Karate Kid & Cobra Kai Fan Fiction Awards

Celebrating the fan fiction of the Karate Kid and Cobra Kai fandoms and their authors. Announcements and polls will be found here. email: kk.ckffawards @gmail.com

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That's a wrap!

Thank you to everyone who made this final award ceremony a hit! That's the end of the awards and an official wrap of the event. Congratulations to all of our winners!

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Cobra Kai Fanfiction Awards 2025 - Shipping Winners Part 2

Ahoy! Here is the list of winners and runners-up for the Shipping-based awards.

Best LawRusso

Runner-up:

A Fake Date for Christmas by DarthDisco

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @darthdisco

Winner:

That Time Thing You Do by vimesbootstheory

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @vimesbootstheory

Award Maker: @pinkgrapefloyd

Best Polyam Fic

Runner-up:

Cobra Kai Smut by Nateisawesome15

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Winner:

Night of Endless Pleasure by DarthDisco

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @darthdisco

Award Maker: @legocobrakai

Best Tugboat

Runners-up:

Moon/Piper in Flower of Lemon and Feather of Shrike by SummerPhlox

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @demetriandelibinaryboyfriends

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Sensei Wolf/Johnny in The Wolf and the Eagle by SecretSecret

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @blinkasaurus

Winner:

Carmen/Amanda in Passionfruit by pinkgrapefloyd

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @pinkgrapefloyd

Award Maker: @desolateice

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Cobra Kai Fanfiction Awards 2025 - Shipping Winners Part 1

Ahoy! Here is the list of winners and runners-up for the Shipping-based awards.

Best BROTP/Platonic Dynamic

Runner-up:

Eli, Kyler, Demetri, Miguel & Chozen - Kyler Park: Just a Tech Guy Who Doesn't Know Tech by bat_country

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @baldwinboy5ive

Winner:

Amanda & Johnny in puzzle pieces by zannolin

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @zannolin

Award Maker: @desolateice

Best Cruiser

Runner-up:

Hawk/Demetri in Awakening by SummerPhlox

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @demetriandelibinaryboyfriends

Winner:

Sam/Tory - we're leaving the earth (and you're not coming) by Evanaissante

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @evanaissante

Award Maker: @wicked-jade

Best Frigate

Runner-up:

Dutch/Johnny in Come the Morning Light by WickedJade

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @wicked-jade

Winner:

Robby/Hawk in good luck, babe! by lil3

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @blusandbirds

Award Maker: @desolateice

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Cobra Kai Fanfiction Awards 2025 - Genre Winners Part 3

Here are our third batch of Genre winners and runners up!

Best Romance

Runner-up:

That Time Thing You Do by vimesbootstheory

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @vimesbootstheory

Winner:

A Fake Date for Christmas by DarthDisco

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @darthdisco

Award Maker: @amymone69

Best Self-Insert

Runner-up:

Caravan by SecretSecret

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @blinkasaurus

Winner:

Wrong Floor by bat_country

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @baldwinboy5ive

Award Maker: @wicked-jade

Best Smut

Runner-up:

Brat by DarthDisco

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @darthdisco

Winner:

I Wanna Be Your Slave by DarthDisco

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @darthdisco

Award Maker: @legocobrakai

Best Whump

Runner-up:

Wrong Floor by bat_country

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @baldwinboy5ive

Winner:

That Time Thing You Do by vimesbootstheory

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @vimesbootstheory

Award Maker: @pinkgrapefloyd

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Cobra Kai Fanfiction Awards 2025 - Genre Winners Part 2

Here are our second batch of Genre winners and runners up!

Best Comedy

Runner-up:

get him back! by theremin

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Winner:

Mojo Dojo Casa House by WickedJade

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @wicked-jade

Award Maker: @desolateice

Best Fluff

Runner-up:

The Rage of the Pigeon by SummerPhlox

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @demetriandelibinaryboyfriends

Winner:

A Fake Date for Christmas by DarthDisco

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @darthdisco

Award Maker: @amymone69

Best Gen Fic

Runner-up:

Kyler Park: Just a Tech Guy Who Doesn't Know Tech by bat_country

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @baldwinboy5ive

Winner:

Different, but Same by LulaMadison

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @lulamadison

Award Maker: @wicked-jade

Best Holiday Fic

Runners-up:

I Won't Be Home for Christmas (Please Post My Bail) by WickedJade

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @wicked-jade

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i've grown impatient for a love to call my own by mostpeculiarmademoiselle

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @secondclassfangirl

Winner:

A Fake Date for Christmas by DarthDisco

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @darthdisco

Award Maker: @amymone69

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Cobra Kai Fanfiction Awards 2025 - Character Winners, Part 5

Here is the list of winners and runners-up for the Character-based awards.

Best Robby Keene

Runner-up:

Theydunnit by vimesbootstheory

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @vimesbootstheory

Winner:

Delinquent Valley High by WickedJade

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @wicked-jade

Award Maker: @desolateice

Best Samantha LaRusso

Runner-up:

What to Get the Karate DILF Who Has Everything by WickedJade

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @wicked-jade

Winner:

AFTERBURNER by thisyearsmodel

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @billy-royalton

Award Maker: @holydongbird

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Cobra Kai Fanfiction Awards 2025 - Character Winners, Part 4

Here is the list of winners and runners-up for the Character-based awards.

Best Miguel Diaz

Runner-up:

Kyler Park: Just a Tech Guy Who Doesn't Know Tech by bat_country

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @baldwinboy5ive

Winner:

Puppy Chow by desolateice

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @desolateice

Award Maker: @holydongbird

Best Mr. Miyagi

Runner-up:

That Time Thing You Do by vimesbootstheory

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @vimesbootstheory

Winner:

Wax On, Log Off by holydongbird

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @holydongbird

Award Maker: @wicked-jade

Best Original Character

Runner-up:

Crystal from A Fake Date for Christmas by DarthDisco

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @darthdisco

Winner:

Deirdre Macareag from Theydunnit by vimesbootstheory

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @vimesbootstheory

Award Maker:

Best OG Cobra

Runner-up:

Bobby in A Fake Date for Christmas by DarthDisco

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @darthdisco

Winner:

Bobby in I Won't Be Home for Christmas (Please Post My Bail) by WickedJade

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @wicked-jade

Award Maker: @holydongbird

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Cobra Kai Fanfiction Awards 2025 - Character Winners, Part 3

Here is the list of winners and runners-up for the Character-based awards.

Best TKK-era Johnny Lawrence

Runner-up:

(baby we're a) dying breed by pfaerie

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @pfaerie

Winner:

Passenger by thisyearsmodel

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @billy-royalton

Award Maker: @cookietastic

Best CK-era Johnny Lawrence

Runner-up:

The Bed Situation by DarthDisco

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @darthdisco

Winner:

Theydunnit by vimesbootstheory

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @vimesbootstheory

Award Maker: @pinkgrapefloyd

Best Kenny Payne

Runner-up:

Lemon Boy and Sundae Sprinkles EdenSolar1608

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Winner:

chilling with that nerd shit by lil3

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @blusandbirds

Award Maker: @holydongbird

Best John Kreese

Runner-up:

The Recidivists by vimesbootstheory

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @vimesbootstheory

Winner:

That Time Thing You Do by vimesbootstheory

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @vimesbootstheory

Award Maker: @pinkgrapefloyd

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Cobra Kai Fanfiction Awards 2025 - Character Winners, Part 2

Here is the list of winners and runners-up for the Character-based awards.

Best TKK-era Daniel LaRusso

Runners-up:

Light Me Up, Put Me On Top by WickedJade

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @wicked-jade

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(baby we're a dying breed) by pfaerie

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @pfaerie

Winner:

Passenger by thisyearsmodel

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @billy-royalton

Award Maker: @cookietastic

Best CK-era Daniel LaRusso

Runner-up:

That Time Thing You Do by vimesbootstheory

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @vimesbootstheory

Winner:

O Sanctissima! by thisyearsmodel

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @billy-royalton

Award Maker: @amymone69

Best Demetri

Runner-up:

Persistence of Vision by bat_country

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @baldwinboy5ive

Winner:

Wrong Floor by bat_country

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @baldwinboy5ive

Award Maker: @wicked-jade

Best Eli Moskowitz/Hawk

Runner-up:

close to you by lil3

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @blusandbirds

Winner:

The Rage of the Pigeon by SummerPhlox

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @demetriandelibinaryboyfriends

Award Maker: @holydongbird

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Cobra Kai Fanfiction Awards 2025 - Genre Winners Part 1

Here are our first batch of Genre winners and runners up!

Best Action

Runner-up:

Wrong Floor by bat_country

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @baldwinboy5ive

Winner:

That Time Thing You Do by vimesbootstheory

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @vimesbootstheory

Award Maker: @desolateice

Best Alternate Universe

Runner-up:

The Recidivists by vimesbootstheory

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @vimesbootstheory

Winner:

I Wanna Be Your Slave by DarthDisco

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @darthdisco

Award Maker: @legocobrakai

Best Challenge Fic

Runner-up:

Wrong Floor for (CK 24 Flip the Script) by bat_country

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @baldwinboy5ive

Winner:

A Fake Date for Christmas (CK Secret Santa 2024) by DarthDisco

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @darthdisco

Award Maker: @amymone69

Best Character Study

Runner-up:

Yasmine in Flower of Lemon and Feather of Shrike by SummerPhlox

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @demetriandelibinaryboyfriends

Winner:

Johnny in Passenger by thisyearsmodel

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @billy-royalton

Award Maker: @cookietastic

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Cobra Kai Fanfiction Awards 2025 - Character Winners, Part 6

Here is the list of winners and runners-up for the Character-based awards.

Best Sekai Taikai Character

Runner-up:

Kwon Jae-Sung in Twin Flame by miriadalia

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @miriadalia

Winner:

Sensei Wolf in The Wolf and the Eagle by SecretSecret

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @blinkasaurus

Award Maker: @wicked-jade

Best Terry Silver

Runner-up:

i bet on losing dogs by subwayrat

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @subwayyrat

Winner:

I'd Like To Hold Him (Down Underwater) by holydongbird

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @holydongbird

Award Maker: @desolateice

Best Tory Nichols

Runners-up:

Wrong Floor by bat_country

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @baldwinboy5ive

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we're leaving the earth (and you're not coming) by Evanaissante

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @evanaissante

Winner: down symmetrical lines by subwayrat

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @subwayyrat

Award Maker: @wicked-jade

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Cobra Kai Fanfiction Awards 2025 - Story Length Winners Part 2

Here is part two of the list of winners and runners-up for the Story Length-based awards.

Best Novella

Runner-up:

Awakening by SummerPhlox

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @demetriandelibinaryboyfriends

Winner:

Passenger by thisyearsmodel

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @billy-royalton

Award Maker: @rockscientist14

Best Multi-Chapter

Runner-up:

Wrong Floor by bat_country

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @baldwinboy5ive

Winner:

That Time Thing You Do by vimesbootstheory

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @vimesbootstheory

Award Maker: @desolateice

Best Series

Runner-up:

Hawk/Demetri Stories Where Demetri's Inspired by Sciencey Photographs to Think About His Relationship With Eli and Gets All Introspective and Stuff and It's Around the Sekai Taikai and Stuff Like That yes that's the title of this series by bat_country

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @baldwinboy5ive Winner:

The Nail, The Shoe, The Horse, The Rider by vimesbootstheory

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @vimesbootstheory

Award Maker: @pinkgrapefloyd

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Cobra Kai Fanfiction Awards 2025 - Character Winners, Part 1

Here is the list of winners and runners-up for the Character-based awards.

Best Amanda LaRusso

Runner-up:

get him back! by theremin

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Winner:

Passionfruit by pinkgrapefloyd

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @pinkgrapefloyd

Award Maker: @holydongbird

Best Anthony LaRusso

Runner-up:

adventures in adopting a freshman, by emloafs

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @emloafs

Winner:

chilling with that nerd shit by lil3

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @blusandbirds

Award Maker: @holydongbird

Best Carmen Diaz

Runner-up:

Stronger Together by isindismay

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @isindismay

Winner:

Passionfruit by pinkgrapefloyd

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @pinkgrapefloyd

Award Maker: @holydongbird

Best Chozen Toguchi

Runner-up:

Vanilla Bean Crema Catalana by desolateice

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @desolateice

Winner:

That's the Jingle Bell Rock by thisyearsmodel

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @billy-royalton

Award Maker: @amymone69

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Cobra Kai Fanfiction Awards 2025 - Story Length Winners Part 1

Here is the list of winners and runners-up for the Story Length-based awards. Due to size there will be a part 2 for this section.

Best Completed Long Fic

Runner-up:

Wrong Floor by bat_country

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @baldwinboy5ive

Winner:

The Recidivists by vimesbootstheory

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @vimesbootstheory

Award Maker: @desolateice

Best Drabble

Runners-Up:

Ocean Deep from AllValley100--Yelling About YasMoon by SummerPhlox

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle:

@demetriandelibinaryboyfriends

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Winners And Losers (And Whatever Is Left In-Between) by puella_peanut

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @puella-peanut

Winner:

Blood in the Water, by puella_peanut

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @puella-peanut

Award Maker: @legocobrakai

Best Ficlet

Runner-Up:

Bloodgames by puella_peanut

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @puella-peanut

Winner:

Pale Blue Hawk by bat_country

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @baldwinboy5ive

Award Maker: @legocobrakai

Best Oneshot

Runner-Up:

2 Nights in Barcelona by thisyearsmodel

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @billy-royalton

Winner:

The Bed Situation by DarthDisco

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @darthdisco

Award Maker: @legocobrakai

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7th Annual Awards 2025: Community awards

Here is the list of winners and runners-up for the Community-based awards.  

Best Reader

Runner Up:

Scaperanya

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr Handle: @scaperanya

Winner:

Blak68

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle @blak68-rit Award maker: @desolateice

Best Returning Writer

Runner Up:

bat_country

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @baldwinboy5ive

Winner:

mostpeculiarmademoiselle

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr handle: @secondclassfangirl

Award Maker: @desolateice

Best New Writer

Runner up:

subwayrat

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Winner:

holydongbird

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tumblr Handle: @holydongbird

Award Maker: @desolateice

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The 7th Annual Cobra Kai Fanfic Award Ceremony is starting soon!

We'd all like to welcome everyone of you to our last Awards Ceremony Today! Sunday, October 12th @ 10am CST, in Our Discord Server! We hope to see you there.

Ceremony will start in about a half hour. Arrivals and welcoming starting now.

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35 Days of Karateverse

DAY 35 - 2024, Part 8

Best Polyam

Daniel/Johnny/Chozen in Hanging Tough Staying Hungry by Amymone @amymone69

3,186 words, 1 Chapter

It’s Daniel’s birthday and his boyfriends want to make it a night to remember. It goes better than expected.

Runner-up

Johnny/Carmen/Amanda/Daniel in The List by alps-writes (findmeinthealps)

Best Tugboat

Dutch/Johnny in It's you that I adore, though I make all the boys fall like dominoes by ZappedbyZabka @zappedbyzabka

813 words, 1 Chapter

Daniel is still pissed and in love. Johnny is pining and kissing. Dutch feels like a winner.

Runner-up

Jessica/Kumiko in A witch of a time by phoomwhoosh

Best Reader

Scaperanya @scaperanya

Cobra Kai/The Karate Kid fics: 0

Runner-up

WickedJade (@wicked-jade)

Cobra Kai/The Karate Kid fics: 36

Best Writer

pinkgrapefloyd @pinkgrapefloyd

Cobra Kai/The Karate Kid fics: 6

Runner-up

vimesbootstheory (@vimesbootstheory)

Cobra Kai/The Karate Kid fics: 6