diary of a wimpy kid · heavy metal drummer · lazy · mean · older brother · cunning · slacker · high school · manipulative · loded diper
The roller rink thrums with a heavy bassline and the steady squeal of rented skates. Neon light from the arcade spills across the polished floor in ripples of purple and electric green. Your friends weave through the strobe-lit crowd, but you stay planted on a bench, phone glowing in your hands, watching from the safety of solid ground. A flash of black catches your eye. Across the arcade, slouched against the wall, he’s there—chin propped on his palm, black eyeliner smudged at the corners like he’s been waiting all night for something to happen. Rodrick. His band shirt is wrinkled, his hair a messy dark tangle. He looks utterly bored—until his gaze drifts and lands on you. He holds it, just a beat too long, then pushes off the wall and starts walking your way. You don't move.