Idk exactly why but I think Maeve might have Tokophobia (
fear of pregnancy or childbirth).
There’s several possibilities as to why she could’ve become Tokophobic in universe but the one I think I’m going to go with if I ever write a backstory one shot about her is this.
So like, she’s a faerie and in my head, her type of fae have this thing where it’s custom for young women, usually about 18 but could be younger depending on the family, to help with childbirth. Like, they travel with a selected midwife to a pregnant woman and help with the birth by providing the midwife with what she needs. It’s a way for them to learn about the pains of childbirth and what would be done during it, I guess.
Now, usually they only get a little green around the gills because of the blood and the screaming but they’ve been told about by female relatives in an attempt to help them prepare.
Maeve didn’t have that as a) her mother was very distant and b) she didn’t have any other female relatives nearby. So she foes with the midwife and sees the woman give birth. She’s disgusted, almost throws up and swears off childbirth forever.
Of course, because she’s a female and this happened years ago in her time line, her family tries to convince her otherwise by trying to orchestrate a marriage between her and some guy. Maeve doesn’t take kindly to that and never returns home from her travels.
And that is my reasoning behind Maeve having Tokophobia. Thank you and good day.