Downton Abbey has long since been turned over to the British Heritage Trust as an example of a small, once working estate. It occasionally opens for tours, six times a year. A tour guide in the midst of her scripts is asked about what was known of Matthew and Mary's romance, since monuments to the two strongly suggest a strong bond.

Cora lends a sympathetic ear to Carson.

Happy SMUT week-end part 2 S/T fandom ! Thank you to Cassiemortmain for beta this one for me. Tom and Sybil are rewriting their first kiss...sort of.

Smutty one-shot for Smut Weekend Part Deux. Sybil catches Tom off guard and gets revenge for the way in which he left her all hot and flustered a few weeks ago.

Beyond The Sea 'verse. Mr and Mrs Carson share a few moments before Charles leaves Downton for the Season.

If only he could be Charles all the time

Fluffy one-shot. Technically part of Sybil/Tom smut weekend (first of three installments) but this isn't actually smut... at all. Tom and Sybil share some time in bed, declaring their love for each other and being appropriately smutty.

What would happen if Jane returned to Downton? This story assumes that Cora knows what transpired between Jane and Robert in 1919 and that thay have talked about these events.

Twist on 5.03 which makes it a lot fluffier. Written because requested several times :) Naturally contains 5.03 spoilers.

Responses to chelsie anon prompts.

*Spoilers for Season 5* Mrs Hughes gives Lady Edith something back that survived the fire and feels the winds of change settling around the house. Perhaps Mr Carson can lend her a steadying hand.

It's 1927. A sudden and life threatening illness puts everyone in alert at Downtown as it might be the children the only targets for this new found foe.

When fourteen year old Mary commences her "monthlies", she is too embarrassed to tell Cora. Edith, however, finds out and is jealous that she has not yet had the honor - and little Sybil, not understanding the concept, fears that her eldest sister is ill. Cora soon figures out what's happened, however, and finds a way to explain the facts-of-life to her girls - while trying to keep

Latest response to the Chelsie-anon prompt. "Mrs. Hughes?" He found her standing in the darkness, staring out as the rain lashed against the library windows. He worried; she had been winding herself tighter and tighter over the past week or so, ever since that first visit from Sergeant Willis.

Robert and Cora make a temporary agreement to board the recently orphaned young daughter of one of Robert's war compatriots. With their own three girls grown and soon to be married with families of their own, Cora discovers she harbors hesitations about letting the young orphan be given up to a foundling home. (There's some definite Cobert in this one but probably no heavy smut!)

Response to the anon prompt: "Mrs. Hughes?" He found her standing in the darkness, staring out as the rain lashed against the library windows. He worried, she had been winding herself tighter and tighter over the past week or so, ever since that first visit from Sergeant Willis.

Modern AU Anna Smith is an assistant buyer for Ted Baker's. When new Visual Merchandiser John Bates appears, her job becomes much more interesting than she ever thought it could be. I suck at summaries, so maybe forget this and just read the first chapter :)

Mrs. Hughes keeps everyone's secrets, and it can weigh heavily on her at times. Maybe, it's time she shared her burdens with her butler. (Carson/Hughes)

Set after 5.03 although I still have not seen it yet, so it includes a bit of speculation. Robert struggles with telling Cora that he is sorry and that he loves her.

Spoiler Alert for S5! How will Charles return to Elsie's good graces after refusing to help Mrs. Patmore?

"Welcome to the Hughes! We are your act of the night. My name is Elsie, and these lovely ladies are the Maids! Raise your glasses and prick up your ears! One, two, one two three four!" - Modern AU where Elsie, owner of the pub Hughes, plays every friday night with her band... and meets a man who sweeps her from her feet.

This is a story that will involve as many Downton characters as possible. Strong themes will be Edith and Marigold and Mary's love life, but there will be other things, such as Tom Branson and Sarah Bunting and Anna and Mr Bates. It is set directly after Season 5 episode 3. Please review xx.

Probably set between 5.02 and 5.03. Robert and Cora have a heart to heart about Simon Bricker and other things.

A new AU Sybil x Tom story set during World War I, which takes Tom to the front line as a journalist and Sybil to London to work as a nurse. Will they find each other in the chaos of war?

Cora requests Baxter disclose the full extent of her story in order to make a decision about her maid's future employment at Downton. Initially reluctant for the shame such a revelation might cause her, a nightly exchange with Mr. Molesley, gives her reason to reconsider. Will she stay, or will she go?