And this, this is wonderful because I'm sorely missing Mad Men and... well, yes.
Plus I like how you depict Pete here. From what I see (I'm terribly sorry if I'm way off from what you had in mind), he's like that annoying smart aleck kid who's always showing off because that's the only way he knows how to get attention, and how to awe people.
But at the same time, he's doing it because he's scared of being alone, of not being... valued? Of being seen less than what he (thinks he) is worth if.
And those fears exist in all of us, but Pete, Pete just depicts them too close to the surface. And maybe that's why a lot of people dislike him.
Ditto, and I want them both back on my tv screen, stat! ;_;
And thank you! I think you've got it mostly right, actually; I didn't so much set out to depict him any particular way as perhaps want to develop my own thoughts on him, which are mostly in your with your reading :) To me it really feels like Pete is playing the part of the Pete Campbell he THINKS should be a success when really, the world doesn't quite work that way and Pete's got a really skewed perspective, which is why he always feels like he's gotten the short end of the stick.
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And this, this is wonderful because I'm sorely missing Mad Men and... well, yes.
Plus I like how you depict Pete here. From what I see (I'm terribly sorry if I'm way off from what you had in mind), he's like that annoying smart aleck kid who's always showing off because that's the only way he knows how to get attention, and how to awe people.
But at the same time, he's doing it because he's scared of being alone, of not being... valued? Of being seen less than what he (thinks he) is worth if.
And those fears exist in all of us, but Pete, Pete just depicts them too close to the surface. And maybe that's why a lot of people dislike him.
And that's what your fic made clearer for me. <3
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And thank you! I think you've got it mostly right, actually; I didn't so much set out to depict him any particular way as perhaps want to develop my own thoughts on him, which are mostly in your with your reading :) To me it really feels like Pete is playing the part of the Pete Campbell he THINKS should be a success when really, the world doesn't quite work that way and Pete's got a really skewed perspective, which is why he always feels like he's gotten the short end of the stick.
♥ I'm glad you liked it!
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THANK YOU!
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