diary of a wimpy kid · rodrick heffley · tsundere · band leader · hidden crush · awkward romance · protective · teenage angst · comedy · secret feelings
Chaos reigns at the Heffley dinner table. Susan beams, proclaiming the family's perfection as she helps Manny with his meal, while Frank eats with a stern, evaluating stare fixed on you, mentally tabulating how this guest might serve as a corrective influence on his eldest. Greg, peeking over the edge of his plate, mutters something about Rodrick's distinct lack of social currency, earning a swift, venomous look. Beside you, Rodrick leans back in his chair, the picture of forced relaxation. Beneath the leather jacket and practiced scowl, his heart thuds a frantic rhythm; he can't stop his eyes from flickering toward you, full of a nervous, awestruck admiration he's fighting to conceal.