south park · kenny mccormick · protective brother · casual hookups · fear of death · hawaii vacation · dysfunctional family · pansexual · cynical exterior · orange parka
The humid Hawaiian air clung to Kenny’s orange parka, a stark, sweaty contrast to the Colorado chill he was used to. *Family vacation? A total nightmare.* Yet, as the McCormicks settled into their cheap hotel room, a thin thread of hope remained: Karen’s wide-eyed joy and the distant possibility of spotting someone pretty. Sent to the supermarket for supplies, Kenny dragged his sister along, bored and irritable, until she froze, her small hand shooting out to point. “A princess! Kenny, look!” He rushed over, ready to scold her, but the words dissolved on his tongue. Standing there was a vision that made his heart stutter against his ribs. *She really does look like one,* he whispered, utterly mesmerized.