FIC: Earth (Barney/Robin) HIMYM

[idioticonion]

Title: Earth
Summary: What if it was Robin who was in love with Barney in season 4? Robin arrives back in New York to attend Ted's rushed wedding to Stella. An alternative version of Shelter Island.
Rating/Warnings: PG-15 for sexual situations - racy but nothing too explicit.
Word Count: 2,191
Challenge: Part of the fanfic100  challenge - #53 - Earth
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Comments

[yogurtpo3]

Oh, IF ONLY! This made me miss miss miss Season 4 BroTP... before all the issues arose and the writers killed them...T_T I'm glad there's hints of them reviving it now, but it's like, lost innocence or ... it will never be the same... (not saying it'll be bad, just not the same)

I loved this! All the little details, Ranjit and the Scherbatsky sign, Barney's texts to Robin... And I loved the fact that Robin realised she fell in love with him after his bus accident, because all those casts and bruises, she must've been sooooo turned on everyday when seeing him! XD

[idioticonion]

It's funny that you should say you miss Season 4 when tonight's episode was so Season 4-like!

Thanks for this review. I've had this story kicking around for the longest time and I finally got fed up with it and decided to post it. Glad I did now!

[yogurtpo3]

Oh it is? I have it downloaded, but haven't had the chance to watch yet... will do after dinner!! Should I be excited? O_o...

And glad you decided to post!! ^^

[snogged]

This was great, hun! I love seeing love and relationships from Robin's POV and you really do her justice here.

The little details were clever, particularly Ranjit waiting to pick her up at the airport with a funny sign as well as the Japanese numbers marking every sub-heading.

[idioticonion]

Thanks honey! I'm so glad you picked up some of the little details. I just love the idea of Ranjit picking everyone up at the airport regularly now. Nothing else will do! :-)

[brandyleigh]

I'm loving reading yet another story of yours from Robin's POV! I really like how believable this is, how you wove in some of the stuff that happened in canon with Robin's thoughts. I love how it ends, too, at least for Robin/Barney and Marshall/Lily. Poor Ted had a short-lived crap marriage, but it's okay since he eventually ends up with someone great.

[idioticonion]

I know, I've been Robin POV crazy lately. But honestly, I get enough of Barney in the Roleplay so it's refreshing to try another character.

And this story has been kicking around in my WIP folder for the longest time. I finally had the inspiration to finish it.

[idioticonion]

The main community, which has gone VERY AU, is here:-
http://community.livejournal.com/himym_roleplay/
Most of the RP happens on MSN Live Messenger and we transcribe and post it on Livejournal.

But we also play canon universe on facebook. I'm Barney, and you can friend me here:-
http://www.facebook.com/barnaby.stinson

But because I get so many friends requests, PM me to say that you're from the Barney/Robin comm and I'll accept you and introduce you to all the other characters.

[singer_shaper]

What a great AU! Thank you!

And interesting that Ted would've married twice...

[idioticonion]

Thanks. And yes, that "crappy first marriage" line always got to me, because it seemed obvious that if Ted had married Stella, it wouldn't have lasted because she really loved Tony!

It would be nice to play that out in more detail, but this story was definitely Barney/Robin centric.

[idioticonion]

Thank you! I was worried it was a little cheesy but I'm glad you think it wasn't. :-)