Tuck Haywood

William Thomas Haywood, Jr. (born December 23, 1994) is an American technical educator and robotics coach. He is a supporting character in the Lost Tales universe.

Early Life
Tuck Haywood was born on December 23, 1994 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Viola Haywood (nee Thomas), a small animal veterinarian, and William Thomas “Bill” Haywood Sr., a gun store owner and local politician. He is an only child and named after his father and his mother's maiden name. "Tuck" is short for his middle name, Thomas.

Haywood attended Garland Elementary School and Bradley Technology and Trade High School, where he participated in robotics for four years. He attended Southwest State Community College in his hometown from 2013-2015, earning an associates degree in machining in spring 2015. He earned a teaching certificate from Central Carolina University in 2018 through a teaching program.

Career
Haywood's first job was at a company in his hometown, which he held from the summer of 2013 to the spring of 2017. He moved to Daisy, South Carolina in the summer of 2017, where he became a technical education teacher at Daisy High School, a job he still holds. He also serves as the head robotics coach.

Personal Life
Haywood's first romantic relationship was with Maycee Arden, who he met when he would spend summers in Walnut Grove, Minnesota with his grandparents. They were involved for several years long distance and while living close together in Daisy, South Carolina. Their relationship ended in the late summer of 2017. Haywood met Jenny Parks while she was teaching at Daisy High School in the fall of 2017, and they were romantically involved until April 2018, when Haywood decided to return to Maycee Arden. He and Arden have had a complicated relationship ever since.

Haywood's hobbies include classic cars, building and flying drones, listening to 50s music, dancing, and gun collecting.

Haywood moved with his friends Conrad Oakes and Maycee Arden to Daisy, South Carolina in the early summer of 2017. He lived with Oakes for the summer before moving into the bottom floor of the Party House in the fall of 2017.

Haywood is a Christian. He attends Mid Central Alliance church.

Haywood drives a black 2015 Ford F-250, but would like to drive a restored classic car. He frequently borrows Kate Buckley's classic Thunderbird when she is in town.

Haywood owns a hairless cat named Thomas, who lives in the basement of the Party House.

Haywood is not extremely politically active but enjoys debating opinions. He is a registered Republican. His father is a local conservative politician.

Character History
Tuck Haywood first appeared in the summer 2019 work "Space Between Us" as Jenny Parks's love interest. The story was scrapped fairly quickly, and Tuck was introduced to the Lost Tales universe in the 2019 Halloween Special. His most recent work was "Love is Airborne." He has only been portrayed as ages 25 and 26. He has only held the occupations of technical education teacher and robotics coach. He has only been shown in a romantic relationship with Jenny Parks and Maycee Arden. He is not shown to have many close friends aside from Conrad Oakes, but is becoming friends with Judson Hall and Porter Pawn. He is usually portrayed as strong-willed, arrogant, charming, clumsy, talkative, creative, conniving, stubborn, industrious, romantic, and somewhat closed-minded. He speaks with a very pronounced Midwestern accent.

Tuck Haywood is described to have medium brown hair and light brown eyes. He usually dresses somewhat well for work, maintaining a casual look. He also is a fan of wearing 1950s style clothes or Green Bay Packers paraphernalia. His stock color is kelly green. He is of average build and height.

Favorites
Favorite Color: Green

Favorite Dessert: Maycee’s chocolate malts

Favorite Sport: Drone Racing

Favorite Animal: Dogs

Favorite Subject in School: Machine shop

Favorite Food: Tad's biscuits and gravy

Favorite Drink: Arnold Palmer

Favorite Season: Spring

Favorite Holiday: Halloween