was trust.

 I turned to offer Zane a tentative smile, to show him this small blossom of trust--

 and found him with Adelina.

 They weren’t touching--they weren’t even being that civil with each other, I noticed--but their movements spoke of bodies well familiar with one another, moving seamlessly to set up their bedrolls by the fire as they quietly bickered.

 That is not a man unfamiliar with your body.

 My flush deepened, and I’d have given anything for the guard at my back to be Andreios instead of Emune. What must he think of all this, his mad future queen and  these bickering serpents.

 What would the rest of the court think of me.

 It shouldn’t matter. It didn’t matter, not really. But... it did. It didn’t matter to me, personally, but it would affect my ability to lead. The Shardaes were well loved, for their patronage of the arts and their generosity with all their had--and their gifts of song. That, more than anything else I knew, was what kept us in the hearts of the people. That lingering kiss of magic that cast the mind back to our mythical hawk queen--one who danced, Zane said, over a serpiente symbol.

 My head was beginning to hurt.

 I turned my back to the arguing couple--and they were most certainly a couple--by the fire and addressed Emune.

 “I assume you’ll want to keep a watch rather than sleep?”

 He nodded, his habit to remain more or less mute, I supposed. I bit back a sigh.

 “I figured as much. Then I shall nap in the rocker, until Rei--Captain Andreios comes.”

 I knew better, I really did. But what I wanted was Rei, not Captain Andreios. I wanted to talk to my best friend, to unravel the tangle of my thoughts in the retelling of them, and maybe, I added guiltily, spend a few minutes in his arms. Just for the comfort of it but--well, Zane was in his favorite pair of arms. Why shouldn’t I retreat to mine?

 Because he wants to take you as his...mate. I realized I still didn’t know the word. If it had been just me and Zane, I might have asked him. But I wouldn’t interrupt he and Adelina for the world.

 “That can’t be comfortable.”

 Zane’s words cut through my thoughts, startling me in my rocker. I blinked owlish eyes at him, head absolutely scattered.

 I realized, belatedly, that I was looking at him alone. Adelina wasn’t in his bedroll. She was perked grumpily on the raised edge of the hearth, back to the fire and her Arami, eyes locked on Emune. Her gazed flicked to me and Zane as we spoke, but she never uncrossed her arms, or moved from her tightly coiled lounge against the stone. She looked just like Zane had in the camps, I realized. Was it from physical familiarity, or a mark of some serpiente style they both trained in?

 “I said,” Zane said again, tearing my thoughts from Adelina and all that violent potential, “That can’t be comfortable. If you’re tired, Danica, come lay down.”

 My eyes darted around the room, to Emune, to Adelina, to the door I just knew Rei would come through the moment I laid down--if I lay down.  Not a chance.

 Zane laughed, and it sounded bitter, and tired. Had I spoken that last out loud?

 “To public for you to relax, pretty Danica?”

 I gave him narrowed eyes. “Why do you always do that?”

 “Do what?”

 “Say my name like that, like its some kind of title. And like I won’t know which Danica you mean, if you don’t inclue ‘pretty’ or ‘beautiful’. Is there some other Danica I should be aware of?”

 To my utter shock, it was Adelina who laughed. Zane shot her a dirty look, and Emune almost jumped out of his skin, but I just stared, enchanted by the startling sound, as cold and hard as the rest of her.

 “She has you there, my Arami. She may be a better match for you than I thought, if she sees through you this easily.”

 I blushed and looked at my lap, unable to think of anything to say. Besides, she wasn’t technically addressing me.

 Of course, then she did.

 “Lay down with him, brave Danica. I won’t bite, and I won’t let him bite you either.”

 I felt my eyes bug from my head. I felt more than saw Emune react, and I halted him with a raised hand. Drawing my composure around me like the armor it was, I raised my eyes to Adelina.

 “I understand you are very familiar with your Arami.”

 Zane snorted, but Adelina watched me with utterly unreadable eyes. I understood the measure she was taking of me, and did my best to live up to it.

 “But I am not your Arami, or whatever the equivalent title would be, and I do not know you. I ask that you kindly refrain from teasing me until we are both comfortable with it.”

 Adelina arched a perfect, pale eyebrow. “Ask?”

 I nodded, chin held high. “Yes, ask. You are not of my court; it is not my place to rule you. But I thought I’d do you the courtsey of asking directly, rather than dragging your Arami into it. I assumed you’d prefer to speak directly, since you felt so comfortable doing so a moment before.”

 Her lips thinned, and I couldn’t tell if it was in displeasure or to supress a smile. But she inclined her head right back and settled back against the stones.

 “Very well, Lady Shardae. I will refrain from being so familiar with you, until we’re all comfortable with one another.”

 I didn’t care for that parting shot at all. There was mockery in it, and implications I didn’t quite know how to untangle. I knew I was being made fun of, challenged, but so indirectly that I didn’t know how to counter it. But Adelina didn’t seem to expect any response, closing her eyes and resting her head back against the warm hearthstones.

 I didn’t look at either of the men, instead choosing to mirror Adelina’s repose. I’d both passed and failed this first test, of that I was sure. But I didn’t know how to make use of my new allyship with Zane to figure it out while we were all waiting so tensely for the Royal Flight to come.

 Oh feathered furies.

 That’s what they’d been arguing about.

 Adelina, Zane’s only guard, had surely been unhappy at the idea of being outnumbered three to one--because I had been adamant in my letter that no more than four guards be on the grounds at any given time. I knew I couldn’t keep Rei from bringing scouts, and this was avian territory after all, but I could and would limit how crowded this small farmhouse would get, and I’d thought four was a reasonable compromise. That’s how many usually walked with me in the fields, and this was simply the fields.

 But Adelina had no reinforcements coming.

 And her King--her beloved prince and personal lover--had told her to shut up and sleep on it. Or whatever words he’d actually used. I’d assumed a lovers’ spat because that was how I saw her first, the obvious lover I was going to surplant, and least publicly. Zane had all but said he’d keep lovers, and--oh skies above, this was all so stupid. We could never be lovers. I could daydream about what it might be like to kiss those lips, or let myself lay down beside him and that tempting fireplace. But Adelina knew the real thing, and there was no way I could ask her to give him up just to save a little face. For all I knew, the serpents wouldn’t care one way or another.

 And as I’d said to Zane, they wouldn’t like him one way or another. A mistress on the side was the least of Zane’s villanies, in the court’s eyes.

 But again, there were those vows to be upheld. Oaths really did bind the strength of the Tuuli Thea to the service of her people, and every oath sworn to or by her helped strengthen her magic. We were all hoping my powers would grow when I took the throne--part of why my mother had decided to step down. Her own gifts lay more in veils and illusions, in tricking the mind to be at peace, and not notice the thing she didn’t want noticed. Mine lay in comfort, and the mending of small wounds and illnesses. I had hoped against hope when I held Gregory that my gifts could give him enough life for his own magic to do the rest. But Cobriana magic, it seems, did not line in healing. Or at least, that prince’s hadn’t.

 I wondered what powers Zane had, and if they had any use outside of battle.

 And maybe he had none, I reminded myself. Just because the falcon monarchs had magic and the avian monarchs had magic, and the tales of  Cobriana on the battlefield seemed like magic, didn’t mean it followed that Zane had any gifts. Goddess, my own younger brother Xander could only sing away the noticing of pain, and conceal tropes that did not move. Only if they stood perfectly still, and numbered less than a score, could Xander keep his people from sight. It had been hoped his gifts would grow on the battlefield--

 Instead they were lost, he was lost, wasted. Just so much spilt blood.

 I must have fallen asleep without realizing it, my thoughts of blood turning to dreams of blood. Because I woke with a strangled cry of “Zane no!” as Andreios shook me awake.

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⋆ ◦ ° ☾ cismale + he/his — have you seen vincent janko? they sure have been hanging out at valdez county park a lot recently. they are thirty eight years old known as the raging bull, and they currently work for the cobras as a soldier, which they’ve been doing for nine years. a bisexual capricorn, they are determined + practical, as well as detached + stubborn. knitting needles, smashed terracotta pots, gauze bandages.

this is so long im so sry it’s mostly so i dont fKN FORGET MY BRAINS A SIEVE

HISTORY

this my most anti-social + rage-filled muse so we’ll see how he do... v v v loosely based on jake lamotta in the raging bull film. their personalities are actually a bit different ANYWAY 

raised around violence, saw ppl responded to it + listened when used so grew up with the kinda mentality where violence was the only answer 

not a great relationship with parents, lack of communication, abusive. vince’s parents married too young, fell out of love quick, took their frustrations out on each other and on their kid who never listened

so kept to himself at home but released aggression at school. a Big Fat Bully rip just picking on ppl all the time - not the weak ones but the strongest

got into a lot of trouble, juvenile diversion, detention etc. hefty fines bc of vandalism, assault etc. then eventually juvie for a short while for assaulting his probation officer. a mess. 

age 15, his mum (civilian) left his dad (cobra) and his dad remarried to a fellow cobra. his new mom wanted their own kid but couldn’t so adopted serah. ENTER: actual angel, light of vince’s life. the lil 3 y/o was his everything ok. not only did serah’s arrival soften his dad up a lil but vince had less reason to be angry about things too.

tho their parents were v absent, vince had no problem taking care of serah. in fact he was so happy to do it, even skipped school to spend time with her 

stayed out of trouble for serah, joined a boxing club which tamed him a lot, saved his anger for the ring. lost a lot at first but once he started to pick things up the cobras began to take notice as he quickly became the winning bet

doesn’t feel pain like normal people. can just charge + charge + charge @ people no matter how many punches to the head.

didn’t graduate high school but agreed to fight for the cobras + help them fix games for some extra dolla. enjoyed the money as paid back parents, became independent, and begin to save up to move into a house with his gf + financially support serah

never took the initiation tho. always rebelled against his parents and refused to join the cobras despite their wishes. didn’t like the thought of ppl telling him what to do. just wanted to fight, win, go back to his gf + sis with a fat wad of cash 

around the age of 23, he enlisted in the army with a bunch of his friends due to ~patriontic~ reasons but before he left married mimi who came from savage parents + eventually initiated when she was 18. had been dating her since he was 16. this was another reason why he swore not to join as a cobra

finds out she’s pregnant whilst he’s away. wasn’t planned. thought of kids scared him bc he never believed he’d be a good dad (spoiler alert: he right) 

comes back during leave to meet a lil bb rosie (age 25). elated but terrified. more than the war. goes back to afghanistan, hates not being there. so fucks up his own left ear, sent home with a medical discharge. deaf in one ear. called an animal. 

he’s obvs not the same as before, disoriented and a lil traumatized. also wow vince is not the best parent. has sm of his dad’s awful traits that he hasn’t unlearnt but is Trying. 

tried to do a normal job as a construction worker but just got into fights all the time, kept getting fired. was convinced to go back into the ring. so he did. but things were different. 

he didn’t get the same sense of relief from mindless violence. just needed the money. impact of the war - no release from shooting a gun and taking an innocent person’s life. being a solider was a job in the same way as a fighter. work, work. unsatisfied hunger.  

ANYWAY vince’s last fight (age 27), huge odds. cobras told him to lose. his friend bet on him to win against vince’s advice. friend had bet a lot of money. so won the fight. next day his wife was killed.

he thought it was the cobras. turns out it was the savages, they thought she was a snake. not only that but the cobras lost a lot of money. they wanted him to pay it back. he refused to initiate. but serah was pregnant as well. he needed to support the fam + didn’t want no dramaz.

so continued to fight. but now he didn’t know when to stop, didn’t know his limits. began to beat his opponents to death. did the odd job here and there - intimidation, repossession, torture. only to pay off his debts + lowkey protection for his fam 

age 29, parents die. livid. paranoid. took cobra initiation for official protection. also a way to hunt down his wife and parents’ killer + get vengeance. 

SUMMARY: ex cobra fighter, ex us military, widower, a decent brother (serah’s), trying to be a decent father, now cobra soldier. (all u have to know tbh)

PERSONALITY (?) ish

nine years later, not over it. still angry. still hunting for the savages that killed his loved ones. might even be dead but subconsciously it doesn’t matter to him, convinces himself they’re still alive to cope with guilt. give his life a kind of purpose he thinks is achievable. 

it’s pretty obvious to ppl he’s only in the cobras out of his own interest, protection and vengeance. he doesn’t exactly see other cobras as ‘family’ and his jobs are all done solo. just sticks to himself, gets shit done and doesn’t want anyone to bother him.

tryna be a good brother and a good dad and a good husband. crazy overprotective. don’t fucc with them, he’ll kill you. more brawns than brains. not a lot of morals. full of hate and rage. always sounds angry. even if amused. doesn’t talk much. speaks in grunts n gruffs n glares. talks weirdly, goes off tangents a lot. 

not book smart but v street smart. don’t bullshit him bc it’ll just piss him off. 

once he sets his mind to something that’s it, game over. dont try and change his mind.

ALSO tryna be a better man for his fam. goes to therapy (rarely!!), cut down on drinking A LOT tho sometimes has his moments, smokes privately. works out a lot, does DIY a lot, but also taken on hobbies that require a lot of patience like knitting, gardening, fishing. 

POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS

childhood friends - vince had a lot more space in his heart for people outside of his family when he was younger. he was more sociable, approachable. wasn’t exactly a social butterfly but had a group of friends etc. that he deeply cared for 

kobra kidz on the block - vince’s dad and step-mom were both cobra members. so people he grew up with due to their affiliations? old time friends, old time enemies. frenemies. anything. vince was very vocal about his disregard for the gang tbh. could’ve boxed together etc. 

annoyance - a younger chara that just won’t leave him alone lmao. maybe a cobra, maybe not. could be anything.

baby sitter - vince has a daughter called rosie who is 13 y/o. she’s a lil hard nut and hard to control (wonder who she takes after) but anyway he def needs one of these. he’d rely on them a lot.

family/friends of mimi - mimi, his late wife, was a savage. they dated from 16 to her death at age 27. she grew up around savages. she joined out of peer pressure and vince never shied away from telling her fam how much he doesn’t like them. so ppl that opposed her, maybe orchestrated/participated in her death. could be fun. 

lonely - vince has only been in love with one woman + still isn’t over her but it’s been nine years and a man has needs. so someone he fucks bc he’s lonely. this person probably knows it too. maybe they’re also lonely.  

ex-fling - same sitch as before but the person ended it bc vince was so detached and cold. or maybe they grew feelings and broke it off. either way, vince unintentionally hurt the other person and *charlie puth vc* they don’t talk any mo

garden patch friends - vince has rly gotten into gardening ok. has a little garden patch near where he lives in the suburbs. plants veggies, some flowers. so maybe they have similar interests or have a patch nearby and *gasp* vince can actually talk more than a sentence at a time

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The ARMS fighters' 'family' roles

Spring Man - The energetic, positive middle brother who is super easy to talk to and is always willing to crack jokes to make someone feel better. Always sees the best in people and a bit oblivious anyone with malicious intentions, and for this is known as a bit of a meathead. Has the biggest heart and gives the best hugs.

Ribbon Girl - The cheerful, athletic, preppy middle sister who loves anything that's cute and is extremely talented in almost everything. The typical 'popular girl' accept not mean in the slightest and is very kind and supportive. Likes to hear the others' singing voices, no matter how bad they might sound, which flusters a lot of them. Mechanica looks up to her greatly.

Ninjara - Quiet, studious, responsible older brother who always has his head in a book and is very wise. Doesn't talk much, but still cares and gives really good advice. Is actually really shy so the group tries to get him more accustomed to social interactions. But they never push him and are understanding of his anxieties.

Master Mummy - The grumpy, scary looking grandpa or grunkle that looks like he hates everything that breathes. Behind this facade, he is a family man at heart and will protect them to the grave (again), even though he'll never say it aloud. Will offer to beat the daylight out of anyone who crosses or tries to hurt the fighters in anyway.

Min Min - Serious and strict older sister with a straightforward 'work first, play rarely' mindset. A severe workaholic with a bit of temper and impatience, but is extremely protective of the others and will not tolerate any harm toward them, even though she also would rarely say so upfront. Makes fantastic food that everyone can't get enough of.

Mechanica - Extremely intelligent but mischievous younger sister. Can get a little cocky about her intellect, but is still very generous and responsible for her age. Isn't immune to that 'moody teenager phase' every once and a while.

Twintelle - Workaholic mother that tries to conceal her overbearing, overprotecting behavior. Gives the best advice and brews the best tea for anyone who feels ill or stressed. Honestly has no idea why she is so motherly as showbiz is most of what she's used to, but perhaps the fighters have opened her heart quite a bit.

Helix - The clueless baby brother that's more intelligent than everyone thinks. Extremely curious and breaks things by accident often. Can also, obviously, be very messy. But surprisingly, knows his tech better than most of the fighters. He and Mechanica are together often, which endears the other fighters seeing as how they're the two youngest in the group.

Byte - The caring next door neighbor that's willing to watch over and help anyone in the group who needs it. Is very mellow and neutral about the group's matters, isn't judgemental in the slightest, and will provide any aid if someone is in distress.

Barq - The next door neighbor's dog that loves everyone and is super friendly even though he's supposed to be a police dog. Everyone loves him back in return. Is the most active dog you'll ever meet and he doesn't even have legs. You'll often see him roll up to the others for pats, and they gladly give him some.

Kid Cobra - The distant, brooding, 'cool kid' younger brother who's always on his phone and rarely wants to talk. A typical skater kid when he's out in the streets, though. He often leaves on his own, and while the others don't feel as though they need to stop him, they worry for him a bit. He's arrived in a police car for minor offenses more than once, causing even more concerns. Byte calls him 'the Troublemaker'.

Max Brass - The sport-loving, loud, fun dad who's extremely supportive and always wants everyone to follow their hearts and try their best. He's rather cocky and a bit of a show off, though. He doesn't hold back on any of the fighters, unless he knows they're out of it. He can analyze everyone's fighting styles and so is perfect for anyone to go to if they want to know how to improve their fighting. Also very protective of everyone as he feels obliged to be, given his size and strength and the fact that he's the commissioner of the whole thing.

Lola Pop - The fun aunt/godmother who makes fantastic deserts and always knows how to have a good time. The first thing she does when she sees someone down is try to make them laugh. Sometimes she can get a bit carried away with the fun, but she eventually knows when it's time to get serious and be sincere. Has pun competitions with Spring Man often.

Biff - The cool uncle who is basically like a second dad. Is always there to point out what makes the fighters great and acknowledges their strengths. Also is pretty fun to hang out with. Is basically like a brother to Max Brass. Super supportive, likes to give pep talks and never lets anyone stay doubtful of themselves.

(I will be adding to this post as more fighters are revealed. Feel free to add more yourself, too!)

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When it comes to protecting their bros and best friends, Billy Joe Cobra and Robotboy certainly don’t mess around; each having their own unique way of getting revenge on bullies and enemies. While Billy prefers using his ghostly abilities for pranks, Ro goes for the more intimidating method of Superactivating and using his weapons.

Of course, sometimes Spencer and Tommy think their blue buddies are being a bit too overprotective and would rather just walk away from and ignore the problem. The “muy caliente” gag is one of my favorites from DTMG alksdh.