Hammie Watches Hamilton

Dix-Sept

[HAMILTON]
Lee, do you yield?

"You shot him," Angelica scoffed.

[BURR]
You shot him in the side
Yes, he yields
[LAURENS]
I'm satisfied

"Maybe I should shoot somebody to be satisfied," Angelica said thoughtfully.

Alexander inched away from her.

[BURR]
Yo, we gotta clear the field
[HAMILTON]
Go
We won
[CO]
Here comes the general

"Oh, shit," Alexander grumbled.

[BURR]
This should be fun

"Aarin Burr? Being sarcastic?" Alexander said in faux-shock.

[WASHINGTON]
What is the meaning of this?
Mr. Burr, get a medic for the general
[BURR]
Yes, sir
[WASHINGTON]
Lee, you will never agree with me
But believe me, these young men don't speak for me
Thank you for your service

"What service?" Alexander scoffed.

[BURR]
Let's ride
[WASHINGTON]
Hamilton
[HAMILTON]
Sir
[CO]
Meet me inside
Meet him inside
Meet him inside
Meet him inside, meet him, meet him inside

The room went silent once more as the tensions rose.

[WASHINGTON]
Son
[HAMILTON]
Don't call me son

Hamilton winced.

[WASHINGTON]
This war is hard enough
Without infighting
[HAMILTON]
Lee called you out
We called his bluff

"True," Angelica said hesitantly.

[WASHINGTON]
You solve nothing, you aggravate our allies to the south
[HAMILTON]
You're absolutely right, John should have shot him in the mouth

"Alexander!" Eliza exclaimed.

That would've shut him up
[WASHINGTON]
Son
[HAMILTON]
I'm notcha son
[WASHINGTON]
Watch your tone

"I can speak however the fuck I want," Alexander scoffed.

"Alexander, shut the fuck up," Hamilton said sharply to his younger self.

[WASHINGTON]
I am not a maiden in need of defending, I am grown
[HAMILTON]
Charles Lee, Thomas Conway
These men take your name and they rake it
Through the mud

"Why do you care? You're not my son," Washington smirked.

[WASHINGTON ]
My name's been through a lot, I can take it
[HAMILTON]
Well, I don't have your name
I don't have your titles
I don't have your land
But, if you
[WASHINGTON]
No

"Stop asking to be in the middle of the warzone," Eliza frowned, along with Angelica.

[HAMILTON]
If you gave me command of a battalion, a group of men to lead
I could fly above my station after the war
[WASHINGTON]
Or you could die and we need you alive
[HAMILTON]
I'm more than willing to die

Nearly everyone turned to Alexander in concern.

[WASHINGTON]
Your wife needs you alive, son, I need you alive
[HAMILTON]
Call me son one more time!

"Holy shit," Laurens whispered.

"Alexander-"

"Don't, 'Liza," Alexander mumbled.

[WASHINGTON]
Go home, Alexander
That's an order from your commander
[HAMILTON]
Sir
[WASHINGTON]
Go home

"That was brutal," Angelica said quietly.

"Absolutely. Alexander, why are you so bothered by Washington calling you 'son'?" Laurens asked gently.

"Because all father figures do is become failures, abusive, or just leave me," Alexander scoffed, his eyes shining with tears, "I don't want that to happen again. I'm done with it happening so much."

Everyone was quiet at that.