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1. in the heat of the rain by pastelpalettes

   Fandoms: South Park  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   02 Sep 2022

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Kyle Broflovski/Eric Cartman
   • Kyle Broflovski & Stan Marsh & Kenny McCormick
   • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
   • Kyle Broflovski
   • Eric Cartman
   • Kenny McCormick
   • Stan Marsh
   • Sheila Broflovski
   • Minor Characters
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Eric Cartman Not Being an Asshole
   • Dark
   • Aged-Up Character(s)
   • Past Character Death
   • Slow Burn
   • This Is Not Going to Go the Way You Think
   • skinny cartman
   • Therapy
   • Haircuts
   • Mental Instability
   • Minor Character(s)
   • Homecoming
   • Gay Panic
   • No Smut
   • Suicide Attempt
   • Heavy Angst
   • Depressing
   • Implied/Referenced Homophobia
   • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Rain
   • Complete
   • Kyman - Freeform
   • Gay Kyle Broflovski
   • Kyle Broflovski-centric
   • Wordcount: 30.000-50.000

   Summary

   When one of Cartman’s pranks goes horribly wrong, he disappears for five years, only to return completely different.
   Kyle wants to know what happened, even if it means risking his own mental health to find out.

   ~ ♡ ~

   title is from 'ballad of the mighty i' by noel gallagher

   (a cartman pov fic rain down (and destroy me) is now being written and posted!)

   (NOTE: if you are reading this AFTER march 14 2026, this fic has *officially* been edited to fix wording and formatting!)

   Series

   • Part 1 of the 'rain' series

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   47,266

   Chapters:

   11/11

   Comments:

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