#mary x matthew

[dogzcats]

#downton abbey #downtonedit #downtonabbeyedit #perioddramaedit #perioddramasource #mary crawley #matthew crawley #mary x matthew #matthew x mary #michelle dockery #dan stevens #wedding #I should hate to be predictable #period drama #s03e01 #anna attempts photoshop #1k+ #1k

[femininomen0n]

mary and matthew are to elizabeth and darcy as marian and larry are to jane and bingley

#they’re the same but more wholesome #mary crawley #matthew crawley #mary x matthew #matthew x mary #downton abbey #marian brook #larry russell #marian x larry #larry x marian #larrian #the gilded age #the gilded age hbo #talia speaks #**

[velvet4510]

#downton abbey #lady mary crawley #matthew crawley #mary x matthew #edith crawley #sybil crawley #tom branson #mr carson #mrs hughes #mr bates #anna bates #henry talbot #phyllis baxter #joseph molesley #robert crawley #cora crawley #lord grantham #lady grantham #mary crawley #elsie hughes #charles carson #john bates #tv polls #tv couples #tv drama

[marrissacooper]

We can plant a memory garden Say a solemn prayer, place a poppy in my hair There's no morning glory, it was war, it wasn't fair And we will never go back

#downton abbey #downtonedit #downtonabbeyedit #mary x matthew #daedit #mary crawley #matthew crawley #perioddramaedit #perioddramasource #userveronika #userrobin #mine #don't mind me taking this song literally #it was the great war!

[byeletty]

when Mary says Alfred's nice but he does look like a puppy who's been rescued from a puddle and Matthew is just so amused by his wife and then they laugh together after Carson leaves the room?? WE DESERVED SO MUCH MORE OF THAT

#downton abbey #mary x matthew #they're so CUTE??? #I try to forgive Dan for leaving but he did take this from us and for that he remains at least a partial enemy

[nancy-drewdles]

i definitely have a type

bonus:

#cursed ships you will always be loved by me #totally forgot about the mary x matthew line and the sound i made during our da rewatch... my bf thought i was having an asthma attack #mary x matthew #fitzsimmons #ace x nancy #captain swan #nace

[autumnrose11]

also a separate mary/matthew question: what are their love languages? both to give and receive

Thank you for the ask!! Sorry it took a while, I was trying to get it perfect :D

SO. Matthew is a person who’s affectionate in visible, transparent ways. We’ve seen that so many times on the show. He kisses Mary’s cheek in greeting and goodbye. He likes a fair bit of PDA (the cricket match kiss..... he could NOT get back to the game without giving her a smooch!) not too over the top, but the way he does it leaves no doubt of how madly in love he is. He also LOVES cuddling - I’m taking that “I’ve held you in my arms....” scene as proof that this is a man who adores cuddles and snuggles. And he comes up with the SWEETEST verbal professions of love, too. They make my heart melt every time. - “I could never be happy with anyone else as long as you walk the earth." “I do love you so terribly much. “I will love you till the last breath leaves my body.” “I didn’t think it was possible to love as much as I love you.” “I fall more in love with you every day that passes." He’s such an adorable romantic! And he really likes doing things for and with Mary.... getting her necklaces because he knows she’s fond of them, giving her belly rubs during her pregnancies, dancing with her..... oh, he loves her too much.

Mary, though.... she’s more complex, and her love language is a little more subtle. The thing with Mary is... she’s not a person who will gush about how much she loves you. It’s hard for her to express herself verbally. But when someone has deeply cemented themselves in her heart, they can never for a moment doubt how much she loves them. She uses her “I love you”s more sparingly. Actions speak louder than words where she’s concerned. Her beauty lies in the things she does for Matthew that demonstrate how much he means to her. When he’s working late in the library, she lays on the settee to keep him company. She distracts him when she knows he's thinking about the war (especially in early November when Remembrance Day draws nearer). She calms him down when he has nightmares, simply by holding him and kissing him and reassuring him that everything’s all right and he’s perfectly safe with her. She gives him endless massages with warm, scented oil when his back hurts him. When he’s ill, she devotes herself to him body and soul. She doesn’t leave Matthew for a moment, unless she really has to. She gives him a rub between the shoulders when he’s hunched from sitting at the desk too long (in 3x04). AND SHE LOVES KISSING HIM. Yes. She likes their snog sessions, kissing him and being kissed. Mary uses kisses to convince him that she’s on his side (“There.... will that convince you?”), she uses it to apologise after they’ve had a tiff, she uses it to reassure him and support him. And she plays with Matthew’s ears quite often - if you notice, during most of their kisses, she's touching his earlobes..... oh, and she likes running her fingers through his hair. HIS THICK SOFT BEAUTIFUL HAIR. Her touch, her loving gaze, her tiny caresses..... Matthew treasures her gestures of affection, because they perfectly complement his.

#asks #answered #thank you! #sorry I took a while to answer this #Matthew x Mary #Mary x Matthew #Matthew Crawley #Mary Crawley #Do please flood my inbox #although I might take a while to formulate a coherent response XD #Downton Abbey

[kehlana-wolhamonao3]

Since I was tagged by @thesweetnessofspring for Six Sentences Sunday, here is my belated entry. It's from as of yet unpublished WIP :)

When Matthew Crawley, a partner at Swire, Weatherby & Crawley, posted an ad for an articled clerk at The Times, he did not expect to end up sitting across from the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen the very next morning.

“Mr Crawley,” Lady Mary says in a smooth voice with perfect diction. “Let me first state several facts to save time. First of all, I am not here to seek a position as a secretary; I want to be your articled clerk to become a solicitor, which the Sex Disqualification Act does allow me to attempt if I find a qualified solicitor willing to be my supervisor. Yes, my title is real and my father is an earl, but it has no bearing on the fact that I want to become a solicitor. No, I won’t leave your firm halfway through my apprenticeship to get married since I already am.

I nominate @francuskiakcent @katherineholmes @mmfan1 @autumnrose11

#writing wip #six sentence sunday #mary x matthew #mary crawley #matthew crawley #downton abbey

[kanunacikmaviylealakali]

veda busesi

#downtown #downton abbey #mary crawley #matthew crawley #world war second #kiss #goodbye kiss #lady mary crawley #lord #lord grantham #lady grantham #mary x matthew #england

[alannacouture]

It’s a Multifandom Holiday Celebration! 🎄☃️🎁

#multifandom #multifandom edit #buffy the vampire slayer #spuffy #downton abbey #mary x matthew #matthew x mary #agents of shield #fitzsimmons #ouat #captain swan #the 100 #bellarke #beliza #lucifer #deckerstar #veronica mars #veronica x logan #logan x veronica #house of the dragon #daemyra #shadow and bone #darklina #alannacouture #ouat.t100.adow.sab.etc #ouat.t100.adow.dw.reign.etc #christmas

[dogzcats]

I wanted to give you this. It’s my lucky charm. I’ve had it always. So you must promise to bring it back, without a scratch.

#dan stevens I will never forgive u #downton abbey #downtonedit #perioddramaedit #mary crawley #matthew crawley #mary x matthew #matthew x mary #michelle dockery #toy dog #stuffed dog #lucky charm #parallels #anna attempts photoshop

[magiiicath]

— like or reblog if you save any.

#downton abbey #downton abbey headers #lady mary crawley #lady edith crawley #lady sybil crawley #mary x matthew #sybil x branson #sybil x tom #sybil branson #matthew crawley #header #headers #sybil crawley #mary crawley #edith crawley #twitter header #twitter headers #header for twitter #headers for twitter #collage headers #psd #psds #twitter #collage #michelle dockery #laura carmichael #jessica brown findlay

[mmfan1]

My favorite couple

Happy V day to my favorite fictional couple Matthew and Mary Crawley!

How are MM spending the day? In my headcanon:

season 1 - Matthew has sent Mary an anonymous valentine. She suspects it is from him because it is very book smart and not at all country sport like :). At dinner the following weekend Matthew is nervous that he has been found out when Mary makes directed comments to him. He does not admit to it.

season 2 - In the war years Mary writes a valentine card to Matthew in 1915 and 1916, where she expresses her undying love, she hides them, unsent.

season 3 - engaged Mary and Matthew - Matthew sends Mary an openly flirtatious valentine, constantly referring to all sorts of things. She gives his a valentine that refers to Andomeda and Perseus.

what do you guys think? Please offer your own headcanons on how MM spend Valentine’s Day every year ,

#mary crawley #downton abbey #matthew crawley #mary x matthew #matthew and mary forever #matthew x mary #valentines day #headcanon #please comment and give me your opinions

[katherineholmes]

So which Taylor Swift's songs do you associate with Mary and Matthew?

Oooh, I have a few!

Stay, Stay, Stay - We all know that a lot of people view Mary as scary and heartless, even though she isn't always. I feel like this song fits that because Matthew stays, no matter what, because he knows there's more to her. Not to mention, Mary doesn't think he could love every part of her, but he does.

Sad, Beautiful, Tragic - It feels like the song for that period after Matthew's failed proposal when he's gone for the war and they haven't made up yet.

Exile - When Mary's engaged to Carlisle and Matthew to Lavinia. This is definitely what was going on, hidden jealousy, but also the hopelessness of it. How neither of them think the other still loves them.

Champagne Problems - God, this song is perfect. Her being unable to say 'yes' to him even though she wanted to!?! And then him bringing Lavinia who does say yes. Who's uncomplicated. It's just...ugh, the angst.

'Tis The Damn Season - The perfection of this song for when Mary and Matthew kiss in season 2 is beyond me. The pain and the longing. Wanting to escape reality but not being able to. It's just....peak angst.

Evermore - I don't know why but I see Mary as so....depressed. I mean, it's never explicitly said or acknowledged, but Pamuk rapes her, and then instead of getting help, all she gets are taunts. That she's 'slut' for inviting him (when she didn't even) and then loses Matthew for it. Gets blackmailed by Carlisle into agreeing to marry him (which is just another attack on her ability to consent) so that news of said rape doesn't get sold as a sensationalised affair. And this song kinda captures that depression while she sees hope in the form of Matthew but can't quite reach out to him. It's just sad.

Back To December - Again, the failed proposal and then the first episode of s2. If only she could go back and change things.

The Great War - Literally. Both the one that was going on between them and the first world war that Matthew was off fighting. The pain and the angst, and once it was over, they were each others.

Sweet Nothing - Alright, taking a break from the angst, this song is so....sweet. It's just beautiful. All that you ever wanted from me was sweet nothing. While Mary is beautiful, and as Henry says - la belle dame sans merci - most people wanted to marry her for her dowry or for her estate (the duke comes to mind), or because they wanted to possess her (like Carlisle and Tony), but Matthew really just wants her. He's awed by her and struck by her and wounded by her. He loves her even though she hurts him, and his love never dies. It's just so beautiful.

That....was more than a few songs, and honestly, there's so many more, both Taylor's and others, but I'll stop before I start crying over them and their tragic end.

(P.S. - Jenny Of Oldstones by Florence is such a fitting song after Matthew dies.)

Thank you so much for the ask!

#mary x matthew #matthew x mary #downton abbey #da #kehlana-wolhamonao3 #tw: rape

[byeletty]

been toying around with this headcanon that after the flower show Matthew feels guilty for being short with Mary (even though she hurt his feelings and deserved his attitude) and so as an apology he buys her a bouquet of the flowers she was most admiring during the show and brings them to the house with a note. the note just says "please forgive my shortness earlier - M" even though he originally wrote something like "I saw you admiring their beauty in the same way I admire yours" and crumpled it up.

then years later Matthew is reading a novel he borrowed from his wife and comes upon a single pressed flower from that bouquet. he flips through a couple of her other most prized books and finds a flower from every bunch of flowers he's ever given her. from the expensive roses he brought her for an anniversary to a simple wildflower he picked for her while out on a walk around the cottages. she's kept a single flower from all of them. a little collection of memories and love just for her.

#downton abbey #mary x matthew #lady mary crawley #matthew crawley #I'm just really deep in my feels about them

[polikszena]

I'm pretty sure someone has come up with this before, but how about Mary and Matthew going as Barbie and Ken for Halloween?

#downton abbey #mary crawley #matthew crawley #otp: all sorts of things #mary x matthew #halloween