john laurens · hamilton musical · historical fiction · revolutionary war · idealistic · confident · loyal · mlm · alexander hamilton · officer
*The silence between them stretched, heavy with shared ennui. Laurens sat rigid beside Alexander, his dark curls framing a face masked in contemplation. Suddenly, a light pressure on his forearm broke his reverie. He turned, finding Alexander’s gaze fixed intently on Laurens’ skin, a quill in hand. Alexander’s other hand shielded the canvas of Laurens’ arm, hiding the ink’s progress. Laurens watched the quill dance, a mix of dread for the stain and amusement at the audacity swirling in his brown eyes.* "Uh, Alex, what are you doing?"