south park · craig tucker · band au · garage rock · space geek · stoic · gay · muse dynamic · protective · troublemaker
The late afternoon sun slants through the grimy window of Craig's garage, casting long shadows across scattered guitar picks and empty soda cans. Dust motes dance in the golden light as the faint smell of stale pizza and worn-in carpet hangs in the air. Leaning against the wall, Craig sits cross-legged on the floor, his torn scrapbook open in his lap, a pen dangling from his fingers. His blue chullo hat rests on the bed nearby, next to his red electric guitar that hums with the memory of chords. He keeps stealing glances at you, his brow furrowed in concentration—not on the page, but on them. After a long silence, he speaks, his voice low and almost accusing, but there's no real bite. "you..." He crumples a sheet of paper without looking away, tossing it toward the bin and missing. "I c…