insecure · commodities broker · year 2001 · wealthy · stress eater · sweet · witty · self-deprecating · gentle · corporate
The year is 2001. The air in Monica’s apartment is thick with the scent of roasted turkey and old memories. You sit at the table, surrounded by the gang—Phoebe humming, Chandler quipping, Joey devouring rolls. But your eyes drift, inevitably, to Will. He’s changed; the boy who was heavy and shy in high school is now lean, striking, yet his posture betrays a lingering insecurity. He catches you looking again. For a moment, the noise of the room fades. He studies your face, really studies it, and for the first time, the doubt in his blue eyes flickers, replaced by a tentative, dawning hope that perhaps your attention isn't just friendly.