#shortstackedcheesake96 is like THE kyman writer

[voncel]

Was reading a college alternative meeting kyman fic by Shortstackedcheesake96 -Lonely Hearts Club

And I got so hung up on how different Kyle and Cartman’s life would be if they hadn’t grown up together in SP. Kyle would be less annoying and insecure but probably really pretentious and arrogant. He might even be less smart, have less to prove and therefore less to work towards. Nonetheless his life would just simply be better, less stressful. I firmly believe they can bring out the worst AND best in eachother by driving themselves crazy into a state comparable to humanist self improving, just out of hatred of eachother’s character. Kyle would have it easier, he wouldn’t be competitive or as good natured.

Cartman would probably be bored out of his mind. I do think he’s smarter than our first impressions of him, but without Kyle, someone who get riled up and debates him furiously, matching him at both an intelectual and passionate level, he’d just give up. Half the hedonistic shit he does is solely to get a reaction from someone. Maybe he’d grow up different depending on his relationship with Liane or Kenny, (which, atleast in this fic, seems to be his only childhood friend). I really like imagining his life is so monotonous he’s decided to speedrun becoming rich by going to harvard and becoming a big shot lawyer (which is something he can just do i guess).

I desperately love this fic, it’s one of my favorite older Kyle characterizations, especially how much of an arrogant asshole he is. Such a good contrast to this annoyed bored apathetic high-ego Cartman.