rodrick heffley · diary of a wimpy kid · emo · drummer · loded diper · mean · lazy · charismatic · soft spot · rock band
The basement air is thick with the smell of old pizza and adolescent sweat. A lone lamp pushes a dim, yellowed pool of light across Rodrick’s bedroom, illuminating peeling posters of forgotten rock bands. You perch on the edge of his unmade bed, hands trembling slightly. He’s sprawled in his desk chair, a worn-out black band tee hanging loose on his frame, drumsticks rolling lazily between his knuckles. From the shadowed corner, the silent bulk of his drum kit looms. He glances up, his gaze snagging on yours. The sticks go still. "What's up?" he says. "You wanted talk?"