A story in my Mary/Matthew Hearts and Bones universe. World War II finds Downton at war once again and Mary and Matthew must face new challenges as their eldest children are putting their lives in danger.

Eleven years after his miraculous recovery and return to Downton, Matthew Crawley is enjoying his just desserts. Blessed with an enviable marriage, two healthy children and Downton standing strong, it seems his good fortune knows no bounds. Then a request made by Martha Levinson, his wife Mary's American grandmother, results in rough waters ahead that will be hard to navigate.

Matthew comes home from war badly shellshocked, while Mary is reeling from the publication of her scandal. They both need to escape and heal. Perhaps, they can do so together.

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

Seven years after Matthew married Lavinia, Mary is living in London. She has moved on with her life, but things are about to change in ways she never expected.

Does one's house really represent who they are? Some seem to think so. AKA that Hogwarts AU that no one asked for but that I wrote anyway.

It's 1916, and Matthew is returning to Downton for the first time in two years. The war has given him a new determination to make things right with a certain dark-haired woman. He has to know the truth. Only can the truth renew the relationship with the woman he has always loved.

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.

What if Downton was in Panem? This idea came to me recently. It's a fusion, not a true crossover - Downton is in District 10, there are Hunger Games, but you won't be seeing the characters or events of the actual books. I'm more exploring the setting with different characters.

Mary and Matthew's wedding day, where a small, but not insignificant detail is giving him fits. A modern Mary and Matthew one-shot. Part of the Live In My Memory modern AU series, the sequel to Unless You're Sure.

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

Modern Day AU. Matthew is back for good in Mary's life, finally, but he's not in a good place. She asks him for some time. Will they find their way to each other or will it really mean the end for their relationship? Based on Reba McEntire's song "Every Other Weekend" On hiatus

A sequel to Of Course It's The End, How Could It Not Be? - They know they've made a foolish mistake, but still they can't regret it. It was the end between them, they knew that, but what they'd shared would make the lives they must endure easier to bear. At least, that was what they told themselves... for having known each other, how could they bear it now? AU from 2x08. UPDATED!

Mary and Matthew's six-year-old daughter Alice is the darling of the Abbey Hotel, England's finest country house hotel. And she thinks she knows everything about the place, until her aunt Sybil returns from university in America with a fiancé in tow. A modern AU inspired by "Eloise at Christmastime," written as a Secret Santa gift for broadwaybaggins.

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

He couldn't accept Lavinia's sacrifice, of her life, her children, her future, and then give her the brush-off when he was well again... Well, he couldn't, could he? But, just perhaps, there was a way back for him to the woman he loved after all. Matthew/Mary, AU from 2x07. T for now.

Modern AU. She moves in the inner circles and he is making waves in the corporate. Yet both are in places of emotional stasis. One chance meeting has each of them finding their feet, and they start running...

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.

Set in my Patient #9 AU, Matthew Crawley has returned to Downton after recovering from amnesia, to the delight of his mother, Isobel. Having promised her a visit at Crawley House, Matthew shows up on her doorstep, much to the surprise of her housemaid who had believed him dead for some years. The two then catch up on events that transpired while they were parted. Poignant reunion.

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.

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.

A Stitch in Downton Time: our time traveling couple: Ch 10 Christmas Time

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.

Hearts and Bones-where a lonely soldier and a disillusioned woman meet in Paris. A night becomes weeks of passion. The consequences unforeseen.

Tease, Dinner, Champagne...Hmmmmmmm...

Love does conquer all. A Mary/Matthew modern AU which finds Mary in the US pursuing acting career while Matthew is in the Army. Find out how they manage the ups and downs of a modern relationship. Ch 27: Wedding Night bliss!

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.

A meeting of kindred spirits through the hearts of children. Modern AU.

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.

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!

* 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]

It's late and Lavinia is tired. The two of them are locked together in the corner of the room, and she turns to him, and she says, "If he could just admit the truth, all four of us might have a chance."

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 in my "Patient #9" AU, Matthew has been back at Downton less than two months and Mary is plagued by nightmares where she finds herself uncertain if her husband is truly alive. One such dream leads Mary and Matthew to passion and more than one revelation by Mary that changes their life together.

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

Set in my Patient #9 Universe where Matthew has survived his car accident and returned to Downton. In this tale, Mary, now seven months pregnant with their second child, discovers she may be suffering the same illness that took her youngest sister's life. Will tragedy strike the Crawley family once more?

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

Sequel to 'Baby Fever': Downton Abbey, 1922. The Crawleys, that is, Matthew and Mary are happily settled with their son at Downton. Between Robert's old fashioned views, the chaos of the modern age and the return of familiar faces, they must work together in order to preserve their home and their future. S4 AU - Spoilers included!

Hello. This is a ficlet surrounding the events of S3 E1's "Now Come and Kiss Me" scene. Based in Patsan's tumblr #hashtag "Did Matthew ever get that kiss..." Ch 3: The events play out... Please be kind and review! I so hope you like it! Thanks so much to Patsan for all our conversations on this scene! Sooo helpful!

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!

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.

S2 and Christmas Special AU - When Matthew returns to Downton for Christmas 1917, sparks fly between him and Mary, who is now engaged to another young officer and a familiar face. Despite the presence of their fiancées, the cousins can not deny the love they still feel. Will they be allowed to act on it, or will their hearts be broken all over again...

When Matthew sees something he shouldn't, he begins to think of things that he shouldn't... and, trapped by his own fear and the very object of the thoughts he should not harbour, his control begins to unravel. S2 AU, shortly after 2x04. Rating change to M!

Exiled in disgrace, Hermione has painstakingly built a life for herself as a Muggle after the war. Meanwhile, a corrupt Ministry rules the wizarding world. In an attempt to save the world as he knows it, Draco approaches Hermione with an offer. Trust is a precious commodity and scars from the war run deep. Dramione Drama/Angst HP Fanfic Fan Poll Award 2014 winner. Character deaths

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.

Months before her son is born, Mary has to deal with the other helpless male in her life. - Pregnant!Mary vs. Anxious!Matthew fic. - Pre-CS and in case you're wondering, it'll be AU if there is more baby fluff to come. One-shot, but I'll leave it open in case something more comes up :)

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

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.

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.

She knows she has to let him go, though she could never bring herself to manage it. He'd said himself that it was the end. But he'd be coming home - no, not home, to Downton - for Christmas. AU from the end of S2.

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