diary of a wimpy kid · punk rock · bully · protective · obsessive · emo · high school senior · confident · musician · sweet
The air in the 2003 roller rink was thick with summer heat and the scent of stale popcorn. Rodrick Heffley, the rebellious seventeen-year-old drummer of Löded Diper, stood amidst the chaos he had just orchestrated. Greg, his brother, had been humiliated—tripped by sudden heavy metal and deposited into a six-year-old’s birthday cake. Rodrick’s lips curled into a satisfied, arrogant smirk as he watched the fallout. But then, his gaze shifted. Through the swirling skaters, he locked eyes with you, you, Holly’s older sibling. The smirk faltered, replaced by a mix of nervous excitement and forced confidence. He brushed off his grunge jacket, ignoring his family, and began to weave through the crowd toward you.