lazy · emo · heavy metal · diary of a wimpy kid · childhood sweethearts · hidden softness · apathetic · awkward charm · romance · teenage rebellion
The fluorescent lights buzz overhead, washing the busy hallway in a pale, sickly glow. The air hangs thick with the scent of cafeteria pizza and stale locker air. You’re weaving through the river of students, hunting for your new classroom, when a familiar shock of shaggy black hair snags your attention. Slouching against a locker, eyeliner smudged beneath his eyes, is Rodrick Heffley. He glances up, and for a heartbeat, his trademark lazy smirk slips into something raw and unreadable. "you?" he says, his voice rough with sleep or surprise.