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?

Anna wakes up from a nightmare and John comforts her.

Charles Carson has become too devoted to his butler's duties, the house in which he works, and propriety in general, to have any concern at all for his fellow man. Can a series of supernatural visits persuade him to alter his ways and to effect his own redemption? Cover image by brenna-louise!

Prompted by handy-for-the-bus: Anna plans a surprise getaway for John's birthday. Could this weekend trip be the beginning of their future together?

*Post-S4E3 AU* After the concert, Anna is found and accepts Mrs. Hughes' offers to call in Mr. Bates and Dr. Clarkson

Downton's yearly tradition of anonymous gift-giving is upon the servants. Anna pulls her husband's name out of the hat—something she has always wanted to do—but what kind of special gift can she get for the man that she's already married to?

Anna and John's first Christmas together after his release! John remember a request Anna made in a letter to him, and is only too happy to make all her wishes come true. *shameless smut and fluff because we need it*

Anna and John have a conversation what happened. Spoilers for 4.03! Trigger warning!

Petite fic où Anna et Bates se retrouvèrent forcés de partir faire un pique-nique tout en se dévétissant... Quel horreur ! One-Shot. Lemon. Ceci n'est pas une fiction où les personnages sont chastes selon leur époque.

One-shot. An alternative ending to the 2013 CS- more Banna fluff!

Modern AU: John Bates is a football coach, an injury forcing him to retire from playing football at an early age. A visit from an old friend changes his life forever. Has John finally found something more important than football?

John and Anna spent months travelling on the same bus to the same job but never noticed one another. That is until now. But will they act upon their feelings?

Alternative ending for 4.03, one-shot. What if Bates went down with Anna to prepare her a powder? Pure fluff, because my mind wanted happy Anna and Bates in S4.

"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

Set after 4.03. Mrs. Hughes struggles to deal with what has happened to Anna. A collection of scenes to fill the gaps left by the show.

Set during the Christmas Special, Anna offers to buy John a penny lick. With that simple phrase John is reminded of the last time Anna offered to buy him a penny lick.

Fanfic screenplay for Season 5 Episode 1 of Downton Abbey. Sorry about the formatting. Action is in italics - my attempt to be more clear. Transferring formatting from Final Draft to Text has taken more out of me than it probably should have. Everybody's in this one, nearly.

Modern AU. John Bates is struggling to get his life back on track after a traumatic experience. He follows his mother's advice and seeks help with a therapist, Anna Smith. Can she help him get through this difficult period and ignore the growing connection between them?

AU set during series 1. Anna finds out about Bates limp corrector.

A/U following a brawl between Bates and Green where Thomas is involved.

Shameless smut inspired by a post on Tumblr!

SPOILERS for S4, E3! Vera was still at Downton. Not physically, no one ever saw her. But spiritually, yes, she was very much there. After she took her own life, she thought John would finally get what he deserved. But no, that little Anna of his had to get in the way. Now John was out of prison, and Vera was not happy. Vera sees the house party as a chance to strike back.

AU. John Bates' only way to divorce his wife and keep his company is to prove she is having an affair. Anna Smith of Carson's Private Investigators goes undercover on the case. What starts out as an infidelity investigation becomes much more and when John finds himself in serious trouble, Anna's skills and heart are put to the test.

John Bates takes the early morning train for a new start in life.

Anna. Mr. Bates, Mr. Molesley and Miss Baxter go on a double date. Prompt from mirai-desu on downton-abbey-fic-prompts on tumblr. Updated, and 1st part rewritten.