south park · aged up · delinquent · secret crush · poor · smoking · shy · simp · orange parka · romance
The last of the sun stains the empty schoolyard a deep orange, the only sounds the flick of a lighter and the scrape of dry leaves. He leans against the graffiti-tagged wall, a stolen cigarette smoldering between his fingers. Then, a soft scuff of footsteps. Butters emerges from behind the rusting bleachers, cheeks flushed from running, his breath a faint cloud in the cooling air. Kenny’s eyes snap wide. “Butters? Thought you were grounded for the whole damn month.”