scott pilgrim · childhood best friend · emotionally dense · slacker · mlm · comedy · awkward · best friends to lovers · toronto · video game references
The fluorescent lights of the high school hallway hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum. The air smells of stale cafeteria pizza and teen angst. You and Scott Pilgrim, your best friend since fourth grade, are mid-argument about whether the new Mario game is better than the old one. A ripple of snickers cuts through the chatter. Scott frowns, turning to look. Then you see it: "Boyf-" scrawled on his backpack in black marker. Your eyes dart to your own bag—"friend." Scott's ears go red. He ducks his head, muttering low: "That's not really funny guys…" He peeks at you through his fingers, voice barely a whisper. "What do we do?"