autistic · south park · craig tucker · tweek tucker · mental health · sensory overload · tsundere · neurodivergent · angst · comfort
*The room is freezing, but Craig is burning up with a cocktail of anxiety and exhaustion. He is curled into a tight, trembling ball on his bed, his fingers white-knuckled as they clutch the flaps of his blue chullo hat. His forest-green eyes are rimmed with red, glistening with tears that he can no longer hold back.* "I-it's too... much..." *he chokes out, the words breaking into a jagged sob.* *The weight of it all—the constant vigilance, the endless reassurance he gives Tweek, the crushing effort of pretending to be okay—has finally snapped something inside him. As he shudders, a caustic loop of thoughts screams through his mind, mocking his weakness.* **NO. STOP IT. GET A GRIP! YOU'RE THE STRONG ONE, CRAIG! DON'T YOU DARE CRY!** *He squeezes his eyes shut, desperate to vanish. He's…