The S6CS finished with Mary gestating a baby, while Henry and Tom are starting their business. Let's continue those and some other storylines from the final season. More characters than the 4 we can select, including the children. (also continues ideas and characters from our other work, 'Honeymoon and Settling In')

After the war, Downton Abbey is in danger of financial ruin. Robert comes up with a seemingly perfect plan: Sybil will marry Larry Grey to save the estate. But there is one problem: Sybil does not love Larry — instead she is in love with Tom Branson, the socialist chauffeur. AU. Tom/Sybil.

Starts at the beginning of Series 2. Matthew was on leave in London, with Lavinia, and he runs into Mary. One moment of passion leads to a Long string of problems for both Mary and Matthew, And maybe perhaps one really good thing.

What was Matthew's darkest time after his injury? A "missing moment" from The Center of My Heart, as well as a bit of epilogue with George in 1921.

James and Juliet get their happy but not perfect ever after. They make it off the Island because Kate never goes back. Things come to a head when she inadvertently re-enters their life in 2008. Plus, lots of Miles.

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

The family gathers for Christmas. This will be a three part story. I hope you enjoy. This is part of the epilogue to The Gift story.

It's Christmas 1914 and even though the world is at war Downton Abbey is full of excitement as the Crawleys await the arrival of a new baby due any day now. But will the late-night arrival of two strange and threatening men put their joy in jeopardy?

Isobel had finally taken charge and now Dickie is living at Crawley house with her. As of yet no one knows a thing besides Cousin Violet, ready to defened her at any moment. Just as things couldn't get more complicated for them, someone appears in Isobel's life creating more challenges. * Horrible at summaries but I do hope you enjoy this story!*

Set in Modern Day London, Mary is married to Richard Carlisle and they live in the heart of London, Matthew is a lawyer , though still resides on Downton Abbey. After a run in at a Downton harvest party, Matthew has his suspicions on Richard's treatment of her. Will he fight to get his first love back? Twists and Turns arise, but will love always win?

Downton 1920. Isobel meets a man from her past and falls for him all over again. What happens when the ghosts of her past with him come back to haunt her?

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.

Cora's father lost the family's fortune shortly before Robert wanted to propose. When ending their courtship Robert gives Cora the advice to become independent and find work that would make her happy. Of course, Cora and Robert meet again a few years later.

A canon era Mary and Matthew story where love, loyalty, and trust all have their boundaries tested.

Robert marries Lady Phillipa, only child of the Earl of Withersom and heiress to a fortune large enough to save Downton. But he cannot forget about Miss Levinson, now the Dowager Duchess of Suffolk. One fateful day they meet again and their lives are thrown into turmoil. Will Robert and Cora ever find true happiness? (Rewrite of 'The Affair' with *major* changes to the story line)

'Tis the season to be jolly... but sometimes that's far easier said than done. December 1918 sees Matthew home for Christmas for the first time in three years. He just never imagined it would be like this. Revisiting my All That Is Left AU family, written for Tumblr's Mary/Matthew Secret Santa!

My contribution to the Matthew and Mary Secret Santa on tumblr. Written in my "Patient #9" AU, this tale gives you a glimpse of Matthew and Mary and their family, especially their new daughter Victoria, on Christmas Eve and Day, 1923 as they open their gifts and rejoice in their good fortune.

Film director Matthew Crawley escapes to a small town in Yorkshire for the holiday season to cure his broken heart. Mary Crawley publishes fairy tales for grown ups, but has never had one of her own. A holiday might just be the perfect opportunity for them to fall in love. ("The Holiday" AU)

Season one AU. Mary discovers some unsettling news about her parents that changes her life and all of those at the 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.

What if Matthew Crawley did not die the day his son was born? This story tells his tale through his own journal entries as a patient suffering amnesia in a London hospital. No one is searching for him and there is a grave with his name on it. Find out why. The Epilogue picks up in 1940 as many from Downton of yesteryear return to wish George a Happy Birthday as he heads off to war.

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.

A cancelled meeting leads to an unexpected day at the beach for Robert. But, meeting Cora Levinson? That's serendipity. Cobert. Modern AU

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)

As they battle to rebuild lives & livelihoods in a country irrevocably changed by war, VAD Nurse Mary Crawley & convalescing Captain Matthew Crawley are swept into a web of scandal & corruption that threatens to rip the Crawley family apart. This mystery and romance weaves real historical events into a DA retelling featuring most characters & some OC's from S2.05. Some M chapters.

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.

Robert Crawley, a young finance professional and the heir to an English earldom, meets art student Cora Levinson on the New York subway one afternoon. The pair slowly fall in love...and then the unexpected turns their plans upside down.

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)

Another way things could have gone in S6E8. Mary thought one night would resolve her attraction to Henry.

When Patrick dies on the Titanic, Mary is left as his widow, and Robert is left without an heir. He finds an heir in Matthew Crawley, who he pushes into a marriage with Sybil. There is a glaring problem in this arrangement; Sybil is in love with the chauffeur and Matthew is in love with Sybil's sister.

As Mary and Henry begin their life together, the past cannot remain hidden for long. Intended to take place between S6E8 and the CS, to fill in some missing elements and add a few more. (these new characters and plotlines will continue in a new work set after the CS/new year)

This is not the end of his life... just the start of a different life. This is the story of this different life, of how the lives of the Crawley family might have been different if Dr Clarkson had been right and Matthew had broken his back. I promise this won't be depressing! Includes most of the characters from the first two series, but focuses mainly on Mary and Matthew.

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.

He exhaled and clutched the hand in his more tightly. "I want us to be friends again. I do." - "Oh?" Mary uttered in astonishment. "That's quite a request. Especially after leaving me high and dry, leaving me with a heavy heart and leaving me with more than half my share of guilt for what went down with Lavinia." / One-shot, set between Series 1 finale & Christmas special.

The way his head shot up nearly made her heart hurt, his blue eyes losing the resentment entirely and instead filling to the brim with hope - bittersweet hope. "What am I wrongly presuming?" Her eyes shut slowly - finding the words. "What I'm - suggesting - is the game with Edith has no reflection on how I feel about you..." /Set during Season 1, Episode 5. One-shot.

A tale of two trips to Egypt for Cora and Robert, one as the young viscount and viscountess, and a second as a 40th anniversary celebration. I promise the traditional angst and longing for the 1880s journey, and romantic fluff for the 1929 vacation.

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.

A bit AU. Not long after the war, Evelyn and some comrades come to Downton. And after Cora learns of Robert's wandering eye, she takes kind and at first innocent comfort from one of their guests until she realises too late that the friendship she has formed is completely inappropriate. It especially does not sit well in parallel with her fragile marriage. Warning for cliffys.

What might have happened at Downton Abbey had the events after the concert in series two, episode four gone a bit differently. "To say that I dont love you anymore- Well Mary, that would be lying." The story is better than the summary, I promise you that!

Pre-Canon and Series 1, AU, no spoilers. Because of a tragic loss, Matthew moves to Downton when he is three years old. How will that change the lives of Robert, Matthew, Cora and Mary? Also a bit of Violet/Patrick.

This is the promised sequel to Your Wish is My Command. Following the lives of ALL the upstairs characters through series two, but with the edition of little Edward William Crawley, what will stay the same, and what will change?

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.

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

* What if Mary had trusted Matthew with her secret and immediately accepted his first proposal? An alternate universe starting from episode 1x06, interwoven with canon, that spans from 1914 - 1971. [M for sexual content, wartime violence, racial slurs, character death (but Matthew/Mary and Sybil/Tom end happily!)] [STEAMM]

Drabbles set in "Play Dates and Park Benches" verse I post on tumblr, usually in response to requests and prompts. May contain slight spoilers.

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.

"Lady Grantham is well and you are the father of a healthy boy." What would have happened if Cora had not lost the baby and the boy had lived? Involves most upstairs and downstairs characters of the show, but I could only list four of them. The OC is Nicholas Crawley, the Viscount Downton.

Lady Mary Crawley's Diary, starting from series one. Some fluff, humour and a little hurt/comfort thrown in for good measure. Winner of two Highclere Awards! Chapter 29: The engagement party, part two. M/M

A Matthew / Mary AU. The title says it all. But never fear, curses can be broken.

Updated : What could have happen post DA-S3 Christmas special episode; if Matthew had miraculously survived and recovered. (spoiler alert if you haven't seen or read about what happened).

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.

What if Violet had gotten her will and Robert did not propose to Cora and they both married someone else instead? (Main characters Robert and Cora, secondary characters Robert's parents, Rosamund and three year old Mary)

COMPLETE - From his first moment on the island, James "Sawyer" Ford knew he had to make the tough calls to survive. However, he didn't consider just how tough those calls were going to have to be or what the island was going to ask of him. In canon. T for safety.

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.

Mary managed to let Matthew know how she felt before the war starts. How will their engagement endure the griefs of war?

It should be easy: Matthew Crawley, after all, has a spotless record. But not everything is as it seems at the mysterious organization that calls itself The Abbey, and even worse, the spy he's assigned to bring in from the cold wants nothing to do with him. Now it's Matthew vs. Mary in a battle of lies, spies, and double-talk, and they'll need all of their wits to survive.

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

A/U. What if Matthew rejected Lavinia's reappearance at DA when Cora advised her to come back. I was always dissatified with Matthew's acceptance in canon. He looked displeased, but JF never really explained. I think he should have sent her packing.

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

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.