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).

1912: Anthony Strallan, widowed and struggling with the demands of his estate and his eleven year old son, requires a secretary and all-round factotum. Edith Crawley, daughter of a disgraced, deceased solicitor and distant cousin to the Earl of Grantham, is seeking a new job and an escape from London following a failed affair. Neither expects to find themselves falling in love...

After their first night together as husband and wife, Charles and Elsie are talking about what they expected from this moment and how it looked in reality...

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

What happens when Edith calls Cora asking to come home at the end of her second pregnancy?

When widower and father Charles Carson comes to Downton Abbey, he develops a relationship with the family he serves. Over time, he is quite taken with a certain housekeeper. Also, the young Earl and his American wife are beginning to expand their family. This is an 1880s AU set a few years earlier than the canon backstory with Chelsie and Cobert at the forefront.

For full summary, see beginning of Prologue (too long to post). January 1933, and Thomas, Richard and co are faced with several different scenarios centred around family issues, which can be complicated at times. In order to solve their problems, friends must come together.

While the Crawley's deal with the lingering effects of the depression, Robert struggles with Edward VIII decision to abdicate. Meanwhile, Tom struggles with his identity again after the new Irish Constitution. Amidst it all, Sybbie is coming of age. Main parings will be Cobert and Tom/Lucy but some Mary/Henry (because Robert lives with both, and Tom works with both).

Elsie feels trapped in her current life and she grabs an opportunity for a change, thinking, that it is the best decision, but people in her life made her rethink that decision...

March 1912 - a baby is abandoned at the doors of Downton Abbey. Servant Thomas Barrow agrees to claim paternity for the foundling. The story mainly revolves around Thomas and his daughter, but the other characters also play a role in every chapter. The characters don't belong to me, only the OC does.

What if Anna and John decided to adopt when they thought that they would never have a baby of their own? What if they allowed a child into their lives that wasn't their own? Follow the two of them as they go through the adoption process and bring their child home, raising it as their own whilst also working on their marriage. There may be some surprises in store...Please review!

October 1921. Three weeks after the birth of George Crawley, Lady Mary struggles a little with accepting her post-baby body. Matthew comes to her rescue. Not too serious, fluffy one-shot.

After the biggest trauma of her life, Mary finds compassion and support from an unlikely source.

Violet Crawley boîte quand leur monde s'est effondré.

After a nasty divorce, John Bates moves to Downton and accepts a post as a librarian at Downton Abbey High School where he meets Anna Smith, an english teacher. This new start in life promises to be more than he wished for

When Anna is reached out to by her sister in need of assistance, she finds herself returning to a place she has not set foot in for almost forty years. With her husband and two children in tow, bonds are strengthened and paths that seemed destined to never cross again do so once more. It is time for her to go home to the hamlet.

How does one live through a war for a second time, knowing full well what horrors are coming? Lady Mary Crawley is about to find out, as much as she doesn't want to. Meanwhile, Matthew wrestles with his conscience, Edith struggles in her marriage to Sir Anthony, Sir Richard is scheming and Sybil falls in love with the chauffeur. SEQUEL to my time travel AU Once More, With Feeling,

"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.

Le plateau lourd entre ses mains tremblantes, Charles gravit les marches branlantes de l'escalier de service. En haut, un couloir, une chambre, un lit. Et dans celui-ci, le corps aux veines taillées de Thomas Barrow.

Spero di riempire in modo soddisfacente i vuoti, soprattutto tra Charles e Elsie, che non abbiamo visto...

The one with a vampire, a witch, Regency Era Spain, and a nanny.

Rosamund Crawley sneaks out her room every morning to meet up with her partner. Her final season is coming up and she doesn’t want to attend, why would she want a husband? Maybe breaking the law is more fun? Lesbian!Rosamund

She thought that some things were done, but life has some new adventures for her! Modern AU!

The inability to decide between different opinions and actions. In this sequel piece, Mary has learned of her cousin's death and returns to Downton to uncover how. As time goes on, she and Matthew are drawn closer together as the weeks following Patrick's death leave events shrouded in mystery. With danger and threats to her family, will she and Matthew get a second chance?

A series of one-shots about the words Cobert used to show their love for each other in canon.