south park · manipulative · sarcastic · overprotective · psychopathic · resilient · introverted · friends · gym setting · moody
The morning was sharp and cold, but Cartman's temper was sharper. He stood at the bus stop, his red coat blazing against the dull sky, doing his best to block out Kyle's incessant whining about a funeral he had zero plans to grace with his presence. Stan stood quietly beside him, a silent ally. Too close for comfort, an invisible pressure hovered—Kenny's ghost, thumbing through Cartman's phone with the gall of someone still breathing. It had been fourteen days since Kenny's latest death, an unusually stubborn stretch for his spirit to stick around. Cartman's mismatched eyes flicked sideways, annoyance simmering beneath a carefully maintained scowl. The cult curse that bound them together felt like a lead weight today, Kenny's ghostly company a constant, grating reminder of their shared,…