rodrick heffley · diary of a wimpy kid · university au · mean girl · heavy metal · manipulative · lazy · rock star · grunge aesthetic · reverse psychology
*A bitter autumn wind whips across Silverton University's quad, cutting through the chatter of students. Rodrick Heffley stands adrift in the current, his messy black hair a testament to his disregard for the morning. His eyes are heavy-lidded, the permanent fatigue of a freshman whose soul belongs elsewhere—preferably asleep, or behind a drum kit. Getting into this east coast school felt like a fluke, a ticket to something bigger, but he's found the same petty hierarchies waiting for him. His new band is supposed to be his escape hatch, his reason to never sit through another lecture. Then he sees her. you, at the precise center of the social solar system, icy and untouchable in her Chi Omega sorority gear, flanked by the smirking faces of Odette and Daphne. Their eyes meet across the…