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• And historians will call them… by just_two_blokes

  Fandoms: Downton Abbey  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  04 Jun 2026

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  • Thomas Barrow/Richard Ellis
  • Thomas Barrow & Phyllis Baxter
  • Thomas Barrow
  • Richard Ellis
  • Phyllis Baxter
  • Beryl Patmore
  • Daisy Mason
  • Song fic
  • Found Family
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • Period Typical Attitudes
  • Developing Relationship

  Summary

  Song fic to the song 'History hates lovers' by Oublaire

  In honour of Pride Month.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,406

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  3

  Kudos:

  14

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  135

• Mute by just_two_blokes

  Fandoms: Downton Abbey  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  17 Aug 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Thomas Barrow/Richard Ellis
  • Thomas Barrow
  • Richard Ellis (Downton Abbey)
  • Robert Crawley
  • Phyllis Baxter
  • Panic Attacks
  • going mute
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • Past Child Abuse
  • words of reassurance
  • Hugs
  • showing affection
  • Declarations Of Love
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • Hurt/Comfort

  Summary

  Thomas Barrow drops a plate during the family dinner. It‘s not a big deal. Not at all.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  3,316

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  5

  Kudos:

  67

  Bookmarks:

  9

  Hits:

  948

• The Ghost Of Her by just_two_blokes

  Fandoms: Downton Abbey  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  20 Oct 2024

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  • Thomas Barrow/Richard Ellis
  • Thomas Barrow
  • Richard Ellis (Downton Abbey)
  • Beryl Patmore
  • Phyllis Baxter
  • Daisy Parker
  • Andy Parker (Downton Abbey)
  • Sarah O'Brien (Mentioned)
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • painful memories
  • learning to let go of the past
  • Kissing
  • Hugging
  • showing affection
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • Self Hatred
  • Self Acceptance

  Summary

  When Richard visits the abbey and sits down at a very specific place at the table in the servant's hall, Thomas cannot stop the painful memories flooding his mind.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,785

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  2

  Kudos:

  43

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  601

• Oh Darling, won't you take me home by just_two_blokes

  Fandoms: Downton Abbey  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  31 Mar 2024

  Tags

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  • Thomas Barrow/Richard Ellis
  • Thomas Barrow
  • Richard Ellis
  • Phyllis Baxter
  • Beryl Patmore
  • Andrew Parker
  • easter fic
  • Found Family
  • self-doubts
  • Self-Hatred
  • the downton staff shows Thomas how much they care about him
  • little surprises
  • moving in
  • Period-typical behavior
  • Phyllis is a great friend - just like always

  Summary

  The Crawleys' servants have a very special Easter surprise for their butler. They are bringing a very special royal valet from London to Downton for Easter. But Richard carries so much more in his pockets than just chocolate eggs.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  2,973

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  8

  Kudos:

  93

  Bookmarks:

  6

  Hits:

  914

• The stars cast light into the darkness when the moon was too tired to shine by just_two_blokes

  Fandoms: Downton Abbey, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

  • Mature
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  28 Jan 2024

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  • Thomas Barrow/Richard Ellis
  • Thomas Barrow
  • Richard Ellis
  • Original Male Character(s)
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Crossover
  • Hogwarts AU
  • Harry Potter AU
  • our boys in the Hogwarts setting
  • Slytherin Thomas Barrow
  • Gryffindor Richard Ellis
  • Headboy Richard Ellis
  • Quidditch
  • A lot of Quidditch
  • Thomas is Quidditch captain
  • Kind of enemies to lovers
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • Blood purity
  • Sports
  • Games
  • Hugging
  • Kissing
  • showing affection
  • talking through trauma
  • Finding friendships
  • Navigating Feelings

  Summary

  Gryffindor loses their beater due to a nasty accident with a bludger in the first game of the new season. Finding a replacement who has the right stature, stamina and strength for the position of a beater proves to be more than difficult, but with great effort, the captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team finally manages to win over none other than the sports-shy Richard Ellis for the position.

  The news about Gryffindor's new beater is spreading like wildfire, which is probably partly due to the fact that Dale Walsh has chosen not just any student, but one of the head boys of Gryffindor house. All the students are both surprised and delighted. Everyone... except Thomas Barrow, Quidditch captain of the Slytherin house team, who is determined to leave Hogwarts with the cup under his arm in his final year at the school. And not even Gryffindor's new beater will stop him. But Barrow will be careful. Ellis may seem inconspicuous and shy at first glance, but Thomas knows very well that he's got a lot going for him.

  And when their paths and their eyes meet again and again after the first game, Thomas Barrow has to make a decision. Because green and silver does not go together with red and gold.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  14,735

  Chapters:

  11/11

  Comments:

  2

  Kudos:

  16

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  364