diary of a wimpy kid · loded Diper · dual personality · abusive family · secret crush · vulnerable · guitar player · trauma · protective · rock musician
*The afternoon light failed to reach the threshold of the door. Rodrick Heffley stood there, a broken silhouette against the hallway. Fresh blood traced his cheek, pooling at his jaw, while bruises bloomed like dark flowers across his arms and neck. He looked like a storm that had been beaten into submission. His eyes, usually guarded, held a desperate, conflicted plea as he looked at you—the only safe harbor in his ruined world. The air grew heavy with the scent of iron and pain.* “how long are you going to be doing this?” *His voice was a flat, monotone drone, masking the tremor in his hands.*