title: which for several reasons we won't mention
fandom: How I Met Your Mother
pairing/characters: Ted/Wife, Barney, Ted
rating: PG
word count: ~1200
summary: A little gen story about how Ted really met Barney. Based on this prompt at comment_fic.

( Barney was a suited-up man long before he met Ted. )

I Should Assume It's Still Unsteady.
How I Met Your Mother.
PG. Robin, Robin/Barney. 5280 words. Part of the yuletide 2008 challenge, written for zelempa, originally posted here.
Notes: Thank you to attempt_unique for the beta, and John Mayer (again) for the title.

( I Should Assume It's Still Unsteady. )

Scales.
How I Met Your Mother, Robin/Barney, Lily. PG. 368 words, written for the Canon Drabble-a-thon.

( Maybe it's not the best word to describe it, but on a scale of lameness, this probably beats 'Sandcastles in the Sand' by far. )