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I’m more of a reader than a writer these days, but when I stumbled on the ‘Hamilton watching Hamilton’ trend here on A03, I couldn’t resist adding my own. I’ve finished writing this already, so you can rest assured that all chapters will be posted and it will not be abandoned.
The main reason why I wanted to write my own version of this, aside from the excuses of ‘I wanted to write one’ and ‘I wanted to post one that would actually get finished’, is that I wanted to add some more historical details, both to educate the characters and to educate the audience. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE STORY IS GOING TO BE COMPLETELY HISTORICALLY ACCURATE. It means that I have additional info that I found interesting and that I want to share, in case any of you want to learn more about the lives of the real Hamilton squad. Furthermore, I’m also going to add some historical theories: things that some historians believe but cannot be verified. Keep in mind that these are theories only; while I may believe them personally, there are an equal number of sources that dispute them.
Between the song lyrics, the actual history and the historical theories, some of these chapters are going to be massive. You have been warned.
I normally don’t write fanfiction about real people, largely because I feel it's a bit disrespectful to turn an actual person into a tool for you to live out your fantasies with. But a) Hamilton and the other have been dead for centuries, and b) I’m more writing this on the LMM interpretation of real people instead of the actual people (although they’re still going to look like the historical figures, for obvious reasons). Keep in mind that the way I write the Hamilton squad might not be strictly In Character. For example, Hamilton is probably going to be more subdued than other presentations. Furthermore, I’m going to be building some understanding between conflicting groups—not just the usual Hamilton/Burr duo. But that’s the way it is with fanfiction. Everything is up to author interpretation.
Be warned: some parts of this story will discuss topics like mental illnesses, PTSD, slavery and so on. I will obviously tag them, though I want to warn people here. I will also tag the chapters they are in. I’m also probably going to be inconsistent with what people are addressed as. I’ll probably be calling pretty much all of the male characters by their last names (except Hercules, and no I don’t know why I think of him as his first name), with the female characters most likely being called by their first names. But that may vary.
So sit back, and let’s enjoy some reactions