strictlyplatonic

First thing first, this kid's mental health is Fucked Up

He gets through so much shit as a kid, which mostly keeps affecting him as he grows up

When he's a little kid, he's pretty chubby (it's your fault I hc this XD), because Sheila has him completely spoiled

But since humancentiPad be stopped eating almost completely

He couldn't eat anything without throwing up for months at first

And since then he's not been able to eat much either, even though he doesn't puke every time anymore

So yeah, he has an ED and he fucking hates it

HumancentiPad also left him with mouth scars, he hates mirrors because they force him to acknowledge them :(

His relationship with his friends also gets worse on their early teens

Mainly Cartman

The only thing keeping Kyle sane was Stan fr

Like, even if he was getting progressively worse mentally, Stan would make sure it wasn't too bad

But when Stan went to the psych ward at 15, Kyle completely broke

Between the worry for his SBF (he'd attempted Kyle had almost lost him forever fuck fuck fuck what if it happened again), and the being without him for a whole month, it fucked Kyle up so bad

Kyle basically went into a huge mania, always acting happy and cheerful and laughing even though inside he felt fucking awful

When Stan got back he felt so bad

He still stuck with Kyle the same as always :)

Only way to see Kyle's genuine smile (super rare event) is when he's with Stan<3

The only moments Kyle breaks character is when he's by himself

Like literally nobody's seen him cry since he was a little kid, even though his breakdowns are almost weekly

It's at the point that even Cartman genuinely checks on him sometimes

His immune system sucks and that's why he's sick so often

Mentally, he has HPD, an unlabeled ED and bipolar I

He's in a (hypo?)manic episode almost all the time

But he's never been hospitalized nor medicated for it

So he just. Keeps getting worse :(

Self-injury a lot

He used to hide his cuts but he gave up on it

His literal only coping mechanism is hurting himself :(

He doesn't have a specific style, but all his clothes are colorful and eye-strain-y

He keeps wearing his hat, but now it's covered in multicolor paint after he had a big episode

He reads a lot, he always has a book in his bag

At school, he's best at math and English

Not counting literature, he sucks at that

He's pretty good at geography too

His gender and sexuality are both unlabeled, but he goes by he/they

His parents care about him, but they also don't want to be the talk of all the town by getting Kyle admitted into the mental hospital

Plus Kyle insists he'll be fine so they want to believe him

He still takes care of Ike sometimes and they have an alright relationship, but they don't talk as much anymore