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Yes hello I've completed a fic for the first time in I don't even know how long. Maybe two years? More?

ANYWAY Please enjoy. This is part of my The World Turned Upside Down series, where John lives and Alexander dies. I'll make a separate post with the timeline and a list of all of the involved stories. This is the ninth story I've written in this series, but it's the 8th chronologically.

This is Not a Game

The announcement comes off unexpected, but met with delight by Eliza's family. John's anticipated the reaction. His new fiancée is still a young woman. They have all the time in the world to make a happy life. 

A fine household, her father says. And more children, her mother adds.

John catches her gaze from across the room and offers a small smile. No one has asked about their true feelings, how the impending marriage is more a deep bond over loneliness than anything else. 

Eliza smiles back at him and follows her parents out of the room as they continue discussing plans for the future that might not have happened at all if John had not impulsively opened his mouth.

He places his empty glass of wine on a table and turns to leave the other way. After all, he ought to write his father. 

As John exits the room into the hall, he nearly bumps into- 

“Oh. Mrs. Church, I'm sorry.”

“It might as well be Angelica now, hm?” She regards John with some cool, unreadable expression. “Since you're about to become my brother-in-law.”

John stares at her a moment. “Yes, I suppose.”

Angelica takes a step closer, her dark eyes boring into John's like she's trying to discern something. 

“If you intend to humiliate or hurt my sister, Colonel Laurens-”

“What?” John balks, jerks back like he's been burned. “I have no intention to harm Eliza in any way. I care for her. Deeply.”

“You don't love her.”

John doesn't answer, instead eying Angelica warily. When he doesn't speak she rolls her eyes. 

“Eliza tells me everything. I know all about your plan. Your arrangement.”

“Then you know I have no intention to cause any harm to Eliza, or Philip, or your family.”

Every word is true. He does not need money or property. His own family has plenty. The match makes perfect sense to everyone. Until now John’s believed everyone believes this union is real, bound by love. Angelica’s sharp gaze remains fixed on him.

“Do not make the mistake of thinking you were the only, or the first to have cared for Alexander, either.” 

John draws a sharp breath, the air freezing abruptly in his lungs. “I don't know what you're-”

“Relax, Colonel Laurens. Your secret is safe.”

John shakes his head, wary. His brow furrows while he tries to breathe again. He’s never told anyone about he and Alexander- before.

 “How did you know?”

“Alexander used to write to me,” Angelica says as if she wasn’t discussing a damning secret. “He told me about you and the way he wrote, it was easy to tell how he felt about you.”

“You knew-”

“Does my sister?”

“No.”

He’s never told Eliza that truth. Anxiety gnaws at him, and has. It’s more than the guilt of Alex’s death. It’s more, a truth that John has never told her and never will. Revealing the past will open a rift far too wide to patch. Not only a rift in his friendship with Eliza, but a deeper rift into the past and Alex-

John stops, clears his throat.

“What about you? Do you love your husband, Angelica?”

Angelica eyes him a long moment, “I think I prefer you referring to me as Mrs. Church.”

And then she continues on her way.

#hamilton #hamilteaser #wow I haven't used that tag in a minute #Hamilton fic #John Laurens #Eliza Schuyler #Angelica Schuyler #angst #impending marriage #kind of fake marriage but not really #Angelica is a good sister she's just watching out for Eliza

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Just thought of a silly prompt, but an expansion on Jefferson's line in Cabinet Battle #2, "Daddy's callin'" being expanded upon? I always thought that Hamilton would totally jump Jefferson, being how he already tends to fly off the handle at remarks like that. Hope you're doing well!! XXX

I very much enjoy this question anon-friend. The first time I saw Hamilton in person I had this brief thought, but then kind of drove it away for a few reasons:

* Thomas himself is not a physical guy. I wouldn't speculate that he can't take a punch, but I doubt he'd get the satisfaction of pushing Alexander to violence if he's going to be the target of said violence.

* Thomas probably would think provoking Alexander to violence is beneath him. This kind of goes along with the first point, but for Thomas, his focus in my mind is making himself look better and smarter than Alexander. (I could go on and on about classism here, but the main point is Thomas had every opportunity, Alex had zero save Washington’s support. But here they are basically on equal footing, and it's gotta smart that Alexander is about 13 years younger than him).

* Switching points of view, Alexander is beyond desperate to prove he belongs here, that he's a gentleman, and that he is just as good as Thomas and the rest of the cabinet and he does belong here. (He has moments of doubt of course, but he knows he needs to keep himself from flying off the handle all the time).

If my brain was functioning a bit more these last couple weeks I'd be able to dig more in depth, but I hope this provides a bit of (my) characterization-lite. Basically give me Alex struggling with lots of self doubt and impostor syndrome his whole life.

#hamilton #alexander hamilton #Thomas jefferson #is this what the kids call meta? #ask kay anything

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#M*A*S*H #i grew up with this show #it's so good #every character is so good #please watch it

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She is responsible for all Boops 💜

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Boops for the Bean girl! She turned 10 yesterday but her birthday present hasn't arrived yet cause I'm a bad, procrastinating cat mom.

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I have never seen this series, but will happily talk about characterization of Washington any time.

Give me reckless Washington who makes a rash decision because that's what he needs to do. Or he does something crazy because he can't just stay back and watch. Or another favorite, give me a darker, reckless Washington who takes big risks cause he wants to.

I sometimes think about this scene because it just comes across as Washington being totally reckless.

He - the head guy of his entire army, a guy who many a person would’ve gladly attacked or captured - has (probably) rushed down to a random secluded pier to shout (giving away his location smh) to his ally. No soldiers or guards in sight. I don’t see any horses around either. Did he run there on foot??? He’s literally just with James, a civilian!

He could’ve been snatched at any point on the way down there, but instead of considering that, he bolts like an excited puppy ffs

Retreats Georg, a straight twink is NOT adequate security!!

The fic potential is pretty good though. like did he drag James with him or did he just follow? Did he actually run on foot what was probably a few miles just to find somewhere to shout at Rochambeau from?? What if he had gotten captured???

@salmonthecat @sarahhillips @tricornonthecob @that-gal-kay @binch-i-might-be

(Sorry for the tag I just wanted to hear y’all’s opinions)

#george washington #characterization #this's shorter than I intended but there's a pizza waiting for me #anyway #lemme read and write varying degrees of Washington

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Ya girl is forklift certified for another three years!

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April Same Prompt Party

Get ready to get silly with this month's prompt on hard mode difficulty, courtesy of @my-deer-friend (thank you!) - quote:

'I would [...] like to propose a challenge for sometime in the future that is specifically ships without Hamilton in them. Lafferson, burrens, marliza etc etc also deserve some love! Rarepair appreciation? Ship randomiser? The potential is there.'

Rules:

Only ships not involving A.Ham this month!

Choose one ship, choose multiple ships, create as many entries as you want!

Fic, art, or whatever else you think you can create with this prompt are welcomed and encouraged

Due by April 30th at 11:59pm GMT

Please tag this blog or send us the link to your post so we can reblog it!

As usual we can't wait to see what you come up with!

#maybe this is where Kay finally attempts Waurens? Washens? #The pairing needs a better name

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#omg i fainted #hamilton fanart #whamilton

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Being a writer is saying you're going to write and then doing literally anything else

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Whumpril 2024 approaches!

Rules:

Anyone can participate.

Any media form is allowed (art, fic, gifs, music, whatever).

You can participate however much or as little as you want, no pressure to complete every single day.

You can post your work anywhere on the internet, Tumblr, Ao3, etc.

Tag potential triggers and NSFW accordingly.

If you want to be counted as an official participant and have the chance to be featured on the blog, post your content during the month of April. You can still use the prompt list after April ends.

I can’t guarantee that every single work will be featured but I’ll try to reblog as many as I can.

To increase your chances of being featured here, tag your post with the event name and the prompt of the day that you used (For example: #whumpril2024, #whumprilday1, #limp) 

You can also @ the blog, @whumpril.

Full write-up of the prompts can be found under the cut!

Whumpril 2024 Prompts:

Limp

Sweat  

Shame

Swaying  

Reckless

Dizziness

Hesitation

Bloodshot  

Self-Doubt

Adrenaline  

Can’t Sleep

Weak Pulse

Angry Tears  

Urgent Care  

Mind Games

Coughing Fit

Hallucination

Broken Glass

 “I need you.”

Touch Starved

“Just hold on.”

Stoicism Breaks

Presumed Dead  

No Time to Rest

“Brace yourself.”

“How could you?”

“Please don’t go.”

Fight/Flight/Freeze

Reluctant Caretaker

“We’re out of time.”

Alternative Prompts:

If there’s a prompt above you don’t feel inspired or comfortable doing, you can switch it out with one of these alternatives!

Crutch

Brain Fog

Contagious

No Appetite

Reassurance

Blanket Nest

Eyes Rolled Back

Allergic Reaction

“You’re pathetic.”

Reluctant Whumper

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

Caretaker Makes it Worse

“You brought this on yourself.”

#whumpril #throw ideas at me friends #do i have time for this? no. #but can i daydream and maybe throw out some headcanons? absolutely

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Bestie and I only have these babies for 8 days (their fosterer is out of town). But how does this boy get off being this freaking cute?!

#foster kitten #seriously look at him #his name is Goofy

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On my drive to work this morning my mind was invaded by ideas for a 10 Things I Hate About You AU.

Not even the messy paid to date someone (Alex) trope, but just:

Washington: Hello Alex. Make anyone cry today?

Alex: Sadly no, but it's only 4:30.

#hamilton #alexander hamilton #george washington #10TIHAY AU #send help

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Please enjoy this ✨Vintage Deer Content✨, courtesy of me going back to see what the oldest drafts in my WIP folder were. This one is from December 2019 and is titled "pranks". This is the entirety of the text:

The game was simple, and had only two rules. One – irritate your fellow aides to the point of enraged distraction. Two – do not let Washington notice a thing. They all had their own tricks, and alliances were shamelessly mixed; the war inside the general’s office soon became just as vicious and confusing a the one outside it. Quill, ink and paper provided many opportunities. Hamilton, Lafayette and Laurens had French at their disposal, so they could trade fluent insults in modest, mocking tones. Meade held the double-edged sword of being their messenger, and so his vacated seat at the desk was often exposed to mischief, but he could also import it from outside. When Washington was about in the rest of the house, the pranks were crude and the aim was to force a noisy reaction. When the General was in the room, though, this upped the ante. Anything was fair game outside his line of sight, and this was usually when the meanest and most sophisticated tricks were pulled: pinching, prodding, kicking, tugging – and in one unfortunate incident, licking.

#amazing #I need more of this #gimme aides acting like dumb frat boys ahaha

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Oh here's some babies!

#foster kittens #not hamilton

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Tomorrow is new foster kitten day!

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me writing: i am a god and reality bends to my whims

me proofreading: im too stupid to be alive

#yes #it me #literally five years of unfinished stuff in the google docs