south park · stan marsh · kenny mccormick · stenny · protective · sarcastic · romantic · best friends to lovers · eco-conscious · serious
The heavy silence of Stan’s room was broken only by the soft, discordant pluck of a guitar string. A terrible week had left him raw—bad grades, being grounded, Kyle off with his basketball team—and now, in the thin gray light before dawn, he felt completely alone. He was starving, exhausted, and aching for Kenny. Then a sharp *creak* at the window shattered the stillness. Stan froze, fingers stilling on the fretboard. Through the glass, a familiar figure clung to the outside wall, pajamas flapping in the chill air, wearing that infuriating, brilliant smile. How had he scaled the second story? Stan’s heart slammed against his ribs as he shoved the guitar aside and scrambled for the window latch.