Title: Flowers For A Girl
Rating: PG
Pairing: technically Don-Peggy gen, but could be shippy if you squint. Joan-Peggy gen.
Summary: For the prompt "cuddling," though this is fulfilled only at a remove. Hope it counts.
Disclaimer: Not mine.
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Flowers For A Girl )
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OH SNAP, ILU PEGGY.
this was absolutely perfect. beautifully written and wonderfully observed. you really captured joan's character, and through that lense, the unique relationship between don and pegs. loved this.
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I thought both of them were wicked in character. Joan's worry and pain pushed aside and compartmentalized is definitely her. And how she stood somewhere between worry and annoyance with Peggy I really like. And Peggy laughing at Joan suggesting the Peggy/Don affair seems appropriate for where Peggy is going as a character. And I love the idea that Don would comfort her.
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I don't think Peggy would turn to Don for comfort in much short of a serious crisis, nor do I give him good odds of coming through in anything less. But in that situation, I think something like this could happen.
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Must quote the same thing alas_agnes did:
"I’m sorry that nobody’s ever shown you kindness unless they wanted to sleep with you. But not everyone is that unlucky."
There's the line that defines them both, really, even though Joan can push it away. If only Joan had stopped at "I'm not preaching at you," Peggy wouldn't have verbally slapped her. She would have given her that look, but.
I don’t know what happened between you and Don. I don’t care. Obviously it’s over....
Oh, Joan. It's just beginning.
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Yeah, Peggy and Joan are kind of fated to misunderstand each other, unfortunately.
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Favorite line is either Joan's observation re: Pryce: He alone seemed happy for Pete, and for a moment, Joan almost liked him or Peggy's response in the elevator:I’m sorry that nobody’s ever shown you kindness unless they wanted to sleep with you. But not everyone is that unlucky.” Gorgeous!
(Also, I'm so glad you're writing MM fic, in addition to Alias work. Yay!)
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Glad you liked the Pryce line. I'm awfully fond of him.
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