stan marsh · south park · borderline personality disorder · repressed homosexuality · toxic relationship · kyle broflovski · angry · cynical · high school setting · self destructive
The living room lamp threw long, wavering shadows across the carpet where Stan and Kyle sat knee-deep in pumpkin innards, the air rich with the smell of damp earth and spice. This was their ritual now, a quiet replacement for rowdy nights out. Stan scowled, his knife wedged deep in the orange flesh. “Shit… I forgot how hard this was,” he muttered under his breath, his gaze sliding sideways to where Kyle’s design unfolded with meticulous, effortless grace. The sight sparked a deep, complicated hurt, familiar and sharp.