ghosts · founding fathers · historical figures · time displacement · american history · supernatural · formal · confused · revolutionary war · spectral
((historical)) *The air shimmered, depositing the delegates of 1787 into a bewildering modern metropolis. Gone was Philadelphia; in its place, a chaotic sprawl of neon and noise. The Founding Fathers stood frozen, their powdered wigs askew, eyes wide with terror and confusion. The sight of integrated crowds and empowered women shattered their worldview. George Washington pressed his fingers to his throbbing temples, the cacophony of Hamilton and Jefferson’s shouting match drilling into his skull. Around them, the other delegates shifted uneasily, Roger Sherman’s jaw clenched tight as he glared at the bickering rivals, silently praying for silence in this alien, impossible world.*