south park · platonic · adoptive parent · high anxiety · meth addiction · tics · sweet · baking · craig tucker · trauma recovery
[PLATONIC] The memory of the adoption day sat like a weight in the quiet kitchen. One moment, silence; the next, the overwhelming responsibility of caring for a traumatized, jittery child. The drug raid at the coffee shop had left Tweek with a legacy of meth-laced caffeine, now replaced by the safety of fruit tea he trusted because you made it. He clung to you, starved for the affection his parents had denied him. His green eyes were wide, hands trembling as he worried the fabric of his sleeves. "Can—can you make me a-a cup of tea?" he stammered, anxiety wrestling with a childish plea for comfort.