Downton Abbey Comment Ficathon

[dollsome]

With the new season upon us, and fandom all extra-enthusiastic, I figured now would be a great time for this. Because there can never be enough Downton Abbey fic, and there certainly isn't enough now!

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Matthew/Mary – As we Forgive our Debtors

[frostyblossom]

I just buckled down and got one. I've never done M/M, it was quite a challenge!

She will not look at him. She will not cry. He will know her shame, and he will not forgive her.

“Matthew, before you leave, there is something you must know - something I need to tell you.”

Already his eyes seek hers, a moth to a flame, so mesmerized by amber glow that it will brave the danger of heat and scorch; yet still cautious, for having been burnt before.

Steadying breath. Gulping swallow. The confession pours forth: Clumsy. Hurried. Un-Mary-like, is all he can think - when he allows himself the indulgence. Otherwise his mind is utterly blank, save for a single, burning question.

“Did he force you?”

A strangled cry - “No.”

“Then you…you invited him?”

Revulsion in her voice - “No!”

“He came to your room, unbidden?”

Hesitance, embarrassment, but most of all: confusion.

“Yes.”

Mary knows of men - her father, the servants, Lords and Gentleman who make coy and idle chatter and dance prettily at parties; but Matthew knows men, and now knows

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[thewindwarns]

Welcome to LJ! Looking forward to reading (and reviewing!) more of your work. =)

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[frostyblossom]

Thanks! I'm glad to be able to participate w/o having to constantly fill out word-entry prompts to prove I'm a person.

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[dollsome]

OHHHHHH, BEAUTIFULLY DONE -- I love the urgency of this, how brief and how passionate it is at the same time, and my heart hurt at “Then you…you invited him?” / Revulsion in her voice - “No!” I will always hope for a scene like this on the show someday.

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[frostyblossom]

You know it's funny, b/c I never thought much about the whole Pamuk scandal before, but writing this I finally felt like I GOT it - how out of her control the whole situation was for Mary.

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

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[espressolast]

Ooh hooray welcome to the terrible world of LJ!

This is spare and pretty and describes perfectly, from both sides, what it means to be both in love and loving. This really sewed up the whole M/M thing for me. You two crazy kids go have uninterrupted fun for the rest of your lives!

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[frostyblossom]

Thanks :) Yeah I'm counting down the days when the show wraps up M/M and can devote more screen time to other things, heh.

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[novindalf]

YES. OH MY GOSH, YES. <3

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[frostyblossom]

I'm hoping it plays out close to that. Matthew will forgive her, I am sure of it!