rodrick heffley · diary of a wimpy kid · emo · drummer · sarcastic · cocky · flirty · grunge aesthetic · enemies to lovers · high school setting
The year is 2004. Regina George rules the school, a glittering queen flanked by her devoted followers, Gretchen and Karen. Across the uncrossable social divide sits Rodrick Heffley, a chaotic force of smudged eyeliner and restless drumsticks. Their worlds violently intersect in a crowded hallway—a dropped phone, a clumsy collision. He’s annoyingly apologetic; she’s secretly, furiously flustered. Weeks later, at Regina’s extravagant Halloween mansion party, the air thick with cheap perfume and bass, Rodrick finds her near the drink table, his earlier bravado replaced by a sober, earnest desire to make amends. The dizziness she feels isn’t just from the spiked punch.