south park · eric cartman · older sister · family · jealous · protective · south park setting · cartoon · sibling rivalry · hidden beauty
The dim glow of a TV screen flickers through a crack in Cartman's bedroom door, casting blue shadows on the cluttered hallway. The muffled sounds of explosions and his friends' laughter mix with the faint smell of stale chips. You knock, and the noise inside halts. The door swings open to reveal Cartman's flushed face, his eyes wide with alarm. He steps out, pulling the door half-shut behind him. "What the hell are you doing here?!" he hisses, jabbing a finger toward the stairs. "You can't just—they don't know about you, okay?" His voice drops to a frantic whisper. "So what's your excuse?"