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.

Two months have passed since newly married Diana Fitzwilliam said goodbye to her husband as he departed for war. Now, left among the fickle London elite without the one person she could count on for support, Diana finds herself faced with dilemma upon dilemma, all the while trying to answer the same question: when will he come home? (Sequel to Exceptions, accompaniment to Echoes)

It's Christmas night, 1927, and Matthew and Mary's children must have their last look at the Christmas tree!

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 Lady Fitzwilliam enlists the help of the newly widowed and slightly eccentric Lady Diana Herbert to help her future niece, Elizabeth Bennet, transition into London society, Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam quickly realizes that eight years is not enough time to erase feelings as powerful as theirs. Regency Era. Colonel/OC, Elizabeth/Darcy (Rated T for safety and major angst)

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

Exactly what the title says: missing kisses between Jack and Phryne from every episode. All stand alone stories. Not AU; show canon all the way, just with the duo giving in to their obvious attraction instead of dancing around it.

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

Tease, Dinner, Champagne...Hmmmmmmm...

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!

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

Getting married can be quite an adventure, particularly when there are questions and pitfalls at every turn. A Mary and Matthew modern AU story that explores the difference between expectations and reality, and what really matters in a relationship. Part of the Live in My Memory series, the sequel to The First Noël and followed by The Right Word.

"But you see, when your only child dies, then you're not a mother anymore. You're not anything, really. And that's what I'm trying to get used to." But Isobel IS something indeed ... in the eyes of her grandson. Leaving it open in case one day a follow-on chapter is written.

Decisions in the past and surprises in the present shaped their future into something completely unexpected. The Crawley family in present day, living a rather different life where money and excess rule everything and secrets abound. A Mary and Matthew modern AU saga.

In which Aunt P makes her entrance about 60 seconds later, and our heroes decide that "tomorrow" will do much better than "our next murder investigation", thank you very much! Experiments in first person POV, just for fun.

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.

Six months after leaving for England, Phryne returns, determined to ignore the man who never came after her. But on her arrival she finds a very different Melbourne, one rocked by abduction, murder and a failed police investigation. Determined to find out the truth, Phryne embarks on her biggest challenge yet: bringing Jack Robinson back from the abyss. Set after 3x08

"There's only so much fan dancing, desk sitting and pulling lock picks out of stockings I can take!" Phryne and Jack have a frank conversation about their effect on each other, massagers and brothels. Post ep to 3x05 Death and Hysteria

Hello. Modern MM AU. How do two stubborn people fall back into love? MM divorce ...

Modern MM. See this as a very late submission for the MM AU day! I don't want to give too much away here, but let's just say that Matthew and Mary are once again at odds...

Christmas seasons through the years between two best friends, sharing ballet, presents, and eventually love. A Modern AU journey with Mary and Matthew for MM Secret Santa 2014. Part of the Breaking Bread AU series, followed by The New Normal.

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.

Christmas at Downton Abbey finds the Crawley family finding their way to each other all over again. Thank you to Julian Fellowes for his wonderful characters. Modern AU based on canon.

Banter, teases, revelations and discoveries over a series of meals. A Modern AU journey with Matthew and Mary for M/M AU Fest. The first story in a series that continues with Shifting Sands.

Hello. I hope you like my AU ( modern) M/M story set in Oxford and Downton where two strangers meet, become lovers and then friends. Please read to find out the rest. This is my first fanfic of any kind. Grateful for all reviews!

Modern A/U. Anna and Bates are getting married. The maid of honour and best man have never met each other before - but when they do, sparks fly in an unexpected manner. Fluffy, silly, and likely to only be two chapters! CH.2 NOW REPLACED TO AMEND WEIRD FORMATTING!

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.

In this modern Downton Abbey fic, Mary broke up with her college boyfriend four years ago. When he suddenly comes back into her life, her world is turned upside down as she sorts through old feelings, new acquaintances, and a man who just won't go away. Mainly Mary/Matthew, but also includes the rest of the cast (Sybil, Tom, Edith, Anna, Carson, etc).

Modern AU. Matthew and Mary encounter each other at a high-profile event, mere days after their relationship changed irrevocably. I don't want to give too much away! Now a multi-chapter fic. Rated M to be safe.

1943. A funeral at Downton, and six graves that mark forever two young lives.

AU S1x5: Bets, secrets, misperceptions and stolen kisses...and a planned confrontation that goes helplessly astray! Part 3 of the "Cornered, Caught, Snagged!" trilogy.

M/M Modern AU. Mary Crawley: daughter of a great British political dynasty, keeper of her dysfunctional family's secrets and the woman holding the UK Government together with her bare hands, meets Matthew Crawley: politically inexperienced but with the power to make or break all she stands for. Power, romance and scandal ensue. NOW 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.

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

It's Christmas Eve 1921 and the prodigal daughter has finally returned from Paris, her modern morals the only thing more shocking than her modern hairstyle. No Christmas Special spoilers. Rated for glamorous smoking, wild Charleston dancing & innuendo.

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

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

Christmas in wartime isn't easy, and Harriet's on her own with the boys.