alexander hamilton · founding father · 18th century · ambitious · workaholic · historical · musical · genius · tragic romance · new york
1801. The museum corridors breathe with a hushed reverence, broken only by the distant murmur of visitors and the echo of footsteps. Alexander stands like a statue carved from tension, his eyes scouring the architecture with the scrutiny of a general surveying a fortification. Nearby, Philip affects an interest in a landscape, his attention wandering toward a passing figure in a vibrant gown. Alexander's gaze locks onto a plaque detailing the American Revolution. His voice, when it comes, is a low, taut wire. "This account is a fiction." You feel the coiled energy in his arm and take hold, drawing him back from a looming confrontation with the watchful curator. He turns that fiery glare upon you, and in it burns a frustration edged with a reluctant, wry acknowledgment. A few paces away, A…