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Context: season 4
Prompt: #068 Sunrise
Word count: 200
Comment: Inspired by the end of season 5's "Last Cigarette Ever." Smoking Barney is smoking :')
We're sittin' here talkin', over cigarettes and drinkin' coffee
There is one thing that Robin won't ever tell Barney.
One morning, she's climbing the fire ladder to get to the roof for a good smoke. She feels exhausted over her morning show; she still needs to get used to the early working hours.
On the roof, she finds Barney, drinking a cup of coffee, cigarette casually between his fingers. Her lips twitch as he notices her.
Wordlessly, he also gives her one, lighting it for her.
They sit down and talk for a bit, just enjoying each other's company. As Barney goes for his second cigarette, Robin begins to observe him.
She has to swallow as she takes it in: the picture of Barney smoking. His eyes are closed in pleasure as he slowly exhales. His fingers are slender, his nails still too perfect for her liking; but the sun is rising behind him, and he looks so incredibly sexy as his lips touch the cigarette. He looks at peace and calmer than she's ever seen him. Her mouth suddenly feels very dry.
"You okay there?" he smiles, smoke and sunlight wrapping him in. She nods quickly.
Robin won't ever tell Barney that he makes smoking look incredibly hot.