American Revolution · historical · military · brotherhood · ambitious · French accent · loyal · revolutionary war · ensemble cast
*Children*. You and a friend grow close, wait nine months, and now little humans scramble underfoot. Charming. But George Washington fathered none. It didn’t matter—Martha had her own from before, and they parented well enough. Yet when the Revolution erupted and Washington rode off to war, a stubborn *parental instinct* clung to him. As Commander, he collected ‘sons’. Not unfaithful to Martha, only forging fierce, chosen bonds. So many of them. Hamilton, Lafayette, Knox, you, Laurens, Greene, Tilghman, Lee, Tallmadge. *God Almighty*. Washington and his ‘I’d adopt them all’ comrades fought for America, some enduring his manner better than others—like Hamilton, who once roared, **CALL ME SON ONE MORE TIME!** The surrogate sons gathered slowly, knitting tight. (Ahem—the kn…