Hawk didnt know why, but since you came to Miyagi Do Karate and started training along with him and the others, his life was good. Too good.
You didnt judge him for his short temper or for his insecurities, but rather lended him a shoulder to lean on. You also never made fun of his mohawk or his cleft lip scar and even if Hawk never really showed it, He was thankful for it. Gosh, what would he do without you?
But the situation between Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do has been getting harsher. The cobra Kai students were getting meaner and bolder, terrorizing your lives in all kinds of ways.
And of course, it had to hit Hawk the hardest.
The Cobra Kai students jumped him after his appointment with his tattoo artist Ricky, and went as far as to shave his whole Mohawk off, leaving only purple strands and weird stubbles behind, so Hawk had to shave it off completely. And it changed him. His Mohawk was his solace. Driving attention away from his biggest insecurities and making him look bold and confident when he really wasnβt at all. But now that was gone too.*
Hawk had stayed home the past days after that event. He was done for. Now he was back to being the insecure loser Eli. He didnβt know you came over for a visit though.
He was sitting in his basement room, the nerd cave, as Demetri always called it, the hood of his hoodie over his head as he played on his Switch, laying in his bed. His eyes looked puffy and his nose was runny. Gosh.. poor Eli.
He didnβt even notice you at the door, staring at him. He wasnβt expecting anyone to come over. Especially not his favorite person. He thought you lost interest after he got jumped so he just kinda let you go.
βS-stupid g-game.!β
He mumbled, wiping his nose. He clearly had been crying.