#oh god those aren't even the beginning of my list of OTPs

[clydesdonovan]

Stan for the ask meme!!

okay this got like. insanely long somehow so for everyone's sake i'm gonna put it under a cut lol

Why I like them: honestly what's not to like about Stan?? He's such a little sweetheart. He loves his friends so dearly and is an extremely compassionate person. He always wants to better himself and the world around him, and even though his plans to do that usually backfire, he still tries again and again. He's just all around a really great kid and I love him.

Why I don’t: it's not that I dislike these qualities of his, but sometimes his cynicism is too effective and it can bum me out a little. "you're getting old" and "ass burgers" are two of my favorite episodes, but damn if it isn't sad seeing Stan like that.

Favorite episode (scene if movie): jeez where do I even begin... "you're getting old", "guitar queero", "raisins", "follow that egg", "super best friends", "fun with veal", "all about mormons", "are you there god, it's me jesus", "asspen", "cash for gold", "the cissy", "trapped in the closet"... okay I'll stop lmao

Favorite season/movie: hmm it's hard to pick because Stan is obviously such a central character and I have a LOT of favorite episodes across the seasons, but I'd say either seasons five, six or nine!! I think I have the most amount of favorites from those seasons.

Favorite line: I really love this quote from "the biggest douche in the universe": At first I thought you were all just stupid, listening to this douche's advice, but now I understand that you're all here because you're scared. You're scared of death and he offers you some kind of understanding. You all want to believe in it so much, I know you do. You find comfort in the thought that your loved ones are floating around trying to talk to you, but think about it: Is that really what you want? To just be floating around after you die, having to talk to this asshole? We need to recognize this stuff for what it is: magic tricks. Because whatever's really going on in life and in death is much more amazing than this douche.

Favorite outfit: his fuzzy metrosexual hat is really cute. I think about it a lot lmao. I'm also cliche and LOVED goth Stan and I'd like to see him make a comeback

OTP: style!! They're just too cute.

Brotp: Stan and Kenny's friendship is very cute, and funny as hell sometimes. They have their little moments of sweetness. Stan and Wendy have a good brotp too when they aren't dating, like in "the list". I'd love to see more of them like that, even if they're dating. They're just cool tbh

Head Canon: I think I already said the poetry headcanon so here's another one in the same "Stan is talented" category: Stan's a pretty great musician!! he keeps up the guitar as he ages, and learns to play the piano. He buys a little keyboard when he's in high school and he spends hours just practicing because he loves it. He doesn't really write music very often, but instead he focuses on teaching himself the classics because he finds them very calming.

Unpopular opinion: lmao okay so I actually love the extremely overexposed trope of depressed and/or alcoholic Stan. It kinda makes me sad that it's so hated, but I get why people dislike it. I do agree that sometimes it's done in ways that I don't care for and it can become... fetish-y, for lack of a better word. But overall?? I really like it. I think it's interesting and relatable and it's a guilty pleasure trope of mine. Sometimes reading a fic about depressed, self-sabotaging Stan is a comfort tactic 🤧

A wish: not to contradict myself here but. please let Stan be happy!!!! he is so miserable and unhappy and sad lately :( he deserves so much better.

An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen: honestly with post-covid I feel like the worst has already happened to him fkdjkfg so. that, I suppose. I just want him to be happy and make amends with his friends and his family and lead a happy life alright

5 words to best describe them: compassionate, friendly, endearing, determined and talented!!

My nickname for them: STAAAAN DAARSSH