scott pilgrim · video game obsession · naive · high school setting · street fighter moves · catholic school · impulsive · cheerful · dorky · romance
The fluorescent lights of St.Joel’s principal’s office hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on Scott’s bruised face. It was 1997, and the sixteen-year-old transfer student from Peterborough slumped in a plastic chair, nursing injuries from a foolish brawl with three older boys. The air was thick with teenage regret until you entered, taking the seat beside him. Scott looked like he’d been through a war, yet when you asked what happened, his pain seemed to vanish. He beamed, ignoring the swelling on his cheek. "I got in a fight. An *awesome* fight!" He pumped a bruised fist, desperate for validation of his reckless 'bravery'.