S2 AU with elements of canon. Repeated meetings and misunderstandings forge a rocky path to be traversed.

A boy needs his father. Others get a person; George gets this. Also known as five times George spoke to his father.

A Mary and Matthew World War I love story. A what if based in part on the plot of The Ticket.

He'd seen a lot, that old stuffed dog. Now it was time for a new owner.

Societal pressures and miscommunications caused Mary and Matthew to part years ago with no resolution on either side. Now reunited at university, can they pick up where they left off or are those same things that pulled them apart still lingering? Modern AU, once known on tumblr as school!mm.

Scenes from the friendship between Thomas Barrow and George Crawley in the years after the end of the show, jumping back and forth in time.

If two people love each other, why can't they be together? An AU based on canon and written for MM Celebration Day. Thank you, Patsan! All credit toJulian Fellowes for creating these wonderful characters and Michelle Dockery and Dan Stevens for bringing them to life.

Two unlikely survivors—a soldier and a singer—meet in a night club as London falls under siege. Matthew/Mary AU set in WW II. Part 1 of "In Love and War", a collaborative effort with piperholmes and queenlovett.

Sometimes help can come from the strangest of places. S1 AU.

Subtitled: Vampire Babies, Dinosaurs, and Christmas, Oh My! This is written for a good pal who always wanted me to write Matthew and Mary with vampire children a la Twilight. So here we are, with Vampire Lord Matthew and Lady Mary desperately trying to find each other the right Christmas gift in a somewhat fantastical version of Downton Abbey

Set the world of finance, real estate, and equestrianism this is a modern Mary/Matthew story. They have all sorts of personal and professional reasons to stay away from each other...and yet they can't.

Matthew Crawley, new Earl of Grantham, leads a lonely and bitter life at Downton Abbey. Lady Mary Crawley is married to Sir Richard Carlisle and miserable, with no way out. They both have accepted that they will never be together, but one night of risking something may change everything. A Mary and Matthew Series 2 AU where nothing is as it seems.

Matthew told Mary he would love her until the last breath left his body. He was wrong. AU from Series 4 onward.

Following Mary and Matthew through their changing lives, adjusting to newfound fame, planning their future together, and facing the cutthroat nature of show business. A Mary and Matthew modern AU saga. Part of the Celebrity series beginning with Six Months of Summer. The sequel to Stormbraver. Followed by In Development.

When heiress Mary Crawley finds herself in the headlines for her third scandal of the year, Cora decides that it is time for Mary to turn her public image around. The solution? Hire humanitarian lawyer Matthew Crawley, whose new charity just happens to need a large donation, to play Mary's boyfriend. (Modern Mary/Matthew!Fake Dating AU)

Doesn't Downton need more vampires?

Back together for six months, Mary and Matthew work to build their careers and their relationship, while facing temptation, adversity and unknown forces that threaten to tear them apart. A Mary and Matthew modern AU saga. The second story of the Celebrity series, the sequel to Six Months of Summer, and followed by Golden Ashes.

Set during winter 1920, Mary and Matthew enjoy another holiday season at Eryholme and Downton Abbey, and journey to London for festivities there. Written for the 2016 MM Secret Santa exchange. A sequel to Let's Be Strong.

Can what was lost be found again at Christmas?

Mary Crawley just wants to escape a horrible Christmas party, which somehow leads her to a dark bar with a mysterious stranger and a cup of cheer, which somehow leads to an annual Christmas affair, which leads to an apartment in London, a hotel in Tokyo, a villa in Italy- till somehow it turns into something bigger than anyone expected (Modern AU)

She said it was over. He grudgingly agreed. They left each other, only to be thrown together again in a different time and place. After declaring almost everything about them was all wrong, can they possibly find a way back to make it all right? A Mary and Matthew modern AU saga. First in the Celebrity series, followed by Stormbraver.

So Mary has married Henry, and is having her happily ever after. What if one hell of a monkey wrench was thrown into the mix in the form of Matthew Crawley alive? Yes, I am revisiting the amnesia angle but with more marital angst and much less aka ZERO physical assault and torture. This is a straight "what if Matthew didn't die and turns up in 1927 after Mary has married Henry?"

The Great War changed the world. The Great War changed us all. A non-linear AU tale set in Series 2. The sequel to Flirting With Convention.

Series 2 beginning at the concert in Episode 4, then going somewhere else. Strength and bravery are not only shown on the battlefield, or in the face of adversity. One must be strong to go after what one wants. One must be brave to bear the consequences. The sequel to Upon a Midnight Clear.

Mary's search for happiness after she ends her marriage to Henry Talbot. Chapter three March 1928 is up.

Getting married can be quite an adventure, particularly when there are questions and pitfalls at every turn. A Mary and Matthew modern AU story that explores the difference between expectations and reality, and what really matters in a relationship. Part of the Live in My Memory series, the sequel to The First Noël and followed by The Right Word.

Decisions in the past and surprises in the present shaped their future into something completely unexpected. The Crawley family in present day, living a rather different life where money and excess rule everything and secrets abound. A Mary and Matthew modern AU saga.

Christmas 2015, their first Christmas together, sort of. Mary and Matthew scramble to deal with finding the perfect gift, doing all of their necessary duties, and remembering what is truly important. A one-shot story for MM Secret Santa 2015, part of the Live in My Memory modern AU series, the sequel to Doing What's Expected, and followed by Unless You're Sure.

One shot in which Isobel and Violet see a problem and decide that something must be done. MM implied. Set in S2.

When you rekindle an old romance after years apart, certain questions are inevitable. A Mary and Matthew modern AU story. Part of the Live in My Memory series. The sequel to Make You Feel Brand New, followed by The First Noël.

This story began from a prompt on Tumblr where anonymous asked: "Matthew is one of Roberts proteges with whom Mary has been in love with forever. He dates many women and one day finally starts to see Mary differently." Will likely be updated as prompts are sent in to my Tumblr. Modern AU setting, but different from my other stories.

Falling in love is easy. You have to work if you want to keep it, particularly if you're dealing with baggage from the past. A modern AU journey with Mary and Matthew in New York City. Part of the Live in My Memory series, the sequel to Epiphany, followed by Doing What's Expected.

Exiled from Downton Abbey over a scandal, Lady Mary Crawley is ruined. Meanwhile Matthew Crawley has lived a content life in Manchester with his parents, Dr. Reginald Crawley and Isobel Crawley. Before the Earl of Grantham changed his life, his eldest daughter did. An AU story in a different place with different results; created by Willa Dedalus and Apollo888.

First published for 2015 MM Celebration Day on Tumblr, an MM one-shot that takes place within canon s1.

A debate regarding the merits of Mr. Right vs. Mr. Right-Now. A Modern AU journey with Mary and Matthew for MM Celebration Day 2015. Part of the Breaking Bread AU series, the sequel to Shifting Sands and followed by Adultery.

AU beginning during dinner in episode 5 of Season 1 and continuing through the rest of Season 1 and Season 2.

Hello. Modern MM AU. How do two stubborn people fall back into love? MM divorce ...

A sudden realization about one's past can change the present and cast the future in an entirely different light. A Mary and Matthew modern AU story. The sequel to Live in My Memory. Second in a series, followed by Make You Feel Brand New.

Some say if you love someone, you should let them go. Nobody ever said you couldn't go after them, though. A Mary and Matthew modern AU one-shot story in response to an interesting prompt. First in a series, followed by Epiphany.

Christmas seasons through the years between two best friends, sharing ballet, presents, and eventually love. A Modern AU journey with Mary and Matthew for MM Secret Santa 2014. Part of the Breaking Bread AU series, followed by The New Normal.

Christmas Eve 1928 finds M&M raising one daughter and awaiting the birth of a new child. Easter Rising Universe. Christmas with only a dollop of angst.

Exploring the steps, moments, arguments and changes that come with falling in love with your best friend. A Modern AU journey with Matthew and Mary for MM Tribute Day. The sequel to Breaking Bread.

The honeymoon we never got. Both Mary and Matthew have lived their lives and are now starting out to live a life together. But what ghosts from the past will tag along, and how will their eyes be opened?

A Downton Abbey AU, set in Nazi-occupied France, Mary and Matthew meet as part of the Resistance movement. For MM AU Fest, in response to a prompt on Tumblr.

Banter, teases, revelations and discoveries over a series of meals. A Modern AU journey with Matthew and Mary for M/M AU Fest. The first story in a series that continues with Shifting Sands.

It is all about equilibrium.

Their first meeting was not, in fact, their first meeting. A non-linear AU tale beginning in Series 1. The first story in a series that continues with We Shall Fight.

Hello. AU drabble for Time to Love Together. Based on a reviewer's (fanaticdA) suggestion. Thanks. I rated it "M" just in case...

More archiving of drabbles originally posted to tumblr. Just a quiet moment after between Mary & Matthew, inspired by a black & whie gif.

The much asked for continuation of "Cancelled." How do modern AU Mary & Matthew pass the time when find themselves snowed in and the flight home to London cancelled? Rated M due to some rather hormonal thoughts on the minds of our favorite pair...

very short post-S3CS AU drabble from a lightening prompt of "flowers, ribbon, tickle."

A MM Celebration one shot. Make no assumptions about this couple.

My heartfelt contribution to the MM Celebration Day. Matthew cannot sleep after the birth of his son. He must go visit Mary while she recuperates at the village hospital.

When Mary uncovers a secret of Matthew's, she realizes that their past is far different than what she knew, and that the man she loves is far more than she could have ever imagined. A one-shot in honour of Mary/Matthew Celebration Day, period AU set throughout the canon timeline and beyond.

A Prompt from Kavan on tumblr: Matthew and George. George's first shooting party brings back memories of WWI for Matthew.

Mary Crawley of the noble 'House of Grantham' has a rather pesky admirer. Too bad that Matthew is not exactly what a Slytherin Lady ought to aim for when it comes to marriage. But on Christmas 1913, Mary might come to see her 'unsuitable' suitor in a very different light. An M/M Fandom Secret Santa Story. D.A./H.P crossover.

Christmas 1917. Different Countries. Same Memories. Filling in a gap in canon. A holiday themed prequel to Let's Be Strong, a Series 2 AU.

From my Modern AU M/M verse on tumblr. Two of the partners of the wildly successful new PR team find themselves snowed in and their transatlantic flight cancelled. Tension and tempers are already on high-alert, so what happens when there is only one hotel room with one bed available for the blizzard?

"Physician, heal thyself." - Luke 4:23 When Dr. Matthew Crawley learns he is to inherit a title and an estate, he moves his practice to the Yorkshire countryside where he discovers the intriguing Lady Mary...and her scandalous secret. Series 1 AU.

Matthew appreciates the small nuances of his wife. One-shot. (Not at all related to a certain book with a similar name.)

AU, August 1917. On a too-rare trip home from the trenches, Matthew tries to cherish the time he has with his family, as hard as it is to forget his life at the front. One-shot sequel to With All The Time In The World, though can be read alone. Strong T rating for implied smut and language.

This one-off story compliments Home Is Where The Heart Is, so I would probably read that before otherwise this won't make too much sense. It details the births of all of Mary's children - with Richard and Matthew (so pre- and post- HIWTHI) - and the naming of them.

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

On the night Margaret Thatcher is reelected for a third term, Lady Mary Crawley looks back.

It is almost 1975 and the snow is falling at Downton. WARNING: tear jerker.

Matthew doesn't really know much about ballet; but he knows a lot about finances and how to run a business, which was the whole point of bringing him into the company in the first place. Still, it doesn't prevent Mary from looking at him as if he were a fly found in her soup. Modern day ballet AU.

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.

Inspired by recent photos of vintage cars ... I think you know the ones I mean.

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.

Margaret Thatcher's election ought to make one member of the Crawley family happy. But honestly, she's the wrong kind of woman.

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.

Spiritual successor to Just A Title although in truth a prequel , Matthew and Mary's side of things. Lady Mary Crawley is drunk and wearing amazing shoes. Matthew Crawley is a gentleman who happens to have a twenty on him. Hijinks and vignettes ensue.