My Hamilton OTP's One-Shots {CLOSED}

Within the Heart - Mullette (Angst)

|Third|
|TW: Death, heart failure, implied suicide. It gets dark y'all.|
|Requested by: @Avinlover|

Hercules nervously fidgets with his hands and constantly undid and redid his tie. Tonight, everything he ever loved was counting on one person, and he didn't even know. Tonight was the night he was finally gonna propose to his boyfriend of six years, his best friend of ten. Although Lafayette, his boyfriend, usually was the one to treat Hercules, Hercules decided that he wanted to propose before he did.

Lafayette was feeling off. He pretended not to notice anything was wrong although deep down he knew exactly what was wrong and how fast it was approaching. He was worried about what he had planned to do, because he knows exactly what could happen and that it could be at any moment. I should've told him then, he thought to himself. But here I am, about to make the most selfish decision of my life. He pockets the small box and walks into the restaurant, a masked smile on his face.

Hercules looks up from his tie and smiles, happy to see him. He abruptly stands up and knocks over his water just as Lafayette reached his table. "Ah shit- I-" he quickly tries and clean it up and blushes nervously in embarrassment. Lafayette chuckle and helps him. "You're adorable."

Hercules rolls his eyes and smiles at him. "Hi."

"Hi."

"I'm nervous."

"About?"

"Nothing. Nothing at all."

They sit down and Lafayette holds his hand. "Let's eat, shall we?" Lafayette asks. Hercules nods. "Of course."

---

"That was lovely," Lafayette smiles and kisses Hercules' hand. Hercules smiles and blushes more. "Yes, it was. But the night isn't over, my love," he responds. "What more did you have in mind?"

"A small stroll by the pond, maybe get something sweet. I have a surprise."

"Really? Do tell."

"Wouldn't be a surprise, would it?"

"Right you are my little clover. Yes, of course we can take a stroll. I happen to have a surprise as well."

"Well it can wait until after mine. Come on!" Hercules gets up and quickly walks out after paying. Lafayette hurries to follow him, slightly out of breath when he reaches him. "You okay? Are you getting too old to keep up with me?" Hercules teases. "I'm 26, we're the same age," Lafayette huffs and smiles. "Doesn't mean anything," Hercules laughs and kisses his cheek. They quietly walk by each other for sometime.

"So- what about that surprise hm?"

"Huh? O- oh that right. I'm so nervous about that."

Lafayette stops and Hercules looks at him. "You don't have to be nervous around me. I love you, okay? Whatever it is, I'm sure I'll love it," Lafayette says. Hercules smiles and holds his hands. "Well, I guess it's now or never. I've had this on my mind for a long time, and I've come so close to doing it each time. But you've made me realize that I can't stall anymore."

Lafayette looks at him, both happy and confused. Hercules starts to lower down on one knee and Lafayette audibly gasps. Hercules smiles up at him which quickly turns into a look of confusion. Lafayette freezes and frowns and pulls his hands away from Hercules only to clutch onto his chest.

Hercules watches everything unfold, frozen in terror as Lafayette falls to the ground.

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Hercules stares blankly at the heart monitor and hold tightly onto Lafayette's some-what lifeless hand. It's been about twelve hours since he had a heart attack with no signs of recovery. Hercules quietly went through every moment they had together in which none that he could find any signs of this. He closes his eyes and just listens to the reoccurring beeps that let him know that he was still alive.