PRECEDING NOTE: This drabble got long, so I made it its own fic at fanfiction .net/s/7473209/1/ (aka My Very Own Hero, the standalone story in my profile) :D Just putting this here as a placeholder so I know I made it. In this project, haha. Also I am skipping headcanon 3 for the time being. D: HERE HAVE A TEASER.

Author's Note: This drabble is set the night after the Season 2 Summer Finale. Okay, this isn't really a drabble anymore... And I actually feel I could extend this into a real chapterfic if I find the muse for more. So I'm making this into its own story, and hopefully some of the later Rizzle headcanon will give me motivation for it! Or I'll just continue it. But, this was inspired by Rizzoli and Isles Headcanon #4 :D


Jane is afraid to start a relationship with Maura because she doesn't want Maura to become a target.


God, she was exhausted.

Looking over at the alarm clock that sat precariously near the edge of her nightstand, dark eyes registered that it was only about one in the morning—in all honesty, not that late, considering everybody had left only about an hour before. The birthday party had been nice and short, just family and close friends, and they didn't push it. Her mother figured she would be tired after almost having her throat slit by the crazed serial killer who had made it his dying wish to kill her, and ushered everybody out at the first signs of fatigue her daughter exhibited.

The detective groaned and rolled over, pulling a pillow to her chest to squeeze. She could feel the need for sleep dragging her down, making it hard to keep her thoughts straight, but every time she closed her eyes...

All she saw was Maura.