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  • Pillow Talk

    A selection of one-shots each occurring in different universes, which all revolve around Sybil and Tom talking in bed. Later chapters may reach T rating.

  • Flattery Works Wonders

    December Rock the AU. Sybil is pleased that Tom gets long holidays from his job as a teacher in a school.

  • Backstage Crew

    One-shot modern AU for LSL week and Rock the 'Bransons in Costume' AU. Tom is directing the first play he has written and his actors are not behaving. Sybil, part of the costume department, helps him out when he's about to have a breakdown over his casting choices.

  • No Matter What

    Modern AU one-shot for LSL week's 'couple fluff' theme. Sybil and Tom are together on the sofa after putting their two young boys to bed and Tom slowly coaxes Sybil to sleep with Irish lullabies.

  • Up to the Task

    LSL week Hurt/Comfort one-shot modern AU. Sybil isn't at all well enough to go into work, but her stubbornness is making it hard for Tom to convince her to stay at home.

  • Smitten in Puppy Love

    Fluffy one-shot. Technically part of Sybil/Tom smut weekend (first of three installments) but this isn't actually smut... at all. Tom and Sybil share some time in bed, declaring their love for each other and being appropriately smutty.

  • Valentine's Courage

    February Rock the AU! Sybil is in her own little single bubble on Valentine's Day until a handsome Irishman comes to speak to her and ask her out.

  • Broken Hearts Can Heal

    1960s AU. Sybil is in labour with her sixth child. With the birth of her fifth child not going to plan, how will this one go? Will she and Tom stay calm enough to get through the situation?

  • Time to Cry

    August Rock the AU! Sybil is nursing the men who have come to convalesce at Downton, but sometimes things are just too tough to keep on going. But she doesn't suffer alone. Seeking out the help of one Irish chauffeur, she finds the comfort she needs.

  • You're Here, That's Enough

    One-shot modern AU. Tom's not feeling well, to the point of throwing up in the middle of the night. Sybil cares for him and makes sure he's alright when he wakes her up in the dead of night to rush to the bathroom. Essentially just fluff.

  • One Phone Call Away

    Modern AU one-shot. Sybil and Larry are in a stable relationship and things are going well, until Sybil finds him in a less than desirable state. How does Sybil deal with this new turn of events?

  • Ice Creams and Sandcastles

    July Rock the AU! Sybil and Tom are spending the day at the beach during their holiday in the New Forest with their two children. When Tom goes to get ice creams for him and the children, Sybil takes the time to think about the past, present and future of her young family.

  • Broken Down in February

    Valentine's Exchange for JessieBess. When Sybil is on her way to visit Edith for the day, she finds herself stranded at the side of the road trying to mend her car. But luck is in her favour, as an Irish journalist happens to be nearby.

  • Worth Caring About

    January Rock the AU 'trading places'. Tom is a doctor and Sybil is a journalist. Tom returns home from work to find Sybil nursing wounds from a fall. Tom makes sure she's okay and tends her wounds for her.

  • Rekindled Love

    Christmas Secret Santa fic exchange for Ducky82. Gwen convinces Sybil that a blind date is a good idea. However, what will happen when Sybil realises that her mystery man is the man she's been missing for two years? Merry Christmas!

  • Tea with Snow

    November Rock the Snow AU. Sybil comes home from work, having had to spend time in the snow and Tom comforts her to make her feel better.

  • A Sister's Love

    LSL week, modern AU one-shot for the theme of 'family and friends'. Sybil and her sisters barely get time away from their children where they and their husbands can all spend time together, yet conversation stays firmly in familiar territory despite trying to get a night away from it all.

  • Race to the End

    Smutty one-shot for the last day of Smut Weekend Part Deux. Sybil and Tom get extremely active and well... you'll see.

  • Not Today

    Smutty one-shot for Smut Weekend Part Deux. Sybil catches Tom off guard and gets revenge for the way in which he left her all hot and flustered a few weeks ago.

  • Time and Attention

    September Sport Rock the AU! Tom, an ice hockey player, convinces Sybil to give ice skating a go. She regrets her decision as Tom massages her back, trying to relive some of the pain.