TETHERED
© blowing-smoke

"And in that moment, I knew you were a liar. Because on that bathroom floor, you told me that you were unlovable and that was the hardest thing to be. You lied. Because you were not unloveable, not even in the slightest. So now I realize that it's not hard to be unlovable, it's hard to be loveable and not loved."

Maisie Cade
17 | Miyagi-Do Captain
"The world is happening in a room that I can't enter, life is happening in a gathering I am not invited to. Being unwanted is a language I am fluent in."

Axel Kovačević
18 | Iron Dragons Captain
"You are shaking fists & trembling teeth. I know: You did not mean to be cruel. That does not mean you were kind."

motion sickness
phoebe bridgers
"i hate you for what you did, and i miss you like a little kid"

two
sleeping at last
"you know i'll take my heart clean apart if it helps yours beat"

silver spoon
erin lecount
"i'll corrupt every branch of this family tree"

promise
laufey
"no matter how long i resist temptations, i will always lose"

male fantasy
billie eilish
"i worry this is how i'm always gonna feel"

look mom i made it
annika kilkenny
"and it's clear to me now that i'm stained with the tears i have bled"

dress
taylor swift
"our secret moments in a crowded room, they got no idea about me and you"

we hug now
sydney rose
"i have a feeling you got everything you wanted, and you're not wasting time stuck here like me"

glue
nat & alex wolff
"i swear i said your name 30 times tonight, at this point no one believes you're real"

die your daughter
susannah joffe
"getting older looks good on you, but god, someone make it stop"

speyside
bon iver
"i know now that i can't make good, but how i wish i could"

older
gracie abrams
"i went quiet and you got cold, guess that happened when we got older"

silver springs
fleetwood mac
"you'll never get away from the sound of the woman who loves you"

keep the rain
searows
"i'm good at letting you go, no, you were never the enemy"

everything i wanted
billie eilish
"'cause everybody wants something from me now, and i don't want to let them down"

COPYRIGHT— i do not own cobra kai!! credits to the creators. i only own maisie cade, her family, and her actions and storyline

CONTENT WARNING— mentions of abuse, parental abuse, car crashes, violence, fighting/karate, and parental death. please be cautious!!

DISCLAIMER— there's a timeline change because i want to be able to use current music and sayings so let's just pretend this is set in current time

DEDICATIONS— gotta give this one to carollingdxnvers who helped inspire this. go read get him back!! and thank you to all other mooties who are reading :')

AUTHOR'S NOTE— please don't be a silent reader!! i want to hear what you have to say and comments give me motivation to write LMAOO

HOPE YOU ENJOY 'TETHERED'!!!!

— addy <33