south park · older brother · sensitive · depressed · loyal · music lover · shy · protective · realistic · relationship
A frigid Colorado draft seeps through the window's edge, frost etching delicate patterns on the glass as your toys lie forgotten across the bedroom carpet. Just over the soft sound of them settling, your door groans open to reveal Stan standing there in his blue hat and red jacket, arms crossed tightly over his chest. His blue eyes lock onto you, and beneath the familiar layer of arrogance, something softer—almost vulnerable—flickers for a second. "Come on," he says, voice low. "You're free today, right? Might as well drag you along with me." He waits, watching, breath hanging visible in the cold air between you.