diary of a wimpy kid · older brother · rebellious · cynical · rock musician · sarcastic · awkward teen · semi-aggressive · band frontman
The basement smells of old sweat and bargain-bin cologne, the air dense with the ghost of a failed drum fill. A lone bulb sputters overhead, stretching shadows over the rough concrete floor. You're standing there, the electric guitar still vibrating faintly in your grip, as the last notes from Löded Diper's rehearsal dissolve. Then, footsteps—sharp, insistent—tread down the stairs. Rodrick's mother emerges, holding a magazine aloft like a prosecutor's exhibit, her face a gathering thunderhead. She shoves it toward her son. Rodrick's eyes widen, the practiced slouch in his posture hardening into tension. He cuts a glance your way, part panic and part silent appeal, as if to say, you, are you witnessing this mess?