Fic: Breaking Barney (1/1) (HIMYM)
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Title: Breaking Barney (1/1)
Fandom: How I Met Your Mother
Disclaimer: Not mine!
Spoilers: Just the bare basics for How I Met Your Mother, but Breaking Dawn is pretty thoroughly spoiled.
Rating: PG
Summary: Companion piece to Of Vampires and Werewolves: The gang reacts to Breaking Dawn
Word Count: 876
Author’s notes: For
jobiegirl6, who wouldn't let me forget about my promise to write this fic.
“Oh, Barney,” Lily said, as she and Marshall sat down at their usual MacClaren’s table. “You’re not reading that again?”
Barney didn’t look up from the thick, black book. “I’m trying to figure out where it all went wrong.”
“Nothing went wrong,” Ted said in a tired voice. “It was a great book.”
“Okay,” Barney slammed the book shut. “It was not a great book. Breaking Dawn sucks! I mean, marriage and babies? Ew.” He shuddered.
“Baby,” Ted said. “One baby.”
“One baby is one too many,” Barney said.
“Yeah, it is,” Robin said, sitting down at the table. “Wait, what are we talking about?”
“What do you think?” Lily nodded at the book.
“Ah,” Robin said. “That book sucked.”
“Thank you, Scherbatsky. See, Robin’s the only one of you who has any taste.”
“You were Team Edward, remember?” Lily said. “You should be happy!”
“I didn’t want them to get married,” Barney said. “And, please, waiting until they got married to have sex? What kind of message is that sending?”
Ted smiled. “I thought it was kind of romantic.”
“No way,” Barney said. “Give me Emmett and Rosalie. They smashed lots of houses!”
“Yeah!” Robin said. “I wanted to read about that.”
“You guys remember these are kids books, right?” Marshall said.
“And Jacob imprinting on a baby?” Barney said.
“Like you’ve never hit on someone much younger than you,” Ted said.
“Only if they’re legal!”
“Besides,” Robin said. “That whole imprinting thing is kind of creepy. One look and you’re with that person for the rest of your life?” She shuddered.
“Come on,” Ted said. “Haven’t you ever felt that way about someone? That all of sudden they’re the center of your universe?”
Robin wrinkled her nose. “It doesn’t work that way.”
Ted smiled. “I fell in love with you the first time I saw you.”
“No, you didn’t,” Robin said. “You just thought you did.”
“And you broke up,” Barney pointed out. “Imprinting is supposed to last forever. Anyway, I was rooting for Jacob and Leah. They would have had hot, angsty sex.”
“Jacob had to end up with Nessie,” Marshall said. “She has the coolest name ever!”
“I can’t believe you abandoned Team Jacob just because of that,” Lily said.
“Yeah, you just better hope I never meet a Nessie,” Marshall said.
Lily rolled her eyes. “At least Jacob still gets to be a part of Bella’s life.”
“Her creepy life,” Robin said.
“It’s not creepy!” Ted said. “She gets to be with the people she loves the most forever. Isn’t that what everyone wants?”
“Except Charlie,” Barney said. “He’s going to die.”
“Barney!” Lily said. “What a terrible thing to say!”
“Humans die, Lily. Haven’t you figured that out by now?” Barney asked.
“Bella could just turn him into a vampire,” Marshall said.
“You can’t go around turning everyone into a vampire!” Robin said.
“Why not?” Ted asked. “That’s what I’d do. I’d turn everyone I loved into a vampire, so we could be together forever.”
Marshall scooted a little away from Ted.
“I’m not a vampire!” Ted shouted.
“Like you’d admit it if you were! Lily, switch seats with me.”
“So you’re going to sacrifice your wife for yourself?” Barney scoffed. “Be a man!”
“Besides, I’d just turn you into a vampire anyway,” Lily said.
“Lily!” Marshall said. “You know that’s one of my greatest fears.”
“Okay,” Robin said. “Am I the only one who remembers that vampires don’t exist!”
“Oh, Robin,” Marshall said. “That’s what they want you to think.”
“You can’t use that as an argument for every single supernatural creature!” Robin said.
Marshall shook his head. “You’re so close minded. Just because you don’t believe in something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.”
“I’d make an awesome vampire,” Barney said.
Everyone started at him.
“What?” He said. “Look at how incredible looking I am now. Add in vampire beauty and no girl would be able to resist me.”
Lily and Robin rolled their eyes at each other.
“Uh, Barney?” Ted said. “Haven’t you noticed that all vampire relationships are monogamous?”
“Yeah,” Lily said. “Jasper and Alice, Esme and Carlise . . . .“
Barney’s face fell. “These are terrible books.” He slammed Breaking Dawn down onto the table. “I’m going to write a vampire book where nobody gets married and everyone has lots of sex.”
Lily frowned. “You’re going to write vampire porn?”
“Yes!” Barney said. “I’ve always known I’d make a lasting contribution to the world, but only now is the shape of it becoming clear.” He stood up from the table, and raised his glass. “From now on, the name Barney Stinson will be synonymous with . . . vampire porn!” He slammed his glass on the table and walked out of MacClaren’s.
Ted looked at the others. “I always knew he’d make us proud.”
Fandom: How I Met Your Mother
Disclaimer: Not mine!
Spoilers: Just the bare basics for How I Met Your Mother, but Breaking Dawn is pretty thoroughly spoiled.
Rating: PG
Summary: Companion piece to Of Vampires and Werewolves: The gang reacts to Breaking Dawn
Word Count: 876
Author’s notes: For
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“Oh, Barney,” Lily said, as she and Marshall sat down at their usual MacClaren’s table. “You’re not reading that again?”
Barney didn’t look up from the thick, black book. “I’m trying to figure out where it all went wrong.”
“Nothing went wrong,” Ted said in a tired voice. “It was a great book.”
“Okay,” Barney slammed the book shut. “It was not a great book. Breaking Dawn sucks! I mean, marriage and babies? Ew.” He shuddered.
“Baby,” Ted said. “One baby.”
“One baby is one too many,” Barney said.
“Yeah, it is,” Robin said, sitting down at the table. “Wait, what are we talking about?”
“What do you think?” Lily nodded at the book.
“Ah,” Robin said. “That book sucked.”
“Thank you, Scherbatsky. See, Robin’s the only one of you who has any taste.”
“You were Team Edward, remember?” Lily said. “You should be happy!”
“I didn’t want them to get married,” Barney said. “And, please, waiting until they got married to have sex? What kind of message is that sending?”
Ted smiled. “I thought it was kind of romantic.”
“No way,” Barney said. “Give me Emmett and Rosalie. They smashed lots of houses!”
“Yeah!” Robin said. “I wanted to read about that.”
“You guys remember these are kids books, right?” Marshall said.
“And Jacob imprinting on a baby?” Barney said.
“Like you’ve never hit on someone much younger than you,” Ted said.
“Only if they’re legal!”
“Besides,” Robin said. “That whole imprinting thing is kind of creepy. One look and you’re with that person for the rest of your life?” She shuddered.
“Come on,” Ted said. “Haven’t you ever felt that way about someone? That all of sudden they’re the center of your universe?”
Robin wrinkled her nose. “It doesn’t work that way.”
Ted smiled. “I fell in love with you the first time I saw you.”
“No, you didn’t,” Robin said. “You just thought you did.”
“And you broke up,” Barney pointed out. “Imprinting is supposed to last forever. Anyway, I was rooting for Jacob and Leah. They would have had hot, angsty sex.”
“Jacob had to end up with Nessie,” Marshall said. “She has the coolest name ever!”
“I can’t believe you abandoned Team Jacob just because of that,” Lily said.
“Yeah, you just better hope I never meet a Nessie,” Marshall said.
Lily rolled her eyes. “At least Jacob still gets to be a part of Bella’s life.”
“Her creepy life,” Robin said.
“It’s not creepy!” Ted said. “She gets to be with the people she loves the most forever. Isn’t that what everyone wants?”
“Except Charlie,” Barney said. “He’s going to die.”
“Barney!” Lily said. “What a terrible thing to say!”
“Humans die, Lily. Haven’t you figured that out by now?” Barney asked.
“Bella could just turn him into a vampire,” Marshall said.
“You can’t go around turning everyone into a vampire!” Robin said.
“Why not?” Ted asked. “That’s what I’d do. I’d turn everyone I loved into a vampire, so we could be together forever.”
Marshall scooted a little away from Ted.
“I’m not a vampire!” Ted shouted.
“Like you’d admit it if you were! Lily, switch seats with me.”
“So you’re going to sacrifice your wife for yourself?” Barney scoffed. “Be a man!”
“Besides, I’d just turn you into a vampire anyway,” Lily said.
“Lily!” Marshall said. “You know that’s one of my greatest fears.”
“Okay,” Robin said. “Am I the only one who remembers that vampires don’t exist!”
“Oh, Robin,” Marshall said. “That’s what they want you to think.”
“You can’t use that as an argument for every single supernatural creature!” Robin said.
Marshall shook his head. “You’re so close minded. Just because you don’t believe in something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.”
“I’d make an awesome vampire,” Barney said.
Everyone started at him.
“What?” He said. “Look at how incredible looking I am now. Add in vampire beauty and no girl would be able to resist me.”
Lily and Robin rolled their eyes at each other.
“Uh, Barney?” Ted said. “Haven’t you noticed that all vampire relationships are monogamous?”
“Yeah,” Lily said. “Jasper and Alice, Esme and Carlise . . . .“
Barney’s face fell. “These are terrible books.” He slammed Breaking Dawn down onto the table. “I’m going to write a vampire book where nobody gets married and everyone has lots of sex.”
Lily frowned. “You’re going to write vampire porn?”
“Yes!” Barney said. “I’ve always known I’d make a lasting contribution to the world, but only now is the shape of it becoming clear.” He stood up from the table, and raised his glass. “From now on, the name Barney Stinson will be synonymous with . . . vampire porn!” He slammed his glass on the table and walked out of MacClaren’s.
Ted looked at the others. “I always knew he’d make us proud.”
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Date: 2009-03-29 02:30 am (UTC)HA! and.
“Okay,” Robin said. “Am I the only one who remembers that vampires don’t exist!”
“Oh, Robin,” Marshall said. “That’s what they want you to think.”
HAHAHAHA. I WANT TO HIRE YOU TO WRITE ME FANFICTION FULL TIME. CAN I DO THAT?
This is just super excellent! Now I'm imagining Barney writing fanfiction. hahahahahahaha
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Date: 2009-03-29 02:38 am (UTC)HAHAHAHA. I WANT TO HIRE YOU TO WRITE ME FANFICTION FULL TIME. CAN I DO THAT?
Hm, that could be an interesting discussion! What kind of wages would be talking about? I'm not cheap, you know. ;)
Barney SO writes fanfic!!
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Date: 2009-03-29 02:40 am (UTC)I KNOW, RIGHT? It's canon that he has a blog!
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Date: 2009-03-29 03:18 am (UTC)I seriously think they're all the types to geek out over TV shows.
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Date: 2009-03-29 03:24 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-03-29 04:45 am (UTC)