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Exiled from Downton Abbey over a scandal, Lady Mary 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.
Chapters: 40 - Words: 281,868 - Updated: Apr 1, 2015 - Published: Jul 2, 2014 - Status: Complete
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03 Dec 2025
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After the events of The Fox Hunt, things are still awkward at Downton Abbey. Matthew is alive and well, with his memory intact but the trial of the Duke of Crowborough looms, and it could have long term ramifications for the Crawleys and the estate.
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- Part 2 of The Fox Hunt Series
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24 Nov 2025
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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?"I know I have done a similar story but after the final episode I was rather intrigued by the idea of "What would happen if Matthew turned up alive now? How does Mary pick? Does Mary pick?'
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24 Nov 2025
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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.
Chapters: 12 - Words: 126,121 - Updated: Apr 14, 2013 - Published: Nov 25, 2012 - Status: Complete
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23 Nov 2025
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Robert Crawley, president and CEO of Downton Industries, wants to make sure his family’s company lives on after he’s gone. Heir apparent to the company is Matthew Crawley, industrial lawyer and Robert’s new-found right hand man. Less than thrilled with Robert’s decision? His eldest daughter, Mary. Expelled from Oxford and a constant tabloid presence, Mary’s rebellious streak constantly puts her at odds with her father. She very publicly butts heads with Matthew, much to the displeasure of her family. But Matthew quickly learns that there’s more to Mary than meets the eye, and Mary might’ve made a few misjudgments of her own.
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23 Nov 2025
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What if Downton was in Panem?
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He can barely think, his brain switched off from exhaustion and terror, reduced to sheer instincts, following orders and a horrible routine, ingrained into his very body by now. He is carrying Lewis, a grown man thrown over his back like a sack of potatoes. He has no idea how far he has been walking, focused solely on the next step and on hopefully avoiding shells falling all over them. There is an ambulance in sight, waiting for them, hands reaching to help him take Lewis off him without injuring him farther, and settle him promptly into the back of the car. He raises his head to look at the driver and freezes in shock, certain that he finally has snapped, that his mind could not take it anymore and went straight into hallucination.
The driver is a woman, not an uncommon sight those days, but this particular woman has no business being here, in the middle of most literal hell.
“Mary?” he rasps, disbelieving.- Language:
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22 Nov 2025
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The telegram has reached him near the Somme in March 1916.
PAPA IS DEAD STOP YOU’RE THE EARL NOW STOP FUNERAL PLANNED MARCH 15 STOP LET US KNOW IF YOU CAN GET LEAVE STOP IF NOT LET US KNOW HOW YOU WISH TO PROCEED WITH EVERYTHING STOP MARY
Or, how Mary and Matthew's wartime reunion could look like if Robert died before the Battle of Somme.
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19 Nov 2025
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This all started with a birthday gift prompt request from lala-kate of the trope "sharing a bed." From there sprang a Modern!Mary/Matthew that have stollen my soul, and have one hell of a ride ahead of them.
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18 Nov 2025
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If God is speaking to her she’s not sure she likes what He’s saying. Post-ep for 3.04.
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This is a story about MacKenzie McHale and bowling, about how she finds herself in sweatpants in a bowling alley and about how one day she gets her perfect game.
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They had told the staff to get some sleep while maintenance worked to bring the generators back on, but Mac isn’t sleeping. (Neither is he, obviously.) The answer to the question of why Will was waiting outside of Mac's meeting with the lawyers.
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- Part 2 of Dustland Fairytales
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02 Oct 2025
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Mac has some strong opinions on shower sex.
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30 Sep 2025
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Post-Election Night, some things are worked out, with varying degrees of clothing and success.
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It quickly becomes apparent that her hearing wasn’t all that she lost in Islamabad.
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29 Sep 2025
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"Would you mind keeping an eye on this for a minute?" he asks: he has a noticeable accent, British or maybe Australian.
"Is that a line?" Allison asks, joking.
He grins brilliantly at her: he really is very good looking. "It is," he agrees.
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the "cameron and chase had a one night stand pre-series" fanfic you never knew you wanted!
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18 Sep 2025
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What do Wonder Woman, Superman, and Batman think about when they're trying to get off? A serious question seeking serious answers.
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- Part 35 of Sorrowful and Immaculate Hearts
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24 Aug 2025
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There’s a coat too many in Devon’s new hallway. Pink, tiny, liable to make any granny coo. “You have a kid,” Gemma says. She doesn’t know how to feel about that. “You don’t want kids.” She reconsiders. “Didn’t. Did you?”
Devon looks like she’s seen a ghost, like she’d forgotten. “It’s been so long,” she says and her voice breaks.
Or: things you don't remember.
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- Part 2 of phantom pains
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28 Jul 2025
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“Okay, God, I don’t know, channel early-career Clark? You know, all bright-eyed and eager, and a total stranger to me. Back when I was just a hardass–“
“A badass.”
“–who didn’t get coffee with you until it was disguised as a way to get insider info for an exposé I was writing.”
“You want me to channel that Clark?”
She sighs, at a loss for other options. “Sure.”
“Okay. So how does Superman badly flirting with you put us in a less suspicious position?”
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15 Jul 2025
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The Best Is Better When We're Together by goldenraeofsun
Fandoms: Superman - All Media Types
15 May 2025
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Colleagues. Partners. Best friends.
At this point, Lois and Clark practically live in each other’s pockets. Clark gallantly lends his bed to Lois whenever she sleeps over. Lois bought a comfier recliner once it became apparent he would never kick her out of her own bed. He has a mug in her kitchen cabinet. She has a toothbrush next to his bathroom sink.
Or, 5 times Lois or Clark sleeps over, and 1 time Superman does.
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- Part 1 of Super Sleepovers
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18 Jun 2025