Modern university AU. Mary is an Oxbridge reject with a past, Anna and John are in the friendship zone, Sybil has a secret life out of school, Matthew and Lavinia are stuck in a rut, and Downton is owned by the National Trust. Drama and hijinks naturally ensue. Chapter 25: Over the summer holidays, Matthew and Mary navigate their new relationship.

AU Matthew marries a very much alive Lavinia, and the show that flopped keeps flopping and the dance they danced keeps playing in their heads. Mary realizes she is not the only girl in the world, but a girl he once knew and decides to do the unexpected. While Mary comes back to life, Matthew realizes what he's given up. It's not what you think...or could it be? As of Chap 31, M.

After his injury and her engagement, Matthew and Mary move forward. Chapter 31 is up!

The twenty-first century descendants of the Crawleys, now without titles, but ruling the new elites with far more power and wealth than Mary and Matthew could ever have imagined. Consider it the AU S55.

When Matthew lost his courage and never asked Mary to marry him, she left England. Trying her luck in America the Crawleys don't expect her to ever come back. In 1925 Parliament passes the new inheritance law, and everything changes. When Mary returns a 2nd time, it is clear that things will never be quite the same again. Will Matthew be able to convince her to stay this time?

In this modern Downton Abbey fic, Mary broke up with her college boyfriend four years ago. When he suddenly comes back into her life, her world is turned upside down as she sorts through old feelings, new acquaintances, and a man who just won't go away. Mainly Mary/Matthew, but also includes the rest of the cast (Sybil, Tom, Edith, Anna, Carson, etc).

Season 1 altered back-story: Mary married Patrick before he perished on the Titanic and so, with Matthew becoming heir, she has been twice denied her inheritance.

AU. As war and the birth of a new heir comes to Downton, life is set to alter. With a sudden sense of urgency about life, the staff and Crawley family alike are determined to live life to the full. But there are somethings not even a war change.

M/M Modern AU. Mary Crawley: daughter of a great British political dynasty, keeper of her dysfunctional family's secrets and the woman holding the UK Government together with her bare hands, meets Matthew Crawley: politically inexperienced but with the power to make or break all she stands for. Power, romance and scandal ensue. NOW COMPLETE.

Modern AU in which Mary is a grad student in Chicago and Matthew is a hedge fund investor/ part-time lawyer/ multi-millionaire who is in need of a nanny to care for his 5 year old daughter. Romance and Angst ensue in this multi-chapter story. Long time reader, first time author.

Fill in the Blank Story from Matthew Crawley's point of view. Each chapter of this story will be from a month during the missing time frame between episode 2.08 and the Christmas Special. May 1919 - January 1920.

They've put themselves in an impossible situation; far too soon for any sort of affection, let alone love. With all the time in the world, perhaps their relationship could develop. But do they have it? Sequel to Fuel on the Fire - an AU from episode 1x02

AU. Mary's decision to refuse Sir Richard's proposal leaves her without recourse when Mrs. Bates decides to sell her story to the press. Claiming that her ruin makes her unmarriageable, Mary convinces an injured Matthew to marry her and secure her future.

What if Matthew hadn't proposed to Mary after the servants' ball? Mary travels to America to escape the impending scandal, but a certain somebody wishes he could have braved it with her.

Lord Grantham invites sixteen year old Matthew to spend the summer of 1907 at Downton. Isobel accepts, and Matthew arrives at Downton where he is reunited with Mary and her sisters. As warm sunny days with few responsibilities are theirs to enjoy, Mary and Matthew's friendship continue to grow. This story is a sequel to "Christmas Past and Present".

A twist of fate means Patrick never sailed on the Titanic. The same night they become engaged sees Mary meet a handsome blond stranger who is undeniably beneath her. Will Mary go through with her wedding or are some loves just meant to be?

An atrocious act somehow, someway leads to joy, love, & well...Grace./ AU Halfway through Xmas Special/Matthew & Mary's happy ending, even in a seemingly impossible situation. Complete.

A letter, written in fear and posted by accident, changes everything as Mary and Matthew rediscover their friendship during the war. S2 AU sequel to 'In Flanders Fields'.

M/M in AU. Very OOC.

I will love with urgency, but not with haste. AU: Strallan leaves the country rather than coming back for the dinner in 3x02. Edith embarks on adventures in London. Canon except for, you know, the plot.

Downton Abbey Season 3, about three months after Season 2 leaves off. It starts with a lot of Mary, Matthew and Anna surrounding the imprisonment of John Bates. I'm hoping to add in Sybil, Branson, Edith, Carson, and Mrs. Hughes later. A little bit of every character. Downton is not mine, it belongs to Julian Fellowes and ITV. K for now.

A thorough look of series two milestones with Matthew through Mary's eyes. Slightly AU, some scenes original but it sticks to the script in other places. Mary & Matthew war angst, essentially. Lots of dialogue and internal struggles abound! T for dark themes, romance in later chapters.

set somewhere not long after Edith and Sir Anthony's marriage. mary and matthew still fight about taking the late Mr Swire's money to save Downton. i apologize for any kind of errors or typos you may find, for english isn't exactly my mother language. do read and review please :

AU. What if Mary had said yes when Matthew first proposed? He enlists before he and Mary are married, and leaves a very conflicted fiance behind. And when he returns home, he returns to a very changed Downton and Mary... Mary/Matthew Sybil/Branson OC/OC

Season 1 AU. Matthew's presence at Downton Abbey on the night of Kamal Pamuk's demise leads to a drastic change in the development of his relationship with Mary. Smut, smut, and more smut! Angst, explicit language, and OOC warning.

The year is 1906. Lord and Lady Grantham have decided to invite a much larger crowd for Christmas and New Year's this year, including a distant cousin, Matthew Crawley. How will a young Mary take to a teenage Matthew? Will sparks fly? Instant friendship?

Ok, still the ghost of Downton will not leave me alone! Five years on from the Christmas Special and a 'sort of' sequel to my previous story 'If you were the only girl in the world' Enjoy. x

Summer 1913. When a bitter argument at Scarborough Castle turns into something altogether more passionate, Matthew and Mary find themselves forced to deal with the emotional and practical consequences of their unthinking actions. S01 AU smutty epic.

Set pre Series 1. What would have happened if Mary and Matthew had known each other from childhood? How would their relationship develop? Ch. 9 up now.

In a chance meeting the day after the princess and the sea-monster argument, Matthew and Mary's simmering bitterness and insults descend into a power-play that they were not at all prepared for and cannot control. AU 1x02 smut.

Mary's attempt to find love outside of the English aristocracy ends abruptly with her fiancé in jail. Accepting Matthew's proposal she finds herself married to the heir. Will things work out for them? As the Dowager says, "Marriage is a long business."

June 1918. "All alone, with plenty of money, and a house in Eaton Square? I can't imagine anything better." It came too soon for her, and now Lady Mary Carlisle feels nothing. Definitely AU and positively M/M.

What if the entail did put in a provision in case there were only daughters born to the estate? And what if Matthew had family obligations that required substantial monetary solutions? A long running AU story for S1.

A hasty decision leads to consequences that will change their lives. AU S2 - how it should have been! EPILOGUE NOW UP: All good things...

Events taking place in the summer of 1919 changes things for Mary, and brings Matthew back into her life. Set right after Lavinia Swire's death and explores Matthew's and Mary's lives from there on. AU.

Ok, I'll admit it... I cannot wait nine months for my Downton fix, so I decided to carry on without Mr Fellowes assistance. No doubt he will change it all anyway. But this is how I want things to go after the Christmas swoon fest. Enjoy.