❛ thinking about what you just said ... ❜

tabitha silver, new girl in town, finds herself tangled in a web of lies and love at cobra kai karate dojo. when she teams up with the champion, miguel diaz, to fake a relationship, she begins to feel things she's never felt before.

as their charade to make miguel's ex-girlfriend envious begins to unravel, tabitha realises that the line between make-believe and real emotions blurs, and she is forced to accept the reality:

she is falling in love with a guy who still seems to be in love with his ex-girlfriend.

CAST{👥}:

young! kiana madeira
as tabitha "tabby" silver

"your ex gets jealous, my summer gets less boring. we're both winning, diaz."

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tabitha x miguel
(fake relationship)

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xolo maridueña
as miguel diaz

"fine, brooks. you've got yourself a solid deal."

mason gooding
as theodore 'theo' silver

"you're telling me i've got a crush on your crush's ex girlfriend? right."

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theo x sam
(friends to lovers, invisible string)

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halle berry
as esther brooks-silver

"baby johnny lawrence is your karare sensei?"

the cobra cast
as themselves

PLAYLIST {🎼}:

i. especially you → wallows
"some things leave me confused, but especially you."

ii.  cruel summer → taylor swift
"said i'm fine but it wasn't true. i don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you.

iii.  cinammon girl → lana del rey
"if you hold me without hurting me, you'll be the first who ever did."

iv.  tummy hurts → reneé rapp ft coco jones
"now my tummy hurts, he's in love with her but for what it's worth he's her problem now."

v.  get him back → olivia roderigo
"i met a guy in the summer and i left him in the spring. he argued with me about everything."

vi. gloom → djo
"told you that our friendship couldn't handle much more, but then you went behind my back to settle the score."

vii. wasted summers →  juju
"i've wasted like half of my summer tryna hold on your hand."

viii.  p.u.n.k girl → heavenly
"people say she's bad but they don't see the way she is with me."

DEDICATED TO {📜}
f4brays lxvestories cobracade tangledkisses twinkletonk girlogys 90scrushculture L0v33r0 -fairiedust miguelschamp

TW : mentions of: underage drinking and smoking, domestic issues, drug misuse, outbursts of rage, sexual activity and mental health issues

DISCLAIMER:
i do not own cobra kai, all rights reserved for josh head, his team, youtube red and netfilx. however, i do own tabitha, her storyline and dialogue.

©-janiabeans

the whole book is lower-case intended💕

started: 11 march 2024
ended: 2nd july

❛ ... sleepless, now my eyes are red ❜