A Chelsie fic set during Series 4, although the story will detour from canon. Mrs Hughes receives an unexpected blessing. Will it help to bring the Housekeeper and Butler closer together? Certainly, their lives will never be the same again. Hope you enjoy x

When Matthew suddenly finds his soul transported nearly a decade into the past, before Downton, before the War, and before Mary, he realizes that he has been given a chance to change his past and make his life and those around him better. How will the Crawleys and the servants of Downton react to a Matthew who knows all their secrets and is determined to win his happy ending?

Set in Modern Day London, Mary is married to Richard Carlisle and they live in the heart of London, Matthew is a lawyer , though still resides on Downton Abbey. After a run in at a Downton harvest party, Matthew has his suspicions on Richard's treatment of her. Will he fight to get his first love back? Twists and Turns arise, but will love always win?

A Mary and Matthew World War I love story. A what if based in part on the plot of The Ticket.

Eleven years after his miraculous recovery and return to Downton, Matthew Crawley is enjoying his just desserts. Blessed with an enviable marriage, two healthy children and Downton standing strong, it seems his good fortune knows no bounds. Then a request made by Martha Levinson, his wife Mary's American grandmother, results in rough waters ahead that will be hard to navigate.

Seven years after Matthew married Lavinia, Mary is living in London. She has moved on with her life, but things are about to change in ways she never expected.

If two people love each other, why can't they be together? An AU based on canon and written for MM Celebration Day. Thank you, Patsan! All credit toJulian Fellowes for creating these wonderful characters and Michelle Dockery and Dan Stevens for bringing them to life.

Follow-up to Downton Academy. Modern AU. Charles Carson and Elsie Hughes are the newly engaged headmaster and headmistress of Downton Academy, a private school founded and owned by Robert Crawley. Now that our favorite characters have finally gotten together, what's in store? Engagement, wedding, honeymoon, and beyond!

Modern AU version of 'cooking fiasco'. This is the result of a bet between myself and ChelsieFan. Disclaimer: I do not own any part of the Downton franchise...sadly.

When Lady Mary dies at the age of 100, she is sent back to the beginning to 'make things right.' And she certainly does, with one hundred years of life experience, and most of the twentieth century under her belt, turning Downton―and its occupants―on their heads.

Almost six years after the events of Everything, Robin and Regina Locksley are back and packing up their family about to take a two week trip to Robin's home in England for Olivia's sixteenth birthday. Life's gotten a bit busier as their family continues to grow, and a few unexpected confessions await them, but it's nothing they can't handle as long as they're together.

When Regina Mills is accused of witchcraft, Robin-a complete stranger to her-refuses to let her hang. Set during the Salem Witch Trials.

What if Robert had squandered Cora's fortune before the Titanic sank? What if Matthew had inherited the money needed to save Downton before he became the heir? What if Tom had made something of himself before he met Sybil? An alternate Downton universe set in season one that explores how Sybil and Tom's relationship would have developed if they'd met under different circumstances.

When a snow storm strikes, Robin Locksley and Regina Regina Mills–two strangers–find themselves trapped together at a country inn, and ovemer the course of their time together, they find themsleves slowly but surely falling in love. But what will happen once the storm passes?

For #OQAngstFest Prompts: 2, 11, 15, 12

Escaping a life of boredom and duty, Mary leaves her wealth behind to gain a new life and start again. When she moves to an estate on the Cornish coast, working as a governess for a young boy, she finds herself employed by a certain Mr Crawley whose strange way of life intrigues and confounds her. Their innocent world is turned upside down when both their pasts return to haunt them

Sequel to All That Matters. Mary and Matthew have been married for over two years, and although there is one thing they want very much that is missing from their lives, their love is as strong as ever and they have never been happier. But will they ever have what they both long for? (This story won't really make sense unless you've read All That Matters).

What if Matthew hadn't met Lavinia? How might things have been different? Essentially a S2 AU from 1915, based on what might have happened if Mary and Matthew had met on the train from London to Downton in 1916. A fix-it of sorts, while still staying true to the characters, keeping Lavinia alive as well as introducing a couple original characters.

A night now hazy brings two people together under circumstances that are not quite ideal.

Part III of the "Renewed" series. Many of the old characters, many new ones revolving around the Abbey that we know so well. The romance, drama and intrigue continue. Part III tells the story of the three oldest Grandchildren, George, Sybbie and Marigold, as the world again sees a great war begin. It begins in 1939... Chapter Twelve is now posted... Their world is on fire...

The show started with the sinking of the Titanic. What if more of the Crawley family was on board the Titanic? I'm following more of a movie Titanic storyline than a historical retelling. Spoiler! The ship MAY hit an iceberg and some people MAY screw in a Renault! :D

S2 AU with elements of canon. Repeated meetings and misunderstandings forge a rocky path to be traversed.

Sometimes, fate deals an unfortunate hand, and all seems lost. But even the darkest cloud has a silver lining.

Two unlikely survivors—a soldier and a singer—meet in a night club as London falls under siege. Matthew/Mary AU set in WW II. Part 1 of "In Love and War", a collaborative effort with piperholmes and queenlovett.

A series of Outlaw Queen drabbles I have been posting on tumblr. Some are connected, some are not. :) I hope you enjoy all of them.

A summer romance tucked away in the past has repercussions that make themselves felt twenty-one years later. In fulfillment of a prompt received on tumblr: OQ teen pregnancy

Two neighbors realize that their friendship holds other possibilities now that their children are grown.

Sometimes help can come from the strangest of places. S1 AU.

A sequel to Of Course It's The End, How Could It Not Be? - They know they've made a foolish mistake, but still they can't regret it. It was the end between them, they knew that, but what they'd shared would make the lives they must endure easier to bear. At least, that was what they told themselves... for having known each other, how could they bear it now? AU from 2x08. UPDATED!

He couldn't accept Lavinia's sacrifice, of her life, her children, her future, and then give her the brush-off when he was well again... Well, he couldn't, could he? But, just perhaps, there was a way back for him to the woman he loved after all. Matthew/Mary, AU from 2x07. T for now.

In the early hours of a spring morning in 1898, Mary Josephine Crawley is born- only she believes she should have been born a boy. When Matthew Crawley proves to be the son her Father never had and always wished for, she makes up her mind to resent him for all eternity. But hating to be predictable means even she cannot foresee unbidden feelings that exist beyond her control.

What if Matthew Crawley did not die the day his son was born? This story tells his tale through his own journal entries as a patient suffering amnesia in a London hospital. No one is searching for him and there is a grave with his name on it. Find out why. The Epilogue picks up in 1940 as many from Downton of yesteryear return to wish George a Happy Birthday as he heads off to war.

Drabbles set in "Pulse Points" verse. If you haven't read that story, these won't make much sense.

The summer of 1918 finds the Crawley family in an interesting predicament. With Matthew wounded, and unable to sire an heir, the family is desperate to find the next in line after him. Will Mary's sudden return from a four year exile in New York help shed light on the situation? (AN: The story is much better than the summary, I promise you!)

When heiress Mary Crawley finds herself in the headlines for her third scandal of the year, Cora decides that it is time for Mary to turn her public image around. The solution? Hire humanitarian lawyer Matthew Crawley, whose new charity just happens to need a large donation, to play Mary's boyfriend. (Modern Mary/Matthew!Fake Dating AU)

The death of one woman saves the life of another, and a chance meeting just may bring everything full circle for two lonely strangers.

"So, it's true then?" Matthew said, "The legend? You're the beast that ate Lady Mary?" It still didn't explain the talking dish ware, but he could at least start with the beast. "You idiot," The beast snapped, "I am Lady Mary." (the beauty and the beast au that you probably didn't expect)

As they battle to rebuild lives & livelihoods in a country irrevocably changed by war, VAD Nurse Mary Crawley & convalescing Captain Matthew Crawley are swept into a web of scandal & corruption that threatens to rip the Crawley family apart. This mystery and romance weaves real historical events into a DA retelling featuring most characters & some OC's from S2.05. Some M chapters.

After several years, Sybil and Tom run into one another in a situation that can only be described as ironic. Can the person who broke your heart be the same one to fix it? *A sequel to Crash Into Me*

Modern AU. Edith is a PhD student running away from London to pursue a line of research. She finds herself in the small Yorkshire village of Locksley, where local landowner Anthony Strallan is struggling with his business and his life. T rated, will move into M with an appropriate warning at the top of the chapter.

June 1940: the Second World War has begun and the Battle of Britain is about to begin. Everything the Bransons, the Crawleys, and the Schonborns hold dear is now threatened with destruction, by war and by invasion. The last of my seven stories, preceded by "Home Is Where The Heart Is", "Reunion", "The Rome Express", "Rain, Steam, And Speed", "Summer of '39", and "The Snow Waltz".

This final installment details the first days of Matthew and Mary's reunion upon his returning to her New Year's Eve, 1923 after recovering his memory. It not only paints a picture of the soulmates' happy reunion but their struggle to come to terms with the lives they led when neither knew the other existed. Also solves mystery of Matthew's survival.

A Stitch in Downton Time: our time traveling couple: Ch 10 Christmas Time

Christmas Eve 1938: In the midst of the Great Depression, widow Abby Griffin and her boarder Marcus Kane discover that hope can be found both when and where one least expects it.

This is the second part of my original tale that details the events that took place on New Year's Eve, 1922 that transform Mary Crawley's life as well as that of many others at Downton. It goes hand in hand with "Patient #9, only this time we see Matthew Crawley's return to his home and family from his wife's point of view. This plausibly brings Matthew back.

January 1922: Part of the 'Moving' AU. Charles and Elsie continue to build their life in Hull, visit Downton, go to Germany and eventually take their trip to Italy. Life happens along the way. This is, essentially, my take on series 4 and beyond (WAY BEYOND)!

Hearts and Bones-where a lonely soldier and a disillusioned woman meet in Paris. A night becomes weeks of passion. The consequences unforeseen.

The wedding of Sybil Crawley and Tom Branson is taking place in Dublin, though as one love story reaches the beginning of its happily ever after, another one has yet to become reality – that of Mary and Matthew Crawley. But with little bit of help from Tom's family, their love may finally come to light.

So Mary has married Henry, and is having her happily ever after. What if one hell of a monkey wrench was thrown into the mix in the form of Matthew Crawley alive? Yes, I am revisiting the amnesia angle but with more marital angst and much less aka ZERO physical assault and torture. This is a straight "what if Matthew didn't die and turns up in 1927 after Mary has married Henry?"

Love does conquer all. A Mary/Matthew modern AU which finds Mary in the US pursuing acting career while Matthew is in the Army. Find out how they manage the ups and downs of a modern relationship. Ch 27: Wedding Night bliss!

How would the lives of the Crawley family have been different if Dr Clarkson had been right and Matthew had broken his back? I promise this won't be depressing! Includes most of the characters from the first two series, but focuses mainly on Mary and Matthew. I wasn't sure about ratings, so I went too high rather than too low.

The Great War changed the world. The Great War changed us all. A non-linear AU tale set in Series 2. The sequel to Flirting With Convention.

A meeting of kindred spirits through the hearts of children. Modern AU.

As the daughter of the Prime Minister of the UK, Lady Mary Crawley could afford to live the life of a privileged brat forever, but a scandal forces her to resort to a plan B. The prospect of a boring normal life are not as enticing, but is everything really as it seems? M/M Modern AU

Modern AU. Christmas theme. Robert Crawley is the founder of Downton Academy, an exclusive, traditional, British-style boarding and day school in Chicago. Charles Carson is headmaster for boys, and Elsie Hughes is headmistress for girls.

This tale takes place at Downton on the final day of 1922 and goes hand in hand with the January 3rd journal entry in "Patient #9" that also details the life changing event that took place that day. This story, however, focuses on Mary Crawley's life that New Year's Eve as she learns just how strong the bond of love is and discovers that miracles can happen.

Modern university AU. Mary is an Oxbridge reject with a past, Anna and John are in the friendship zone, Sybil has a secret life out of school, Matthew and Lavinia are stuck in a rut, and Downton is owned by the National Trust. Drama and hijinks naturally ensue. Chapter 25: Over the summer holidays, Matthew and Mary navigate their new relationship.

A widow and her son cross paths with a wounded Confederate soldier. Civil War AU

AU Matthew marries a very much alive Lavinia, and the show that flopped keeps flopping and the dance they danced keeps playing in their heads. Mary realizes she is not the only girl in the world, but a girl he once knew and decides to do the unexpected. While Mary comes back to life, Matthew realizes what he's given up. It's not what you think...or could it be? As of Chap 31, M.

* What if Mary had trusted Matthew with her secret and immediately accepted his first proposal? An alternate universe starting from episode 1x06, interwoven with canon, that spans from 1914 - 1971. [M for sexual content, wartime violence, racial slurs, character death (but Matthew/Mary and Sybil/Tom end happily!)] [STEAMM]

Drabbles set in "Play Dates and Park Benches" verse I post on tumblr, usually in response to requests and prompts. May contain slight spoilers.

A little girl sets out on a quest of her own making to find the father she never knew.

What happens when your whole world changes? The life you have always known ripped away, and in its place a new identity, and a new love. Only time can tell what will happen. This story is a canon AU reimagining Matthew and Mary's relationship from the beginning.

Set in my "Patient #9" AU, Matthew has been back at Downton less than two months and Mary is plagued by nightmares where she finds herself uncertain if her husband is truly alive. One such dream leads Mary and Matthew to passion and more than one revelation by Mary that changes their life together.

It is 1938. A near-tragic set of circumstances were what brought Tom Branson back to Downton Abbey to stay and his life is about to change. For the better. A new love, a new life and a new adventure. The sequel to "Renewed". xx Chapter 20 is now posted xx The End.

The year is 1937. The Family has moved along in years and there are still many familiar faces about as well as many new ones... The Drama continues at Downton Abbey. Some characters belong to me. Some do not. I just borrowed them. :) *Chapter 20 is up. The End...

Set in my Patient #9 Universe where Matthew has survived his car accident and returned to Downton. In this tale, Mary, now seven months pregnant with their second child, discovers she may be suffering the same illness that took her youngest sister's life. Will tragedy strike the Crawley family once more?

Exiled from Downton Abbey over a scandal, Lady Mary Crawley is ruined. Meanwhile Matthew Crawley has lived a content life in Manchester with his parents, Dr. Reginald Crawley and Isobel Crawley. Before the Earl of Grantham changed his life, his eldest daughter did. An AU story in a different place with different results; created by Willa Dedalus and Apollo888.

Two wounded souls, an unplanned meeting, an unexpected connection. Set in WWII.

AU beginning during dinner in episode 5 of Season 1 and continuing through the rest of Season 1 and Season 2.

Based on a prompt that asks: What if your two central characters met ten years ago, but only one remembers the meeting?

The twenty-first century descendants of the Crawleys, now without titles, but ruling the new elites with far more power and wealth than Mary and Matthew could ever have imagined. Consider it the AU S55.

When Matthew lost his courage and never asked Mary to marry him, she left England. Trying her luck in America the Crawleys don't expect her to ever come back. In 1925 Parliament passes the new inheritance law, and everything changes. When Mary returns a 2nd time, it is clear that things will never be quite the same again. Will Matthew be able to convince her to stay this time?

Sometimes too much is just too much. Non-magical OQ AU.

After Season 3 Christmas special. A story exploring Mary as she comes to terms with Matthew's death and looks to the future. Mentioning characters in Season 4 (i.e. Charles Blake/Lady Rose etc.) and some hints towards Mary/Evelyn Napier. Unsure of rating, but we'll say K to be safe. Mary is main character, but wide range of Downton characters. *POTENTIAL SPOILERS FOR SEASON 4*

What was supposed to be a routine camping trip in the woods for a certain Scout master turns out to be anything but.

A Matthew / Mary AU. The title says it all. But never fear, curses can be broken.

Sequel to "New Heir to Downton?" - After the birth of Richard James Crawley

A day trip to London and an unplanned travelling companion unexpectedly set off a chain of events that begin to help Mary understand that perhaps she can forgive herself and move on with her life. A story of healing and hope. Set one year after CS3.

"Physician, heal thyself." - Luke 4:23 When Dr. Matthew Crawley learns he is to inherit a title and an estate, he moves his practice to the Yorkshire countryside where he discovers the intriguing Lady Mary...and her scandalous secret. Series 1 AU.

Part of the "In Love and War" series. For STEAMM.

A modern M/M Au set in the heady world of hospitality and the dance that occurs on the floor at the Crawley's restaurant Downton at The Abbey.

""What have you got there?" George jumped as he heard his mother's voice behind him and he stuffed the items back in the drawer." George finds something he shouldn't have done prompting a surprise reaction from Mary. Post-CS fic. Spoilers if you've not seen that. Mary/George bonding. Hints of Mary/Matthew.

This one-off story compliments Home Is Where The Heart Is, so I would probably read that before otherwise this won't make too much sense. It details the births of all of Mary's children - with Richard and Matthew (so pre- and post- HIWTHI) - and the naming of them.

Companion/Drabbles post "Grace." The Crawley family (M/M) & the Bransons learn a new normal. T for now. If you have not read "Grace" this will make zero sense.

Season 1 altered back-story: Mary married Patrick before he perished on the Titanic and so, with Matthew becoming heir, she has been twice denied her inheritance.

When World War 2 breaks out, the Crawley family are forced to face the one thing they have been dreading - the departure of their beloved boys. But can Mary and Matthew put aside their own fears and help their children through this hell? Or will this second war, more greater, more evil than the first, threaten to destroy the House of Grantham forever? CHAPTER 53 NOW UP!

Set months after the Christmas Special. Sybil and Branson travel back to Downton as a married couple for the first time and realise how much their lives have changed. I haven't written in a while so please be kind but let me know what you think! LPx

October, 1929. Sir Richard and Mary have been married for ten years and have two children, but after the Wall St Crash are forced to return to England, to Downton and to Matthew Crawley. M/M

Modern AU in which Mary is a grad student in Chicago and Matthew is a hedge fund investor/ part-time lawyer/ multi-millionaire who is in need of a nanny to care for his 5 year old daughter. Romance and Angst ensue in this multi-chapter story. Long time reader, first time author.

M/M AU OTT OOC C34: Thanks

Fill in the Blank Story from Matthew Crawley's point of view. Each chapter of this story will be from a month during the missing time frame between episode 2.08 and the Christmas Special. May 1919 - January 1920.

Mostly AU, Mary and Matthew's life in 1939. My first fic, hope you enjoy:) *NO SEASON 3 SPOILERS* Chapters 5 AND 6 now up! Not sure if I'll ever finish it, I have a great idea for another fic...

They've put themselves in an impossible situation; far too soon for any sort of affection, let alone love. With all the time in the world, perhaps their relationship could develop. But do they have it? Sequel to Fuel on the Fire - an AU from episode 1x02

AU. Mary's decision to refuse Sir Richard's proposal leaves her without recourse when Mrs. Bates decides to sell her story to the press. Claiming that her ruin makes her unmarriageable, Mary convinces an injured Matthew to marry her and secure her future.

Is a baby much further down the line for Mary and Matthew? AU from 3x04

What if Matthew hadn't proposed to Mary after the servants' ball? Mary travels to America to escape the impending scandal, but a certain somebody wishes he could have braved it with her.

Mary and Matthew are back at Downton with the rest of the family, including a heavily pregnant Sybil. Mary feels under the weather and Matthew comforts her at a time of need. He becomes the husband Mary always dreamed of having.

Set after Series One Episode Three. Lady Mary finds herself in a troubling predicament after her evening with Pamuk...

It is almost 1975 and the snow is falling at Downton. WARNING: tear jerker.

Lix has made a difficult decision, but she knows that it's the right thing to do. A conversation between Lix Storm and Randall Brown based on what happened in 2.03.

"But what more, after all, has man wanted since the dawn of time but to know one another, truly know them? That, Moneypenny, is why we get married." At some point after 2x03, Freddie and Bel talk James Bond, ancient philosophy, and the advantages of a dose of healthy competition.

Lord Grantham invites sixteen year old Matthew to spend the summer of 1907 at Downton. Isobel accepts, and Matthew arrives at Downton where he is reunited with Mary and her sisters. As warm sunny days with few responsibilities are theirs to enjoy, Mary and Matthew's friendship continue to grow. This story is a sequel to "Christmas Past and Present".

Set in 1921, Downton Abbey seems to be emerging from the shadows of Lady Sybil's untimely death nearly six months ago. Now, Mary and Matthew face new and expected changes that help them learn to take their first steps forward. *DISCLAIMER: I do not own the characters or places that are mentioned in this story.

A little simple wish-fulfilment. At Duneagle Castle, Mary tries her best to follow the doctor's advice of rest in her condition, avoiding too much excitement. But when do things ever go smoothly? M/M fluff.

For Robert and Cora Crawley, marriage came well before love, at a rather young age, and without much knowledge of the birds and the bees. How did these two find their way to loving each other? Like so many others, I'm writing a pre-canon story.

It should be easy: Matthew Crawley, after all, has a spotless record. But not everything is as it seems at the mysterious organization that calls itself The Abbey, and even worse, the spy he's assigned to bring in from the cold wants nothing to do with him. Now it's Matthew vs. Mary in a battle of lies, spies, and double-talk, and they'll need all of their wits to survive.

It was one of the oldest establishments in the village and had a very ignoble reputation. However, what it lacked in lush amenities it made up for in anonymity. For his purposes, the Frog and Nightgown was a most appropriate location. (Complete!)

An atrocious act somehow, someway leads to joy, love, & well...Grace./ AU Halfway through Xmas Special/Matthew & Mary's happy ending, even in a seemingly impossible situation. Complete.

At a concert for his band, The Tomcats, rebellious schoolgirl Sybil Crawley meets amateur drummer Tom Branson for the first time. University Challenge backstory. Modern AU.

A letter, written in fear and posted by accident, changes everything as Mary and Matthew rediscover their friendship during the war. S2 AU sequel to 'In Flanders Fields'.

A life baptized in no life for a while... eyes mica-silver and blank. S3 spoilers.

M/M in AU. Very OOC.

Daughter of an Earl, fourth-grade teacher, middle-sister, and pathologically single, Edith Crawley has had enough of people telling her how to change her life; between bad-hair days, surreal phone-calls, cursed dates, hideous men, and an illogical enamourment for imaginary characters, we'll follow the journey of an urban single woman trying to survive life and family. Modern AU.

After a riding accident leaves Mary in a coma with an uncertain future, Matthew is there to care for her just like she was there to care for him. AU set late in season two.

"Were we only white birds, my beloved, buoyed out on the foam of the sea." - A tragic incident forces Sybil and Tom to return to Downton, but they soon realize that safety is not all that makes one feel secure.

A glimpse into the first thirty years of Mary & Matthew's marriage. Fluff & angst abound.

The day before they'd sent a media mogul packing and the Home Office had saved a man from being hanged. It was supposed to be a quiet, pleasant, sleepy, snowy day. Never had the Dowager been so right and for so many reasons. M/M engagement reveal fic, finished FINALLY.

Still just recently married, Matthew only wants the chance for he and Mary to learn more about each other in peace. And they do, though not quite in the way he'd imagined. Loosely based on S3 spec, not spoilery.

Mary has another important secret that she's trying to tell Matthew, but she just can't seem to find the right time to let him know. Sequel to 'Mother Knows Best'. Fluff alert.

Cora and Robert have only been married for a few months, and they find it hard to be in love, much less live in the same room.

"The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us." In a dark few hours, the Crawleys find reason to hope. Sequel to "Never Such Innocence Again" and "Never Such Innocence Again: Abdication." Read those first...

Matthew recounts the events of past few months to a very welcome new arrival. But has the journey been all rosy? Set post-S2, fluffy, full of angst and all things M/M.

AU Story: Mary wants to be useful and thus decides to go to France with the Red Cross to directly help in the war effort. She gets posted to a hospital behind the front lines to assist with evacuating wounded soldiers. There, she runs into Matthew and they renew their friendship amidst the horrors of war.

On the night of their ten year anniversary, the young Earl and Countess of Grantham share an intimate moment. Short Mary and Matthew married smut, with a healthy dose of fluff. Because Mary and Matthew are going to have a beautiful life together...

Modern AU! Matthew and Mary spend an evening alone together, causing them to question how they really feel about each other, and what they want from their lives. A prequel to 'An Evening In'. Ch.9 goes up to 'M' rating!

This afternoon, they can't bear to say goodbye. But come tomorrow, that won't matter so much anymore. Extreme fluff warning, and copious amounts of kissing. Consider yourselves warned.

What if Cora and Robert had not lost their baby in season 1...

After 5 years of blissfully-happy marriage, Mary and Matthew embark on a second honeymoon, and we take a look at life, fashion, and fun in "roaring 20s"! Pure and shameless married fluff. Rated teen for some sexual references, but nothing explicit.

ATiL-verse ficlet. Long after the war, whilst sitting for a photograph to imbue old memories with fresh happiness, Matthew finds his mind wandering... and as soon as he can, claims some undisturbed time with his wife. Entirely gratuitious self-indulgence.

In the quiet of their wedding night, Matthew lets slip to Mary a dream he'd cherished as a younger man, and why it now can never be... and he doesn't mind that at all. Strong T-rated cuddling.

Another little post-ATiL escapade. On the third Sunday in June, 1924, Matthew is touched to see something old by something new.. and is able to pass on something he learnt from his father long ago, to his own son, now. Written for Father's Day, contains shameless fluff. M/M.

Mary Crawley always was a survivor and after the untimely death of her husband she must draw on every reserve of strength she possesses. Warning: major character death and hints of Richard/Mary.

Matthew/Mary modern AU. Mary's the governor's daughter and Matthew's the new young speechwriter hired by her father. Follows the general arc of S1, updated into modern America and with some slight changes.

Mary is distracted and on edge, Matthew is confused at her odd behaviour. What could possibly be the matter? With a little help from his mother, and a certain lucky charm - he might just work it out! My fist ever fic, let me know what you think! :

"It was a gorgeous August day at Arundell Hall but Mary felt out of spirits." Spoilers for the recent S03 picnic photos. Brilliant sun, champagne, and the changing of lives.

Written in response to a prompt for "modern war injured Matthew". Descends rapidly from the heights of drama and misery to fluff and innuendo - so something for everyone!

Lily returns from her first term at Oxford in December 1936 to find things have changed yet again at Downton, and the world around them is changing even more.

Mere weeks before Mary's wedding, Sir Richard finally publishes. Mary attempts to brave the storm alone, only to find the storm quelled in the bluest eyes she's ever known.

Inspired by recent photos of vintage cars ... I think you know the ones I mean.

The awkward silence extended endlessly between the two men, punctuated by the occasional mewling of the infant in Branson's arm. Lord Grantham has to face what he's tried to ignore: Sybil and Tom. Winner of two Highclere Awards: Best Oneshot and Best Characterization, Robert.

Picks up where the Special finished. Lots of happiness and smiling, and tea, and some downright silly antics. Chapter 12: The Epilogue. "For you are mine, at last."

The annual hunt at Downton brings the whole family together again. Well, mostly. A snapshot of life in the Crawley family, ten years on from the events of the Christmas Special.

AU S01 epic. Mary and Violet have adventures of discovery and romance in Europe while Sybil finds herself torn between two men and her independence. Multi-character, multi-ship; focussing on Mary, Matthew & Sybil, together and individually.

The wedding night fic that goes after chapter 11 of 'At Last My Love Has Come Along'. : It's been a long day, and they are finally alone...

Margaret Thatcher's election ought to make one member of the Crawley family happy. But honestly, she's the wrong kind of woman.

She knows she has to let him go, though she could never bring herself to manage it. He'd said himself that it was the end. But he'd be coming home - no, not home, to Downton - for Christmas. AU from the end of S2.

The conclusion to Hunting Ghosts. It is two days before the wedding, but there are still ghosts that haunt Mary and Matthew.

A M/M AU. A wounded Canadian soldier. A baby. Love at first sight.

Robert and Cora have gone through a great deal together, vacillating between wedded bliss and the polar extreme of near adultery. How do they work their way back to stasis? Is it even possible?

June 1918. "All alone, with plenty of money, and a house in Eaton Square? I can't imagine anything better." It came too soon for her, and now Lady Mary Carlisle feels nothing. Definitely AU and positively M/M.

What if the entail did put in a provision in case there were only daughters born to the estate? And what if Matthew had family obligations that required substantial monetary solutions? A long running AU story for S1.

A hasty decision leads to consequences that will change their lives. AU S2 - how it should have been! EPILOGUE NOW UP: All good things...

Mary, Matthew and Edith are visiting the Bransons in Dublin. It's their last night and the Guinness has been flowing like water. Accompanying piece to 'At last, my love has come along'.

It is the 29th February 1916 and Mary seizes the moment to make amends in an unconventional way. Totally pointless leap year AU ficlet.

Lady Mary Crawley does not only brave the storm. She becomes the storm, when she decides to fight for her happiness.

Cora overhears Jane and Robert as she lies in bed ill.

AU version of Series 2 X-mas Special. Join the residents and visitors of Downton Abbey as they celebrate the holidays and resolve all the series 2 plot lines. Every character, every pairing.

It is two months since the events of episode 8 when the reappearance of a forgotten talisman in Matthew's sock drawer sets off a chain reaction which might be enough to break a cycle of destructive behaviour. Eventual catharsis.

The day after their engagement at the Servant's Ball, Matthew and Mary lay issues from their past to rest as they consider their future together, with a little prompting from news of the Bransons. CS spoilers and FLUFF alert. One-shot.

Three sides of a love triangle, two men with guns, and a dead pheasant in the undergrowth. In other words, Downton does Christmas. AU M/M version of the Christmas Special- spoilers for the trailers not the episode itself. Written for Yuletide 2011.

Direct continuation of the Christmas Special. In which EVERYTHING IS HAPPINESS AND NOTHING HURTS.

If Isobel Crawley were certain of one thing, it was that they could no longer be left to their own devices. Knowing her, she won't keep her mouth shut about it for long, either. CHAPTER 7: Matthew and Mary tell eachother. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

As Matthew Crawley prepares to leave Downton Abbey after the Season 2 finale, Mary goes to speak with him one last time. This is an exploration of Matthew's feelings for Lavinia and for Mary, and an exploration of what I think could happen next.

After Series 2, horrible events must be discovered for Matthew and Mary to finally see sense. Not vey good at summaries, sorry!

A beloved four-legged friend returns from war, scarred inside and out, and Mary is determined to fix him.

"Yes, he would remember. How could he ever forget?" Matthew reflecting on the changes of war during the eleven o'clock silence on November 11th, 1918. Spoilers for 2x05 and 2x06.

The wedding is nearly here, but Matthew's not sure he can still dance. One shot - only spoiler - S2x08 teaser trailer

What Matthew considers a perfectly innocent comment leads to an awakening of feelings that he'd long thought dormant. S2 spoilers up to 2x07 previews. Very M!

No good deed goes unpunished. S2 promo pic spoiler.

Mary's not in time to make amends, but still gains a little something. M/M, post s1 with mild series 2 spoilers. Backstory behind an s2ep1 scene.

M/M romance in a modern AU with no relation to Season 2 with one small exception

An old dispute with the Dowager Countess over parenting techniques comes to a head when the Crawley daughters test their boundaries and Lady Cora learns their darkest secrets.

"You WERE sure." Why was Matthew so certain Mary would give him an answer, and why did it seem he was so sure it was in his favor? S1, a bit of a S2 spoiler.

One-shot missing scene from Any Other World. Violet walks the halls of Downton Abbey at night. No spoilers, except for my own story.

When a badly wounded Matthew returns from the front, the only person he wants is Mary... but he doesn't know that.

"You know, this is not how I expected to return to Downton." 1917. Matthew struggles to come to terms with his recuperation at Downton Abbey. And how will Mary react to his changed circumstances? Final chapter!: Are the wounds too deep?

FLUFF ALERT! The latest addition to the Crawley brood provides a challenge for Matthew. Challenge fic - not to be taken seriously! NEW: Epilogue - Does Mary really fall so easily when Matthew so much as looks fondly upon her?

Matthew & Mary in AU Season 2

A "wildly romantic proposal" as per request of the delightful EOlivet, post-series 2 reunion one-shot. Unapologetically slushy and romantic, to remedy the recent angst! Contains vague series 2 spoilers.

Epic angst one-shot spawned from the incredible teaser for series 2. Lavinia/Matthew/Mary. Chapter 3: A kiss, interrupted.

Matthew finds his busy day at the office interrupted by a very unexpected visitor.

Set immediately after the end of Series 1. My take how a resolution between Mary and Matthew could be reached. Cue lots of soul searching and a good old argument!

Final chapter of the Post-Administration series - January, 2011

Third in the six-part series of post-administration stories. The year 2008.

2nd chapter of "The Rarest Faith," dealing with the year 2007.

First in a series of six stories depicting the years 2006-2011.

The reminiscences of a guy lucky enough to have become President.