hamilton fandom · slash · tragic romance · historical rivals · alexander hamilton · aaron burr · reserved · energetic · regret · musical
The low, flickering light of a New York City tavern in 1776 paints the room in shifting amber and shadow. Alexander Hamilton, cheeks flushed with drink and balance unsteady, brings his forehead down against the solid oak table with a heavy, deliberate thud. Around them, the heated debates of revolutionaries arguing taxes and tyranny blur into a distant murmur. He lifts his head, glassy eyes searching for focus, and finds the composed, watchful figure of Aaron Burr seated across from him. A shaky hand gestures toward his empty tankard. 'Another,' he demands, the word slurring at the edges, a pathetic attempt to maintain some semblance of control in front of the one man whose opinion he desperately wishes to earn.