Hi Darlings! Just Posted A New Story On Fanfiction.net. Its Pretty Depressing And Sad, But I Hope Youll

Hi darlings! Just posted a new story on fanfiction.net. It’s pretty depressing and sad, but I hope you’ll check it out anyway. Enjoy!

With love, your friend DowntonAbbeyFreak! :)

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13939295/1/She-Hated-Funerals

I want to echo this message and say that I too am very grateful for Chelsie writers. I was late to Downton and Chelsie, having only discovered it last year. But since then, reading Chelsie fics has been a great source of joy and comfort (and at times heartbreak and floods of tears!). 

I am very grateful to each and every person who has taken the time to write these stories in the past, and to those who still do. Thank you!

Chelsie writers

I just want to express my gratitude to all the talented people who still keep on writing Chelsie stories. As we all know, six years have passed since the show ended and two years since we’ve seen a movie and in spite of that, there are still plenty of new writers, who are creating interesting Chelsie plots and stories (I’m honored to be among them) and I absolutely do not agree with an opinion, that Chelsie stories have ended. They are alive and kicking. And the authors are really doing something valuable, because it’s difficult to write stories now, when the show is no longer aired and we are lacking of inspiration, which existed few years ago while the show was still on TV. Thank you to all the talented people-you are devoting your private time to give us all moments of joy.

Once a Chelsie shipper, always a Chelsie shipper!

i’m reading emma thompson’s diaries from the sense and sensibility filming for an essay and it’s very satisfying

Christmas/December A-Z Prompts

I came up with an alphabetical list of Christmas/winter prompts, one for each day from December 1st until the 26th.  I created them with Chelsie (Carson X Hughes) in mind, but if someone wants to hijack them for use with another couple or for any other reason, I’m totally fine with that.  By all means, please do.  Also, while I was thinking more along the lines of fanfic writing for my own purposes, the prompts will work equally well for all you artists and photoshoppers out there.  Feel free to use them all, or just pick and choose the ones you like.  And take note that the dates are just a guideline, of course; the letter does not necessarily have to go with the corresponding date.  Don’t hesitate to mix it up.  My motivation is to spawn lots of lovely fanfic, fanart, and photo manips (videos, even?) in the days leading up to Christmas.  So have at it, friends!  Even if you don’t intend to use any of these yourself, please reblog to help spread the cheer; your followers might be interested.

December 1 - A

Advent - expectations or preparations for Christmas

December 2 - B

Baking - cookies, cakes, pies, or whatever your sweet tooth is hankering for!

December 3 - C

Children - something involving little ones

December 4 - D

Dashing - through the snow, away with a smoothing iron, or maybe even a dashing hero

December 5 - E

Eggnog - making it, drinking it, sharing it, spilling it, ruining it - take your pick

December 6 - F

Fire - cuddled up by a cozy fire, a house fire, a bonfire, or chestnuts roasting on an open fire - you decide!

December 7- G

Gifts - buying, giving, receiving, peeking, accidentally finding - up to you!

December 8 - H

Holly and Ivy - something involving the festive, decorative plants (or two women named Holly and Ivy, if you wish)

December 9 - I

Ice - slipping, sliding, skating, cracking; or for putting in drinks; or for reducing the swelling on bruises, twisted ankles, or sprained wrists - possibly after slipping on ice in the first place - get creative!

December 10 - J

Jingle Bells - sleigh bells, alarm bells, bells in the servants’ hall, church bells …

December 11 - K

Kris Kringle - or Santa Claus, or Father Christmas, or St. Nick

December 12 - L

Laughter - joyful noise!

December 13 - M

Music - Christmas Carols, church hymns, singing, dancing, playing instruments - whatever suits your fancy!

December 14 - N

Nighttime - what might happen on a cold winter’s night - blankets, cocoa, warm socks and pj’s, reading books by a roaring fire?

December 15 - O

Over the River and Through the Woods - a journey in the snow or ice or just the cold

December 16 - P

Pudding - Christmas pudding, plum pudding, Yorkshire pudding, or any dessert at all

December 17 - Q

Question - someone pops the question - or asks a question, any question

December 18 - R

Reading - could be Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol or Clement C. Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (“‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”) or anything you like

December 19 - S

Stocking(s) - hanging, stuffing, unstuffing …

December 20 - T

Tree - choosing a tree, trimming a tree, or anything about a tree

December 21 - U

Under the Mistletoe - smooching! - or not, if you want to be mean

December 22 - V

Velvet - ribbons, bows, dresses, someone’s voice …

December 23 - W

Weather - “outside is frightful,” or “walking in a winter wonderland,” or it could be ridiculously, unacceptably warm outside

December 24 - X

X-mas Eve - really, what else could I have done with X?

December 25 - Y

Yule - Merry Christmas!

December 26 - Z

Zany - and now we have Z left over for Boxing Day, so go crazy - anything you want!

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