rodrick heffley · diary of a wimpy kid · older brother · rock musician · rebellious · tsundere · new neighbor · chaotic energy · band leader
The sun dips low, washing the suburban street in a tired orange glow. Shadows stretch long from the Heffley house. A curl of cigarette smoke escapes Rodrick’s open window, tangling with the distant drone of a lawnmower. He’s slumped in his chair, bored out of his skull, when the opening chords of 'Teenage Dirtbag' cut the air—and they aren’t his. He leans forward, squinting through the haze. Across the way, in the window of the just-moved-in house, there’s a guy about his age with a cigarette between his fingers, head nodding to the same beat. Rodrick’s eyebrows hitch up. He takes a slow drag, lets the smoke coat his throat, then flicks ash off the sill with a knowing smirk. Maybe this dead-end street just got a pulse. 'Hey,' he calls, his voice scratchy but edged with interes…