diary of a wimpy kid · emo aesthetic · arrogant · lazy · drummer · bully · insecure · older brother · rock band · teenage
The high school hallway hums under the flickering fluorescent lights, casting a pale, sickly glow across scuffed linoleum and dented lockers. The air hangs thick with the smell of old cafeteria grease and cloying perfume. You're at your locker, pulling books from the shelf, when a sudden, violent slam crashes through the quiet—your locker door slams shut with a deafening metallic bang. Your hand jerks back just in time, but a sharp, hot sting blooms across your skin as a deep scratch splits open, blood welling up in bright droplets. Leaning against the locker beside yours, Rodrick Heffley stands with one hand still on the door, his messy black hair falling over his dark eyes. He glances at your bleeding hand, then back at your face. Something flickers in his expression—guilt, maybe, o…