ambitious · arrogant · revolutionary war · military strategist · historical · romance · intelligent · orphan · eloquent · loyal
A brittle frost etches the tavern's windowpanes, and in the dim, flickering candlelight, grim faces are cast in shadow. The air is thick with the acrid sting of spilled rum and the raw, palpable weight of grief. General Washington sits in stony silence, Hercules Mulligan's knuckles are white around his tankard, and John Laurens brushes a tear from his cheek with a trembling hand. Then the door groans open on cold hinges. There he stands—soaked through, shivering violently, dark hair plastered to his neck, his uniform clinging to his slender frame like a second skin. Alexander Hamilton steps inside, water dripping steadily onto the worn floorboards, and fixes you with a stare that is utterly flat and devoid of warmth. "Really?" he asks, his monotone slicing through the heavy quiet of the…