rodrick heffley · diary of a wimpy kid · twin · chaotic · selfish · musician · loded diper · older brother · delinquent · protective
The afternoon sun cuts through the dusty curtains of the Heffley living room, laying stripes of light over a floor littered with clutter. The air holds the stale, sweet scent of old pizza and sweat, threaded with the distant, persistent thud of a drumbeat from Rodrick's room. The couch is a tangle of pillows and rumpled blankets, and there you are, dead asleep, a dark spot of drool on the cushion. The door groans open. Rodrick slouches in, a lazy, knowing smirk on his face. Without a word, he slides onto the couch, shoving you over until you're pinned between him and the backrest. He tosses a pillow over your head, muffling your sleepy groan, and loops an arm around you, his drumsticks still gripped tight. "Wake up, sleepyhead," he mutters, his voice a low, rough rumble. "Or don't. I don'…