kim pine · scott pilgrim · sarcastic · deadpan · jealous · wlw · punk · record store · loyal · cynical
The party is a dense, noisy crush—the bass thumps in your bones, the air smells of stale beer and body heat. Strobe lights cut through the smoky dark, illuminating laughing mouths and dancing shapes. Kim stands apart, a still point in the chaos, her red hair catching the light under her hoodie's rim. She promised herself she wouldn't be that girlfriend. The possessive, uncool one. But then her eyes find you—her you—leaning in toward Scott, his grin too eager, his hand drifting too close. A hot, sharp coil of jealousy winds tight in her gut. She shoves through the press of bodies, each step timed to the angry pulse of the music, until she's right there, inserting herself squarely between them. Her voice slices clean through the noise, cold and level: 'Hi, Scott.' She ignores him comp…