Modern AU: Anna can't believe her good fortune when she lands an interview for her dream job...but when she meets the boss, she's not sure whether her luck is so good after all...

Modern AU: 'When Anna Smith moves to London to start a new job, she has no idea how much her life will change...'

After losing his job at Downton Comprehensive, John Bates is attempting to rebuild his life. Former student Anna Smith is on the verge of small screen stardom. A school reunion brings new perspectives and second chances, bringing two different worlds together once more. Modern Anna x Bates AU. M rated from Chapter 12.

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

After going through a bitter divorce, the last thing John Bates is looking for is love. Upon arriving back in Downton to work with his old friend, Robert Crawley, John meets and falls for a lovely waitress named, Anna Smith. Anna is a single mother trying to escape and forget a troubled past. Will the two finally find the happy ending they are both searching for?

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

A little series of drabbles in the FFF universe inspired and shared by Tumblr friends. These are not in chronological order.

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.

An offshoot of "The Worst Kept Secret" by theglamorfades. How did John and Anna become a couple?

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?

Inspired by the song "Bus Stop" by the Hollies.

Anna's work brings her to the Lonestar State. Will she find more then just southern hospitality?

Modern AU fic. Anna Smith teaches English at Levinson Academy. One of her students is Ruby Bates, she is the daughter of the Chief Inspector. John Bates. Anna, Ruby and John get close, but when hard times strike, will they be able to stick together or be broken apart?

A series of drabbles written in response to the fic challenge, created by awesomegreentie and terriejane on Tumblr :)

Modern AU. If Anna had been told three years ago that the week of her sister's wedding would change her own life for good, she probably would have wondered what on earth they had been smoking. She had longed for more, it was true, but she would certainly not have believed that such a clichéd scenario would have brought her together with the man that she was in love with.

Modern AU: Anna is an up-and-coming cellist, and John is in her audience by coincidence. Will they find love together?

Prompted by a Secret Santa exchange on Tumblr.

'Today was Anna Smith's most favourite day of the year.' Modern AU for the Secret Santa Exchange- Merry Belated Christmas mr-and-mrs-bates!

They met, they fell in love then they parted. So what happens when they meet again years later? Their circumstances have changed, but have their feelings for one another?

After being in Scotland for the past three years, Anna Smith is back home just in time for the holidays. Written for the batessecretservice secret santa exchange for Tumblr for revfrog. I hope you enjoy this tale revfrog and a very Merry Christmas to everyone.

Modern AU. Anna Smith thinks she's content with her life, her teaching career the focal point. Then she meets Sergeant John Bates, and soon her feelings of friendship blossom into more. However, the road to true love is never smooth and, sometimes, in the most hopeless of hours, there is a choice between fighting and fleeing which can prove the mettle of what was there all along.

Modern Day AU, Coffee House Fic. Fluff? Probably. Based on a prompt from awesomegreentie. We started with a T rating, but who was I kidding? We promptly moved up to a strong M at Chapter 5.

Modern A/U - Anna Smith is an up and coming fashion designer while John Bates is trying to put his life back together while working as a personal assistant to TV Executive Robert Crawley. John and Anna are convinced by their close friends to try online dating in order to find love, but will they be successful?

When Anna goes to the Harrogate RSPCA to adopt a homeless cat, she finds more than she bargained for.

Could a series of unlucky mishaps for two lonely travelers end up being the very best luck of all? / Written for batesessecretservice's Banna April celebration on Tumblr ;)

Modern AU. John Bates, an eclectic Artist and Dr. Anna Bates, a controlling surgeon meet on Christmas Eve while waiting for news about loved ones in the hospital. They are quickly captivated by one another's kindness and caring ways, but will their polar opposite lives prove to be too much chaos for a chance at real love?

He had been gone for ten months, but it felt like centuries ago. For now, the memories would have to do. Modern AU.

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.

Anna is a princess and Mr. Bates is her bodyguard.

Life is a risky business. Modern AU.

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?

When an affair runs its course, what direction do you turn?

Modern AU. Life can always come up with a few surprises. (completely A/B, but with other characters' appearances as well)

How does a broken heart get put back together when it's been torn apart? Spoilers for 4.03! AU after the 2nd chapter! Trigger warning!

In series 3, Anna and Mr. Bates' letters are stopped, what happens while they wait for their letters to come to be sent? What are Anna and John's thoughts and feelings through that time?

In the space of a few hours, Anna Smith's life is turned upside down. Can a chance encounter on a Underground train change everything for the better, and guide her to where she is meant to be? Modern Anna and Bates AU, based on the film Sliding Doors. M Rated from Chapter 10. [Winner of 2014 Highclere Award for Anna/Bates Modern AU story]