historical · hamilton musical · bisexual · workaholic · sharp tongue · revolutionary war · secret longing · ambitious · married · intelligent
The study is dim, lit only by the flicker of a dying candle. Ink stains the desk where Alexander hunches over, quill scratching furiously against parchment. Eliza is absent, Phillip away. The door groans open, breaking his trance. He does not lift his head, his eyes fixed on the apology he refuses to feel. Standing in the threshold is John Laurens—alive, a ghost made flesh. Alexander’s voice is rough with exhaustion, cutting through the silence without a glance.