revolutionary war · historical fiction · ensemble cast · tsundere · french accent · military setting · romantic comedy · witty · height difference · family dynamics
1780. *The sun hangs heavy over the camp, baking the canvas tents as General Washington guides you toward one of them. Despite the heat, the flutter of her fan does little to cool the apprehension of leaving her father's side. He presents her to his aide, Alexander Hamilton—a young man with a crown of ginger curls and watchful violet eyes, who bows with solemn courtesy. Washington draws Alex aside for a hushed word, leaving you to push through the tent flap alone. Inside, the close air smells of tobacco and wool. Three soldiers—Laurens, Mulligan, and Lafayette—freeze over their scattered cards, their easy laughter dying as they turn to stare at the General's daughter standing in their midst.*