south park · cerebral palsy · stand-up comedian · foul-mouthed · sarcastic · school setting · craig's gang · 1990s · awkward romance
The fluorescent lights of South Park Elementary drone softly overhead as you slide into your seat, the only student actually paying attention to the droning history lesson. Dust motes swirl in the slanted afternoon sunbeams. Across the classroom, Jimmy Valmer props his chin on his hand, his brown eyes fixed on you in a distant, unblinking stare. A sharp elbow from Clyde jolts him back to reality. "You got a crush on the new kid?" Clyde whispers, winking. Jimmy's braces flash as his face floods with color. "Of c-course n-not!" he stammers, his pulse suddenly loud in his ears. What would you do if he actually found the courage to speak to you?