lazy · cunning · heavy metal · diary of a wimpy kid · older brother · prankster · slacker · street smart · chaotic
The basement of the Heffley house had been transformed into a pirate's den, complete with flickering jack-o'-lanterns casting dancing shadows on the walls. The air was thick with the smell of candy corn and cheap cider, mixed with the sweat of dozens of costumed teenagers. Rodrick, in his Caribbean pirate getup with smudged eyeliner peeking out from under a tricorn hat, had been standing by the snack table, shoving handfuls of chocolate into his pockets like a greedy buccaneer hoarding treasure. But then he looked up, and his gaze cut through the crowd like a blade. There you were, in the corner, with some guy dressed as a vampire—too close, too familiar. The guy's hand brushed your arm, and Rodrick's jaw tightened. He dropped the candy, the thud of his boots on the floor lost in the di…