The No Strings Attached System

The No Strings Attached System is a fanfiction written and published on Archive of Our Own 
by unicorn819. The story is currently told from Stan Marsh's point of view. 
== Synopsis ==
Stan and Kenny have been in an established friends with benifits relationship for a while. With the arrival of a new kid in town, they are forced to confess their feelings and navigate the feelings of everyone involved. 
Currently the fanfic is not finished. There is a side story told from the point of view of Kyle Broflovski and the created oc Jemma (the adopted child of Big Gay Al and Mr. Slave) that is meant to piece the plot together from what Stan does not see. 
== Plot ==
In the midst of intimacy, Stan realizes that he likes Kenny a lot more than he leads on. However, he is terrified to tell Kenny, as the two have agreed on No Strings Attached. Despite this, Stan is left confused because Kenny has started treating him differently. Time passes and Stan asks Kenny to talk to him because obviously something is bothering him, and Kenny admits that he loves someone (but deliberately doesn't say a name). Stan asks who it is, but Kenny brushes it off as nothing.
Stan takes his grievances to Kyle, who suggests that maybe Kenny actually does like someone. They start to go through people, and when Stan mentions Jemma (who is revealed to be Kyle's ex from elementary school, and the ex of Clyde Donovan from early high school), Kyle denies it very quickly. That night Kenny climbs into Stan's window drunk and beaten up. Stan asked what happened, and Kenny reveals that Stuart is the cause of it. Kenny drunkly rambles about different things, and Stan figures he can try to get an answer out of Kenny. He asks Kenny if its Jemma he likes and Kenny quickly denies it. Stan decides that getting an answer out of a drunk Kenny is not the right thing an he instead cleans the other boy up and puts him to bed. 
The next morning the boys are at lunch and teasing Kyle for obviously staring at the ex he claims to hate. Clyde reveals that there's a party at Bebe's house that night, and that he and Kenny should come by. Kenny says yes, but the conversation is shifted by Cartman who says that Kenny doesn't need anymore parties because he needs to stop sleeping around. As the boys are going back and forth, Stan is called to the principle's office. When he gets there, the principle wants him to show a new kid around, who introduces himself to be Noah Adams. Stan agrees, despite it being his free period. When school is over, everyone goes home and Stan invites Noah to Bebe's party, which the new kid happily accepts. 
At the party, Stan is more intoxicated than usual. The new kid finds Stan and introduces himself to Kyle. The song changes and Noah prompts Stan to come dance with him. Stan does, and the two are unknowing of the mist in Bebe's living room. Stan gets more intoxicated and hot, and Noah suggests bringing Stan outside. While they're outside, Noah kisses Stan without warning, and they are caught by Jemma. Jemma immediately grabs Stan's hand and takes him to Kyle, saying he needs to go home. Her and Kyle go to look for Kenny, but are unable to find him as Wendy reveals he and Craig left a while ago. Kyle takes Stan and Jemma home, putting Stan in bed for the night. 
The next morning Stan has a bad hangover. Kyle asks him to get in the shower, and while in it he starts to remember what happened the night before. He immediately feels guilty for letting Noah kiss him, and the fact that he has to tell Kenny. Stan gets out of the shower and Kyle says that Jemma called, asking if he's heard anything from Kenny. However, the only thing Stan can focus on is the giant hickey on Kyle's neck. Stan doesn't say anything and goes to Big Gay Al and Mr. Slave's house, and Jemma answers the door. Jemma asks if he's doing ok, and Stan says he has to tell Kenny, to which Jemma says he does. He isn't sure how she knows about their relationship, but he figures it's through Kenny (because they're really close friends since her and Kyle's fallout in elementary school). Jemma then reveals that Bebe and some friends emptied out a lot of THC cartridges and filled different humidifiers in the room with them, hence why Stan was feeling high that night. While she's talking, Jemma shifts and Stan notices the hickey on her shoulder in the exact same place as Kyle's. Before he can ask about it, Stan's phone starts to ring and it's Kenny. He answer the phone and asks where he's been, to which Kenny reveals that he and Craig got arrested for accidentally breaking a window and public intoxication. However, they won't go to jail if they go to a rehab course for a few weeks. Stan offers to let his mom sign the release form, but Jemma denies and says that Mr. Slave will do it, and tells Stan to take her word for it. 
There's an interlude chapter, showing things from Kyle's point of view leading up to the party. It's revealed that Wendy (who sometime goes by Wendyl, and is currently dating Eric Cartman), is trying their hardest to put Kyle and Jemma back together again like she did in elementary school. Kyle sees Kenny and remembers the conversation he had with Stan, and asks Kenny if he's dating her. Kenny responds no, and tells him that he's working with Wendy to get them back together before Clyde can ask her out again. The chapter ends with Kyle deciding to talk to Jemma at Bebe's party. 
Stan goes back to school and avoids Noah. Kenny's not back yet and the guilt is eating him alive about the party. While walking to class, Kyle and Stan notice that Noah is talking to Jemma, and the conversation looks more like arguing. Kyle's about to step in as Noah tries to intimidate Jemma, but Stan holds him back. As Noah finally leaves her alone, the two question what they just saw. Stan is now in physics class, and the teacher announces they have a partnered project to do. To no surprise, Stan is paired with Noah, while the groups are Cartman/Butters, Wendy/Kenny, and Kyle/Jemma. Stan figures that he should be ok, because his friend group and the extendeds (Wendy, Butters, Jemma) have a system where they work on projects together. Still in a bad mood, Stan goes to Jemma's locker to ask her what that was about with Noah earlier, and Jemma brushes it off. As Stan didn't drive, he asks Kyle if he can take him home, but not before stopping at Tweek Bros. Jemma joins because (unknowingly to Stan) Kyle drove her to school this morning. The three are in Stan's room talking about being paired with Noah, and Kenny walks into the bedroom. He reveals that Sharon was the one who let him in, and that his all day seminar at rehab was over and he didn't know what to do. Jemma decides to leave because obviously the two have things to talk about and Kyle makes the comment that he'll take her home (much to Kenny and Stan's surprise). After beating around the bush, Stan reveals that Noah kissed him at the party and Kenny says Stan can go pursue him if he wants. Stan reveals that no, he likes Kenny, and Kenny does the same. 
After some circumstances land Stan (and Kenny by proximity) in detention, the two decide to go to City Wok afterwards with Kyle and Cartman. Jemma and Wendy show up after volleyball practice, and the group makes fun of Kyle and Jemma for having matching hickeys. Cartman starts to list off the people who could have done that to her, and Kyle is getting visibly mad. Stan shifts the conversation to the project, and they divide up the work like always. Eric then tells Stan that he has to talk to the new kid about how they do it, and Stan reluctantly agrees. He texts Noah, who leaves his message on read. As Stan goes back to his house, Noah is on his front doorstep. Stan is caught off guard, but Sharon opens the door and invites them in. Noah apologizes for kissing Stan that Friday and asks if they can start over, to which Stan accepts. He then reveals his disdain for Jemma, and Stan tells him that she's a friend of all of theirs. The conversation then shifts to the project, and Noah reveals that he's also good at what Jemma and Stan do, making things more awkward. But, he's willing to give the new kid at another shot 
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Category:Pairings Dealing with Kyle Broflovski
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