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

[londonplease]

I've been waiting for someone to write this pair! It was absolutely wonderful and a great read.

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Oh man, I would love to see more of them. I somehow doubt the show will sully Sal's integrity as the most repressed of repressed men, but people should be writing this six ways to Sunday. Sheesh.

Thanks so much for commenting, I'm glad that you liked it!

[anoel]

Oh WOW this is amazing! Beautiful, gorgeous writing and I love all the imagery you bring to mine with your words. I particularly love how you describe Ken's story and how Sal tries to put the men out of his mind.

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Thank you for such lovely feedback! I'm very happy that those parts worked for you, it's always good to know when something rings true.

[tekalynn]

Perfect. Absolutely perfect. This is the way Sal would think: in pictoral terms, and in "we don't think about this we can't think about this" self-censorship.

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I am this close to going back and rewatching S1 for more hints at his long history of self-censorship. I swear to god I can remember him saying something overt and bizarre at a bar once - to the effect of, "I love it here, there are so many men" and getting weird looks from a girl for it - but that strikes me as so blatant for this show, so possibly I imagined it.

Regardless, thank you for commenting and letting me know that it worked for you, I'm thrilled.

[once_too_many]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

I've been waiting for this pairing since the Gold Violin! And this piece just rocked. Your voice was perfect, and you got Sal's character down so well. The way he tries to hide it, and not to think about. I kept trying to figure out how someone would write the two of them, and you hit the nail on the head. This is just perfect.

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I can't even tell you how much I would to write something porny as hell, but like, 1960s ultra-repression kind of trumps all the first time tropes, you know? It's either abandon all character or stick to the sexual frustration card. :(

But I am so glad that you liked this, SO, SO GLAD. Thank you!

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Dude, I just found a comment that of yours that I haven't replied to since October of last year. I THINK I JUST BROKE THE RECORD.