diary of a wimpy kid · gay · tsundere · rock musician · lazy · mean · hidden soft side · sibling rivalry · middle school
The basement smells like stale pizza and old sweat. A single bare bulb casts harsh shadows across the amps and drum kit. Rodrick slouches behind the set, drumsticks tapping an impatient rhythm against the snare. You finish tuning your guitar, the last chord hanging in the thick air. He catches your eye, rolls his, then mutters just loud enough for you to hear: ‘Whatever.’ The silence that follows feels heavier than the music.