The story goes on…my take on what happened next for Mr and Mrs Bates and their family. Post S6/a kind-of S7 (though we'll be going a bit further than that).

They all look like normal people getting their morning dose of coffee. Until somebody turns out to be different, and then much more so. Modern AU, Anna/Bates

When John's daughter and Anna's son become friends at nursery school, they don't expect their lives to change forever.

Modern AU. When Anna agrees to help her longtime friend John avoid his ex-wife and navigate murky waters with his family, she never expects to realize she's not quite over her college crush on him. When it turns out that she needs his help as much as he needs hers, will either one of them be able to keep their feelings platonic? Rating change at Chapter 11.

Anna Smith and John Bates have been friends since childhood. As they both leave to attend university their futures threaten pull them in separate directions. But will a wild night redefine their relationship?

A chronological journey through the highs and lows of the Bates and Anna storyline, with the addition of a very special ingredient...

He is everywhere in her flat, and she allows it. But more than that, he's made it so. [Spoilers for 4x03]

Modern AU. Glimpses into Anna and John's relationship as they deal with highs and lows, together as Team Bates.

A week into new motherhood, Isobel reflects. An Isobel and baby Matthew fic.

Anna and John have always felt most content in each other's arms.

Anna and John prepare to ring in the New Year with friends as they attend Edith and Bertie's wedding at the Crawley mansion. Little did they know their little arrival would be joining them sooner than expected.

Henry and Mary's wedding night. Parody. Probably canon.

Set after S6 CS. Two glasses of wine during the reception of a certain wedding and a talk are enough to start an unlike friendship - and eventually something more. Rosamund/Clarkson just because they needed a happy ending too.

Anna and John's first day off together in a long while. Written for the Banna Secret Santa Exchange 2015.

Some holiday indulgences can lead to bad decisions and terrible consequences. A/B Modern AU.

A thousand words to paint a picture.

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra." Modern AU: He rescued her in the express check-out, and she rescued him from a life of ordinary. Written for silly-beggar and the Team Bates Secret Santa Exchange. Please R and R.

Modern AU. The beginning of an affair of convenience and understanding. Anna Smith and John Bates are professionals who live on opposite sides of the globe. When they meet at a conference, things get personal too quickly, and they have to deal with the consequences of a seemingly casual relationship that neither of them was looking for. Prequel to So Long, Lonesome.

Mary wakes up from a terrible nightmare.

This little piece of fluff is down to silly begger on tumblr. That'll teach you to put ideas into my head! John and Anna, AU, not so strangers stuck in a lift. Same old same old.

Anna meets her daughter for the first time.

Anna wakes up to find her husband missing, but he hasn't gone far.

Life is a risky business. Modern AU.

Another month passed, and you weren't there yet. Slight Series 6 spoilers.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but Anna thinks a kiss is worth a thousand more.

Bates and Anna au that takes place during the logging boom in the Santa Cruz mountains of California in the late 1800s. M for mature themes. It is really not as far-fetched as it sounds. Come on, give it a chance. You won't be sorry. Seriously. Read the reviews if you won't take my word for it.

Modern A/U John Bates is an international acting sensation who has just bought a vacation home in St. Andrews. Anna Smith is a grad student at St. Andrews University. When John hires Anna as his house sitter will the two of them finally find forever?

John and Anna, along with their children, take a trip to Ireland to visit John's cousin. After his eldest daughter drops a bombshell on their faery hunt, John is determined to spoil his wife, but Anna has a secret of her own.

If God wouldn't give them a chance, perhaps they should make one themselves, Anna decided. But she knew God worked in mysterious ways.

Modern AU. Ex-military, divorcee, lame and a penniless writer. John Bates doesn't have a lot to look forward in life until he sees her across the street.

"Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light." - Helen Keller :: The worlds of Anna Smith and John Bates become unexpectedly entwined, as they both question everything they've based their lives upon. :: Modern A/U

Anna and John's life together is pushed to the limit by the arrival of the charming Mr Green, who turns out to be anything but. When the unthinkable happens and they are left to deal with the consequences, can they ever be happy again?

AU Modern fiction. John Bates is a single father, former fireman, now a mechanic. Anna Smith is a famous singer. The two meet at Mary Crawley's 30th birthday party. The Crawleys and their daughters also feature heavily...

A look into John and Anna's life as the next stage of it begins, and they welcome some new arrivals. Future Bates Family fluffiness. A follow-up to If You Can't Sleep, but also reads as a stand-alone story. AU post S3.

Modern AU. Anna is a successful ballet teacher with a charming boyfriend. John is a single dad who is going through his second divorce. When Anna becomes John's daughter's ballet teacher, everything can change. Will they give into their feelings?