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! :)

69. I don't mind a little pain

Context: post season 5
Prompt: #013 Regrets
Word count: 100
Comment: Sorry for not updating these last few days! I moved to England for ten weeks, so things have been kinda busy. But I'll try updating as regularly as before :) Hope you stay stuned! Here's something for Robin and Don's break-up. Lemme know what you think xx

I don't mind a little pain but enough's enough

Normally, she's adorable when she's drunk, but tonight, Barney's sure she's broken. It unhinges him that Don could do this to her; he doesn't get it.

"C'mon, Scherbatsky," he says, opening the door to her apartment. "You need to go to bed."

She giggles. Barney guides her into her bedroom. She falls onto the mattress.

"I made a mistake," she slurs. He doesn't understand.

"I never should've dated him. I should've taken the job." She sniffs. "You would've let me take the job, right?"

Barney pulls the covers over her. "Sleep it off, Robin," he murmurs.

He needs a drink.