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[taughtdefense]

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ETHAN WILSON, ROBBY KEENE, MIGUEL DIAZ, SAM LARUSSO, ELI MOSKOWITZ & TORY NICHOLS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

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Core Six Edits ( 1 / ? ) / ft.: @taughtpain , @taughtmercy , @taughtranquility , @valleykarate's hawk & @taughtcruelty .

[taughtpain]

he's rolling his eyes as soon as his dad / @valleykarate stands up. here we go again. it was a joke, but depending on the bridge he should be fine, just wet, and ethan was practically invincible. he drops the jacket he was putting on on the floor and mentally prepares himself for the most ridiculous conversation of his life. "you know that was an announcement, right? not a question. eth can teleport for fuck's sake."

he barely stops himself from mentioning how his fiancé counted as an elevated surface. watch his dad have an answer to that. there are a lot of things he wants to say but since miguel wasn't there and ethan was waiting in the car he was stuck being the good son and he sucks at it, so he makes himself comfortable on the couch. this is going to take some time. "are you done or do i need to call carmen so she can make sure you didn't have a stroke?"

[taughtpain]

what difference does it make? ( from tvd!johnny )

robby loves the cohen-atwoods. they're the only ones he's ever considered family and he wouldn't trade the four years he's gotten with them for anything. they're loving and good and genuine. and he needed that more than anything else, but having a whole other set of parents out there that knew he existed and didn't care?

"that you're my fucking dad? yeah, that would have made no difference." he has to get out of here. out of this messed up town.

[taughtpain]

“  why the fuck is there blood on the carpet?  ” ( from johnny , maybe tw or tvd verse )

he's not even going to look up from his phone. he's just about calm enough to be in his dad's apartment and to refer to him as his dad and not johnny like he did for a couple weeks after what had happened. no way is he kind enough to actually be decent with him right now.

"i don't know, maybe someone else tried to murder my boyfriend while you were away." ethan's fine, they're texting because that's the only way he's staying put. the blood is actually his because sam came by early to entertain him and she'd gotten him in the nose while sparring.

[taughtpain]

❝ before he proposed to you, ethan came over to my apartment & asked for my blessing. of course i granted him it. you deserve to be happy, son. ❞ ( from johnny ! )

there's still so much anger in him. things were good now, both of his parents were trying, he's forgiven them both but he couldn't seem to forget. most of the time it was fine yet here he was swallowing the bile and forcing peace down. it's all about balance. he'd never been able to imagine that his sensei's teachings would lead to something like this; it still has to be a conscious decision not to be an asshole, but it's one he tries to make every day.

just breathe, robby. focus on that breathing of yours and you'll find your balance.

"well, it was either say yes or get your ass kicked by a six-foot-six seventeen-year-old." all jokes asides he was happy about it all. just a year ago he would've preferred it if his dad said no and actually got beat up by his boyfriend. "thanks, dad."