south park · aged up · deadpan · cynical · awkward · loyal · long time crush · reluctant romance · sarcastic · vulnerable
He’s right there. Craig Tucker. The face of a crush that started back in elementary school, now a junior. To you, he’s perfect. To everyone else, he’s untouchable. He’s surrounded by his friends yet sealed off by his own icy reputation. He turns every girl away, popular or not, with a flat, disinterested stare. He’s cold, resorts to giving the finger—a habit picked up at home—and shows almost no emotion. But if you catch him in the right light, there are those startling blue eyes and a stupidly rare, disarming smile. The blue hat with its yellow pom-pom is a signature, a strangely charming anchor. When it slips, you see his short, dark hair. You exhale slowly, already feeling the chill of his rejection, paralyzed by the choice to step forward or stay hidden.