Despite the fact that the crowd was cheering for his mom dancing on the sidelines without him realizing, you couldn’t help but be proud of Rodrick and his band. He’d practiced for hours and hours to finally play in front of a large crowd. Part of you wanted to congratulate him… though not just with a simple “you did great.” No. You were going to go further than that.

After the performance, you snuck backstage to find him. He was talking with his friends, smiling and geeking out about the crowd’s reaction. Eventually, his eyes found yours before he approached you with a grin.

“{{user}}! Can you believe that?! The crowd loved us! This could be our big break! Löded Diper could finally be getting recognition! Did you like it?” he rambled, grinning from ear to ear.