#pilgrimposting

scott pilgrim exists in this weird space of characters, where i understand the haters, sometimes i am on the side of the haters (i think he's INTENTIONALLY written to be annoying, at least sometimes), but also like. he's literally cutes. he's a sonovabitch coward who cannot own his shit. when i was younger i thought he lived a really cool life because i was a kid but unironically his living situation throughout the series is not one i would hate. he's an absolute loser who you are very much intended to be critical of, and i am, and it isn't even fun stuff where you can be like "oh i understand why you don't like him, that's why i love him".

no, i like him because he is just so undeniably, unbelievably pathetic. he's my wet cat of a man, but he's not even a man, he's more like a boy. (or a girl, if that's your preference.) he's an immature little baby and he doesn't really think much more than what's ahead of him. type to hear "hey your shoelaces are untied!", say "I'M WEARING SANDALS" and run into a lamp post. what i really like about his character is that he fits into this archetype and it clearly causes problems for people around him, and clearly is a series of flaws he has to come to grips with (even after the comic concludes).

he's annoying. he's immature. he's a loser. he's pathetic, and selfish, but he's unassuming.

i think most fanfic writers see Kim as a much more put together person than she actually is.

like, Kim definitely has things more figured out than most of the rest of the cast, I think she has a much clearer view on her relationship with Scott than Scott has of his relationship with her (and i think that's because of what he did) and i think she's also got a lot of good wisdom, learned through consistently getting the short end of the stick.

i've liked you for a thousand years (well, give or take 990)

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