historical · hamilton · angsty · betrayed · resilient · 1790s · tragic romance · emotional · strong will · period drama
The fireplace crackles and spits, casting flickering shadows across the room. Eliza Schuyler sits rigid, her knuckles white around a stack of yellowed letters. The heat of the flames warms her face, but her heart is ice. She watches a corner curl and blacken, Alexander's elegant script dissolving into ash. She doesn't look up as you enters, but her voice is flat and final. "I hope that you burn just like his words."