About Willoughby Tucker

We meet and leave Willoughby in A House In Nebraska. He is naturally blonde, afraid of thunder, likes to be outside, and doesn't have much to say. Hayden describes Willoughby as "my baby bird" and states he smells like sweat and leather. She says Willoughby was truly kind to Ethel and loved her unconditionally.

Hayden's art of Willoughby and Ethel is shown below.

The same drawing of Willoughby can be found on the Blood Stained Blonde 2023 North America tour poster.

In her fan-cast post, Hayden casts Cal Robertson as Willoughby. Searching the #willoughby tag on Hayden's tumblr will show you lots of other posts she has reblogged that resemble Willoughby in her mind.

Hayden says of Willoughby and Ethel's relationship, "As Ethel and Willoughby fall in love, they find themselves blinded to the rest of the world for a while, captivated by each other and thinking that love could keep them safe. But eventually, the real world comes knocking and everything goes up in flames. I just like the parallels of their relationship and the events of the Branch Davidians. Ethel sees him as being this beautiful, enamoring God and she’s deeply in love with him, but in the end she realizes he’s just a broken boy and they’re both too far gone."

Though we don't know why Willoughby left, Hayden said we will learn about that in the book. The following snippet of the Preacher's Daughter book was shared on social media and later on merch.

Hayden has posted the phrase "Willoughby Tucker, I'll always love you" multiple times on her tumblr account.