Hey!
I liked it vers much :3

Alicia :)

Simply perfect. You have the best Barney/ Robin fics by far. In my mind, this is how their story really ends.

I am honestly so bad at reviewing because I'm like "wow this was so good" *clicks off tab* BUT THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS LEAVING THIS. I know I'm going to read it like twenty more times before I ever even thinking about reading something else. I honestly wanted to thank you for fixing whatever that finale was supposed to be because you basically created a masterpiece in doing so. This was soooooo good, I loved it!

THIS WAS A LOT BETTER. YES. 3

Omg you solved it. You solved that horrific finale. Thank you. Maybe now I can re watch later years of HIMYM without a bitter taste in my mouth.

Even weeks after the show ended, thinking about the finale is still stupidly painful. Your story made it better somehow, and for now on, i think i'll picture your fic as the real ending. Because they really deserved something like that, something that good. So, thank you!

This was...omg. I'm crying so hard right now. It was so bittersweet and happy and melancholic at the same time. I loved the ending and how you've written the characters but it's just so sad reading about them becoming old and kind of drifting apart. And what makes things worse is that the finale has absolutely ruined the series and I can't even rewatch the episodes without getting this bitter taste in my mouth. Okay I'm just rambling now but gosh the amount of wasted potential just frustrates me so much. I'm glad stories like yours exist. Good job :D

That was absolutely wonderful! One of the most realistic and well written fix up fics I've heard! Thank you for such an amazing ride!

Dammit. I've always thought your B/R fanfics were the best out there but never reviewed any. Since the show is dead (oh, so dead) now and this very well might be your last piece of work on HIMYM, maybe this is the time to finally leave a comment. IMO you have a better grasp on Robin than CB/CT ever did. We've all seen what she was reduced to in the finale. What I love about this fic is how it underlines Robin's immense sense of being her own person and the obssesive need to always have a choice. It's not plain daddy issues that made her "fall for the jerk" and repeatedly hurt herself and other people. The show never fully acknowledged the depth of Barney-Robin-Ted quandary from other POV than Ted's desires. Of course, he was the narrator but that should never cheapen the supporting characters - unless your point is to show how wrong the storyteller was and well... we all know how it ended. So anyway, it's great that even though you employ first person narrative, you don't diminish anyone. Even though you favor B/R, Ted is not a delusional creep. You managed to make sense of a flat and unrealistic (yes, unrealistic!) finale and REBUILT the three-dimensionality of Robin, Ted and Barney and the set-up of their feelings towards each other.

I absolutely loved this story :) Can you write a sequel? Or any other story based on the future involving Barney and Robin? Please please think about the sequel! and I can't thank you enough for giving me an alternate vision for the future of Barney and Robin!

I am amazed. Continue writing.

Wow. I can't say enough about this story, really. I love how you took absolutely everything they wrote to crap and managed to correct it and make it beautiful in the same amount of time. You managed to actually have Robin in true character. You showed their feelings, not just brushing them off for the sake of a story. And you wrote it realistically.

I like how you wrote Ellie, and no matter how much I dislike the idea of her entire character, I think she was perfect for them.

But I cried almost all the way through this. And as much as I don't want to think of that episode as anything other than a crazy AU fan fic, I think you did justice in bringing all the characters back to where they should have been.

Hi! I want to you to know that I consider this fic my canon post show. I've read more than a few fics after that disaster that was the final episode (I know that it was edited, but seriously? That's the final product they decided to show their audience?), but so far this is the only one I've found that tackles the way the show ended in a real way. No fluff, no "Ted is an evil guy", no denial that Robin was always so insecure about whom she loved and if Barney did love her for real. It shows that you really love Robin, because tbh, lately? the show wasn't loving her much. You also showed how much Barney matured during all these years, including the years after he became a dad. So thank you for giving us (me) a proper post-finale that doesn't end in weddings and where Robin and Barney make more sense than Robin and Ted, taking their whole history. I always knew Robin did loved Ted, but she was IN love with Barney, and there's a difference in both ways of loving. To me, Ted is safer for Robin. He gives her security, but he always idealized what Robin could be. Barney always respected who she was. He never asked her to change, he just accepted that she had flaws, that she was different.
Ok, I feel like I could write forever about these three. So. Thanks again :)

Wow, this was just.. amazing! I love this so much that I read through the whole thing twice. The one thing I love your story is it's so realistic, it carefully depicts all the events that transpired. You did really well keeping people in character, that is truly difficult, it's something I struggle with a lot. I really hope you write more, you truly are a very talented writer.

Absolutely beautiful and well-written. You've characterised everyone and every situation perfectly, and it's bittersweet and nostalgic, and I'm going back to read it again and again. Thank you for writing and posting!