salted wounds

9

it's been days since the boys last talked. things went back to normal as nothing happened, back to the times before everything. stan made a full recovery and started going back to attend his detention duties like usual. he and craig didn't talk much at all only about organizing themselves, craig just kept his stoic face and tone like nothing and treated him like everyone else. and stan hated it, but he couldn't even bring himself to say anything of the topic.

"you know, i've been wanting to talk to you craig" stan mumbled as he and craig were closing they're lockers from putting thier stuff away for the night. "well i've been here all day marsh since spill it or i'm going home" craig yawned.

stan just huffed "i wanted to know what are we-" before stan could finish his sentence, he had an incoming call from kyle. he groaned and muttered sorry before walking off and picking up the call. craig followed him behind but walked faster to get out and jump in his car.

"yeah yeah i'll be over at the party tonight at cartmans" stan whined "oh wait i got a text hold on lemme check it" stan looked down at the notification he received from an incoming text.

craig: there's nothing going on between us. you alr stated that loud and clear marsh.

stan: no i didn't and we had something special

craig: fuck off there's nothing to think ab our 'relationship' we don't have. you don't even know me

stan just stared at his phone furrowing his brows in frustration and then looked up but it was to late as craig was already pulled out of the schools parking lot and heading out. "i'll call you back man imma drive home now" he said before hanging up the call on kyle.

he didn't know what he felt or wanted but it's been days since he's talked to craig since the incident. he needed time but he wanted to know more about him

the party was tonight. cartman party, it was gonna be big if he was hosting it.

stan groaned while staring at his phone. he didn't wanna go to this party especially still being in recovery. more than anything he didn't wanna be near wendy at all.

"stan! you have a visitor!!" randy yells from downstairs. stan furrowed his brows in confusion and slowly sat up from his bed. 'who could it be?' he thought to himself

before he could do anything or even stand up from his bed, his bedroom door busts open in one sudden big bang movement. "dude what the fuck!" stan yells instantly as the shock scared him terribly. it was craig at the door. he scoffs and rolls his eyes as he shuts the door behind him while walking in. he leans on the door without saying anything. just stares at him.

stans baffled at the sight before him. "can i fucking help you?!" he shouts angrily. "actually yes you can" craig says in his monotone voice. "and what is it?" craig stays silent for a second hesitating to talk, he awkwardly scratches the back of his head and looks off to the side before looking back at stan. "i need a favor"

stan raises an eyebrow slowly "what is it?"

craig's sighs and walks over to sit down beside stan. "so you know cartmens party tonight?"

"yeah what about it?"

"well obviously everyone's gonna be there but i'm only worried about tweek.."

"what about tweek?"

craig just sighs and looks up at the ceiling and flops down on stans bed "you know how wendys been helping me clean since you've been injured"

"yeah...? what are you tryna get at dude?"

"well, wendy still crazy over you man. she would not shut the fuck up about you. honestly it's fucking confusing how she loves you but wants to date other dudes and shit" stan just scoffed at craig's information "don't scoff at me dude i'm just telling you, she's tryna make you jealous so you can go get back together with her"

stan laid down right beside craig and just stayed silent for a moment. "and what does this have to do with tweek and the party?"

"well i also found out by wendy that tweek is still into me and went fucking crazy when we showed up to school with hickeys a few days ago and has been fucking other dudes to get me mad. obviously i had no clue till recently so.."

"so??"

"i thought about a wonderful idea that would benefit both of us" craig said with a smirk on his face

"uh huh" stan paused "what is it?"

"well wendy is trying to get you back and tweek is trying to get back at me so i thought it would be funny if we showed up as a couple to the party"

"you're fucking crazy" stan laughed while running his eye "i'm so down"