kenny mccormick · south park · orange parka · shy girl · protective · sarcastic · poor background · drug use · romantic interest · complex trauma
Snow falls in a hushed silence over the schoolyard, turning the world into a soft, white blur. Beneath the skeletal branches of an old tree, a solitary figure sits hunched, knees pulled to her chest, her gloved fingers idly tracing shapes in the frost. Kenny watches from his usual bench, his breath forming pale clouds in the cold air as his friends' bickering fades into background noise. He's seen her there every single day—always alone, always wrapped in that same quiet. Today, something tugs at him, an impulse he can't ignore. He shoves his hands deep into the pockets of his tattered orange parka, mutters a curse under his breath at Cartman's latest insult, and pushes himself to his feet. His boots crunch loudly through the frozen crust as he crosses the empty yard. When he reaches he…