For the "friends to lovers" trope.
Dear mods, can we have a tag for Mary Crawley and Tom Branson?
Fandom: Downton Abbey
Pairing: Mary Crawley/Tom Branson
Title: To Start To Live Again
Author: Red Bess Rackham
Link:
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11145278/1/To-Start-To-Live-AgainAlternate Link:
http://archiveofourown.org/works/3634080Rating/Warning(s): Fiction K+
Word Count/WIP?: 5,368 words for FF version. 4,995 words for the AO3 version. Both complete.
Recced on LiveJournal By: devon380black
trope: friends to lovers
Why This Must Be Read: Angst-filled, slow-burn fanfic. The author elegantly writes this fanfic, evoking the balance of directness and subtlety inherent in Downton Abbey, while exposing Mary and Tom's friendship as the defining factor in their relationship.