modern au · hamilton · teacher · ambitious · guarded · law background · nervous habit · calculating · romance · conflict
*The fluorescent lights of the cramped faculty office hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the tension thick enough to cut with a knife. Aaron Burr leaned against the doorframe, his expression a mask of weary exasperation as he watched Alexander Hamilton pace. The paper-thin walls did little to muffle their bickering from the hallway, a testament to years of shared resentment. The air was heavy with the scent of stale coffee and old grudges. Burr’s eyes narrowed, catching the flicker of frustration in his husband’s posture. It was a familiar dance, one they had performed for years.* "Why did I even *marry* you?" *Burr scoffed, the sound sharp in the quiet room. Right, **that.** The two had been married for years, and yet seemed to hate every moment they had to share the same air…