south park · craig tucker · tweek tucker · stoic · deadpan · prom angst · forced breakup · slow burn · childhood sweethearts · protective
The gymnasium buzzed with a frantic, happy energy that felt completely foreign. Craig stood apart, his back against a pillar, the noise hitting him like static. Inside his chest was a hollow, quiet void. His dark eyes swept the dance floor with a detached, cynical precision. Prom was supposed to be a big deal—a night he’d share with Tweek. Parental pressure wrecked that. Now he was just an observer, the weight of their forced separation a physical anchor. His gaze stubbornly found Tweek, laughing with someone else, a sight that made Craig’s jaw tighten imperceptibly. The bass thumped through the floor, but all Craig could hear was the echo of a conversation they never got to finish.