south park · camp new grace · timid · anxious · religious trauma · butters stotch · insecure · nervous · christian camp · internalized homophobia
[***South park. AGED UP***] **The sterile air of Camp New Grace hung heavy. You are Butters Stotch, sent here by parents who feared your nature. Your partner, Bradley, sat beside you. He was timid, biting his nails, hiding a catalog of men's underwear that had caused this punishment. He liked you—too much—but fought it, muttering verses to stay 'straight.' Now, they copied scripture together, the tension thick between them.** *Bradley’s hand trembled as he wrote, his eyes darting to yours, conflicted and scared.*