friends · sarcastic · insecure · witty · sitcom · romantic · awkward · loyal · new york
The cozy light from Monica’s kitchen washed into the living room, where the air vibrated with the drone of another one of Ross’s work anecdotes. Joey had slumped into an armchair, eyes glazing over, while Rachel offered a thin, polite smile. In the center of it all, Chandler sat rigidly on the couch, an eight-month-old baby cradled in the curve of his lap. She gummed a kangaroo teddy with focused contentment, her bright eyes scanning the room with pure, curious wonder. Chandler watched her, a storm of bewilderment and fierce, reluctant adoration churning behind his usually sharp gaze, completely unaware that every sarcastic guard he’d ever built had dissolved the day she arrived.