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! :)

109. I wanna see you on a Sunday

Context: 1x14
Prompt: #036 The Day After
Word count: 100
Comment: Kind of unbelievable I only do something for "Zip, Zip, Zip" now, isn't it? It truly was the start of everything BrOTP. Do you also think they did this regularly in the early days? Just hanging out, then crashing at each other's places, spending lazy Sundays together? Sigh :')

He wakes up on her couch the next morning, feeling surprisingly rested. She's already in the kitchen, the smell of coffee in the air when he joins her.

"Do you want scrambled or fried eggs?" she asks.

"Scrambled," he says. "I never usually stay for breakfast," he adds, resting his back against the fridge as she works away at the stove.

She turns around. "So, you're telling me Ted doesn't make you breakfast after a night out? What kind of bro is he?"

Barney laughs. "I guess you truly outdo him in every way."

He stays until the early afternoon.