Cora (27) is in an abusive relationship with Anthony. She gets a promotion to be Creative director at Silver Linings, an advert company. Robert (30) is in a loveless relationship with Judith. He is Chef de Cuisine at his own restaurant ‘Le Grantham’ ! Trigger warning domestic and sexual abuse.

Matthew Crawley did not die in a car crash on the day his son was born. Robert did. Season 4 AU.

Riempire i vuoti della serie... soprattutto CHELSIE. Spero di riempire in modo soddisfacente i vuoti, soprattutto tra Charles e Elsie, che non abbiamo visto... caricherò 2 capitoli ogni giovedì

This is a different sort of story- more of a character study of Cora (and a bit of Mrs Hughes) from the S2 timeline, taking place in the week following Lavinia's death (E8). It's a study of what Cora may have been feeling and a little of my own assumptions about whether or not she knew about Robert and Jane, the maid. Angst! Comfort. Excerpts of Hardy's 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles.'

November 1916. Matthew's thoughts upon seeing Mary for the first time in two years, in 2x01.

When Patrick dies, Mary is left a widowed mother. But what happens when she and her maid become closer? A Mary and Anna AU. *Warning for darker subject matter in chs 8 and 9.*

Set just a few weeks into their marriage, Charles and Elsie have much to navigate as they get used to one another, and what remains hidden from view between a man and his wife can cause as much trouble as it ever did between butler and housekeeper. And what is His Lordship up to, or is that Lady Mary? (updated description, fluff and mild angst as ever)

Petite collection de moments dits, évoqués, qui auraient pu se passer dans le canon de la série mais qui n'ont pas été montrés dans la série.

Cora tombe enceinte, c'est une chance inespérée ! Elle espère donner enfin un héritier à la famille Crawley, ce fils qu'ils ont attendu pendant tant d'années avec Robert !

Still in the midst of grief for Matthew, Mary's first thought when finding herself in her old red bedroom on the morning of April 15th, 1912 is that she is having a very realistic, but weird dream. But she soon realises that fate gave her an unexpected and impossible second chance - and she is fully determined to use it well.

Lady Catherine is Cora and Robert's youngest trying to understand her place in a changing world during World War 1. different take on Season 2. Cora is pregnant and Robert goes off to war.

Seasons change, and so do the feelings.

Five times Mary saw Tom naked over the course of their relationship.

Anna and Mary embark on their adventure into motherhood. Anna/Mary. Modern Day AU.

Drabbles set in the late 1930s and early 1940s...

sorry for the title...AU (1896 to who knows where history will take us) Charles and Elsie support each other, confront each other, seek each other out. Will they eventually find each other? Rated-T but maybe we'll get to the M

Surrounded by flowers, a little Bates family fun in the garden leads John and Anna to realize just how special their own little flower is.

I've always been fascinated by the fandom theory that Edith Crawley is actually Lady Rosamund's illigitimate daughter. This is my take on that in my usual verbose, meandering style. Now Rated M, for Marriage (and the things married people do).

Andy is a prince of the Fae Realm. He arrives at Downton Abbey in order to claim his fated mate, Thomas Barrow. Adjacent worlds. Pairing: Thomas/Andy. Warnings: Eventual male pregnancy. MATURE ADULT CONTENT

When Emma Molesley is suddenly presented with an alternative to heterosexuality she realizes that her feelings for her best friend are further from platonic than she'd always assumed. A coming-of-age story that follows Emma Molesley in the same Universe as "If I Can't Remember My Past, I'm Condemned to Repeat It". [Updated Weekends]

Following the events of 'Dark Clouds And Silver Linings', something is wrong with Richard. Thomas experiences how his other half crumbles as trauma thought long hidden, resurfaces. How far will Richard fall? Can Thomas and his friends catch Richard before he falls to far? Deep wounds need to be mended...somehow. TW war, ptsd, trauma

AU from episode 1 x 4. When Mary's encounter with Pamuk has more consequences, she is determined to still control the situation. Meanwhile, Cora is desperate to help her daughter despite the circumstances. Will also include the Mary/Anna and Cora/Martha relationships.

Cora and Robert are not only best friends, as everyone thinks, but also lovers. Their secret dating has been going on for a while, but they just can't settle on making it official. It's a race against time until someone finds out. – Modern Cobert AU

"Et cela ne sera pas la seule journée. Je te le jure. Nous la connaîtrons, elle et tant d'autres. Dans deux jours, ces journées de bonheur seront de nouveau à nous." ou Anna et Bates rêvent du jour où ce dernier sera libéré.

What if Mary had fallen ill with Spanish flu, after the dance in the hall, instead of Lavinia? Quite a lot of angst. AU from 2X08 onwards.