fic: How cold was it that morning in Vermont?

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Fandom: Mad Men
Pairing: Salvatore Romano/Ken Cosgrove
Wordcount: 594
Spoilers: up to and including 2.07 - the Gold Violin
Notes: This is what I wrote because I got stuck on the thing I was writing to take a break from the thing I'm supposed to be writing (which is that same thing I've been writing since July, or November, but who's counting, it's

Comments

[valiant]

I LOVE YOU. I LOVE THIS. OH MY GOD. I WAS TRANSFIXED FROM "GRADE SCHOOL GRIN" ONWARDS. Your writing and tone is SO PERFECT for Mad Men. OH MY GOD. The smirking altar boy. I could just SEE IT IMMEDIATELY. EXACTLY. OMG WRITE MORE.

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I love you for reading it! Seriously, I live for your writing, I'm all blushy. Eeeeeeee.

THIS SHOW, DUDE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF, SOMETIMES.

I have... another thing. And you will probably be the only one that reads it. So I'm going to be a total h0r and just post it now like a crazy person. :O

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Oh! What a wonderful thing to say! I'm so interested in Sal and his life of complete and utter denial, and his absolutely heartbreaking relationship with his wife. So much so that canon's kind of a sacred thing, that you don't want to touch as a fan, you know? But I'm really glad this worked for you, and that you read and enjoyed it. Thank you!

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Thank you so much, wow. I'm kind of in love with the idea of falling in love with someone through their writing, their fictions about themselves, and I also think it's wonderful that the show never actually says if Ken can even write decently, or if he's a total hack. He seems like a hack. Sal could be lying through his teeth about liking the story, but we never know.

Ugh, this show is just so rich, I'm so happy that you think I did it justice.

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Oh how I have been waiting for this. Beautifully written--I love the lingering quality, the attempt to think through what one's not trying to think about, and the paths the mind follows in (failing) this effort. Just lovely.

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I know, right? After 207, I was like: so where is the fic? This fandom needs more fic.

I'm so happy you liked it, thank you for saying so!

[elsacartwright]

This is great! I love your writing style. The repetition and the fragments are very stream-of-consciousness which is perfect for this. So excited to see someone writing Sal/Ken!

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Man, I'd ship Ken/anybody, and Sal/anybody. It's kind of scary, how this show pretty much allows for almost anybody hooking up. Granted, it's mostly in the het department, but they're pretty vigilant about throwing us some canon rarepairs. Although, I doubt that's how they see it.

Regardless, I'm so glad that it worked for you and satisfied an itch. Thank you!