Creek

"I'm so sorry, Craig. You, you made me believe in myself in a way I never have before. I didn't think I had any of that in me, but... you were right. I can do more than I think. You... changed something in me and I just... I wanna fix whatever's hurting you now."

- Tweek to Craig in 'Tweek x Craig'

Creek is the slash ship between Craig Tucker and Tweek Tweak from the South Park fandom.

Canon
Tweek and Craig's first major interaction is in the episode "Tweek vs. Craig", in which the boys orchestrate a fight between them. They both skip the initial fight. Tweek is very reluctant to fight Craig; Craig is less reluctant, but still does not particularly care about the fight until Cartman tells him that Tweek insulted his guinea pig. The fight is rescheduled, and this time they both show up, but neither understands the mechanics of how to fight, and neither seems angry. They half-heartedly smack each other, much to the audience's annoyance, and so the match is postponed once more. After being taught different fighting styles, they begin an actual fight, which lands both of them in the hospital. The rest of the class confesses at the end that they made them fight for a bet, and then continue to spread lies, causing Tweek and Craig to scuffle in the hospital room.

The next time the pair is given a spotlight is in "Tweek x Craig", which is considered the most influential episode for their relationship. The premise of the episode is that some students began drawing romantic fanart of Tweek and Craig (which is in fact fanart used from actual shippers.) This causes the entire town to believe that Tweek and Craig are dating, despite them both denying it. They are brought into the principal's office, where he teaches them about affirmative consent using graphic examples, much to their frustration. They get into a physical fight at school the next day, and when they are brought into the principal's office once again, he refers to it as a "lover's quarrel." They are sent home with money for being gay. Craig goes over to Tweek's house to talk to him, and Tweek's father tells them to "keep the door open."

Craig proposes a plan to Tweek in which they go along with the idea that they are in a relationship so that they can publicly break up. Tweek is nervous about this idea, but Craig tells him "You are capable of more than you think." The next day, they get into their fake fight, but Tweek takes the acting further than it needs to go, and makes up a story where Craig was cheating on him. This causes the other students to look down on Craig, and the news of their breakup seems to have a general depressing effect on the town's spirits. Tweek goes to visit Craig's house, and suggests that they say they are back together so that everything can be back to normal, despite both of them still denying they are truly gay. Tweek apologizes for taking the acting too far, and says "You made me believe in myself in a way I never have before." They hold hands again at the end, and the town goes back to being happy. A song plays during this montage which references their relationship.

Following this episode, the two have grown closer; such as Craig calling Tweek 'honey' and 'babe' when Tweek freaks about North Korea, or Craig tries his best to calm Tweek down. Though their relationship seemed to be purely for the town's enjoyment, as the series goes on they have their own moments without the town's prying eyes, showing the boys to be in a genuine relationship.

In South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Tweek and Craig have a broken relationship due to them being on different teams but the player helps repair their relationship and for them to use their special attack. Their conversations during battles imply strong feelings, such as when Craig dies, Tweek will yell out 'Super Craig! No! I can't live without you!' followed by Craig stating.,'It's okay, you can just revive me.' As well as when Craig gets hit, Tweek will say 'Oh My God, They Hit Super Craig!' followed by Craig saying, 'Deep breaths, Wonder Tweek'.

Fanon
The ship had been popular for over a decade before becoming canon, likely originating from the episode 'Tweek vs Craig.' The episode where Creek becomes canon, 'Tweek x Craig', is also a perspective on the show's shipping culture and shipping culture in general. Fanart for the pairing was asked for by the creators and was featured in the episode. Following that episode, Creek's popularity soared, and became the most prevalent pairing in the fandom.

On AO3, Creek is the most written ship for both Craig and Tweek. It is also the most written ship within the South Park tag.

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 * Craig/Tweek tag on FanFiction.net
 * Craig/Tweek tag on FanFiction.net

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Trivia

 * In the mobile game, South Park: Phone Destroyer, the Imp Tweek and Youth Pastor Craig cards were released within a week of each other. These cards became inspiration for a lot of fan content.