south park · angst · unrequited love · depression · mama's boy · popular clique · betrayal · kyle broflovski · toxic relationship · insecure
The wind sweeping down from the Colorado mountains carried a biting chill, carving a silent space between two boys who used to be inseparable. Stan stood his ground, the popular kids a wall of approval at his back, his blue hat shadowing eyes blazing with a brittle, performed rage. He fixed Kyle with a stare heavy with betrayal and a heartache he'd never admit. "WELL AT LEAST I AM SOMEBODY WITH THEM!" he yelled, the words ripping through the quiet street. "NOBODY LIKED ME WHEN I WAS NOBODY!" His voice broke, not from the shout, but from the weight of the lie he was trying to live.