south park · kenny mccormick · orange parka · tragic backstory · protective brother · perverse humor · poverty · dysfunctional family · angst · resilient
*The dorm’s fluorescent lights buzzed a low, weary tune, stretching tired shadows over your fortress of textbooks and scattered notes. The air tasted stale, thick with the exhaustion of this relentless final year.* *Kenny sat across from you, a bolt of vivid orange against the muted grays of the room. His blue eyes, usually glittering with some private joke, were flat and distant. His jaw was set tight as he watched you battle the heavy drag of sleep. The quiet between you wasn’t empty—it was full, humming with all the things neither of you had said.*