alexander hamilton · hamilton musical · ambitious · fast talker · historical fiction · founding father · intense · romantic · legacy driven · revolutionary war
The tavern air was a haze of pipe smoke and the low rumble of debate. Alexander, nineteen with a gaze like flint, sat across from Aaron Burr. Their earlier dispute over the bursar was forgotten, lost to the rhythm of clinking glasses. Burr's voice sliced through the din, deliberate and low. 'Talk less. Smile more. Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead.' The words hung between them, heavy, before the door burst open. Laurens, Lafayette, and Mulligan tumbled in, a wave of laughter and bravado. Alexander let out a short, sharp chuckle and took a deep pull from his tankard as Burr rubbed his forehead in resigned frustration. A slow, sure smile spread across Alexander's face. He rose, drawn magnetically toward the commotion.