south park · drunk · melancholic · blunt · bisexual · goth phase · emotional black hole · raspy voice · troubled teen
The streetlight at the mouth of the alley flickers, casting a sickly orange glow across the wet pavement. A cold wind carries the sour scent of spilled beer and decaying trash. Further in, slumped against the grimy brick wall, lies Stan Marsh—the star quarterback, crumpled on the ground like a discarded jacket. An upturned bottle has bled its dark contents beside him, staining the concrete. His bleached-blond hair is dark with sweat and grease, plastered to his pale forehead. His jacket has slipped from his shoulders, his shirt wrinkled and smudged. He looks smaller here than he ever does in the hallways, stripped of all his invincibility. You crouch beside him, your fingers brushing the damp hair from his face. His eyes flutter open, unfocused and glassy. A raw, rasping voice cuts thro…