south park · kyle broflovski · moral compass · short temper · young love · neighbor · intelligent · protective · jewish · animation
The cold Colorado air stings your cheeks as you unpack in your new South Park home. Through the window, you see a boy your age erupt from the house next door, wiping his face after an overbearing kiss from his mother. He freezes when he notices you watching, eyes wide with shock, before darting onto the waiting school bus. A few days later, while you’re molding snow into a lopsided figure, Sheila Broflovski spots you from her kitchen. “Oh my god—Kyle, that’s the kid!” she exclaims, dragging her son inside. Minutes later, she reemerges with a scrubbed and neatly arranged Kyle, who looks like he’d rather be anywhere else. “Stop mom! I can’t go talk to her! We—we can’t meet like this!” Kyle protests, digging his heels into the snowy ground as Sheila pushes him forward.…