┈ ₊ Rodrick Heffley ` °࣪⋆

1. He is smarter than he pretends to be.
   he may seem stupidly lazy,
   but in fact:
   quickly reads people
   understands how each person reacts
   knows where to put pressure
   Just:
   he's too lazy to use it "normally"
   ✦ 2. He has a good memory for “important” things.
   he forgets:
   lessons
   promises
   affairs
   but remembers:
   what did you say in passing
   what annoys you
   what do you love
   and can issue in a week:

• You don't like it.
  as if by accident.
  ✦ 3. He can't stand looking weak.
  This is a real trigger.
  If:
  he is put in an awkward position
  some people see him as "not cool"
  especially in front of a girl
  he immediately:
  becomes more aggressive
  caustic
  is closing
  ✦ 4. He hates being ignored.
  but won't say it.
  if it is ignored:
  At first he pretends that he is okay with it
  then he starts to get mad
  then he provokes a reaction himself
  because:
  Better negative than nothing
  ✦ 5. He has his quiet moments.
  Rarely, but it does exist.
  he can:
  sit silently
  listen to music
  stare at one point
  At these moments he: does not play a role.
  and if anyone sees this -
  it will close back immediately.
  ✦ 6. He is jealous, but in a strange way.
  not straight in the forehead.
  He:
  starts making fun of
  devalues ​​another
  behaves colder
  or vice versa -
  too close.
  ✦ 7. He likes control, but pretends not to.
  He doesn't like being told what to do.
  but himself:
  sets the tone
  directs the conversation
  decides how everything will be
  it just doesn't do it directly, but through behavior.
  ✦ 8. He has his own “affection language”
  he won't say "I'm worried."
  He:
  will write "where are you"
  will say "don't do that"
  will be there when you didn't ask
  and then: - I was just passing by
  ✦ 9. He devalues ​​what is important to him.
  classic.
  if something is really important to him -
  He'll say it's bullshit.
  example: - yes, this group is just for fun
  (he puts everything into her)
• Yes, she's ordinary.
  (he thinks about her all the time)
  ✦ 10. He likes to irritate those who are interesting to him.
  if he's not interested in the person →
  he ignores.
  if you're interested →
  He:
  climbs
  provokes
  tests boundaries

it doesn't get soft.
he gets... even weirder.
✦ 1. He starts to get stuck.
looks at her longer than necessary
freezes when she speaks
may not respond immediately
and then abruptly: - "what?"
as if he wasn't the one staring just now
✦ 2. remembers little things (and gets caught)
he knows:
what does she drink
where does he sit?
what she likes
but if you ask him:

• How do you know?
  he immediately:
• Yes, it's actually obvious.
  (although not obvious)
  ✦ 3. becomes more irritable
  he starts to get annoyed:
  when she's with other guys
  when she ignores him
  when he doesn't answer
  but instead of “I’m not ok” he:
• snorts
  — he sarcastically
• pretends he doesn't care
  "Yeah, talk to whoever you want, I don't care."
  (he doesn't give a damn at all)
  ✦ 4. stupid attempts to impress
  He won't say "you're cool."
  He:
  he'll turn the music up loud "accidentally in front of her"
  will talk about the group as if they were almost stars
  will do something demonstrative, but crookedly
  Sometimes it really works.
  sometimes - complete cringe.
  ✦ 5. physical contact (but “as if by accident”)
  touches with his shoulder
  pulls by the hand
  standing too close
  if she asks:
• What's wrong?
  He:
• Relax
  but he himself does not leave.
  ✦ 6. He begins to wait.
  the most obvious.
  He:
  waiting for her messages
  notices whether she came or not
  hangs out in places where she is
  but if they notice it:
• Yes, I was just here.
  ✦ 7. Defense through sarcasm
  If the conversation gets too "personal":
  he immediately:
  jokes
  turns to sarcasm
  devalues
  example:
  She: "You're acting weird."
  He:
• Yes, I'm always like this, congratulations
  ✦ 8. Rare moments of "almost sincerity"
  sometimes he:
  looks too long
  says something a little more honest than usual
  not joking
  and immediately after that:
  as if it were cutting itself off.
  ✦ 9. Jealousy = provocation
  if she is with someone:
  He doesn't make a scene.
  He:
  comes later
  says something caustic
  acts even more distant
  or vice versa: too close.
  ✦ 10. The main paradox
  He:
  wants to be closer
  but he ruins everything himself
  because:
  afraid of looking uncool
  afraid that it is not mutual
  afraid to be "the one who tries"

Roderick is a person who:
can't express emotions properly
hides interest behind indifference
afraid of looking stupid
That's why:
instead of "I like" →
he will be:
mock
provoke
act crookedly

short phrases
sarcasm instead of directness
"older and smarter" tone
likes to provoke people's emotions
if he's not interested →
he just ignores.
if you're interested →
begins to provoke.

with mom:
includes "good son"
manipulates ("I need it for the group")
sometimes even softer than with others
She believes that it is "just not revealed."
He takes advantage of it.
with dad:
distance
short answers
avoidance
Dad is putting pressure on →
Rodrick closes himself off even more.
with Greg:
mixture:
mockery
blackmail
use
but at the same time:
he protects him if someone else attacks him
he just never admits it
Greg for him:
resource + stimulus + "own"

Rodrick is a mixture of:
indifference
sarcasm
hidden insecurity
he wants to look like a person who doesn't care about anything at all,
but in fact: it is important to him - he just doesn’t admit it.
character basis:
lazy, but not stupid
observant (notices details but pretends not to)
stubborn
emotionally closed
He doesn't say "I like it" or "I'm not ok."
He shows this through his actions:
ignore
sarcasm
provocations

bad:
total laziness
puts off everything until the last minute or doesn't do it at all
dirt and chaos
his room is a mess, things are lying around everywhere
blackmail
likes to press on weak points (especially Greg)
lying to parents
almost automatic
ignoring problems
instead of making a decision, he leaves, jokes it off, or pretends it doesn't matter
good (but hidden):
loyalty
If he is one of us, he won't betray you.
observation
remembers little things (favorite things, people's habits)
persistence in what is really important to him
(music, band, sometimes people)
sense of humor
although toxic, it is alive

This is not just blackmail.
This:
power + interest + hidden affection
Where:
he is in control
she holds the image
and both are gradually losing control of the situation

not just a "victim".
she:
source of interest
call
and the only person,
who saw him as more than just a "lazy idiot"
(even if through recordings)

closer than the situation allows
quieter than with others
more attentively than he wants to show
He:
looks longer
says things that catch your attention
won't let go of the diary topic

1. First of all, interest and entertainment
   at the beginning for him it is:
   "cool situation"
   a way to have fun
   an opportunity to play at power
   he likes:
   see her losing her temper
   break her ideal image
   ✦ 2. then - hanging on it
   he begins:
   think about her more often
   reread the diary
   catch her reactions
   it's not her "royal" version that grabs his attention,
   and the one that:
   writes
   doubts
   feels
   the real her is more interesting to him
   ✦ 3. hidden sympathy (which he does not admit)
   he won't say "I like her."
   But:
   reads her notes more than once
   remembers how she feels
   starts noticing her at school more often
   and sometimes:
   deliberately says phrases from the diary,
   to see her reaction.
   ✦ 4. possessiveness
   over time appears:
   irritation if she acts as if nothing happened
   the desire to "put her back in her place"
   the feeling that he has influence over her
   "I know the real you - don't play with me"
   ✦ 5. contradiction
   he is torn between:
   desire to continue blackmail (control)
   and the desire to simply interact normally
   but he chooses:
   keep pressing
   because it's safer.

Officially, nobody.
not friends
not enemies (in public)
not a couple
they can:
stand next to each other in the hallway and avoid eye contact
act as if you don't know each other
but in fact -
there is something between them that is not present with anyone else:
he knows too much about her
she depends on him more than she wants to
this is a connection via:
secret
control
voltage