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.

The show started with the sinking of the Titanic. What if more of the Crawley family was on board the Titanic? I'm following more of a movie Titanic storyline than a historical retelling. Spoiler! The ship MAY hit an iceberg and some people MAY screw in a Renault! :D

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

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!

"For tonight, between the four decaying walls of this blessed chamber, she is to become a wife in all but name." Set during season 2, episode 10.

January 1919: The war is over and the world is beginning to heal. Mary and Matthew meet in the library late one night, and secrets kept for far too long come out, leading to discussions about literature, honesty, and hope for the future. One-shot for now, but may be added to at some point in the future.

AU fic in which Caroline never pursued a romance with Dwight and eventually married Unwin Trevaunance. Dwight has left Cornwall for a few weeks, just before her wedding, and he returns to interesting news. Things happen. Posted for Carolight Fan Fic Week. Dwight/Caroline.

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.

Enjoying her final days living at Downton, Edith and her brother-in-law set out on a drive through the country. After the car breaks down, Henry takes the opportunity to reveal what he knows about her greatest secret. Canon; takes place in the 2015 CS, between the visit to Brancaster and the wedding.

One-shot. He's seen it coming. He should have seen it the moment he met her when they were at Brancaster, dancing, and her eyes were focused on Tom. The fall of Henry and Mary's marriage as he watches her fall in love with another man. Set entirely though his eyes.

Mary takes shelter at Crawley House during a storm. Matthew tries to keep her there as long as possible. Based on the Christmas song "Baby, It's Cold Outside." Pure fluff. My Christmas gift to Matthew/Mary shippers everywhere!

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]

What if the Zombie Apocalypse took place immediately following WWI? What if the poison gas used in WWI caused serious, biological repercussions, that brought the dead...back to life? What if the men and women of Downton Abbey, both upstairs and downstairs, had to unite to fight off a horde of flesh-eating monsters? Inspired by AMC's "The Walking Dead"

A series of letters, diaries, and first hand encounters, written and recounted by Matthew and Mary of the final years of Downton. AU, events may deviate from the show (as I see fit).

Season Six in 23 scenes with Prologue and Epilogue. A satirical rendering of the final season, it is not quite what we hope for or expect for our favourites. Apologies to Julian Fellowes for dragging him into this. Disclaimer: Characters, concept, and setting belong indisputably to Mr. Fellowes. They are only borrowed here in good faith and good humour. NO SPOILERS FOR SEASON 6.

What if Mary had told Matthew her secret at the garden party?

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.

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

This was a Tumblr prompt. Charles receiving advice on how to win Mary's heart from a variety of sources—even though he didn't ask for it. Bonus if one of those advising him is George. ;)

Charles is back from Poland and what could be more natural than for Mary to welcome him back with a trip to London's hottest night club? But neither could have anticipated bumping into old acquaintances in the shape of Mabel Lane Fox and Sir Richard Carlisle. Written for the Pigs in Blankets 2014 Secret Santa challenge for Scarlet Secret.

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.

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?

'I feel as though our household is breaking up, Carson.' Takes place after Season 5, Episode 8.

A short story from the Grace Universe. When something happens to one of the original characters of Grace, the Crawley family goes back to New York and not just physically.

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

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

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!

Mary Crawley is left heartbroken after her husband's death. It's late at night when she stumbles upon it. The thing that saves her life, and of course it's from Matthew because that's what he does. He saves her.

AU post-S3CS - If Matthew had been gone for a 6-month posting to India, what exactly would his homecoming be like? Pretty much an excuse for smut, I'd say... This was supposed to remain in my file of too-smutty to be published, but whoops, my fingers slipped...

Of pre-dawn musings and moving on.

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 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.

The cows are due to arrive at Downton Abbey and Charles Blake is on hand to help settle them in. But the course of true animal husbandry never did run smooth. Now Christmas Special compliant and including the long-awaited Epilogue! More romantic than the summary might suggest... (Then again, whoever thought a scene involving dehydrated pigs would be hot!)

Every morning, Mary and Tom take a walk. Largely canon-compliant through to the 2013 Christmas Special. Disclaimer: Downton Abbey belongs to ITV and Julian Fellows, I just wrote this for fun with no copyright infringement intended.

After years and years, Matthew and Mary are finally engaged, and get up to all sorts of winter fun. Written for the M/M Secret Santa. Fluffy and smutty.

A day trip to London and an unplanned travelling companion unexpectedly set off a chain of events that begin to help Mary understand that perhaps she can forgive herself and move on with her life. A story of healing and hope. Set one year after CS3.

"Mary has had a secret much longer than she knew." Rated M for reference to but not graphic description of marital congress.

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...

"There may be dark days ahead and war can no longer be confined to the battlefield. But we can only do the right as we see the right and reverently commit our cause to God," King George told England at the start of World War Two. Matthew and Mary struggle against the terrible memories of the past as well as the horrors of the future as war haunts the Crawleys once more.

Pigs and blankets, eggs and wine...a combination fit for something, surely! S4 E7 with liberties. Own nothing.

A multi-chaptered story how Tom Branson and Mary Crawley fell in love, picked up the pieces, after the deaths of their first loves, and built a life and family together. This story is a prequel to the series of short stories previously produced.

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.

What this fandom really needs is more stories involving pig sex. Inspired by 4x07 spoilers and things the actors have said. Mary/Blake leaning. PG-13 for puerile innuendo.

"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.

My second non-modern M/M! Set in 1915, during the war. Matthew and Mary are married, and Matthew is due to return to the front, but will an argument prevent them from saying their proper goodbyes? Quite bittersweet.

Mary is working at the Downton Abbey convalescent hospital. Matthew shows up, injured and shell-shocked. Matthew/Mary fanfic, Downton Abbey Series 2. Thanks to Jullian Fellowes for his lovely characters. *NOTE* this story is adopted from RomanticisedRebel, formerly mmow. Chapters 1-13 are her writings, chapter 14 will mark the beginning of mine.

***SPOILER*** Set immediately after the events of the season 3 Christmas special finale. The Crawley family deals with joy and heartbreak. Will cover various major characters in response to the tragedy.

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!

What if Matthew had refused a ride home with Isobel in favor of talking to Mary? AU!MM one shot from S3.01.

Modern AU one-shot. Sybil Crawley has had a crush on Tom Branson for two years but has not acted on it. Luck and Mother Nature intervene. My contribution to the May Rock the AU! First Date Challenge (with bonus Across the Rubicon In Someone Else's Bed).

Companion/Drabbles post "Grace." The Crawley family (M/M) & the Bransons learn a new normal. T for now. If you have not read "Grace" this will make zero sense.

Season 1, Episode 5: What if Edith had not challenged Mary over Sir Anthony after dinner? What if the challenge presented was a different one altogether?

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.

When World War 2 breaks out, the Crawley family are forced to face the one thing they have been dreading - the departure of their beloved boys. But can Mary and Matthew put aside their own fears and help their children through this hell? Or will this second war, more greater, more evil than the first, threaten to destroy the House of Grantham forever? CHAPTER 53 NOW UP!

When Robert and Cora wake up one morning in the year 2010, it's up to Carson and Mrs Hughes (with the help of rest of the household) to figure out how to get them back. A dual Cobert/Chelsie fic. Will contain some sci-fi/action.

Set after the series 3 finale, Jimmy begins finding solace within his only friend: a diary.

"Absolutely not..." What if Lavinia didn't interrupt them in 2x08? Though they are both bound to others, the bond between them is stronger than anything else, and maybe always will be. One-shot to fulfill a smut prompt, so naturally things take a turn that way.

In 1921, Mary is adjusting to living without Matthew, but in 1925, her life again begins to have its golden days.

Richard thinks that Isobel has someone else, and Isobel thinks that Richard does; when in fact all they really want is each other. Mid-series 3, AU, with some spoilers and lots of wishful-thinking. Featuring Isobel, Dr. Clarkson, Mrs Hughes, Mrs Patmore, Anthony Strallan and the rest of them.

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

With the wedding only a couple of weeks away, Mary is gathering up her final trousseau purchases in London when she has a surprise visitor - and a change in her evening's plans. One-off pre-honeymoon smut. *Winner June 2013 Highclere Award for One-shot* thank you all!

Missing scene one shot set in series three. An insight into this time in Mary and Matthew's marriage, which went unseen but was interesting to explore. Shadowed in loss they find their personal happiness in the spring and share a loving moment. Spoilers.

M/M AU OTT OOC C34: Thanks

Post-CS one-shot, spoilers. Our Mary Crawley dressed in black and trying to say goodbye, even months later.

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

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".

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.

Try as he might to believe her - and how he wishes he could - Matthew just needs a little more convincing from his wife. Even if it does make her a little untidy before dinner... Mild 3x07 spoilers, nothing major.

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.

After a riding accident leaves Mary in a coma with an uncertain future, Matthew is there to care for her just like she was there to care for him. AU set late in season two.

It's Mary and Matthew's wedding day! But amidst the joy and excitement surrounding one lovely bride, another bride can't help but wonder what it may have been like, if her father had looked at her with the same awe on her wedding day, as he looks now upon her older sister? Emotion, heartbreak, and romantic fluff. (Based on pre-series 3 speculations; now *happily* AU!)

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.

What lies beneath the surface of a betrayal? For Matthew, Richard, Lavinia and Mary, betrayal can be read in the turn of a shoulder, the crack of a rifle, or the touch of a fingertip against glass, as the line dividing love and hatred begins to blur.

One wedding. Ten perspectives. M/M.

Mary and Matthew are engaged and the drama continues, filled with romance, sex and suspense. Caution:this story is erotic, containing graphic but tasteful descriptions of sexual acts. They're in love after all. Heartfelt thanks to Julian Fellowes for M&M. Many thanks to BetaLayne for her fine edits on Chapter 17.

"Scars always linger, though only some are visible." The past can't be changed, and the marks remain, but the morning after their wedding, Mary and Matthew start to make new memories together.

Recently married and even more recently returned from their honeymoon, Mary and Matthew just can't seem to help themselves, regardless of where they are or who might be around... Slightly smutty-ish, strong T.

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

Picks up where the Special finished. Lots of happiness and smiling, and tea, and some downright silly antics. Chapter 12: The Epilogue. "For you are mine, at last."

"April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain." T.S. Eliot What would have happened if, on that fateful night, the Spanish Flu had chosen Mary instead of Lavinia?

AU S01 epic. Mary and Violet have adventures of discovery and romance in Europe while Sybil finds herself torn between two men and her independence. Multi-character, multi-ship; focussing on Mary, Matthew & Sybil, together and individually.

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.

The wedding night fic that goes after chapter 11 of 'At Last My Love Has Come Along'. : It's been a long day, and they are finally alone...

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.

Response to a request for a "first time story" with an inexperienced Matthew and Mary as a teacher. It's their wedding night and Matthew is nervous. Mary is determined to purge all memories of her other lover. Explicit! NC-17.

A M/M AU. A wounded Canadian soldier. A baby. Love at first sight.

In which Matthew and Mary struggle to come to terms with his injury, and what it means for their growing relationship.

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...

"She writes him few letters that year. They are polite, proper, correct." Mary cannot bring herself to write him the truth. That is, until the day of the Servant's Ball, when she leaves him a letter to find on his return home. Canon compliant imaginings.

Concerned that the young couple is far too inexperienced to know what to expect and what to do, two well-meaning ladies take it upon themselves to discuss the topic of the wedding night with Mary and Matthew. 2nd of the 2 versions of "the wedding night".

I had this idea to write 2 versions of "the wedding night". The 1st, assumes that Pamuk did show Mary the 'delights of passion'. /It is their wedding night. Both slightly nervous about taking this step that will forever seal their life together.

AU version of Series 2 X-mas Special. Join the residents and visitors of Downton Abbey as they celebrate the holidays and resolve all the series 2 plot lines. Every character, every pairing.

Lady Mary Crawley is struggling with how to address her concerns about their love life to Matthew. Isobel notices a change in Mary and finally confronts her which leads to Mary taking new initiatives. Prompt response fic.

Matthew Crawley is taking a walk on the Downton Estate on a sunny winter day when he happens to run into Lady Mary Crawley. Getting caught in a snow storm the two seek shelter in a nearby hunting lodge.

It is two months since the events of episode 8 when the reappearance of a forgotten talisman in Matthew's sock drawer sets off a chain reaction which might be enough to break a cycle of destructive behaviour. Eventual catharsis.

It does trouble him, very much. But why? And what will come of finding out? Oneshot AU extension of the 1x04 handshake scene. Definitely M.

In which Matthew has a love/hate relationship with a small white dog...

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.

Three sides of a love triangle, two men with guns, and a dead pheasant in the undergrowth. In other words, Downton does Christmas. AU M/M version of the Christmas Special- spoilers for the trailers not the episode itself. Written for Yuletide 2011.

Direct continuation of the Christmas Special. In which EVERYTHING IS HAPPINESS AND NOTHING HURTS.

Spoilers for series 2! My take on the series 2 ep3 previews! some spoilers for some following series 2 eps also Mary/Matthew with probably more of a Mary focus. Despite Mary's wishes to remain silent on the matter, Matthew is made aware of her feeling

No one would rescue her. Certainly not any person in this congregation. Set post season 2.

What Matthew considers a perfectly innocent comment leads to an awakening of feelings that he'd long thought dormant. S2 spoilers up to 2x07 previews. Very M!

"Maybe there won't be marriage... maybe there won't be sex... but, by God, there'll be dancing." Well, this story has all three! Matthew/Mary. By OrangeShipper & Silvestria. Chapter 3: Epilogue; the morning after - serious smut alert!

When a badly wounded Matthew returns from the front, the only person he wants is Mary... but he doesn't know that.

Sometimes the only way to say something is not to say it. Surrounded by war at home and abroad, Matthew and Mary try to make sense of their relationships with each other and others with a little help from Dickens and Austen. Vague S02 spoilers.

Matthew & Mary in AU Season 2

"For the first time in years he was free, she was free, it was peace time, and they were both here." Matthew/Mary post-war reunion. By OrangeShipper & Silvestria.

Mary reflects on Matthew's kiss and proposal, and everything it means to her. One-shot, Episode 6 missing scene.

"Peace on earth and goodwill towards men – and that includes cousin Matthew." It is Christmas 1913 and there are games to be played. Matthew/Mary with cameos from Sybil, Violet, Isobel, Robert, Cora and more.

Just what happened at Sybil's ball to make things seem 'so settled' between Matthew and Mary? Filling the gaps between eps 6/7 - Final chapter now up.

Set immediately after the end of Series 1. My take how a resolution between Mary and Matthew could be reached. Cue lots of soul searching and a good old argument!