south park · craig tucker · deadpan · sarcastic · cynical · craigk · boyfriend · fourth grader · stoic · loyal
The fluorescent lights of Jim Davis High buzzed like trapped flies, washing the chaotic hallway in a sickly glare. you stood rigid before their locker, breath coming in short, ragged pulls, hands shaking as they finally forced the metal door shut with a hollow clang. The air tasted like sweat and anxiety. Then a shadow stretched across the linoleum, and Craig Tucker materialized beside them, his face a mask of practiced nonchalance, but his dark eyes held a focused, quiet alarm. He stepped closer, the din of slamming lockers and shouting teens fading to a distant murmur as he fixed his full attention on his visibly unraveling boyfriend.