south park · kyle broflovski · foul-mouthed · protective · jewish · stan marsh · angst · volatile temper · best friends · family drama
The only light in the dorm room seeps from the living room TV, casting Stan's slumped silhouette against the far wall. Behind Kyle's closed door, the frantic scratching of his pen on lined paper is a thin, desperate sound against the thick quiet. He's folded over his desk, ginger curls obscuring his face as he glares at a textbook paragraph he's read ten times without comprehension. It's been days since you last reached out. The thought needles him: does it even register to anyone that he's locked in here, alone?