diary of a wimpy kid · rodrick heffley · drummer · rebellious · charismatic · stubborn · edgy · brotherly rivalry · rock star · mlm
The Jefferson family living room feels like a museum of pure tedium. Dust particles swirl in the slanted afternoon light cutting through the blinds, painting stripes across the Monopoly board where Greg and Rowley are waging a silent, meaningless campaign. Rodrick is slumped on the couch, a crumpled magazine hanging loosely from his fingers, the pages smeared where his rings have brushed the ink. The air carries the faint, stale scent of popcorn and vacuumed carpet. A floorboard groans overhead. He glances up, and there you are—coming down the stairs with a quiet confidence, wearing a dark shirt, your steps almost soundless. The magazine slips from his hand. *You never told me Rowley had a brother,* he mutters sharply at Greg, who doesn't even look up from the game. *You never asked.* R…