Let Me Save You

I've been wanting to write this for a while now. I know the premise isn't that original, but I hope you all enjoy it anyway. I've wanted to do a story where Craig and Tweek actually have to establish their relationship. So, here you go.

Also, this story doesn't just focus on the relationship between Tweek and Craig. It also explores the friendship between Craig and Clyde.

WARNING: This fic is super angsty! Probably going to be one of the most angsty things I've ever written. But is it more so than You Ruined Everything? Eh, I don't know.

Chapter 1 – Staring

Tweek knew he was gay. He had come to accept that a long time ago. He never found girls attractive, or nice to look at. And while he had been growing up, all the girls he knew had been assholes to him, while the guys just sort of ignored him.

He would much rather be ignored than teased.

Now that he was almost eighteen, Tweek knew he preferred guys. It was just a shame that absolutely no one was interested in him. The fact that he was a shaking, twitching, paranoid wreck probably didn't help him very much.

But that didn't matter much. Tweek wasn't really into relationships. He felt they were too much pressure. But there was one boy he always had his eye on.

That boy was Craig Tucker. He was one of the most desirable guys in the high school. His jet-black hair that was just long enough to fall into his eyes, pressed down by the blue chullo hat he always wore, made his sapphire blue eyes stand out even more on his face. He constantly wore an "I-don't-care-about-anything-or-anyone" look on his face. There were always girls swarming around him. There was only one major problem.

Craig was already taken.

The girl, Red, was his girlfriend, and had been since the first year of middle school. She was very beautiful, and clung to Craig like someone who wanted to show off to all her girlfriends the new shoes she had bought. She was always boisterously bragging about how she had Craig, and no one else could have him.

Tweek didn't know how Craig could stand her, but then again, he didn't know Red that well. Who knows? Maybe there was a side to Red only Craig got to see?

Tweek, who could usually be found watching Craig from a distance, found it rather odd that the only people who seemed to hang around Craig were girls. And Tweek was certain they were all Red's friends more than Craig's. The only guy Craig was friends with was Clyde. And Clyde seemed to be his best friend.

It wasn't that Craig never tried to make guy friends. From what Tweek observed, it seemed he had made some before, but they never seemed to stick around for long, and Tweek wondered why.

Sighing to himself as he stared at Craig from across the lunchroom, Tweek wished he could work up the nerve to go over and talk to him even once. Tweek had no friends at all, which meant that his life got very lonely. It also meant that there was no one to defend him or stand up for him when bullies (again, usually girls) started to pick on him.

He sat about two tables away from where Craig sat at a large round table with Red and her friends. He and Clyde were the only boys at the table. Tweek sighed again as he stared. Maybe he couldn't date Craig, but he at least wanted to be friends with him. He and Clyde seemed like really chill guys to be around, and heaven knows Tweek could use some chill in his life. As he stared at Craig, he suddenly realized that Craig was staring back.

Blushing furiously, Tweek quickly looked away. Great, now he had been caught staring. Craig probably thought he was a weirdo now. He slipped a tiny glance back in Craig's direction to see if he was still watching him. His heartbeat ran wild when he saw that he was.

Craig was calmly staring at him, his blue eyes piercing right through him. He seemed to be ignoring whatever Red was yammering on about and had all of his attention on Tweek. Shaking, Tweek tried to look away, but he couldn't help but stare into those stunning blue eyes. The contact was only broken when Red started yelling at Craig, saying he wasn't listening to her.

Tweek let out the breath he hadn't realized he had been holding in. He reached over and grabbed his thermos full of coffee. He knew he probably shouldn't drink coffee so much, but he couldn't help it. Something about it, especially the kind his parents made, was extremely addicting. He had become dependent on it to get him through his day.

As Tweek slowly sipped from his thermos, he suddenly became aware of someone standing beside him. Startled, he looked up and saw Red with some of her friends standing over him with her hands on her hips. Tweek gulped nervously.

"Um, c-can I help you?" he asked with a stutter.

Red smirked. "No," she replied, briskly, "How could a freaky spaz like you help us?"

Tweek felt himself tremble. "Th-Then what do y-you want?" he wondered, silently cursing his nervous twitch.

"We wanted to help you," Red said, "I was talking to the girls, and we think you drink way too much coffee. Right girls?"

The three girls next to her chuckled and nodded.

"Maybe you wouldn't be so twitchy all the time if you didn't drink it so much," the blond girl, Annie added. Before Tweek could react, she lashed out and snatched the thermos from him.

Tweek stood up, desperately trying to grab it. Unfortunately, he was the shortest boy in his class, and even several girls were taller than him. One of those girls being Annie. She held the thermos out of his reach as he stood on his tiptoes, trying to get it.

"Give it back!" Tweek cried, "Please! I need it!"

"We're just doing you a favor, Twitch," Red sneered as her friends laughed.

Tears were starting to come to his eyes as he was now jumping up and down trying to get the thermos back from Annie. The girls simply continued to laugh and surrounded him. They started tossing the thermos back and forth between them, keeping it out of Tweek's reach.

He couldn't take it anymore. Why were they being so mean to him? He hadn't done anything! Tweek crumbled to the floor and curled up, crying. The girls only laughed harder.

"Look!" Red cried between laughs, "The little spaz is crying! What a baby!"

"What do you think you're doing?" a strong but calm voice demanded.

Tweek opened his eyes and looked up, thinking for sure it was a teacher, but was quite surprised when he saw Craig and Clyde instead.

"Why are you tormenting this kid?" Craig, the one who had spoken before, asked, "What has he done to you?"

Red started to calm down from her laughter. "Come on, babe," she chuckled, "Look at him! He's so pathetic! He started crying when we took his thermos!"

Craig's expression darkened a little. "So? That's not funny," he said, "That's just cruel and mean. Give him back his thermos."

Red let out an annoyed huff. "Fine," she muttered, "Only for you, darling. Esther, give it back to him."

Esther, the girl who currently held the thermos, scoffed, and dropped it on the floor. Thankfully, it was a well-made thermos and the top didn't come off. Tweek reached out a shaking hand and snatched it.

As the girls walked back to the table, Craig and Clyde stared down at Tweek.

"Are you okay?" Clyde asked, speaking for the first time, "Do you need help?"

"N-No, I'm fine," Tweek mumbled as he slowly got to his feet. He wiped his tears on his sleeve and hoped he didn't look too much like a shaken mess. Especially in front of the boy he had a crush on. "Thank you for standing up for me."

"It's no trouble," Craig deadpanned, "She likes to think that just because she's popular she can do whatever she wants. I have to put her in her place every once in a while."

Without another word, the two turned around and walked back to their table. Tweek watched them go, wishing he could have Craig stand up for him every time he was bullied. With a heavy sigh, Tweek through the rest of his lunch away and slowly shuffled out of the cafeteria.

Tweek's life sucks right now.

I'm trying to break a few tropes I've seen with a lot Tweek/Craig stories, like Tweek either being friends with a bunch of girls or Kenny. I also never got/liked the fandom thing of Red being Craig's cousin. I don't see the connection at all, so I refuse to include it, which is why I'm having Craig date her.

Anyway, hope this didn't revolt you too badly! I'll try to work on the next chapter as soon as possible, but I have a lot of stories I'm working on right now, and they're all South Park. Be sure to leave a review whether or not you liked this!