𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓, cobra kai imagines

fuck up our friendship ( eli moskowitz )

FUCK UP OUR FRIENDSHIP
( eli moskowitz x fem! reader )

Once the police busted the party, Y/N knew she had to find Eli. The girl was a Miyagi-Do student, and she knew full well that Sam and Robby would not appreciate her going to find her oldest friend and Cobra Kai's number one asshole, but the pair were having their own issues, so it was unlikely they would find out. Y/N and Eli had been friends since the girl moved to the Valley at the start of freshman year. She wasn't exactly a loser as someone like Yasmine or Kyler would word it, and many people never understood why she signed away her high school popularity to be friends with the two biggest dorks in school-- Demetri and Eli-- but she wouldn't have wanted anybody else. Demetri and Eli had been best friends since kindergarten, and the h/c slotted into the group perfectly. They may have had it pretty bad at school, but they had each other.

Then, two years later, at the start of their junior year, karate came back to the Valley. Whilst Y/N and Demetri had always been seemingly content with living their lives as losers, apparently Eli didn't feel the same. It wasn't the mohawk or the new name they particularly had a problem with, or his newfound popularity that bothered them. It was the way he went about getting it. Hawk was becoming the very person he had always hated. Both of his best friends knew this wasn't the person he really was, but when Demetri had addressed this, Eli declared an all out war against him. So now Y/N was left as the middle-man, trying to care for both of her best friends and bring them back together without choosing a side. And neither of them made it easy.

Tonight, at Moon's party, Y/N had been so hopeful. The two sat talking about Doctor Who whilst the girl stood beside Robby and Sam, sipping her drink and pretending she wasn't listening in to what Demetri and Eli were talking about. She allowed herself to get distracted for one moment to talk with Robby about skateboarding and suddenly, Eli was pouring his drink all over Demetri's head. With a shameful sigh, Y/N headed over to the two, handing paper towels to the dark haired boy and raising her eyebrows at Eli. The red haired boy gave her a sheepish, apologetic smile before wandering off to join the other Cobras.

In all fairness, Hawk had it coming when Demetri stood up on that stage with the mic in his hand, but the brown eyed boy didn't need to take it that far. Watching from where she stood with the other Miyagi-Dos, her e/c eyes flitted between Eli and Demetri. It pained the girl to watch her two best friends fight, but it hurt more knowing she was watching her best friend and the boy she was in love with attempt to tear each other's heads off. Y/N had developed the biggest crush on Eli in their sophomore year, and everybody knew it except the boy in question. Demetri knew it, too, which was why initially he was so hesitant to launch an attack against his best friend, no matter how much he deserved it. But that night, he hadn't held back.

Once the cops pulled up outside, everything descended into chaos. Her eyes met with Demetri's, which were filled with remorse, and he nodded at her. "Go find him. Make sure he's okay." Y/N offered the boy a small smile in return. She knew Demetri still cared for Eli, and Eli still cared for Demetri. It was just Hawk who appeared not to. Rushing out the house so as not to get caught by the police, the h/c found Eli walking out the back of the house alone. The rest of the Cobras weren't around, which reassured Y/N, but only slightly. "Eli!" She called, causing his head to swing around, his blue eyes catching hers. "What do you want? Come to humiliate me even more?" "Eli,' The girl breathed in response, sounding exasperated as she caught up to him. "You know I wouldn't do that." "I didn't think Demetri would, either," He responded, allowing Y/N to see how hurt he really was. "And I didn't think you would attack him when we were at the mall the other day. Or pour beer on his head." Eli let out a sigh-- he was Eli now he was around Y/N. She was the only person he trusted enough to let his newfound guard down around.

"I've told you this before, Y/N," The red haired boy said with a sigh. "Demetri chose his side. He went against us. Against Cobra Kai." "I don't need to hear it again, Eli," The h/c huffed. "I'm just here to make sure you're okay. Cobra Kai or not, you're my best friend. I care about you, and so does Demetri." "Whatever," The boy exhaled, but he still allowed Y/N to walk the rest of the way home with him, and even come in when he opened the door and headed inside. "Mom isn't home," Eli spoke, closing the door and flicking off his shoes, "She's on night shift tonight." "Good job I'm here then," Y/N nodded, knowing how much the blue eyed boy hated being alone. Eli didn't say anything in response, just smiled smally.

Any alcohol consumed at the party that evening had begun to wear off, as Eli and Y/N sat on the couch in the front room. The silence was awkward for the first few moments; it always was now that there was a clear divide pushing the two apart, but both of them more than anything wanted to stay close. As much as Y/N's crush on Eli was clear as day (to everyone other than him), the boy's reciprocated feelings were much better hidden, especially with his new Hawk facade. However, Cobra Kai had thrown in the spanner in the works, and any chance the boy may have had with his best friend was seemingly gone. Yet, every few nights the girl would still come over and spend time with Eli, alternating the time she used to spend with both her best friends.

Eventually, the awkwardness faded, and the two would begin to speak about anything and everything they hadn't caught up on, considering they had spent most of the summer apart at their separate dojos. An hour or so past, taking the time up to midnight, before Eli invited Y/N to stay the night like she had many times before. The h/c haired girl hastily agreed, and followed Eli upstairs to his bedroom, yawning quietly due to exhaustion. Once they made it up, her e/c eyes widened. "What the fuck happened in here?" The once blue walls, littered with posters, were now red and bare. A punching bag stood where a fake TARDIS used to be, and there wasn't a funko pop in sight, which was not at all like Eli Moskowitz. The bedsheets were just plain black, rather than Star Wars themed, but when the h/c craned her neck, there were still small, glow-in-the-dark stars littered across the ceiling. "I redecorated," was all Eli said, flopping down on his bed.

Y/N flopped down beside him. "I think I preferred the Doctor Who merch," The girl admitted honestly, causing Eli to look at her with wide eyes. "Did you know the new Doctor was female?" "Of course," The h/c smiled, "Me and Demetri still watch every Friday night." At the mention of this, Eli's face fell, causing Y/N to frown. "You know he didn't really want to hurt you tonight," The girl sighed, attempting to lock eyes with Eli who was staring down at his fidgeting fingers. "It was a shitty thing to do, but you've both done shitty things to each other." She continued her speech, becoming more and more passionate as she spilled her frustration out to Eli: "Do you know how hard it is for me to watch my two best friends fight with each other? Over something as petty as a fucking karate dojo! I know that I can't stop you two fighting and the best I can do is try and maintain the middle ground, because the last thing I want to do is choose between my best friend and the others at Miyagi-Do, and the boy I've had feelings for since forever."

Y/N's voice began to fade out as she calmed down, but Eli was still staring at her, seemingly in shock. Noticing how panicked the boy looked, the girl's face softened. "I'm sorry for yelling, Eli, I-" "You said you had feelings for me." His voice was deadpan, showing no emotions as his blue eyes bore into Y/N. The girl's mouth opened and closed in shock. "I- Maybe I said that. Accidentally. Maybe-" "You have feelings for me?" Eli spoke again, and for a second, he sounded like Eli, like the person he was before all this karate shit took over. With a sigh, the girl nodded. "Congratulations. You're officially the last person to know." "Why didn't you tell me?" The boy asked, his eyes wide. "I don't know," The girl shrugged. "Guess I didn't wanna fuck up our friendship, but I guess karate's doing that for us." Y/N's e/c eyes chose to rest on the bed sheets beneath her instead of on Eli as he responded. "Well, what if I want to fuck up our friendship?" At this comment, however, the girl's eyes shot up, just in time for Eli to place his hand on her chin and placed his lips against hers.

She was shocked at first, but Y/N soon kissed back, placing her hands on the boy's face to pull him closer. The girl felt him smile into the kiss as he rolled himself closer, wrapping a hand round her waist to draw her in. "I'll fuck up our friendship a hundred times over if it means I can do that again," Y/N smiled, resting her forehead against his. Eli kissed her once again, softly, before saying: "For the record, I like you, too. I'm surprised Demetri didn't tell you." "That rat!" Y/N exclaimed, though she wasn't really annoyed. "I'm going to kill him!" "Right now?" Eli asked, quirking his eyebrow with a cocky smirk. "Hm, maybe not," The girl grinned, biting her lip and pulling the boy closer. "I think I'll just stay here and kiss you."