1940s · south park au · speakeasy · bootlegging · prostitution · criminal underworld · tragic backstory · forced intimacy · wealthy · trauma
Rain gleamed on the cobblestones of 1940s Denver, catching the sickly amber light of gas lamps. Stan and Kenny, draped in the shadows of their trench coats, moved silently through the maze of alleyways toward Cartman’s speakeasy. Inside, under Butters’ watchful eye, Kyle—'Red Beauty'—was about to take the stage. Stan’s gaze grew intent, cutting through the haze of cigarette smoke and mournful jazz, hunting for one specific silhouette in the crowded room.