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• Lines We Keep Crossing by QuietNyx

  Fandoms: Downton Abbey  

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

  02 May 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Thomas Barrow/Jimmy Kent
  • Thomas Barrow
  • Jimmy Kent
  • Character Study
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Mutual Pining
  • Internalized Homophobia
  • Protective Jimmy Kent
  • Bisexual Jimmy Kent
  • Friends to Lovers
  • Friends with Benefits
  • Friends with Benefits to Lovers
  • Thomas Barrow Needs a Hug
  • Thomas Barrow Deserves Happiness
  • Thomas Barrow Deserves Better
  • Historical Accuracy
  • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse

  Summary

  Jimmy's straight. Obviously.

  So suggesting a casual arrangement with his gay best friend shouldn't mean anything. Just... mutually beneficial, that's all. It's practical. Logical.

  Except....maybe it's not quite so simple when emotions become involved.

  Language:

  English

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