She would never get over losing him, but his legacy lived on. Anna Bates tells her eldest granddaughter Louise all about her grandpa... Set in the 1960's, Anna describes her memories of the love of her life to an inquisitive little girl.

Inspired by the quote of Robert's about having been to Brancaster castle when the Hexham's were 'unloading a niece' that he says in the CS. This is my version of what happened all those years ago when Robert met the said niece.

After spending a few minutes with Mrs. Carson, Mr. Carson appears at dinner a bit ... off. A birthday gift for brenna-louise.

Some say if you love someone, you should let them go. Nobody ever said you couldn't go after them, though. A Mary and Matthew modern AU one-shot story in response to an interesting prompt. First in a series, followed by Epiphany.

Robert and Cora are sleepless after the death of Matthew, and Cora's nightmares are taking a toll on her. Will Robert be able to console her?

A story about Tom after Sybil has died.

An unexpected tragedy leads to a meeting ten years in the making. Season 5 AU, based on a prompt given on tumblr!

The Secret Diary of Lady Mary Crawley. A companion piece to The Collected Letters. The title says it all but for the obtuse; SMUT WARNING.

There are several scenes from various seasons that I have often wondered, what happened after that? This is a series of one shot looks at these scenes. Hoping to update weekly, mostly Cora and Robert scenes. Will also take suggestions if you have a scene you wanted to see what may have happened right after. Some M, some tame. A mixture really.

Both Mr. Carson and Mrs. Patmore have noticed some changes in their friend. Definitely S5 spoilers.

A lot of things had been said and written about Mr Carson, but the term 'hopeless romantic' was a first.

S2 AU: Mary has a very uncomfortable conversation with Richard, one that leads to drastic changes in their lives. In response to a prompt submitted to me on tumblr.

A collection of Valentine's poems about our favorite Downton pairings, from Banna to Chelsie, to Thommy and Richobel, and everything in between.

A collection of drabble prompts from my tumblr.

Mr. Bates and Anna both have memories best left forgotten and untouched, and they live life believing no one will ever love them. Then their paths cross. Will they experience happiness in their lives together, or will shadows relentlessly haunt them? Trigger Warning

A response to terriejane's Weekend Challenge: It was a rather slow Wednesday afternoon in the servant's hall. That was the day the game started. It's all fun and games, until someone winds up in the doghouse.

Cassiemortmain prompt : Happy new year. Thank you to skinnycat77 for the beta. You rocks! it's NY and Tom and Sybil are celebrating in their own way.

A Drabble for Imestizaa :). Charles and Elsie's wedding night does not go as planned...

How did the staff and family react to news of Mr Carson and Mrs Hughes' engagement? A follow-up to 'Christmas Morning, 1924' so please read that first.

[One-shot] Jimmy attempts seduction in the face of competition.

very short drabble series on the makings of a family (from tumblr, as I'm archiving linear drabbles) *cover image art by Anna Eliza Hardy*

Compilation of speculative Simon Bricker drabbles (from my tumblr blog, as I'm archiving some of my more linear drabbles) *Season 5 Spoilers, most only speculative in nature*

How could Emma have known that curiosity killed the cat? How could Matthew have known that he was laughing at the wrong moment? How could Mary have known that he was looking through a glass darkly? ? How indeed could they have known that their fate was determined on an ordinary Saturday afternoon in October 1913?

[S5 spoilers] Anna x Bates drabbles, one for each episode of S5.

John experiences a case of the hiccups and spends the evening wide awake in a foul mood. In an attempt to save Anna from losing sleep John insists he sleep in the other room.