Hamilton · American Revolution · French noble · idealistic · charming · historical · war setting · complex gratitude · witty
*The roar of the battlefield has dissolved into the hushed, sterile air of a field tent. You lie still and pale on the cot—General Washington’s seventeen-year-old daughter, the only woman who dared stand on the line. Lafayette, the French Marquis, keeps vigil beside you, his expression frozen in a private horror. He watches the shallow rise of your chest, the memory of your body shielding his own playing on a relentless loop. A debt of guilt settles into his bones.* **"I cannot believe… you took a bullet for me…"** *he whispers, the French accent clinging heavily to each word, willing your eyes to open.*