A/N: Hey lovelies. This is my oneshot collection for the awesomeness that is Barney & Robin. Thank you for reading it means so much that you have :)
Oh and I don't own the characters- HIMYM does
Please mind the gap. Because if you don't you'll fall. If you're lucky, it might only be a moment before he, whoever he is, rescues you- pulling you up into his strong arms. But life doesn't always work like that. Sometimes you're left in the gap, struggling silently to find a way back up.
And so you balance yourself between the train and the platform. At first with a brave face, keeping yourself sane with the fact that he still might come through- he still might pull you up. But while you're trying to keep your cool, people start firing questions at you about where this is going, and all you can do is smile. Because you're terrified that if you answer the question you'll get the wrong answer and he'll leave you here, alone, again.
But at least it's not dangerous while the train is still in the station, limbo doesn't hurt. But as you wait, the question 'what if he doesn't grab me' slowly creeps into your mind. What if he doesn't notice that you're falling because you stupidly didn't realise how badly you wanted him to carry you onto that platform in the first place.
But it's too late now; it all erupts, the whistle goes. Everything so rapidly spirals out of control. You're left struggling to breathe, and no-one can hear you. And the train- the train lifts its brakes and you can feel your whole world crumbling. Your white fingers try desperately to hang onto the concrete platform, but your nails just break under the strain. It's hopeless, but you won't give up. This gap won't finish you, or at least you'll think it won't. You'll try for one last time to wiggle free but you won't be able to- you'll scream, you'll shout, you'll throw plates at his fridge- just to try and get him to notice that you're here- hurting, but won't let go- because you're stubborn. But then the train pulls away and it's gone, and so are you. Gone is the gap you once so boldly tried to cross. Now all that's left is a big empty space. If you're lucky you'll survive- but get off without scars of your failed attempt? Impossible.
And you'll never step into the gap again; you'll be more careful next time- or at least that's what you'll tell yourself time and time again. But one day, you'll forget, you'll backslide. And find yourself in the same gap once more. Watching from afar as he, heartbreakingly effortlessly, lifts the girl you introduced him to across the gap and onto the platform. And then you're left, only able to watch in silence as they walk, hand in hand, from the station together. You feel the train's brakes lift again, you hear the whistle once more, but this time you don't struggle because this time it's hopeless. Because this time, you know, he's never coming back for you.
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