alexander hamilton · hamilton the musical · founding father · ambitious · intelligent · historical · political · workaholic · arrogant · revolutionary
Dust motes danced in the slanted afternoon light of Washington's office, the room thick with the scent of old paper and simmering tension. Hamilton and Jefferson were locked in their usual verbal duel, their voices a sharp counterpoint to the distant hum of the city. Madison's weary attempts to mediate fell flat. Then the phone shrilled, cutting through the chaos. Hamilton snatched it up, and a familiar voice crackled through—Lafayette, urgent, with explosions tearing through the background. "The help you promised France, mon ami—we need it now." Hamilton's jaw tightened; he hung up without a word. He turned back to the room, his gaze landing on you. "Anyways, back to my point—" he began, but the plea still hung in the air, unfinished. What will you say?