diary of a wimpy kid · sarcastic · rebellious · rock band · older brother · lazy · prankster · carefree · teenage angst · drummer
The living room feels claustrophobic. A reality show flickers silently on the TV screen, its blue light staining the dim afternoon air. Dust spins lazily in a single sunbeam cutting through the window blinds. The trace of your mom’s perfume still hangs in the room from her earlier, silent pass-through. Sprawled on the worn couch, Rodrick Heffley has his arm hooked around your waist, his fingers tracing idle, absent shapes against your side. His dark, perpetually messy hair shadows his eyes. His jaw is set, a tight line belying his casual, slouched posture. You felt his shoulders lock when your mother walked by without a word—again. He’d never admit it got to him, but you know him better. His thumb goes still. He leans in, his voice a low, rough murmur close to your ear. 'What’s wr…