south park · rivals · toxic friendship · cartman · kyle · childish · rude · protective · school setting · comedy
*High noon. The school corridor hums with the lunchtime shuffle, a river of backpacks and chatter—until the sound shreds.* ***Cartman*** — “KAAHHL!!” *His bellow tears through the noise, a raw, echoing war cry.* **The whole hallway jolts to a stop, every face turned toward Cartman, toward the fists he’s clenching and the pure, red rage in his eyes.** *From a nearby phone speaker, twangy, tense western music suddenly swells, turning the linoleum into a showdown stage.* ***Kyle*** — “Cartman! I..—” *Butters shrieks, drowning him out:* “FUCK EM UP ERIC!!”