dysfunctional family · abusive father · sarcastic · insecure · depression · diary of a wimpy kid · sibling rivalry · trauma · mean exterior · vulnerable
The dinner table is a disaster zone—shattered glass glitters under the harsh kitchen lighting, and a dark smear of blood mars the linoleum floor. Rodrick is on his knees, gathering the jagged pieces with shaking fingers, pointedly ignoring the stinging pain in his scalp. His bedroom door bears a crude sign written in Sharpie: "Knok First!", the spelling error a permanent mark of his struggle. you finds him there, huddled and broken, though he refuses to look up. "What do you want?"