Continuation of Episode 5x09. Now with a life of it's own.. Maura and Jane attempt to work through what has happened, while taking on a new case and contemplating a shift in their relationship. Eventual Rizzles. Also companion piece to Routines, if you want the full perspective

"Can we be elephants, Maur?" Jane saw Maura's eyes soften and a tiny smile creep onto her lips. "Please, Maura? I can't do it alone. I can't do it without you. And I don't want to… I just… I can't do it alone." This is a draft. Read and download the final version at feltknickers . tumblr . com/elephants.

Jane and Maura must confront their complicated feelings for one another when Angela sends them on a 7-day lesbian cruise to the Caribbean. Jane struggles with her identity and Maura struggles with mediocre accommodations. Will the pair be lovesick or simply seasick?

many have asked that I upload this here from tumblr. it does not have a name. it is very, very close to my heart. Please treat it kindly.

Maura goes to a conference and meets the man of her dreams. It tears Jane apart, and she leaves to take a position in another city. After being severely injured in an accident, Jane comes back to Boston, and finds out things are not how she left them. Rizzles Fan Awards WINNER! - Best Plot and Best Author! Runner up- Best Angst/Drama!

"I have a brain tumour." - The way she says it, with such a lack of emotion, such a lack of information; it makes Jane's heart clench in her chest as her knees buckle beneath her. COMPLETE.