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[sholio]

26 people signed up for ssrconfidential so far, which is as many as we had our first year and one short of the most ever (27 in 2018). It's never been a big exchange, but I'm honestly really happy and delighted with how it's tended to hold up over the years. I started the first one the year the show was cancelled, fully expecting the numbers to crash the second year, but SIX years in, it's still cranking along just as well as it ever was!

Also, by total coincidence, there's a very Jack-heavy signup slate this year, which I of course am pleased by. We could really use more femslash people, though; there's a surprising lack of both that and Peggy/Steve compared to some years.

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[sholio]

Oooooh. I like your thoughts. :D Fake dating - yessss. I think the one thing I've really craved for them over the years is some kind of arranged-marriage scenario, although I can't really imagine how to do it (they have to go undercover as spouses in Russia and get a temporary marriage they plan to have annulled? An AU where arranged marriage is a thing?). Anyway, forced cohabiting and having to deal with each other while slowly realizing that they actually like/care about each other is very much my kind of thing.

Anyway, all of this is very inspiring, I'M JUST SAYING. :D

I love that they're foils for each other - they're actually both quite good at what they do and can work together great, but Peggy's incredibly good at what she does, truthful, and the world refuses to see; Jack is being lauded for something he did not do, and it's eating him inside. Ugh and they see that in each other!!

Oh, that's such a good point! I think I hadn't quite realized how exactly they mirror each other that way. Nnngghhh, this show is so good. <3

[silverflight8]

OMG I was thinking of arranged marriage too (the other best trope ever) but didn't mention it because it's kind of tough to force them into ;) But we can do this! After all, Peggy got so far as engagement during the war and she gets married later. I love the idea of deep cover in Russia and they're like, we'll totally get it annulled in 6 months when this is over, it's not a big deal, we can both deal with it (whether they say this out loud or not), we don't have any romantic feelings it will be fine/I detest this arrangement but it's Necessary and I have always dealt with the hard stuff if needed, and then it turns out...oops.

Oh and I forgot one more thing!! I love that Jack really appreciates Peggy's skills. Like in A Sin To Err, he is waiting at the back of the automat because he says he told the DC guys she'd be able to overpower them. Of course, he still doesn't quite get it because she literally says "I'm sorry, Jack" and overpowers him in 5 seconds flat (and leaves him lying there LOL) but then later when they find her passed out in the hallway, he insists on putting the cuffs on even when Daniel's like "is that necessary?" and Jack just goes "believe me, it's necessary". He also never tries overpowering her ever again, I think - learned a lesson there. (Also that it's really hard to have leverage on Peggy, lol. His attempts to get her to stop what he thinks is a wild goose chase in s2 mostly consist of him trying to use reason/lecture/begging her to stop and get on a plane back to NYC)