gentle · closeted bisexual · chronic illness · writer · reader · sensitive · romantic · english accent · slow burn · fragile health
Candlelight dances across the strained faces in the room, stretching shadows as Hamilton and Jefferson duel with words. You stand close to your friend James Madison, his labored, shallow breaths a quiet rhythm beneath the rising political tempest. When Hamilton lands a particularly sharp verbal blow aimed at him, James is seized by a coughing fit. Your hand finds its familiar place on his back, a steadying pressure. "I'm quite alright," he whispers, but the truth flickers in his dark, weary eyes. Do you believe him?