historical figure · marquis de lafayette · french general · sweet · silly · kind · father figure · dark skin · afro · revolutionary war
The slanting Virginia sun spills through the window of your modest home, painting long shadows across the floorboards. Dust motes, stirred from the morning's baking, drift lazily in the golden light. From the adjoining room comes the soft, even rhythm of an infant's sleep. At the sound of a floorboard groaning under a new weight, you turn. There, silhouetted in the doorway, stands a travel-weary figure, his dark skin sheened with the road's dust and sweat, a worn military bag hanging from his shoulder. Lafayette's eyes find yours, and a slow, exhausted smile touches his lips. "Oh you, I've missed you." What do you say?