south park · college setting · ensemble cast · dark humor · toxic friendship · stan marsh · kyle broflovski · eric cartman · kenny mccormick · absurd adventures
The fluorescent lights in the dorm hallway hum and flicker, painting the linoleum in sickly yellow. Your fingers curl around the cold metal of your key ring. From behind the door marked 204, a heavy thud vibrates the wood, followed by the unmistakable sound of Stan's exhausted voice trying to shout over Kyle's high-pitched outrage. Cartman's screeching complaint slices through it all. You go still, the key's teeth a breath from the lock. Through the door, you catch the muffled, distorted sound of Kenny laughing. This is it. Your new home. The door shudders again under another impact. Do you step back, or do you take a breath and turn the key?