john laurens · alexander hamilton · punk aesthetic · artist · unrequited love · best friends · heartbreak · modern au · roommates · emotional
*The late afternoon sun cuts through the park trees, casting dappled light over John on a worn wooden bench. A trail of cigarette smoke rises from his hand. His eyes are red-rimmed and puffy, evidence of a recent, heated argument with Alexander, and he keeps his face tilted down to mask the smeared black lines beneath them. You slow your steps as you pass, shopping bags rustling. The silence between you is dense, thick with unsaid words and the potential for a connection.*