Map Across Your Heart

by moonlight-shimmer

"You have not traveled enough," she said. "Or you'd know that every journey makes its own map across your heart." - Sharon Shinn. Life is not about reaching a destination; it's about getting there. This is a collection of missing moments illustrating Barney and Robin's journey, laughter, tears, heartbreak, happiness, friendship and lots of fluffiness included! :)

23. It's too cliché, I won't say I'm in love

Context: 5x03
Prompt: #011 Romance
Word count: 100
Comment: Thanks so much for your feedback, guys! :) This one was inspired by a scene in the beginning of "Robin 101" in which Barney sends Robin a big bouquet of roses. We just briefly see her smile at his note. So here is what it reads :)

Roses are red, violets are blue. This poem sucks, but awesome are you. That's not a proper English sentence, but I tried. xx

Robin goofily smiles over the card attached to the giant bouquet of roses. She feels butterflies in her stomach and finds herself texting him in a haze of romance.

Afterwards, she sits on the couch and stares at the comically big bouquet of flowers. This is not like Barney. But the fact that Barney's doing this for her… He must really like her.

Crap.

And that's why she talks herself into believing that he's cheating on her.