Ou une interprétation des elipses faites par la série : ce qui a pu éventuellement se passer, pendant les deux premières saisons, entre John Bates et Anna Smith... derrière notre dos. Traduction depuis l'anglais de la fic de Renee712 (id : 4108684), "Between the lines" (id : 8327521).

Anna and Gwen discuss flowers and followers, and Mr. Bates finds a way to smooth the waters. Anna/Bates, with Anna/Gwen friendship.

Contains Spoilers for Series 3! A story inspired by this wonderful moment: Bates: Did you eat frog's legs and dance the Can-Can? Anna: No, but I did buy a garter…

After escaping an abusive marriage, Anna takes her daughter and finds herself at Downton Abbey, working alongside Mr Bates. AU - modern day.

While in France, Anna purchases a present that she thinks her husband will enjoy.

Slight S2/S3 AU one-shot. What if John had still been granted the reprieve, but Anna and Lady Mary had taken their trip to America? Within a world of difference, there are some things that can't be left behind. Anna/Bates from across the ocean, with some Anna/Mary friendship.

A deeper look into the Anna/Bates story, set a couple of weeks before 2X01. Vera's visit and John's deathbed conversation with his mother will be explored. This story functions as a prequel to "How the Story Unfolds". LAST CHAPTER UP - Vera's Plan.

A look at the struggles faced by Anna and John as the prospect of life imprisonment looms large on the scene for John.

The letters of Mr. Bates and Anna during the imprisonment.

More modern Anna and Bates. John moves up to the north to run Robert's chain of Bars and Restaurants. With some baggage in tow...

Anna's miserable evening is brightened up by Mr Bates.

Modern AU, Anna and Bates meet at an audition for a new romantic stage play.

Drabble, John and Anna, early on. First story, so I'm keeping it simple.

Just a tiny ficlet about Anna the day after she nearly gets kissed by Mr. Bates.

Season Two. Anna visits John at his new job at the Red Lion. What would have happened if she didn't go home? Would Mr. Bates take her in? He wouldn't let her sleep on the street, would he? Pure fluff alert!

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?

He had promised her that he wouldn't give up on hope. But promises are made to be broken. Nominated for a Highclere Award 2014 for technique and A/B angst.

A few weeks after his return to Downton, John decides it's time to discuss the scandal that has kept he and Anna apart.

S01E04. "It's at that point that he realises the whole undeniable truth, the force of it hitting him like a train at full speed, as though it's a magic trick that has been saved until last for the grand finale: he, John Bates, is in love."

I figured a lot of series 3 is going to be Anna visiting Bates in prison so to that end, this is a short story about one of those visits.

This focuses primarily on how Bates's incarceration affects the household, and how they intend to get him released, but has some interesting little side trips that have nothing to do with that at all. A little something for everyone with a healthy dose of the supernatural.

Literary banter between Bates and Anna leads to uncharted territory in the Grantham House Library. Set soon after the end of series 1. Fluffy one-shot, no angst really, I'm serious !

An early night beckons for Anna, but like so many before this one, she finds that rest isn't coming so easily to her. But then it occurs to her that being wide awake in the middle of the night isn't a new problem...a series of some of Anna's sleepless nights, from DA Series 1 to an imagined S3. [Winner of 2013 Highclere Award - characterisation of Anna, characterisation of Bates]

S1, cannon untill the flowershow. What if a storm changed the way home for Anna and John?

All of the little firsts we miss for Anna and Bates, and a lot of the conversations we should have seen. Will start fluffy, get mildly angsty, and end steamy.