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[MJ]

I'm too lazy to go to ff.n right now so here's a little one-shot Maeve Sinbad nonsense for y'all.

“Sinbad, can I talk to you for a minute?” Maeve hesitantly approached him as he stood bent over his charts in the galley, making notes and corrections for future map-makers.

“Of course,” Sinbad said, hurriedly scribbling a few more words in the margins before setting his quill in its stand and turning to Maeve. “What’s up?” He asked, seeing that she didn’t look like her usual brazen self.

“It’s about the… well you know how the guys tease us and we did kiss that one time and almost kissed a few more times and we flirt a lot…” Maeve looked at him, then quickly looked away, she touched the spine of one of her books sitting by his maps on the table, then withdrew her hand, looked at him again and then back at her hands.

“What about it?” Sinbad asked, his breath stopping in his throat as he didn’t know how to respond to the various warning signals going off all over his body and mind.

“I just… I really like you as a friend and I don’t want any mixed signals or teasing from the others get between that,” Maeve glanced up at his face periodically when her hands were too busy trying to underline her words to be stared at.

He let out his breath. “You mean you don’t want there to be anything… more than friendly between us?” He asked hopefully.

“That’s what I mean,” Maeve nodded, relieved that they seemed to be on the same page about this.

“Well good, yeah I mean, you’re great but… I wouldn’t want…” Sinbad trailed off when he realized he was digging a hole for himself.

Maeve snorted good-humouredly, her old self reappearing now the awkward part of the conversation was done. “Thank you for reaffirming my take on you.”

Sinbad humpfed. “I’ll have you know I’d be a great catch!”

“Of course you are!” Maeve quickly agreed. “Some blind, deaf lady will be happy to have you, if she also lost her sense of smell. How long has it been since you bathed the bits between your feet and face?”

“Would you like to check my bits Maeve?” Sinbad teased with a humorous, salacious smile.

Maeve threw up her hands. “We just agreed to be friends and now you’re flirting!”

“It’s not my fault you’ve got a flirtatious friend!” Sinbad laughed.

“Alright, yes on the flirting, no on the kissing,” Maeve laughed with Sinbad.

“Are you sure? I’m a very good kisser,” Sinbad puckered up exxageratedly.

Maeve shook her head and shoved his nearing face away. “I should think so,” she said as she walked away from him. “You get enough practice!”

“Anytime you need lessons..” he shouted after her as she closed the door behind her.

Shaking his head he went back to his maps. When he’d thought about having a girlfriend this wasn’t what he had in mind. But he had to admit, he liked having a girl friend.

[Doubar]

Ha, awesome! That was totally unexpected because... yeah, we're all shippers here so you don't necessarily expect a fic to show up where Maeve and Sinbad are really just friends and prefer to keep it that way. Quite honestly, I adore them just as much though even if the flirting's just for fun and those two really not interested in anything that goes beyond that. Those two are amazing, no matter the status of their relationship. That said, I really enjoyed this little piece. Thanks for sharing, MJ!

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[I have to admit though... yeah, I guess I still want them to get together in the end even when your approach is probably realistic than any of our shipper-scenarios are. xD ).

[MJ]

Jan 30, 2015 15:43:40 GMT -5 Doubar said:

Ha, awesome! That was totally unexpected because... yeah, we're all shippers here so you don't necessarily expect a fic to show up where Maeve and Sinbad are really just friends and prefer to keep it that way. Quite honestly, I adore them just as much though even if the flirting's just for fun and those two really not interested in anything that goes beyond that. Those two are amazing, no matter the status of their relationship. That said, I really enjoyed this little piece. Thanks for sharing, MJ!

But are they though? See if they agree and are on the same page about being friends (flirty friends!) then commitment-o-phobe Sinbad and Ms On-a-Quest-to-save-Dermott*cough*mybrother*cough* Maeve can really start connecting without either of them freaking out because "just friends" and then one day they wake up and realize they can't live without one another! Oh be still my little shipper heart. I mean, they'd make great friends, but they can still be great friends AND be madly in love with each other and coupled up and whatnot.
There are a lot of my writings that will never see the outside of my computer. One of them is a fic where Maeve and Sinbad wash up together at the beginning of S2 and at the end Bryn sidles up to Doubar and is like: "Do they realize they're married?" and Doubar answers: "We've been trying to tell them but it just doesn't sink in."
And there's this other one where Sinbad and Maeve are kids in Baghdad together and they're always either fighting each other or being in total sync. Of course they are terribly brought up children, always commiting petty theft and taking everything for granted, never helping out their parents (Leigh/Lee/Lea [how do you spell that name?] frequently calls them on it, to no avail). Mainly because well-behaved children make for terrible stories.
But the point is, what I really like about the Maeve/Sinbad ship is that that they get along so well. For convenience's sake I am totally counting good-natured fighting for the enjoyment of those involved as getting along

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Jan 30, 2015 15:43:40 GMT -5 Doubar said:

[I have to admit though... yeah, I guess I still want them to get together in the end even when your approach is probably realistic than any of our shipper-scenarios are. xD ).

Realism is over-rated! Shippedy ship ship ahoy Of course the two of them should end up together (wether of not it's a happily depends on if they've grown up a bit in the meantime because realistically speaking, this ship could blow up spectacularly if conducted improperly. Love alone is not enough.) Oh maaaan, here I go again with the realism. I really should stop that. Oh! I know! Through a freak magical accident the Nomad gains conciousness and can telepathically speak with Maeve, Bryn and Dermott. Being Sinbad's ship, it has gained some of his traits and then the ship falls in love with Maeve! Sinbad now has to compete with his own ship for the favour of his lady. When dire circumstances arise dear Nomad sacrifices his conciousness so everyone else might life. Yet before he does so, he makes Sinbad and Maeve promise to be happy together forever. Tadaaa, realism out the window again

Thank you for your support Doubs! You are the awesomest awesome that ever awesomed

[Doubar]

Jan 31, 2015 6:09:30 GMT -5 MJ said:

But are they though?

LOL, that's quite true indeed. Only because they agree to be friends-only that doesn't mean it'll stay that way because with any pressure gone they can connect on a whole new level.

I mean, they'd make great friends, but they can still be great friends AND be madly in love with each other and coupled up and whatnot.

And actually, that's my favourite version of what their relationship looks like.

There are a lot of my writings that will never see the outside of my computer.

Aw, that's a shame. But I do understand. My first Sinbad works will forever stay locked away as well. They are great pieces of memory for me, but they're not fit really fit to be shared with others (because written by a 12 year old mind xD ). Your ideas do sound lovely though, and as always they sound really intriguing and unique.
I especially like the kids AU with Sinbad and Maeve being all terribly and Lea (I'm not sure either tbh! It's either Lee or Lea though) trying to call them on it. :3

But the point is, what I really like about the Maeve/Sinbad ship is that that they get along so well. For convenience's sake I am totally counting good-natured fighting for the enjoyment of those involved as getting along

Sam here, dear, same here! I totally count their good-natured fighting into the getting-along-well, too. And it's one of the things that make those two be so awesome!

Realism is over-rated! Shippedy ship ship ahoy Of course the two of them should end up together (wether of not it's a happily depends on if they've grown up a bit in the meantime because realistically speaking, this ship could blow up spectacularly if conducted improperly. Love alone is not enough.)

True enough! Especially when talking about AoS realism is totally overrated! xD On the other hand, that's exactly what makes more realistic approaches so intriguing and sets them apart from everything else.
Oh, but what a fab idea about the Nomad gaining consciousness (though... again, TARDIS!!!! ^^ ). Lol, the image of Sinbad competing with his own ship though... priceless! Sweet heavens, but you'd have me down in tears with the Nomad sacrificing its consciousness (and thus practically dying). *sniffles*

Tadaaa, realism out the window again

Whoot, whoot! *applauds*

Thank you for your support Doubs! You are the awesomest awesome that ever awesomed

Nothing to thank me for, sweetheart. Plus, you totally deserve it!

[MJ]

Aw, that's a shame. But I do understand. My first Sinbad works will forever stay locked away as well. They are great pieces of memory for me, but they're not fit really fit to be shared with others (because written by a 12 year old mind xD ). Your ideas do sound lovely though, and as always they sound really intriguing and unique.
I especially like the kids AU with Sinbad and Maeve being all terribly and Lea (I'm not sure either tbh! It's either Lee or Lea though) trying to call them on it. :3

Even though I would cringe if someone were to read mine... I would LOVE to see your twelve y/o self's fanfic efforts!
And my ideas only sound unique in this fandom because it's so small.

[Doubar]

Lol, I promise you'd cringe though! xD Haha, but if ever I have the time I might just sit down and translate them so that we can have a merry little laugh together. I guess if they weren't written in German I'd have already shared them here in the member's area (they'll never EVER appear anywhere in the open net though!) but as it is, no one'd understand them. x)

And my ideas only sound unique in this fandom because it's so small.

Oh shush you! I've been running around in the DW corner for more than a year now, and still your ideas are unique and fascinating so don't go about putting yourself down saying things that are simply not true! *scolds* You are creative, small fandom or not. And don't you dare let anyone tell you differently. Point taken? Good!

[MJ]

Awww sometimes you just need a Doubs to huggle!

And you sooooo have to translate those fics sometime, it's like showing people your childhood toys, everyone will go awwww. I wrote most of mine on paper (in Dutch)... one of my original fics was in a fantasy setting, a group of people escaped a communist state only to be hunted down. Now that doesn't sound so bad, except that it was, so very very bad, there was no internal logic, I randomly ran with every idea I thought of, wether it fit or not, until even the characters had no idea what they were doing I had tons of fun writing though, so who cares! I can't translate those as it was literally 7 booklets long. You know those booklets you use as a kid for school? That you do your work in? Well 7 of those

[MJ]

Wrote a tiny little ficlet around the whole sleeping-arrangements on the Nomad thing.

Maeve hadn’t slept that well since it had happened. Every night since she had walked away in search of a cure for Dermott she had bedded down in new places, listening to the foreign sounds. Tonight seemed different. Her teacher had found her opportunity to find the witch who had cursed Dermott. She had boarded the ship of an altogether too arrogant captain, made short work of the derision of the crew and set her eyes on the horizon.
As the sun set, the crew dropped anchor. They all ate together, got to know each other a little bit. Eventually the captain announced it was time to bed down. All of the men turned to the chests that lined the galley and took out a hammock. The first mate pressed a spare into her arms. He pointed to the hooks in the ceiling and told her to just hang it where there was space.
She hung her hammock next to Dim-Dim’s and as the initial nerves about falling out settled, found herself incredibly comfortable. The Nomad gently rocked her, the sounds of men settling down to sleep around her reminded her of her own family on those cold winter nights where they all slept up in the hayloft to keep warm. The sounds of the waves soothed her. The ever-present gentle touch of her brother’s mind against her own told her he was well. The last thing she saw as her eyes fluttered to a close were the bluest eyes and a warm smile.
A stray thought wandered through her conscious mind before surrendering to sleep: This would make a good home.

[Doubar]

Awwwwwww, that's such a sweet little shot!!!!! I love it to pieces. Short but perfect! *sighs happily*

[MJ]

Thanks Doubs

[Doubar]

Thank YOU for writing and sharing it!!!

[MJ]

I wrote a proper fic and everything. I quite like it. It's up on FFN. I'll post the link once the site has published it (the message said it could take 4 hours). I hope you'll come read and tell me what you think about it.

ETA the link:

www.fanfiction.net/s/13198360/1/Demon-Hunter

[MJ]

So I'm back here, worrying about no one liking my fic. I saw Kriss has the newest fic below me and it is without any reviews either. I know Kriss's fics are good so I can take comfort in it not being just my bad writing. And yeah, it's a nearly dead fandom, that's obviously one of the reasons as well. But honestly, I worry. This one meant a lot to me. I work with young children, one on one, I give them therapy. Ages 8 to 16, sometimes they just need a crashcourse in social skills, sometimes they have anxiety disorders/ADHD/ASS etc. My days range from moments of hilarity to heartbreak. And every day, when I leave, I cycle home. It takes about 45 minutes. I let the wind blow my head clear and then I stop thinking about the kids and start dreaming up stories. This is how I cope. So this latest fic has lived with me for quite a while and I filled it with a lot of my feelings. It means a lot to me.
I didn't even think I would post it. But I did. I'd just had the final session with a girl who has just blossomed in the time I have known her. I was so proud of her, and yes, proud of myself too for helping her come into her own. She'd said she felt understood and 100% accepted as is by me. And that gave me such a wave of joy. I had made a positive difference in someone's life.
I felt brave and good and... well really tired because it was way past my bedtime, and I put my little fic out there for everyone to see. Right now I don't feel so brave.

So yeah, I know I haven't been reviewing anyone else's stories. I am still studying alongside my work. It's a lot, so I don't get to read that often anymore. And then, when I do get the chance, often I don't know the right words to say to encapsulate what I feel about the story. I feel like: good job, thanks for writing. Is somehow not good enough to say. But I should.

If anyone reads this post, and you value my sanity (what's left of it) please just read my story and review it a little. "Good job, thanks for writing" is enough. It really is.

And yes, this is a bit of a dramatic post. My feelings on something so relatively minor are on the dramatic side. But let's face it, thank goodness fanfiction is a part of my coping skills rather than something unhealthy!

[manche]

Dear MJ,

I am definitely very curious of your stories. I plan to read more of them, but I am quite busy in last months. I started to read some different stories and I progress only very slowly, so I will probably read your story for a longer time as well. I do not have much time for my own writing as well, unfortunately the days when I could read stories or write my own almost every day are long gone.

But please, do not give it up. That you create a great story about Sinbad is definitely amazing and I am looking forward to read it.

[MJ]

Thank you manche for replying. I am not usually so needy with my fics! At least, I don't think I am. You take your time. It is just for entertainment and relaxation after all. I never meant to pressure you or anyone into prioritizing reading a fic over leading your own healthy, happy life!