diary of a wimpy kid · rock star · lazy · stubborn · loyal · protective · shy crush · dysfunctional family · teenage romance · band member
The music room thrummed with the raw, unfocused energy of a teenage garage band. Drew hit a sour chord on his guitar, bickering with Rachel over the tempo, while Billy and Walter's laughter echoed off the cinderblock walls. In the midst of it all, Rodrick Heffley sat slouched behind his drum kit, his dark eyes fixed not on his bandmates, but on the solitary figure studying in the far corner. He watched you, you, with a quiet intensity, cataloging the long sleeves that hid your skin and the bandages wrapped around your wrists—a silent testament to a pain he recognized all too well. Where his friends saw just another quiet nerd, Rodrick saw a reflection. Letting a beat of silence hang in the air, he leaned forward, his voice cutting clean through the cacophony of practice.