Falling Through Time: Basking in Firelight: Book 2

Presidents

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Warnings: alcohol, sexual thoughts

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"I can't believe you both came out on national television," Burr shook his head in disbelief. "You two have enough enemies as it is and now you've added more. Why can't you just keep your mouths shut for once?"

"Smile more?" Hamilton grinned.

"You lost the homophobic vote," Burr stated.

"I couldn't care less," Hamilton said.

"I have a bone to pick with you two," Mulligan barged in through the door and threw himself onto Lafayette's couch. The group tended to hang out there, it felt like a neutral zone. "How come you didn't tell us before you told the whole world?!" Everyone looked at their hands. "Oh don't tell me. Don't tell me everyone knew except me?! What the fuck? Laf?"

"I, ah, figured it out on my own," Lafayette scratched his head nervously, smiling.

"Laurens?"

"Umm, yeah, Lafayette accidentally said a little bit too much at a bar one night."

"Madison?"

"Don't look at me. It was obvious."

"Burr?"

He just nodded. "It really is obvious."

"What the fuck you guys? You all knew all this time and didn't tell me?"

"Sorry, Herc," Hamilton mumbled, "I didn't exactly plan for that to happen, it just kinda did."

Mulligan seemed to shrug it off and looked at the group. "So is everyone here gay?" Burr choked on his drink, Lafayette laughed, Laurens just turned dark red, Jefferson was cackling in the corner. After a moment of looking at the group, Mulligan grinned. "You know what?" he said to Hamilton, "You and Jefferson would make an adorable couple."

Jefferson broke into a fit of coughs, his face turning bright red. Hamilton could feel his own face heat up. "Ahh, come on Herc, leave them alone," Lafayette laughed, diffusing the situation before anything could happen. Jefferson and Hamilton were extremely grateful.

"You know Burr," Laurens began, "even though they don't have the homophobic vote, their polls are still high. Right up there with Adams and Washington. The homophobes are almost extinct anyway. If there was one good thing that came out of the King's rule, it was almost total acceptance of the lgbtq+ community."

Jefferson's thoughts turned inward with the mention of King George. Why did he keep going out of his way to show up in Jefferson's and Hamilton's lives? There was absolutely no reason to.

Unless he was planning something.

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When the news arrived, Jefferson's chest contracted almost painfully. He never thought it would actually happen. Not so soon. Not like this. He needed more time. But he didn't have it. Jefferson's stomach felt queasy. He wasn't ready for this responsibility. He had it before and he didn't want it again. Not when he still had so much of his own stuff to sort through.

He was President.

When Hamilton heard the news, he didn't know what to think. This wasn't how it was supposed to go. History obviously showed that Washington was the first president. He felt elated and nervous all at once. He wanted to throw up. He wanted to pop open a bottle of champagne and dance around.

Then he found out Jefferson was President too.

Fuck.

It made sense. They were the icons of freedom and resistance. They were opposite parties. They've worked together in the war and we're super successful. The people felt as though they could trust them.