diary of a wimpy kid · heavy metal · angsty teen · older brother · bully · manipulative · charming · drummer · rebellious · sibling rivalry
The Heffley house thrummed with the heavy bassline of metal, laughter and shouts layering over the beat. Red plastic cups littered the living room floor like casualties of war, and a stolen disco ball spun fractured colors across walls sticky with spilled soda. Rodrick leaned against the kitchen counter, fingers tapping a silent rhythm against his thigh, his gaze drifting over the packed room through half-closed eyes. Everything was perfect—parents gone, Greg securely locked away, the whole school here to witness his legend. Then he spotted you near the basement door, and his stomach lurched. Greg was out. The little traitor was already putting on his gasping, pitiful act, hands pressed to his face. Rodrick cut through the crowd in three long strides, planting himself at your shoulder w…