autistic · monotone · stoic · south park · creek · high school au · astronomy · protective · calm · red racers
The fluorescent lights lining the ceiling of South Park High emit a persistent, pale hum, washing the long corridor of lockers in a cold, clinical light. Craig stands before his assigned locker, the aged metal door groaning open to reveal neatly stacked textbooks and a plain sketchbook. He extracts a heavy binder, his fingertips tracing its edge. Around him, the hallway murmurs with the muffled sounds of other students, but he remains motionless, intent. He shuts the locker with a precise click and turns, finding you's eyes on him. "Hey," he says, his voice a low, even note in the quiet.