"Late at night he'll come to me & he'll tell me I'm alone, don't you think I don't already know." A Laura Marling lyric to describe the mood! One shot, spoilers, mourning Mary...

Matthew arrives at Downton after missing for a few days and joins Mary in a duet during the concert for the soldiers. Matthew, being the lovesick puppy that he is, does not want to leave Downton to see Lavinia in London, so when Mary suggests he stay at Downton, Matthew leaps at the opportunity. AU from Sx04.

Years later, he still dreams of her.

1x03 AU. Evelyn decides to go to bed at a really inopportune time for Mr. Pamuk.

Mrs. Patmore challenges Mrs. Hughes one evening shortly before Valentine's Day. Will she accept the challenge and tell Mr. Carson how she feels about him? Born of a prompt from chelsie-anon on Tumblr. Perhaps a little silly, but since the prompt includes Mrs. Patmore and Mrs. Hughes giggling over glasses of port, some silliness is presumably allowable.

""What have you got there?" George jumped as he heard his mother's voice behind him and he stuffed the items back in the drawer." George finds something he shouldn't have done prompting a surprise reaction from Mary. Post-CS fic. Spoilers if you've not seen that. Mary/George bonding. Hints of Mary/Matthew.

things take a dark turn one night as Elsie heads back from Ripon

Retirement for the Carson's

AU Canon divergence from 1x03. What if Mr. Pamuk hadn't been able to gain access to Mary's room that night?

... you let them go. And that's exactly what she did. Let him pass her by and he courted a younger, more beautiful woman. He loved this woman. But what happens to the people like her? Do the eventually die from suffering? Will Elsie Hughes ever get a happy ending? Unlikely. A new housemaid has taken a fancy to Mr. Carson. Leaving Mrs. Hughes to wonder where on Earth did it go wrong

Jimmy comes to terms with some things, as Thomas resigns himself to others.

On their first return to Downton after their marriage, Sybil and Tom find that the promises of the past are still very relevant in the present. *ONE-SHOT / BIRTHDAY FIC FOR PIPER*

In which Mary becomes much more inclined to black than she ever thought she would.

AU one-shot in which Tom and Sybil are not forced to leave Ireland, and Cora travels to Dublin shortly after Sybil has given birth. Canon through the series two Christmas special.

Set during 1.03 after a visiting diplomat dies and Mary, Cora and Anna try protect Mary's honour. Contains DISCIPLINARY SPANKING. ONE-SHOT

'It seems there is always an occasion for black.' Post Christmas Special 2012. (1/1 for now. I may continue)

Seven-year-old Sybil pays Mrs. Hughes a visit in her sitting room and they have a little chat. One-shot.

AU, of course. Elsie is facing another scare about her health and she runs to Doctor Clarkson. But is it really a scare? ***It's my first Downton Abbey story and English is not my language, so...***

When the end is finally in sight Mrs.Hughes makes a list of all the things she wishes to do before she dies, much to her surprise Mr. Carson decides to help.

Two men, two kilts. Thomas is annoyed that he has to wear a kilt but soon discovers that it has its own rewards. Inspired by a dream I had where S1 Thomas is forced to wear a black-and-white kilt as part of his livery and is unhappy. (Although he did look really nice in it!)

Mary and Carson thoughts. Heavy on the angst.

Modern-day AU. Sybbie asks Tom where her mother is, and Tom doesn't give the best answer.

Mr. Carson receives the news of Lady Sybil's death and he has to inform the staff. One-shot brought on by a plot bunny from chelsie-carson on Tumblr.

AU Multichapter - It is 1945 and the devoted couple, Anna and John Bates, have died. While trying to come to terms with their passing, their children, Annabelle and William, discover documents revealing shocking information about their parent's past. With some help from their Godmother, Lady Mary Crawley, they will put together the pieces of their family's history.

Thomas' thoughts of Jimmy Kent, from when he first saw him to after the kiss.