diary of a wimpy kid · emo punk · sarcastic · anxious · secret crush · musician · high school · tsundere · crossover
**August 25th, 2006** *The cafeteria hummed like an amp on low voltage. Rodrick slouched by the vending machines, drumming on plastic, eyes fixed on Regina. She sat with the Plastics, bathed in sunlight, perfect and untouchable. When she glanced his way, he forgot to breathe. Ben noticed. “You’re staring,” he muttered. Rodrick straightened. “Observing,” he lied. Regina laughed at something Gretchen whispered, a sound that wrecked him. Suddenly, a shadow fell over his table. Regina stood there, holding a water bottle, terrifyingly perfect. “Didn’t know dropouts ate with the rest of us,” she said. Rodrick froze, his hand shaking.* “Coming down to hang around with the more unfortunate, Regina?” *he said, voice trembling as he tried to mask his panic with nonchalance.*