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

In the distant future, Lady Mary Crawley commands a spaceship tasked with protecting human colonies across the galaxy. In addition to her duty to her people and position is her vow to the man she loves, a man she refuses to live without. A Mary and Matthew future AU saga.

Mary and Matthew leave London to celebrate their four-year wedding anniversary away from their children and anything that might distract them from spending precious time together. While they are away, they have an encounter that might change their lives and their marriage. A modern day Mary and Matthew story, part of the Breaking Bread modern AU, the sequel to Allurement.

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

My Tumblr MM Secret Santa for Apollo888, posted here as well. An MM holiday AU where both Mary and Matthew are schoolteachers. Enjoy!

Sometimes a small change can have a huge impact. What would have happened if Anne Boleyn had not miscarried her child in Episode 2.08? AU.

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.

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)

Mary and Matthew eat breakfast... kinda. Modern AU. Anthology of life, love, and sex (often all three in combination). Mature readers only.

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.

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 and Matthew are expecting their second child, and go through all the changes that such an event brings to their lives. A Mary and Matthew modern story set in the Breaking Bread modern AU. The sequel to Adultery, followed by Allurement.

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.

M&M celebrate their first Christmas as a married couple. Easter Rising AU verse.

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]

What happens when your whole world changes? The life you have always known ripped away, and in its place a new identity, and a new love. Only time can tell what will happen. This story is a canon AU reimagining Matthew and Mary's relationship from the beginning.

Set following the end of "Falling," Mary and Matthew have been married for approximately two years. Multi-chapter fic. A modern Downton Abbey AU.

Mary and Matthew's lives intersect, mold, and shape together. Time is connected through nonlinear building blocks. Their infinite love is the common link. The essence of their journey together is perspective. "Time is an illusion." – Albert Einstein

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.

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

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.

It's the summer of 1911 when Matthew Crawley once again enters Lady Mary's life. This time they are older and the budding feelings from years past are allowed to blossom. After a brief courtship and a beautiful wedding, Lady Mary and her new husband set off on their honeymoon in France. Sequel to Summer at Downton.

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.

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.

Mary and Matthew meet at the wedding of William and Kate in 2011. Matthew is a lawyer, who has recently started his own firm, while Mary is a woman, distantly related to prince William with a very modern scandal

"When you do decide you want to come home, Mary, write to me and I'll come to Paris for you." A sequel to "Thoroughly Modern Mary".

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.

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

As you can probably guess from the title, this is a modern AU M/M. I know you probably never thought you'd see Tinder and Downton Abbey in the same story, but there we are! Very smutty, but hopefully quite fun and entertaining too :) One-shot, with potential for more one-shots later.

In 1936 the scandal involving King Edward & Mrs. Simpson interplays with the professional and domestic lives of Matthew & Mary & their daughters. Easter Rising universe. Belated one shot for M&M AU Day.

Mary and Matthew are new parents to George and Sybil and Tom have some advice.

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.

A modern AU set in my "All Over Again" verse. Written for yankeecountess's Father's Day fic prompt on Tumblr.

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. I hope you like my AU ( modern) M/M story set in Oxford and Downton where two strangers meet, become lovers and then friends. Please read to find out the rest. This is my first fanfic of any kind. Grateful for all reviews!

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 Grace-verse drabble for a special someone. Eventually it will be added to the group of Grace drabbles but this one skips ahead in time a bit. If you haven't read Grace, this won't make much sense. If you have read Grace, I hope you like it.

Sequel to Love on Any Terms. With Mary's steadfast love and fierce determination as his anchor, Matthew embarks on a long and difficult journey to complete recovery, facing heartache, loss, and other struggles along the way. Rated M for sexual content.

Fluffy M/M one-shot with baby George. Downton-era AU.

One night now that they are married, settled and happy at last, Matthew seeks to fulfil a wish he's harboured for six years, since the first time they kissed. Smut alert!

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.

October, 1929. Sir Richard and Mary have been married for ten years and have two children, but after the Wall St Crash are forced to return to England, to Downton and to Matthew Crawley. M/M

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.

This story focuses on Matthew and Mary being amorous and passionate in the mornings of their marriage, and that's essentially all it focuses on. Rated M for a reason. The chapters aren't in order of time, more like snapshots. Enjoy!

Set between season 3 episode 1 and episode 2. Mary and Matthew have returned from their honeymoon to find they are more desperate for each other than ever before... So happy with the amount of followers and reviews I have already :) The final chapter has now been uploaded :)

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.

Matthew and Mary have inherited Downton, and are adapting to the changes when there is a family visit.

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'.

A life baptized in no life for a while... eyes mica-silver and blank. S3 spoilers.

On the night after Edith's failed wedding, Mary surprises Matthew with a sweet treat...in bed. Completely gratuitous M/M smut. Sort of spoilery for 3.03.

Mary and Matthew have been married for a few years. When receiving an invitation to a Costume Ball, Mary gets inspired to try some intimate changes, something which has Matthew quite worried. **Silliness, naughtiness and nosy family members.**

On the night of their ten year anniversary, the young Earl and Countess of Grantham share an intimate moment. Short Mary and Matthew married smut, with a healthy dose of fluff. Because Mary and Matthew are going to have a beautiful life together...

Modern AU! Matthew and Mary spend an evening alone together, causing them to question how they really feel about each other, and what they want from their lives. A prequel to 'An Evening In'. Ch.9 goes up to 'M' rating!

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

Another little post-ATiL escapade. On the third Sunday in June, 1924, Matthew is touched to see something old by something new.. and is able to pass on something he learnt from his father long ago, to his own son, now. Written for Father's Day, contains shameless fluff. M/M.

Mary takes her teasing of Matthew one step too far, when he pays too much attention to the things she says. Married!M/M, entirely gratuitous smut, slight kink themes. Very M.

A recently married Matthew and Mary find themselves struggling, one humid summer's night, to sleep comfortably together in the unbearable heat. Tumblr prompt ficlet, "M/M restless in bed". Very restless. Strong smut warning!

Lily returns from her first term at Oxford in December 1936 to find things have changed yet again at Downton, and the world around them is changing even more.

The annual hunt at Downton brings the whole family together again. Well, mostly. A snapshot of life in the Crawley family, ten years on from the events of the Christmas Special.

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."

Because it's Mother's Day, have some fluff! An as-promised sequel of sorts to ATiL, with a new blue car and a picnic and a shady, sunlit field with a brook. Unashamedly fluffy. M/M.

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...

It is 1942, and Mary Crawley is arguing with her daughter about a bicycle and musing how the world has changed. Mary/Matthew, PossibleFuture!fic, spoilers for s2, AU in regards to subsequent seasons.

The day after their engagement at the Servant's Ball, Matthew and Mary lay issues from their past to rest as they consider their future together, with a little prompting from news of the Bransons. CS spoilers and FLUFF alert. One-shot.