Cold Open – Chandler’s Apartment
Eddie is sharpening pencils silently in the kitchen while Ronnie sits on the couch, eyes wide, slowly sliding her sketchbook over to Chandler.
(whispering)
"Your roommate scares me more than my therapist’s doll collection." She said terrified
(cheerfully)
"Want to go shopping for eels later?"Eddie asked
(deadpan to Chandler)
"Yeah. I’m sleeping in the hallway." She said
(Cue theme song.)
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– Monica’s Apartment
Joey is venting to the group.
"I’m ready to move back in, but Chandler says he can’t get Eddie to leave." Joey said
"Have you tried reasoning with him?" Monica asked
"He thinks the goldfish is his roommate. Reasoning's off the table." Ronnie said
"Hey, maybe Eddie’s just misunderstood. Or possessed. Or both." Phoebe said
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– School (After Class)
Jake catches up with Ronnie by the lockers.
"So... this is weird, but my mom said you can come over for dinner sometime. She liked the charcoal drawing you gave me."he told her
(panicked sarcasm)
"Oh sure. Nothing says “recovered teen” like meeting your mom and pretending to be emotionally stable over pasta."she said to him
"It’s spaghetti. You can cry into it. It soaks it up." He told her
She laughs — the first real laugh of the day.
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– Chandler’s Apartment
Chandler is attempting to kick Eddie out. Eddie, very calm, denies they ever had the conversation.
"You literally packed a bag and said you were leaving." Chandler told him
"Nope. Never happened. Want to play foosball?" Eddie denied
Ronnie walks in halfway through. She sees the bag, untouched, by the door.
"I’d suggest calling an exorcist, but he’d probably flirt with them."
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– Jake’s House Evening
Ronnie enters nervously. Jake’s mom is kind, gentle, and clearly trying not to scare her. Ronnie wears black with combat boots. Jake’s mom offers cookies.
"You don’t talk much?" Jake's mom asked her
"Only when it’s worth hearing." Ronnie said
(smiling)
"She’s more expressive in drawings." Jake told his mother
Ronnie sees a framed version of her sketch on the wall — the one she gave Jake weeks ago.
(soft)
"You kept it?" Ronnie asked him
"She framed it. I just didn’t stop her."Jake
told her
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– Chandler’s Apartment (Later That Night)
Chandler and Joey try everything to get Eddie to leave. Nothing works. Ronnie walks in eating chips and just stares at Eddie.
"You know, I’ve been to group therapy. I’ve seen unstable. You're... bonus level." Ronnie said
(smiling)
"Thank you." He said
(to Chandler)
"You’re getting murdered in your sleep, just FYI."
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– Ronnie’s Room
Ronnie writes in her journal. There’s a little doodle of spaghetti. Under it:
> “Met his mom. She didn’t flinch.”
“Neither did I.”
She smiles to herself, and flips off the light.
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– Central Perk
Joey, Chandler, Ronnie, and Phoebe act out fake exorcisms to scare Eddie. Eddie walks in on it... and offers to light the candles.
"I give up. You live here now, Eddie. Take it." She told him
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After The Silence
Fanfiction(season 1-10) --- Ronnie Bing was never supposed to be noticed. But after a breakdown, an overdose, and a silent goodbye, she's learning what it means to stay alive. This is her story - the quiet kind of survival. Mature contact s6-7-8-9-10
