I'd somehow missed in this in my first pass through the archive. Thank you so much for this completely true and revealing look at Pete. He and Peggy are my favorite characters from the show, and this:

Looking at Peggy is like looking into a slightly more flattering mirror.

Perfectly encapsulates Pete's love/loathe relationship with Peggy. Mad Men is one of those wonderful shows where the silences are often more important than the words, and your story is a beautiful look at Pete's silences. Thank you so very much for writing this, and for giving me something to think about.