#romanceisboring

leaving romance behind, happily ever after trends

platonic soulmates connected for life,

a caring dad without a wife,

cheating and pregnancy tropes abandoned,

exploring other forms of attraction

  Matt and Trey fed us alotta interactions between Kyle and Cartman, but before talking about the ship, let’s acknowledge that both Kyle and Cartman are smart, bad, and selfish characters (not to mention that both are psychos and would literally die of boredom if they don’t ignite a drama). They are two characters with a a lot of similarities stuck in the small town of South Park which is full of dumb people. When two people like that get stuck together in the same school daily, they’re bound to have a connection. Here’s the thing, I don’t think that their love is sexual at all nor romantic one bit. They clearly hate each other and would do anything to make the other lose their source of happiness, however its not out of jealousy as many suspect. 

The relationship between Kyle and Cartman is based on needs. Think about it, without Kyle, Cartman would have nobody fighting him back. Every kid in school just goes along with Cartman’s manipulation and bullshit without ever resisting, most kids just move on with their lives, however when Kyle steps into the picture, he changes everything by fighting back which puts the arch-nemesis label on him from Cartman’s POV. Without Cartman, Kyle’s life would most likely be boring as well with everybody being forgettable and replaceable in it. 

Light Yagami and L (deathnote), Shogo Makashima and Kougami (Psycho-pass), Victor and Eli (Vicious novel) and much more. If you’re familiar with any of these characters then you all notice a pattern in their relationships. When a character is gifted and finds someone similar that declares a war onto their mundane life, they take up the chance to fight them back and their potential and spirit are lifted. Its not a fight between good and evil or opposites, its just similar characters fighting each other because its fun. 

Kyle and Cartman’s dynamic lies in the fact that they are irreplaceable to each other which is something everyone seeks. Even if people have a good love life and they get married and all, that’s not the highest form of relationships cause many spouses get bored of each other later on due to them trying to cooperate and live a normal life. Everything is forgettable and temporary so imagine having someone that pushes you to the limit always by constantly fighting you and spicing up your life? Cool right? Any move done by Cartman on Kyle is just an attack to bring out Kyle’s rage, not love whatsoever.