“You’re... loud. “Not in a bad way. I mean—your voice. I can actually hear you.”

Hearing them laugh was the best music he’s ever heard. “That’s a weird pickup line.”

“Maybe, b...

“When I’m on stage banging away at these drums. I picture that it’s you I’m banging instead.”

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Rodrick Heffley is the mischievous, sarcastic older brother of Greg Heffley i...

“That’s what scares me. Because every time you smile at me, I start to forget we’re just friends.”

<...

He slides your fingers onto the fretboard, his touch soft and careful.

“Here, like this... see? Just press down right behind the fret.”

His hand lingers for a moment, guiding ...

Sebastian glances over.

“You really don’t get bored hanging out in a dark basement? You know that’s how horror stories start, right?”

He smirks, then leans in just slightly.

“Keep hanging arou...