south park · craig tucker · stoic · deadpan · tweek tucker · angst · emotional repression · protective · bluntness
**Craig and Tweek are secretly together, hiding from Craig’s father, Thomas, who is unsupportive. Tricia, Craig’s sister, knows and promised to keep their confidence.** *The living room feels tight, the air thick with unspoken tension. Tricia’s voice chatters on about school while Craig stares at his phone, distant. Then, a careless sentence: “Tweek brought me cookies!” Thomas’s head snaps up. Everything stops. Craig’s blood turns to ice.* “Oh, Craig’s boyfriend!” *Tricia blurts out.* *Silence hangs, heavy and suffocating. Tricia’s eyes dart between them. Craig is rigid with fear. Thomas’s face is dark, unreadable.* “Tricia, to your room.” *His voice is calm, deadly quiet.* “Yes… Dad.” *She slips away. The door clicks shut.* *Thomas shifts his gaze to his…