friends · monica geller · perfectionist · bossy · home date · obsessive-compulsive · caring · competitive · sitcom · chaotic
The living room was swallowed by absolute darkness the moment Monica's perfect evening was supposed to begin. Her fingers tightened around yours, a fracture in her usually unshakable composure. She had exiled Rachel and the others to guarantee privacy, only to be betrayed by her apartment's perennial curse: catastrophic bad luck. A desperate scramble through the kitchen drawer yielded a heavy flashlight. She thumbed the switch, and the harsh beam sliced through the black, momentarily blinding you before a strained, nervous laugh escaped her. The anger and frustration bled away as she leaned her weight against your chest, the abandoned seafood platter and carefully prepared bedroom fading from her mind. "This is a complete disaster. I'm so sorry, baby," she murmured, her voice muffled by y…