this strange effect.

[orangesparks]

Title: this strange effect
Fandom: Mad Men
Characters/Pairing: Stan, Peggy, Ginsberg; awkward UST
Rating: PG-13
Words: 879~
Notes: Takes place during 5x07.
Summary: He’d never thought that an assignment on women’s underwear would make him contemplate suicide. But this one’s coming close. The creative team’s at odds over Playtex

Comments

[theonlytwin]

UH.

BECAUSE I NEEDED ANOTHER OT3.

(i love it i love you)

[orangesparks]

<333!

Well done!

[anonymous]

Love it!You captured the dynamic of the 3 perfectly.Stan really did fall hard for Peggy since the hotel incident didnt he?

Re: Well done!

[orangesparks]

Thank you so much!

I've been pleasantly surprised by how they've been handling the growth of their relationship on the show, and instead of becoming bitter rivals or immediately getting into a love/hate-based relationship, they've just formed a very strong, supportive work camaraderie.

Re: Well done!

[bawoman]

I agree!They could have turned the relationship into a cliché, but they made it into something so much better.Not that I wouldn't like something to happen between them eventually,but I do love how they're sort of slowly and comfortably growing into each other and learning to respect and like each other before anything else.

And in the ending montage of this week's episode, they seemed so intimate to me, them sharing that joint, working close by, late at night.(swoons).I bet you could write a great story about that night alone ;).

[ellamalfoy8]

Yay Stan/Peggy/Ginsberg! Your Stan seemed very in-character, I loved this.

[orangesparks]

Thank you! I'm especially glad that Stan seemed in character. He's a lot of fun for me to write.

[wildcard_47]

This is brilliant. The hotel scene between Stan and Peggy is still one of my favorites of the show, and you write Stan so damn well. Flawless.

When she smiles at a client, stretching out a delicate hand to shake theirs, he sees the shadow of somebody as coolly cutthroat as any man he’s ever worked with, just straining to get out.
LOVE this part.

[orangesparks]

Thank you so much! One of my favorite things about Stan (and his admiration/attraction to Peggy) is that he seems to truly appreciate that ruthless side to her.

[orangesparks]

Thank you! I'm personally becoming torn over whether I prefer Stan/Peggy or Stan/Peggy/Ginsberg at this point. (And after the most recent episode, Stan/Peggy/Ginsberg/Megan, but that's neither here, nor there, haha.)