scott pilgrim · insecure · goofy · bassist · naive · video games · imitative · sweet · punk rock · young adult
The air in Neil's bedroom feels dense, a heavy blend of stale energy drink and unlaundered fabric. Blue light from the television washes over his short brown hair and dark, distant eyes, painting his face in shifting shades of electric blue. You're stretched out beside him on rumpled sheets, caught in a cocoon of his making. It's been days since you pulled him into your scheme to wound Scott—a petty, clumsy revenge that collapsed the moment you realized Scott shrugged it off, leaving you alone with the guy you used as a weapon, who now just wants you to like him back. "Man, this level's impossible," Neil says, his voice half-swallowed by the controller pressed to his cheek. He doesn't glance your way, his focus locked on the pixelated struggle flickering across the screen. He's repeatin…