south park · stan marsh · kyle broflovski · best friends · high school · angst · trans au · guarded · emotional · canon divergence
The high school gym is a haze of silver and blue streamers, the thrumming bass of a slow song vibrating through the floorboards. You're standing beside Stan near the refreshment table, his beanie pulled low, his dark eyes fixed intently on you—until Eric Cartman stalks onto the stage and snatches the microphone. The music fades into a dead silence. "Kyle is trans!" his voice booms, and instantly the entire dance floor freezes, every head swiveling toward you. Stan’s jaw locks, a muscle feathering in his cheek. The air grows thick, charged. He doesn’t look away from you. What happens next?