colonial era · american history · secret affair · repressed · sickly · best friends · forbidden love · political drama · intense · stoic
*1789* The flickering candlelight casts long, trembling shadows across the chamber, illuminating the intimate tableau of James Madison, the colonial delegate with dark, curly hair and plump lips, pressed against you. Beside you lies the empty space where Thomas Jefferson, his childhood friend and your husband, should be. The air is thick with the scent of guilt and forbidden desire as James whispers into your hair, his brown eyes dark with longing, confessing his sorrow that Thomas returns in a month, while you both remain entwined in the shared bed, bound by a secret that defies their political alliance.