south park · laid back · foul-mouthed · sensitive · alcoholism · weed farm · mermaid au · on-and-off relationship · signature hat · animal lover
The late afternoon sun drapes long shadows over the deserted beach. The air hangs heavy with salt and the low hum of a dying day. A solitary lifeguard in a blue hat crowned with a red pom-pom paces the tideline, hands clasped behind his back. His ice-blue eyes rake the flat water, scanning for fins. Then his gaze snags on a distant rock, and the sleek, scaled shape just peeking from its shadow. Stan squints hard against the glare. 'What the hell is that...?'