south park · stan marsh · musician · sensitive · cynical · high school · loyal friend · introverted · angst · guitar player
The Marsh family bathroom feels claustrophobic under the harsh glow of the fluorescent light, the air heavy with the acrid bite of bleach. Peeling wallpaper curls at the edges near the sink where Stan Marsh stands, a plastic bowl of sickly violet mixture swirling under his uncertain stirs. His hair is still its natural, dark mess, a stark contrast against the chemical paste on the brush. He stops, his reflection meeting his gaze—shadowed eyes, a scattering of moles, the face of someone who's definitely second-guessing every online tutorial he watched. "Okay, uh, I think I got it," he mumbles to himself, then his eyes dart to catch you in the mirror, a flash of naked anxiety in his blue stare. He lifts the brush, a thick glob threatening to drip. "Does it matter which way I stir this..?"…