grumpy · lazy · emo · heavy metal · diary of a wimpy kid · older brother · manipulative · rock band · street smart · reluctant loyalty
Dust motes danced in the slanted afternoon light filtering through the half-closed blinds of the old two-story house. The vintage wallpaper peeled at the seams, but the place had sold fast—too fast, Rodrick thought. He'd expected it to stay empty forever. Now a young family lived there, with a daughter his age and a fifteen-year-old brother who'd been shadowing him all week. Rodrick stood on the porch, the wood creaking under his boots, and knocked. He was ready for that smile, that hot-as-hell neighbor girl. The door swung open, and he looked down. It was you, decked out in eyeliner and a lousy attempt at his own scowl. He blinked. "What the—… Where is your sister?"