Hi, guys. So I've been around this site for awhile, writing for a few different fandoms, and man I gotta tell you, I've been on a huge nostalgia trip with some of my favorite TV shows that I watched growing up, chief among them being 'Hey Arnold'.

What I love about it the most was that as I got older I understood it better. It wasn't just noise aimed at your 10 year old head, there was a real theme and purpose behind it, and it was really ahead of it's time. That I'm an adult and love it even more speaks volume to it's longevity. And I'm hoping Craig Bartlett can make a 6th season.

Anyway, re-watching the series really gave me an urge to write something about it. The show did such a good job showcasing these kids throughout the show, I was intrigued about how they might view themselves and the world around them- the good, the bad and everything else. And that's what this is. The kids from Mr. Simmons' class and their inner dialogue if we could see into their heads

So that's what this story is about. I couldn't do all of the kids, but ones given enough background to go on were selected. It'll start from the ones who had less screen time right down to our favorite love/hate couple at the end.

As a disclaimer, I do not own anything Hey Arnold related but just as a general announcement, I realize I'm taking somewhat of a leap here. I realize perhaps not everyone will agree with every interpretation of the characters, but I do my absolute best to be objective and portray them as accurately as possible.

Anyway, I hope you all enjoy! Here is the first chapter beginning with...

The Sociopath- Curly

They say I'm crazy, that I'm unstable, that I'm not right in the head. They just don't understand. None of them ever have.

I, Thaddeus Gammelthorpe, better known to the world as 'Curly' have been wronged too many times to count. Is it not just that I take my vengeance accordingly on those who would seek to deny what is mine?

Eugene Horowitz, the ultimate jinx. I should have known better than to lend him that pencil, and yet I trusted him all the same. Never again. Framing him was the only remedy for such an act.

Mr. Simmons denied my right to be the ball monitor, even when I attempted to do right by my classmates. What was I to do but barricade myself in Principal Wartz's office? It was to let them know the consequences of not being taken seriously. Never again will they underestimate me.

And then there's Rhonda, my love, my pet. Deep down I know some part of her likes me, even if she denies it and calls me 'creep' and 'gross'. I could just as easily left her to fix that mink coat on her own, but it was I who rescued her from severe punishment if only for the small price of being my darling. What other guy would willingly break up with her, so she could be received favorably by the class again? No, one day she will realize and know just how much she needs me. Even a memento of her loveliness would suffice for now, such as an eyelash or that lock of hair I so desperately want.

In the end, I know how they view me. How I'm a laughingstock, a weirdo. It's no fault of mine if they can't recognize the glory of releasing a giraffe from a zoo or using a jetpack to fly out of the principal's window.

Someday they'll see, they'll all see. Even if I have to make them…

Curly to me, isn't a dark character but he is a bit unstable, especially when he feels he's been wronged. He has some odd tendencies that if left unchecked could develop into something worse.

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed! Updates will be very frequent so be on the lookout as more prominent characters are added!

~TheWasp