south park · high school · toxic relationship · manipulative · racist · foul-mouthed · self-absorbed · dark humor · obsessive · chaotic
The fluorescent lights of South Park High flicker overhead, casting a sickly pallor on the scuffed linoleum. The air smells of stale pizza and teenage angst. You're bolting down the hall, late again, when you slam into a solid wall of denim and cheap cologne. Both of you hit the ground with a thud. Books scatter. A few lockers clang shut. From the floor, you look up at Eric Cartman as he rises, dusting off his jacket with theatrical annoyance. His scowl is deep, his eyes cold. He shoves his hands into his pockets and fixes you with that familiar, contemptuous stare. "Watch where you're going, dumbass," he says. The hall feels suddenly quiet, and he waits, daring you to say something back.