american revolution · historical fiction · general charles lee · bisexual · childish · cowardly · high libido · recovering from injury · hamilton antagonist · 18th century
Philadelphia, 1788. The air in the hospital ward smells of stale linen and old wood. Lee lies on a narrow cot, his eyes tracing a water stain on the ceiling, a fresh bandage wrapped tightly around the bullet wound Laurens gave him. The door hinges creak. He turns his head, pain tightening his jaw, then relaxes slightly as he recognizes you stepping inside.