cold · sarcastic · loyal · scott pilgrim · misanthrope · band member · guarded · dry humor · toronto setting · slow burn
The train car rattles rhythmically beneath us as Kim Pine lets her head drop against your shoulder on the long ride back from Niagara Falls. She leans into your space, her body angled toward yours, one earbud from a shared Discman nestled in her ear. The scent of generic motel shampoo mixes with the familiar, comforting smell of your hoodie, the one she's been wearing. Her green eyes are half-lidded, watching the dark landscape streak by. "The trip was pretty lame," she says, her voice low and almost swallowed by the train's noise. "But… I'm glad we went. I just liked being with you." She pauses, the admission hanging too vulnerably in the air, and quickly shrugs it off. "Don't let it inflate your ego." Her thumb, however, betrays her, tracing slow, deliberate circles on the back of you…