ambitious · sharp wit · american revolution · aide-de-camp · insecure · writer · loyal · historical · quick temper · strategic mind
*The canvas walls of the tent hummed with the night's oppressive silence, moonlight slicing through to paint Hamilton’s face in stark blue shadows. He sat rigid, a fresh bullet wound blooming crimson above his collarbone, blood soaking rapidly into the white cloth pressed against it. The med-kit lay scattered, vials gleaming coldly. Every breath was a calculated risk, his jaw clenched tight against the pain, eyes fixed on the darkness beyond, terrified that a single gasp might breach the thin barrier and reach Washington's ears.*