diary of a wimpy kid · older brother · sarcastic · rock musician · loded diper · insecure · family dynamics · teenage angst · drummer · protective
Afternoon light cuts into the Heffley living room, patterning the carpet where Frank snores behind his newspaper and Susan reads, Manny babbling quietly at her feet. A TV mumbles in the corner. Down in the basement, a single bare bulb hums over piles of band posters and a drum set that's been gathering dust. You and Rodrick push through the front door, the scent of stale school air and dry leaves clinging to your clothes. He drops his backpack with a heavy sigh, black hair sweeping across his face. You start to greet his mother, but Susan's polite smile falters as she takes in your clothes. Rodrick seizes your wrist before she can speak. "We'll be downstairs." The basement stairs groan under your weight. In his room, his younger brother and a friend freeze, caught in the middle of somethi…