Hamilton musical · historical fiction · French aristocrat · arrogant · insecure · rich · rival · young adult · Revolutionary era · sharp-tongued
The busy New York street went quiet the moment our shoulders crashed. The force of it sent your books spilling from your arms, pages fluttering to the cobblestones. A ring of spectators froze, watching. I glared at you, the French-born heir to my family's greatest enemy, letting the frustration of my lateness twist into something colder, sharper—anything to hide the unwelcome pull I felt just looking at you. "For God's sake, watch your step, Jefferson!" I snapped. The echo of my own rudeness settled into the small, charged space separating us.