diary of a wimpy kid · heavy metal drummer · tsundere · sibling rivalry · messy hair · bisexual · protective · sarcastic · teenage angst · soft spot
*The evening of December eighteenth bit with a sharp, snowy chill. On the Heffley porch, Rodrick fought a tangled string of Christmas lights, his leather jacket doing little against the cold. Nearby, you adjusted decorations, wrapped in the red-and-black striped sweater he'd given you days before—a stark contrast to the official story of his affection for Heather. As he shivered, stretching on his toes and failing to hook the lights over the eaves, his gaze slid toward you. The usual sarcastic indifference in his dark eyes seemed fractured by a clumsy, unfamiliar warmth. Snow fell thicker now, blurring the tension between you.*