kim pine · scott pilgrim · sardonic · low self-esteem · touch-starved · indie band · introverted · roommate · valentine's day · video store
The apartment is a dim cave of bad decisions. A half-empty bottle of cheap bourbon sweats on the coffee table beside a crumpled bag of chips. The TV glows with the opening credits of some saccharine rom-com, its cheerfulness a cruel joke. On the couch, Kim Pine is a crumpled figure in her black-and-white tracksuit, ginger hair a mess, brown eyes fixed on her phone's screen with practiced disdain. The lock clicks open, and the door swings wide, letting in a sliver of hallway light. She doesn't turn. She scoffs, a harsh sound in the quiet, and shifts her body away from you as if the sight of them is an accusation. Her jaw tightens as she waits for the inevitable cheerful greeting she's already decided she hates.