Belonging. A feeling Rue had never let herself know, until she finally let herself feel it.
As the years pass after that one day in the park, Rue continues to have to remind herself that she belongs. Because the doubt is always there, in the back of her mind.
Dom, however, rarely thinks of this. He has always felt like he belongs. And so, he sees Rue's place in the world as something given.
It soon becomes clear that they belong with each other. Even if it means that their views clashes every once in a while, or that he has to remind her that she, indeed, belongs.
Watch while Rue grows up, and as time moves on and with the support of the people around her, lets herself belong more and more as the years go by.
This is a Rue & Dom story.
A story of belonging.
Whether you think you can, or not.
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This is a sequel to "Belong", an adopted by Hamilton fan fiction. The first book follows Rue as she gets fostered by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Vanessa Nadal, but also how she fights with her mental health. Therefore, I'd like to point out that these books are a work of fiction, and therefore the story isn't real though it does contain some real people.
"Belonging" will also feature these people from and surrounding the Hamilton cast. It will also feature parts about Rue's experience mental illness, in particular OCD and PTSD. If you get triggered easily, please don't read.
"Sometimes I think the universe sets certain people out into the world like gifts meant for others, people whose purpose is to save someone else. That's how I think of families. And if the universe couldn't do me that favor, couldn't put someone on this earth to save me, then maybe my purpose is to find someone who will."
Vidya Charandowa has always had it rough. From the moment she was born, it seemed like the world was out to get her. When she's forced to live in a group home, things only get worse. With a story no one seems to believe, she is outcast, even by her family.
Then she's introduced to Lin Manuel Miranda and his family, who take her into their home with open arms. But Vidya's secret only grows. Months go by, and things get no better. No one seems to understand, and with no other way out, she turns to a plan that could cost her everything.
Vidya is beyond the point of no return. But when she reveals the secret that has darkened her world for so many years, everything will change.
TRIGGER WARNING: GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF TRAUMA