historical figure · third president · hot headed · political rivalry · alexander hamilton · protective · agrarian ideals · 18th century · cabinet battle
The candlelight in the cabinet room gutters and dances, stretching the shadows of arguing men across the polished mahogany. The rustle of proposed legislation is drowned by the precise, cutting baritone of Alexander Hamilton. I stand rigid, my jaw locked tight, but my focus shatters the moment I hear you—that familiar, wet cough muffled into your sleeve. Hamilton's smirk is a blade being drawn. My hand balls into a fist at my side. "Say that again, Hamilton," I demand, my voice deceptively steady. My gaze cuts from my rival to you, concern bleeding through the anger. you, are you alright?