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fdrsamericanflagduckfloaty · 1 year

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Drop the Miku Binder TJ rant bestie

okay so like

i was just thinking about it, and, like, i think it's fucking nuts but also really weird how the hamilton fandom (which i'm in but i swear i'm not an uwu lams turtles shipper please) somehow took this CRUSTY, TERF-BANGED, UGLY, OLD, REDHEADED, RAPIST ASS MOTHERFUCKER,

and turned his ugly ass into this.

like damn what the hell- what- how???? okay like yeah, they're using daveed diggs as a base for this bullshit, which, okay, fine, but YOU DID NOT NEED TO ADD THE INFO. The idea itself is funny but also a bit weird, however im 99% sure Diggs himself wore that shirt. However, all of the extra info??? come on. Where'd the fandom get this istg y'all-

Also, also, they did something similar by making John Laurens (gay blonde dumbass) into an UWU turtles boy. ....why. Bi trash coffee gremlin tumblr over-worked sleep-deprived alexander hamilton. like yeah relatable but. why. small bean big sweater uwu innocent boy blushy short james madison. ...why. bro was stubborn and would pick a fight and was the 'fuck you' type of shy.

I just find it wild the fandom made this and it is the entirety of the fandom into one. There's the good sides, there's the bad, and there's this. Which encompasses the ENTIRE. FUCKING. FANDOM.

The fandom has its headcanons, it has its perks, but then you reach the side where everyone is just a wild fucking original character. They don't model the historical figures anymore- they're just OCs with the name 'Philip Hamilton' or 'John Laurens' or god forbid our third U.S president 'Thomas Jefferson' slapped onto it.

I'm also so confused as to how this is what the fandom is known for. We have some good fics, we have hella good art, we have a M U S I C A L , and then the first thought people have of the Ham fandom is Miku Binder Third President Founding Fucker Slaveowner Thomas Jefferson.

I also find it kind of offensive (almost put insluting oh my ufckjg-) that they made a founder become this but like he'd probably be really pissed so please keep fucking up his memory lmao he deserves it

But like... also why. What made them think of this.

Like yeah I write 20k word TR smut but you don't see me drawing it.

You don't see me making him an UWU e-boy.

...Eh I probably would for shits and giggles tbh

But like this is founding father Thomas Jefferson. Third Pres. Second VP. First Sec. of State. And he is a furry, ex-cocaine addict. Also btw do they mean John Laurens or John Adams as the former drug dealer part because neither are better but it'd really help

Also bro literally raped his 14 year old slave and had like 6 kids with her. He had her room DIRECTLY NEXT TO HIS. He RAPED HIS DEAD WIFE'S HALF-SISTER. AND HE'S A SAD UWU MAN WHO DID NOTHING WRONG?

Let's not forget this same person made a post saying Lizzie (the Queen) would be reincarnated as a horse when she died. I'm serious. Deadass.

However, it's also funny as fuck because this entire thing is a tarnish to Jefferson and I fucking HATE that bastard so like good job lol

At the same time though it's still super weird??? But insane??? Because how did this become one of the Tumblr exclusives??? like it's Tumblr history at this point. Twitter history. You cannot express any like for the Hamilton musical before you get the 'have you seen miku binder thomas jefferson' and it's like 'well shit'.

But also remember: THIS IS NOT AN OC TO FUCK AROUND WITH. Hamilton the Musical specifically gave you and presented you the founder. Thomas Jefferson. Played by Daveed Diggs. Just because it is played by a POC, but also modernized, and vastly different from the actual founder and President, does not mean that at its core it is NOT STILL THE SAME PERSON.

If you name it Thomas Jefferson, if you use the presentation of him given by Daveed Diggs, you are still using that white fucking slave-owning racist motherfucker, and that's the point of it all.

I find it stupid but funny but also insane, and I wouldn't care, unless I KNEW IT WAS SERIOUS. The artist made it seriously. They made John Laurens. They made Philip Hamilton. They did this seriously.

but like also look at this lmao

This meme of Thomas Jefferson in a Hatsune Miku binder really got trending on Twitter at one point

It's an infamous, hellish, classic meme of both Tumblr and the Hamilton fandom, and it deserves what attention it's got, but Jesus please never unironically make shit like this again, Hamilfans, we're stained by this we don't need another😭🔫

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i have more

So like, I just remembered: it kinda romanticizes these guys??? The musical??? so like don't get me wrong i love the music but... it puts them into this light. This pink light. It paints Hamilton as an abolitionist who was outspoken about it. When, in reality, dude traded and sold slaves for his in-laws + wasn't all that outspoken about it + was against immigrants or migrants, WHEN DUDE WAS FROM THE ISLANDS. HE HAD SCOTTISH BLOOD. AND HE'S AGAINST IT? Hypocrisy at its finest.

Washington also owned slaves and ran his own plantation too, so he's not off the hook. Madison, the 'uwu small bean' of the fandom, also owned slaves and ran a plantation. So the main people of this entire fiasco are slave-owners. Perfect. But also I've heard Ron Chernow's book on Hamilton, the entire start of the musical, is a bit biased to Ham himself, so...

You could be saying 'but FDRsduckfloaty, Sally is mentioned!' yes. But however, not enough. Not more. It's not even implied more than potentially ONCE what he did, and I'm not sure it ever was! Cabinet battle 3 states it flat-out but it was cut. For your info, Ben Franklin and John Adams are the only two you can really like in the slavery aspect. Ben bought them but let them go for their freedom, and John detested slavery and was against it. Never owned one.

Jefferson did add a slavery clause to the declaration but it was discarded, and he didn't fight half as much as he could have. Maybe he did and since it was the 1700s he didn't have a lot of support, but surely he could've done something like, I don't know, call it out after his terms? Once you're done gaining your second term and out of office, they can't do shit to it or your presidency, since it's over.

So the musical itself has its own problem and the fandom is even worse. It blatantly disregards that a LOT. A hella lot of the amrev fandom + a small part of the ham fandom has called TJeffs out for it but I mean can we please not make shit like Miku Binder Jefferson and act like he wasn't an actual child rapist???

This video does pretty well at it. I will admit the tagline 'America then, told by America now' almost sends shivers down my spine for what it really means. But then again I find men not knowing they'd make it down into the history books for starting the world's global power and the world's economic powerhouse pretty interesting. Doing something big and knowing it's historical, but not that it's going to form a very, VERY large country, where you'll be honored down the road and called a Founding Father of an entire nation? Signing papers and not knowing they're the founding stones of a country and still looked up to today? Intriguing.

But like still fuck Thomas Jefferson lmao

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there's a lot more videos on it that dig deep, but the point is, that Hamilton is a good musical with good songs but it's also very... complex, and a bit problematic, Thomas Jefferson is a little bitch, and you should stan 1776 before you ever stan Hamilton. 1776 does not do this. It is much more realistic. 1776 has Benjamin Franklin and that's an immediate win. Be more like a 1776, be less like a Hamilton.

#miku binder thomas jefferson #thomas jefferson #this is the rant that woulda stayed in drafts #rant post #hamilton fandom #not just hamilton no no the fandom itself

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naynokkori · 5 months

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I HATE THOMAS JEFFERSON SOOOO BAD I HATE THAT STINKY REDHEAD BOY UGHHHGG

#thomas jefferson

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jittyjames · 26 days

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I promise I’m not asking you to commit to writing any of these for whumptober but do you have any instinctive ideas or pairings for any of the prompts? 😁 any that you’ve read and your immediate reaction is it should be this pair, or this fandom?

sure thing! i have a list of my first instincts and ideas for most of the prompts, so here's the first rough draft of my masterpost! (subject to change, of course!) if anyone has any specific ideas, tho, or things they want to see, feel free to let me know!

Day 1: Search Party + Panic Attack — Jesus Christ Superstar — When Jesus disappears without a word to the disciples, Judas and Mary take it upon themselves to go looking for him as days turn to weeks.

Day 2: Role Reversal — Twenty One Pilots · Trenchler — The Torchbearer is taken by DEMA as a way to lure Clancy back to them.

Day 3: Wrongfully Arrested — Jesus Christ Superstar · Jesus/Mary/Judas — Jesus rushes to save Judas from being punished in a way he doesn't deserve.

Day 4: Hallucinations — Hamilton — Alexander and Washington find themselves in the clutches of a cruel soldier. His experiments leave the two in quite a predicament.

Day 5: Heatstroke — Hamilton — The heat of battle is only made worse by the oppressive summer sun. Aaron Burr finds himself faltering.

Day 6: Not Realizing They're Injured — Jesus Christ Superstar— After a horrible riot breaks out, not everyone is as unscathed as it seems.

Day 7: "It's Us Or Them." — 9-1-1 — Buck ends up in the hospital after making a choice.

Day 8: Sleep Deprivation — Hamilton · Hamburr — As Alexander and Aaron push through a high-stakes murder case that bring up bad memories for the both of them, the lack of sleep causes something else to brew between them.

Day 9: Obsession — Hamilton · Hamburr · Modern — Aaron runs into trouble when a mysterious man takes an interest in him.

Day 10: Blow To The Head + Slurred Words + “I Can’t Think Straight.” — Mindhunter — In a questioning gone wrong, Holden is left reeling. Quite literally.

Day 11: Seeing Double + Loneliness — Hamilton — For just a moment, Alexander thinks he's looking at someone who can't possibly be there.

Day 12: Starvation + “Just A Little More.” — Jesus Christ Superstar · Jesus/Judas — Judas takes issue with having when others have not.

Day 14: Blackmail— Hamilton — When Alexander's secrets are being held by his political enemies, he will do everything he can to ensure they never get out. [Continuation of Keep Me (And My Secrets)]

Day 15: Childhood Trauma — Jesus Christ Superstar (Arena) · Jesus/Judas — Mary reflects on her life as she watches Judas’ fall apart.

Day 17: Nowhere Else To Go — Hamilton — Thomas Jefferson finds a bleeding Hamilton on his doorstep.

Day 18: Revenge + Loss Of Identity + Unreliable Narrator — Jesus Christ Superstar · Jesus/Judas — Judas finds Jesus with blood on his hands.

Day 19: Abandoned Cabin + Blood Trail — Mindhunter — Holden is taken by an unsub.

Day 20: Giving Permission To Die — Hamilton · Hamliza — Eliza and Alex have one last conversation.

Day 21: Spirit Possession + Body Horror — Jesus Christ Superstar · Jesus/Mary/Judas — Jesus had cast out demons from many people over the course of his ministry. But it’s just different when it’s someone he loves.

Day 22: Reopening Wounds — Mindhunter — The aftermath of all the events with that principal leave Holden burning with a need for justice, no matter how obsessive it seems.

Day 23: Forced Choice + Public Display — Jesus Christ Superstar · Jesus/Judas — Amuse Me (Fuck or Die Fic)

Day 24: “I Never Knew Daylight Could Be So Violent.” — Hamilton — How can the sun still rise when so much horror has come to pass? How can the world still spin?

Day 26: Nightmares + Breakfast Table — Hamilton · Modern — Aaron's daughter is always hanging around that Hamilton kid. He doesn't mind it as much as he pretends to— Philip is a sweet boy, after all, and it gives Aaron the excuse he needs to see his former friend despite bridges being burned to a crisp. But when Aaron get's a phone call one stormy night, everything changes.

Day 30: Recovery + Hospital Bed + "What Have I Done?" — Hamilton · Jamilton— After an attempt brought on by something Thomas said, he's left to pick up the pieces of a broken Hamilton.

#whumptober masterlist #hamilton fanfiction #jcs fanfiction

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monstrsball · 9 months

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kennedy ex-boyfriend facts:

was against seat belt laws

was also against speed limits

once sped up on a residential street with me and my 10 year old cousin in the car bc i thought he was going too fast. he thought this was funny

antifeminism <- yes i continued dating him for a year after learning this. I Know. i was eighteen and had low self esteem 😔

elon musk fan boy

we broke up after he got upset with me because i said i thought thomas jefferson was a bad person bc he owned slaves [obviously this argument was the straw that broke the camel's back]

#like guys i cannot stress enough that he was very upset that i didn't like thomas jefferson #HE HUNG UP ON ME DURING THE ARGUMENT #anyway yeah it's like 11am it's oversharing on the internet hours #this isn't even everything but there are uh. some things i just don't think i should share on tumblr fndnssn #we had so many stupid arguments that clearly showed that our values Did Not align #and yet.#ANYWAY NOW IM DATING SOMEONE WHO IS MUCH BETTER!!!!!

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sorchathered · 2 months

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Sarah I apologize for this being so sudden, the frat boy shenanigans have struck again (lol).

-I should've touched on it earlier, but it must be known that in 1985, Thomas Rainwater helped lead the "great tee-pee" wars against the Alpha Betas. The boys literally bought four pallets of toilet paper from Costco and used it to tee-pee the Alpha Beta house. It was also his idea to get the guys in full war paint and do the Tusken Raider yells

-The guys woke up one winter morning to find a bison.......a fucking BISON......grazing in their front yard. They promptly turned and went back in the house

-Royal found a pair of dachshunds, a male and a female, in a box on the sidewalk one day. He took'em back after nobody had claimed them and they officially became the "frat dogs". The male was named Buster and the female became "Weezy". John got the idea to name her both after the mom from The Jeffersons and because she had a slight wheeze whenever she coughed. They were the best house mascots EVER so imagine their surprise when Royal looked at their spot under the stairs one morning and saw that Weezy had puppies

-These guys have seen all the original Star Wars movies. They had the same collection of VHS tapes and those were ones that they almost wore out. They know The Empire Strikes Back line for line

-If you're familiar with "Revenge Of The Nerds", the Delta Taus in this era had their own version of Ogre. This guy though? This guy's name was "Tank", a refrigerator sized manimal native to the great state of Maine. His son "Moose" ended up joining the Delta Taus when Rhett Abbott, Kayce Dutton and Bob Floyd were all a part of it. Like father, like son

-The guys had their own version of the Bene Gesserit "Litany Against Fear". They called it "The Litany For Beer", recited by every Delta Tau before a rager

-The guys were still very much at war with the Alpha Betas who seriously were more trouble than they were worth. John, Royal, Wayne and Thomas decided they had to do something after those assholes tore up the flower beds that they had helped their art history professor plant after she moved into her house. One of their neighbors who lived off campus was a very, very salty Vietnam vet who basically taught them everything they needed to know. He helped them rig up a giant hole, rope and net snares (nothing that would hurt'em of course) and a whole bunch of other stuff. The professor gave the entire Delta Tau fraternity straight As for the entire semester

Girl I’m dyingggg, a freaking bison?! I want to be apart of this universe so bad I can’t even tell you how much I cackle over these stories!!

#Mary is the best storyteller #I adore this

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grumfield · 10 months

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What's wrong with Solomon's Crown? I didn't find it particularly bad, just kind of in the same vein as Song of Achilles, albeit with a happy ending and some fanficky things.

TSOA is Hamilton where Solomon's Crown is Miku Binder Thomas Jefferson, IMO. One is taking an interesting perspective where the other is like, playing barbies--but calling it historical fiction is disingenuous.

Song of Achilles worked because it was written by a classicist who knew how to balance the personal fiction with the thing she studied. It's also not a historical story, or RPF. The whole thesis is also, like, adjacent to the Persian Boy and uses a 'regular person' to humanize a mythologized character. Similarly to how Hamilton takes an immigrant and reclamation lens to that story.

Solomon's Crown was written by someone who could do neither, and rather than trust her audience to make their own conclusions about her RPF she wanted us to know REALLY BAD that she only approved of egalitarian wholesome yaoi and cute sweet young characters who absolutely didn't like war or conquering. It was like author intrusion to the max, I felt like someone was breathing over my shoulder. It was everyone lives AU no homophobia no racism fanfiction. Richard and Philip did not meet until one was 18 and changed the age gap to be less problematic, they removed the crusades entirely and made medieval england a largely progressive kingdom with one single homophobe who was comically evil. No scruples about fuckin' dudes, the only scruples were like "wah wah i don't want to conquer".

I'm not someone who's usually picky about historical accuracy but seriously? Just make OCs at that point. I had the same beef with Iron Widow because it removes so much of what made these real people what they were until they're not even vague shadows of who they were. I feel like too there's like...when it comes to historical tragedy an an element of adhering to the narrative tradition unless you're making it really obvious you're going to be doing otherwise (like & Juliet or something). Like everything is hurtling towards this point and always will be or whatever and if I am reading and expecting one of them to die, the genre tells me that they're going to die miserably, and suddenly without warning I see that they literally get fucking MARRIED. IN MEDIEVAL ENGLAND? I'm gonna be mad. Like TSOA doesn't work if Patroclus lived. It doesn't work like that, and so SC didn't work. I also think there's a certain commitment you should have to at least? Somewhat portraying the real figure as at least an image of themself? Making Richard--the man who is most known for being uber catholic and doing crusades--an openly bisexual seme playboy who hates war and doesn't really care about religion because you're worried about people saying you're problematic is just. WHY

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samantha-and-her-chaotic-desires · 1 year

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Not sure if youre still doing this, but if you are

🖊 + Either James or Silas? I'd love to hear more about them!

HELL YEAH BABYYYYYYYYY THIS is gonna get long REALY quick. I want to talk about my murderous baby boy Silas, since I need to flesh James out more. I hope that's okay!

(TW: mentions for abuse, poison and murder)

Sweet like Sugar, Deadly like Poison: France's Adored Actor - Silas Tueuse:

FIRST IDEAS:

Baby!!!! Baby boy!!! He was actually the first design/idea I created before Mandisa, Raquelle, James, Lacrimosa and Celeste. He was also my first time trying to draw with the Lackadaisy character references! (i.e. the blue circles/heads, the sketching style, etc.)

He was a character that I just knew wasn't going to be a good guy. He just had the vibes of "antagonist" written all over him. Though he didn't always start out this way

His last name was originally going to be Mallory, meaning "unfortunate" in French. However, I switched it over to Tueuse, the meaning of quite literally "slayer" or "killer".

He was based off of a Savannah Cat breed! I didn't know which cat to do at first, but once I settled on it, I immediately had an idea and color palette in mind. Below is an example of the cat I referenced.

^this was the main design I used, but I wanted to keep it simplified.

Silas was purposely made to look feminine! He is not trans, but he is homoromantic demisexual! While his killing techniques include flirting and seducing, it is NOT out of pure love. It is only a manipulation tactic before he slips poison into someone's food or drink.

His voice claim, especially with THAT hair, is Daveed Diggs. He just RADIATES Thomas Jefferson/Lafayette-Hamilton vibes (since they're the same person lmaooo)

I also wanted a bit of a counterpart from the Savoy Siblings, I guess! That's why I made Silas and Raquelle :)

FACTS/HEADCANONS:

He is Raquelle Tueuse's older brother, and he takes after his father more than his mother. He speaks more English than French, but he is fluent in both.

He always had a passion for acting! He just knew it was his calling.

His father actually encouraged his passion for acting, and even gave him a few Shakespeare books, as well as other classic literature.

He is double jointed....self projecting here lmao-

He is travelling from France to all across America in search for "business", with his sister by his side. In reality, he's just going off, killing any target Lacrimosa gives him when in Hotel Maribel. (Mirabel Hotel?? HELP???)

When his father died, so did a piece of him, his sister and mother. His mother became rather abusive, and a belligerent drunk.

His first kill was unfortunately his mother one night, when she was hitting Silas and Raquelle, ultimately hurting them. When Silas killed his mother, it was fourteen years ago, when he was fifteen.

He is very protective of his sister, and very understanding to her mental struggles. He tries his best to be present.

His comfort food is Cassoulet! It's a French stew that includes Haricot beans with meat: you can use pork, sausages, goose, duck, lamb or mutton for the meat portion!

He would happily kill for his sister, and die for her too. That's just a given.

He collects daggers, classic literature, and also eyeliner.

ROLES/PURPOSE/OTHER STUFF:

He is the left hand man for Lacrimosa, and often works with Mandisa too.

He's the supporting antagonist, though I do see him more as an anti-hero.

Once he's in the right group of people, he is that ball of energy, yet at the same time he's such a sweetheart deep down...if it weren't counting on his multiple murders. While he's a sweetheart, this does NOT condone his behavior. He is still technically a bad person since he murdered a lot of people.

Cyanide is his poison of choice: quick, effective, deadly. He would then use any weapon (knife, gun, pool stick, any potentially dangerous object in the room) and kill his target.

If it were 2023, his song would be UH OH! by Sub Urban and BENEE.

^my entire thought process when Silas

buuuuut yeah!!! This is my boy Silas Tueuse, whom I love, and is near and dear to my heart. He deserves a good mother figure in his life :<

#Below the Surface - Lacka-Fic #lackadaisy #silas tueuse #lackadaisy silas #lackadaisy oc #tw murder #tw poison #tw abuse #original post #ask #answered ask #thanks for the ask! <3 #lackadaisy fanfiction

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hagatha-christie · 1 year

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Books in June, whatever

The bad:

Triple Duty Bodyguards by Lily Gold - I have to admire her “work smarter not harder” mentality because I have read two of her books now and every character is exactly the same from book to book with like 2 details changed about their physical appearance. I had essentially a 2 day long panic attack and my brain was on hyperdrive and this literally made me stop thinking any thoughts for the 5 hours it took to read this so like, do with that what you will.

Something Spectacular by Alexis Hall - the sequel to a pretty mediocre Alexis Hall book but in this one oh my GOD the romance didn’t work for me at all. We were constantly told how interesting and captivating the love interest was but I cannot tell you a single thing about them other than they’re an opera singer. V boring, only finished it because the friend group dynamic was fun

The fine: Killadelphia, Vol. 1-3 by Rodney Barnes - cool concept but it kind of felt like the author was like a 12 year old kid who didn’t know when to stop. “What if there’s vampires in Philadelphia right now and former president John Adams is one and so is his wife! And so is Thomas Jefferson! And Sally Hemings is too but she and Abigail Adams are in love! And then Tituba shows up and she’s a WEREWOLF.” These are all things that happened, I will not be continuing.

Radium Girls by Cy - another graphic novel bc I was on a kick this month? Anyway the art is cool but the translation from French to English is not great and kind of distracting!

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen - what if we pretend to date for Reasons and you’re the cheerleading captain and I’m a basketball player and we kiss and we’re both girls? V cute v fun

We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian - what if we’re best friends working at the same paper in the 1950s and I move into your apartment after my fiance leaves me for another man and then we kiss and fall in love and we’re both boys? V cute v sweet

The good/great:

Your Driver is Waiting by Priya Guns - viscerally sweaty and dirty and ANGRY but in a good way. Also made ME angry which I thought was a sign of good writing. Read for a little bit of catharsis if you’re upset that you’re fuckin broke and will always be fuckin broke bc nothing seems to get better and you kind of want to set something on fire, just a little bit, as a treat.

Pardon My Heart by Marcus Jackson - really honest poetry about Black masculinity that’s sweet and heartbreaking. Favorite poems were the title poem, and the three poems at the end that are about Jackson’s wife and how much he loves her.

The Woods, Vol. 1-9 by James Tynion IV - scratched the Stranger Things itch in my brain. Twisty and never went the way I thought it would. Loved these characters and their journeys!

Sweeney Astray, translated by Seamus Heaney - this weird-ass book from the 17th century was a WILD ride and I loved every second of it. Read it more for the historical info rather than its literary merit, if that makes sense? Sweeney gets cursed by a Christian king for being a dick and spends the entire book wandering the Irish countryside, eating watercress, and insisting that no one wants him around even when several of his family members say “WE WANT YOU AROUND”

Bitter Root, Vol. 1-3 by David F. Walker - read if you liked Ring Shout because the premise is so similar! The art style was great and I liked how expansive the world was. Great characters and a great storyline.

Electric Arches by Eve L. Ewing - fuck Eve Ewing for being so GODDAMN talented, it makes me sick, please read this.

Currently reading: The Devil’s Element by Dan Egan, which gave me like 4 more solid examples of the British Empire being fucking monsters (and American companies causing so much environmental harm and then saying it’s too expensive to fix)

#reading

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nordleuchten · 2 years

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My family are pretty well and beg to be most affectionately respectfully and gratefully presented to you—We expected a Boy to be called after your name—But little Tommy has again proved to be a Girl.

The Marquis de La Fayette to Thomas Jefferson, February 20, 1807

Too bad ... but they got their little boy eventually.

“To Thomas Jefferson from Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, 20 February 1807,” Founders Online, National Archives, [This is an Early Access document from The Papers of Thomas Jefferson. It is not an authoritative final version.] (10/11/2022)

#quotes #letters #1807 #founders online #thomas jefferson #marquis de lafayette #la fayette #french history #american history #history

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melpomeneprose · 1 year

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CHARACTER QUESTIONNAIRE !!

Tagged by: myself.

Tagging: you!

✧･ﾟ 𝐃𝐀𝐒𝐇 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄.

► ARTÉMISE VAN DER VEEN.

Name: Artémise “Artemis” Van Der Veen.

Alias(es): Marquess (in theory, through Dutch family and money and in the way she presents herself). To the revolution! violinist, spy for the culper ring, anti monarchist, “roaster of lobsters” (red coats).

Gender: female (she/her).

Orientation: bi (male lean). But married to the revolution until it’s over and her less fortunate darker siblings are free of the vile disease known as enslavement.

Age: 24-26

Date of birth: December 20th.

Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana but New York is her chosen home.

Spoken language(s): Haitian Creole, French, Dutch, English, German and Spanish.

Occupation(s): violinist, old Dutch money, socialite. spy and revolutionary.

★ ⸻ APPEARANCE

Eye colour: brown.

Hair colour: black.

Height: 5’4”

Other: won’t be caught dead not wearing a hat or bonnet, usually deceivingly innocent looking, has a dark side, at least, aesthetically.

★ ⸻ FAVORITE

Colour: aqua.

Song: C’est L’autre Cancan (creole song) - literally translated: “don’t give up the ship.”

The world turned upside down amuses her, but it’s a battlefield march.

Food: gumbo or cake.

Drink: champagne.

★ ⸻ HAVE THEY...

Passed university: her mother was insistent about it.

Had sex: not your concern. (Yes).

Had sex in public: no.

Gotten pregnant/someone else pregnant: the Virgin Mary was a none white lass, like myself, so was Mary Magdalene, well, all of the Good God’s original people were notably not white, just like my siblings in chains. But no, that’d be a scandal one seldom recovers from.

Kissed a boy: yes.

Kissed a girl: yes.

Gotten tattoos: no.

Gotten piercings: yes, ears.

Been in love: with the ideals of revolution.

Stayed up 24+ hours: thankfully no, but if it’s necessary for the cause, she’ll act as required.

★ ⸻ ARE THEY...

A virgin: not your concern. (No).

A cuddler: yes.

A kisser: circumstantially.

Scared easily: no.

Jealous easily: she doesn’t wish to find out.

Submissive: emotionally, when it’s of use to her and the cause.

Dominant: on the violin and with a pen.

In love: with the revolution and liberty. The revolution and lady liberty is her betrothed. 😤

Relationship status: thread/universe dependent.

★ ⸻ RANDOM QUESTIONS

TW for self-harm/suicide mention.

Have they harmed themselves: that’s blasphemy, and no.

Thought of suicide/ideated: once, as a teenager, may the good God, saints and Iwa forgive her.

Attempted suicide: no.

Wanted to kill someone: she could give a list… Simcoe is shockingly not on it, not yet, in any case.

1. King George III

2. General William Howe, 5th viscount Howe, English general and Tory responsible for the occupation of her dearest New York City.

3. Major Edmund Hewlett.

4. Thomas Jefferson. (Yes she knows in fighting is bad).

5. Robert Rogers, Benedict Arnold, Charles Lee.

6. John André. (She respects this one, but she doesn’t like him).

Have/had a job: spying for the culper ring.

Being an only daughter is a job in and of itself, thank you.

Fears: losing the war, slavery, hatred, ignorance, betrayal, bigotry, violence, hate and loathing that drives people like the English to commit violence in America. Sibling(s): an only child, but she supposes Benjamin Tallmadge and her fellow ring members count as siblings. Some of them need to be in loco parentis. 🤷‍♀️ (Ahem: Abraham).

Parent(s): Marcelle André Van Der Veen - creole/Dutch businessman from just outside the French city of NOLA/Adriaan “Ad” Van der Veen (née De Vries)- French/Welsh/Dutch old money based in upstate New York, family, like the Schuyler’s Dutch well-to-do family from the Netherlands who settled New York in the year 1624.

Children: Sprout counts as an adopted nephew!

Pet(s): a beagle and a Yorkshire terrier.

Face claim.

Dutch & NYC.

Black nobility - 18th century.

#muse: (oc) artémise van der veen #about / to confide or confess #visage / merely aiding nature #style / it’s beyond my control #historical verse.#history #historical references #meta

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Here’s the complete list of 2023 Grammy nominees

Record of the Year

“Don’t Shut Me Down” — ABBA [Lyrics; Music Video] “Easy On Me” — Adele “BREAK MY SOUL” — Beyoncé “Good Morning Gorgeous” — Mary J. Blige “You And Me On The Rock” — Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius “Woman” — Doja Cat “Bad Habit” — Steve Lacy “The Heart Part 5" — Kendrick Lamar “About Damn Time” — Lizzo “As It Was” — Harry Styles

Album of the Year

“Voyage” — ABBA “30" — Adele “Un Verano Sin Ti” — Bad Bunny “RENAISSANCE” — Beyoncé “Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)” — Mary J. Blige “In These Silent Days” — Brandi Carlile “Music Of The Spheres” — Coldplay “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” — Kendrick Lamar “Special” — Lizzo “Harry’s House” — Harry Styles

Song of the Year

“abcdefu” — Sara Davis, GAYLE & Dave Pittenger, songwriters (GAYLE) “About Damn Time” — Melissa “Lizzo” Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin & Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters (Lizzo) “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film) — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift) “As It Was” — Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Harry Styles, songwriters (Harry Styles) ” Bad Habit” — Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Steve Lacy) “BREAK MY SOUL” — Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé) “Easy On Me” — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele) “GOD DID” — Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend &Fridayy) “The Heart Part 5" — Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar) “Just Like That” — Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)

New Artist

Anitta Omar Apollo DOMi & JD Beck Muni Long Samara Joy Latto Måneskin Tobe Nwigwe Molly Tuttle Wet Leg

Pop Solo Performance

“Easy On Me” — Adele “Moscow Mule” — Bad Bunny “Woman” — Doja Cat “Bad Habit” — Steve Lacy “About Damn Time” — Lizzo “As It Was” — Harry Styles

Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Don’t Shut Me Down” — ABBA “Bam Bam” — Camila Cabello Featuring Ed Sheeran “My Universe” — Coldplay & BTS “I Like You (A Happier Song)” — Post Malone & Doja Cat “Unholy” — Sam Smith & Kim Petras

Traditional Pop Vocal Album

“Higher” — Michael Bublé “When Christmas Comes Around...” — Kelly Clarkson “I Dream Of Christmas (Extended)” — Norah Jones “Evergreen” — Pentatonix “Thank You” — Diana Ros

Pop Vocal Album

“Voyage” — ABBA “30" — Adele “Music Of The Spheres” — Coldplay “Special” — Lizzo “Harry’s House” — Harry Styles

Dance/Electronic Recording

“BREAK MY SOUL” — Beyoncé “Rosewood” — Bonobo “Don’t Forget My Love” — Diplo & Miguel “I’m Good (Blue)” — David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “Intimidated” — KAYTRANADA Featuring H.E.R. “On My Knees” — RÜFÜS DU SOL

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

“Renaissance” — Beyoncé “Fragments” — Bonobo “Diplo” — Diplo “The Last Goodbye” — ODESZA “Surrender” — RÜFÜS DU SOL

Contemporary Instrumental Album

“Between Dreaming And Joy” — Jeff Coffin “Not Tight” — DOMi & JD Beck “Blooz” — Grant Geissman “Jacob’s Ladder” — Brad Mehldau “Empire Central” — Snarky Puppy

Rock Performance

“So Happy It Hurts” — Bryan Adams “Old Man” — Beck “Wild Child” — The Black Keys “Broken Horses” — Brandi Carlile “Crawl!” — Idles “Patient Number 9" — Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck “Holiday” — Turnstile

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Metal Performance

“Call Me Little Sunshine” — Ghost “We’ll Be Back” — Megadeth “Kill Or Be Killed” — Muse “Degradation Rules” — Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi “Blackout” — Turnstile

Rock Album

“Dropout Boogie” — The Black Keys “The Boy Named If” — Elvis Costello & The Imposters “Crawler” — Idles “Mainstream Sellout” — Machine Gun Kelly “Patient Number 9" — Ozzy Osbourne “Lucifer On The Sofa” — Spoon

Rock Song

“Black Summer” — Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers) “Blackout” — Brady Ebert, Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile) “Broken Horses” — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile) “Harmonia’s Dream” — Robbie Bennett & Adam Granduciel, songwriters (The War On Drugs) “Patient Number 9" — John Osbourne, Chad Smith, Ali Tamposi, Robert Trujillo & Andrew Wotman, songwriters (Ozzy Osbourne featuring Jeff Beck)

Alternative Music Performance

“There’d Better Be A Mirrorball” — Arctic Monkeys “Certainty” — Big Thief “King” — Florence + The Machine “Chaise Longue” — Wet Leg “Spitting Off The Edge Of The World” — Yeah Yeah Yeahs Featuring Perfume Genius

Alternative Music Album

“WE” — Arcade Fire “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You” — Big Thief “Fossora” — Björk “Wet Leg” — Wet Leg “Cool It Down” — Yeah Yeah Yeahs

R&B Performance

“VIRGO’S GROOVE” — Beyoncé “Here With Me” — Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .Paak “Hrs & Hrs” — Muni Long “Over” — Lucky Daye “Hurt Me So Good” — Jazmine Sullivan

Traditional R&B Performance

“Do 4 Love” — Snoh Aalegra “Keeps On Fallin’” — Babyface Featuring Ella Mai “PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA” — Beyoncé “‘Round Midnight” — Adam Blackstone Featuring Jazmine Sullivan “Good Morning Gorgeous” — Mary J. Blige

Progressive R&B Album

“New Light” — Eric Bellinger “Something to Say” — Cory Henry “Mood Valiant” — Hiatus Kaiyote “Table for Two” — Lucky Daye “Dinner Party: Dessert” — Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington “Studying Abroad: Extended Stay” — Masego

R&B Song

“CUFF IT” — Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Beyoncé, Mary Christine Brockert, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé) “Good Morning Gorgeous” — Mary J. Blige, David Brown, Dernst Emile II, Gabriella Wilson & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (Mary J. Blige) “Hrs & Hrs” — Hamadi Aaabi, Dylan Graham, Priscilla Renea, Thaddis “Kuk” Harrell, Brandon John-Baptiste, Isaac Wriston & Justin Nathaniel Zim, songwriters (Muni Long) “Hurt Me So Good” — Akeel Henry, Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, Jazmine Sullivan & Elliott Trent, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan) “Please Don’t Walk Away” — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)

Progressive R&B Album

“Operation Funk” — Cory Henry “Gemini Rights” — Steve Lacy “Drones” — Terrace Martin “Starfruit” — Moonchild “Red Balloon” — Tank And The Bangas

R&B Album

“Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)” — Mary J. Blige “Breezy (Deluxe)” — Chris Brown “Black Radio III” — Robert Glasper “Candydrip” — Lucky Daye “Watch The Sun” — PJ Morton

Rap Performance

“GOD DID” — DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy “Vegas” — Doja Cat “pushin P” — Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” — Hitkidd & GloRilla “The Heart Part 5" — Kendrick Lamar

Melodic Rap Performance

“BEAUTIFUL” — DJ Khaled Featuring Future & SZA “WAIT FOR U” — Future Featuring Drake & Tems “First Class” — Jack Harlow “Die Hard” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Blxst & Amanda Reifer “Big Energy (Live)” — Latto

Rap Album

“GOD DID” — DJ Khaled “I Never Liked You” — Future “Come Home The Kids Miss You” — Jack Harlow “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” — Kendrick Lamar “It’s Almost Dry” — Pusha T

Rap Song

“Churchill Downs” — Ace G, BEDRM, Matthew Samuels, Tahrence Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Jack Harlow & Jose Velazquez, songwriters (Jack Harlow featuring Drake) “GOD DID” — Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy) “The Heart Part 5" — Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar) “pushin P” — Lucas Depante, Nayvadius Wilburn, Sergio Kitchens, Wesley Tyler Glass & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters (Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug) “WAIT FOR U” — Tejiri Akpoghene, Floyd E. Bentley III, Jacob Canady, Isaac De Boni, Aubrey Graham, Israel Ayomide Fowobaje, Nayvadius Wilburn, Michael Mule, Oluwatoroti Oke & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Future Featuring Drake & Tems)

Country Solo Performance

“Heartfirst” — Kelsea Ballerini “Something In The Orange” — Zach Bryan “In His Arms” — Miranda Lambert “Circles Around This Town” — Maren Morris “Live Forever” — Willie Nelson

Country Duo/Group Performance

“Wishful Drinking” — Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt “Midnight Rider’s Prayer” — Brothers Osborne “Outrunnin’ Your Memory” — Luke Combs & Miranda Lambert “Does He Love You - Revisited” — Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” — Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde “Going Where The Lonely Go” — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Country Album

“Growin’ Up” — Luke Combs “Palomino” — Miranda Lambert “Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville” — Ashley McBryde “Humble Quest” — Maren Morris “A Beautiful Time” — Willie Nelson

Country Song

“Circles Around This Town” — Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels, Maren Morris & Jimmy Robbins, songwriters (Maren Morris) “Doin’ This” — Luke Combs, Drew Parker & Robert Williford, songwriters (Luke Combs) ” I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” — Lori McKenna & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift) “If I Was A Cowboy” — Jesse Frasure & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert) “I’ll Love You Till The Day I Die” — Rodney Crowell & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Willie Nelson) “‘Til You Can’t” — Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis, songwriters (Cody Johnson)https://www.youtube.com/embed/EJEz_z7cE_0

Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album

“Positano Songs” — Will Ackerman “Joy” — Paul Avgerinos “Mantra Americana” — Madi Das & Dave Stringer With Bhakti Without Borders “The Passenger” — Cheryl B. Engelhardt “Mystic Mirror” — White Sun

Improvised Jazz Solo

“Rounds (Live)” — Ambrose Akinmusire, soloist; Track from: New Standards Vol. 1 (Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton & Matthew Stevens) “Keep Holding On” — Gerald Albright, soloist “Falling” — Melissa Aldana, soloist; Track from: 12 Stars “Call Of The Drum” — Marcus Baylor, soloist “Cherokee/Koko” — John Beasley, soloist; Track from: Bird Lives (John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren & SWR Big Band) “Endangered Species” — Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese, soloist; Track from: Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival (Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese & esperanza spalding

Jazz Vocal Album

“The Evening : Live At APPARATUS” — The Baylor Project “Linger Awhile” — Samara Joy “Fade To Black” — Carmen Lundy “Fifty” — The Manhattan Transfer With The WDR Funkhausorchester “Ghost Song” — Cécile McLorin Salvant

Jazz Instrumental Album

“New Standards Vol. 1" — Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton & Matthew Stevens “Live In Italy” — Peter Erskine Trio “LongGone” — Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade “Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival” — Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese & esperanza spalding “Parallel Motion” — Yellowjackets

Large Jazz Ensemble Album

“Bird Lives” — John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren & SWR Big Band “Remembering Bob Freedman” — Ron Carter & The Jazzaar Festival Big Band Directed by Christian Jacob “Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra” — Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson, Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra “Center Stage” — Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Ronnie Cuber & WDR Big Band Conducted By Michael Abene “Architecture Of Storms” — Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows

Latin Jazz Album

“Fandango At The Wall In New York” — Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring The Congra Patria Son Jarocho Collective “Crisálida” — Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers “If You Will” — Flora Purim “Rhythm & Soul” — Arturo Sandoval “Música De Las Américas” — Miguel Zenón

Gospel Performance/Song

“Positive” — Erica Campbell; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Juan Winans, songwriters “When I Pray” — DOE; Dominique Jones & Dewitt Jones, songwriters “Kingdom” — Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Jay, Chandler Moore & Jacob Poole, songwriters “The Better Benediction” — PJ Morton Featuring Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers & Darrel Walls; PJ Morton, songwriter “Get Up” — Tye Tribbett; Brandon Jones, Christopher Michael Stevens, Thaddaeus Tribbett & Tye Tribbett, songwriters

Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

“God Really Loves Us (Radio Version)” — Crowder Featuring Dante Bowe and Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, David Crowder, Ben Glover & Jeff Sojka, songwriters “So Good” — DOE; Chuck Butler, Dominique Jones & Ethan Hulse, songwriters “For God Is With Us” — for KING & COUNTRY & Hillary Scott; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone & Luke Smallbone, songwriters “Fear Is Not My Future” — Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Nicole Hannel, Jonathan Jay, Brandon Lake & Hannah Shackelford, songwriters “Holy Forever” — Chris Tomlin; Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Chris Tomlin & Phil Wickham, songwriters “Hymn Of Heaven (Radio Version)” — Phil Wickham; Chris Davenport, Bill Johnson, Brian Johnson & Phil Wickham, songwriters

Gospel Album

“Die To Live” — Maranda Curtis “Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live)” — Ricky Dillard “Clarity” — DOE “Kingdom Book One Deluxe” — Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin “All Things New” — Tye Tribbett

Contemporary Christian Music Album

“Lion” — Elevation Worship “Breathe” — Maverick City Music “Life After Death” — TobyMac “Always” — Chris Tomlin “My Jesus” — Anne Wilson

Roots Gospel Album

“Let’s Just Praise The Lord” — Gaither Vocal Band “Confessio - Irish American Roots” — Keith & Kristyn Getty “The Willie Nelson Family” — Willie Nelson “2:22" — Karen Peck & New River “The Urban Hymnal” — Tennessee State University Marching Band

Latin Pop Album

“AGUILERA” — Christina Aguilera “Pasieros” — Rubén Blades & Boca Livre “De Adentro Pa Afuera” — Camilo “VIAJANTE” — Fonseca “Dharma +" — Sebastián Yatra

Música Urbana Album

“TRAP CAKE, VOL. 2" — Rauw Alejandro “Un Verano Sin Ti” — Bad Bunny “LEGENDADDY” — Daddy Yankee “La 167" — Farruko “The Love & Sex Tape” — Maluma

Latin Rock or Alternative Album

“El Alimento” — Cimafunk “Tinta y Tiempo” — Jorge Drexler “1940 Carmen” — Mon Laferte “Alegoría” — Gaby Moreno Los Años Salvajes” — Fito Paez “MOTOMAMI” — Rosalía

Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)

“Abeja Reina” — Chiquis “Un Canto por México - El Musical” — Natalia Lafourcade “La Reunión (Deluxe)” — Los Tigres Del Norte “EP #1 Forajido” — Christian Nodal “Qué Ganas de Verte (Deluxe)” — Marco Antonio Solís

Tropical Latin Album

“Pa’lla Voy” — Marc Anthony ” Quiero Verte Feliz” — a Santa Cecilia “Lado A Lado B” — Víctor Manuelle “Legendario” — Tito Nieves ” Imágenes Latinas” — Spanish Harlem Orchestra “Cumbiana II” — Carlos Vives

American Roots Performance

“Someday It’ll All Make Sense (Bluegrass Version)” — Bill Anderson Featuring Dolly Parton “Life According To Raechel” — Madison Cunningham “Oh Betty” — Fantastic Negrito “Stompin’ Ground” — Aaron Neville With The Dirty Dozen Brass Band “Prodigal Daughter” — Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell

American Roots Song

“Bright Star” — Anaïs Mitchell, songwriter (Anaïs Mitchell) “Forever” — Sheryl Crow & Jeff Trott, songwriters (Sheryl Crow) “High And Lonesome” — T Bone Burnett & Robert Plant, songwriters (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss) “Just Like That” — Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt) “Prodigal Daughter” — Tim O’Brien & Aoife O’Donovan, songwriters (Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell) “You And Me On The Rock” — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius)

Americana Album

“In These Silent Days” — Brandi Carlile “Things Happen That Way” — Dr. John “Good To Be...” — Keb’ Mo’ “Raise The Roof” — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “Just Like That...” — Bonnie Raitt

Americana Performance

“Silver Moon [A Tribute To Michael Nesmith]” — Eric Alexandrakis “There You Go Again” — Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Lyle Lovett “The Message” — Blind Boys Of Alabama Featuring Black Violin “You And Me On The Rock” — Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius “Made Up Mind” — Bonnie Raitt

Bluegrass Album

“Toward The Fray” — The Infamous Stringdusters “Almost Proud” — The Del McCoury Band “Calling You From My Mountain” — Peter Rowan “Crooked Tree” — Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway “Get Yourself Outside” — Yonder Mountain String Band

Traditional Blues Album

“Heavy Load Blues” — Gov’t Mule “The Blues Don’t Lie” — Buddy Guy “Get On Board” — Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder “The Sun Is Shining Down” — John Mayall “Mississippi Son” — Charlie Musselwhite

Contemporary Blues Album

“Done Come Too Far” — Shemekia Copeland “Crown” — Eric Gales “Bloodline Maintenance” — Ben Harper “Set Sail” — North Mississippi Allstars “Brother Johnny” — Edgar Winter

Folk Album

“Spellbound” — Judy Collins “Revealer” — Madison Cunningham “The Light At The End Of The Line” — Janis Ian “Age Of Apathy” — Aoife O’Donovan “Hell On Church Street” — Punch Brothers

Regional Roots Music Album

“Full Circle” — Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul Featuring LSU Golden Band From Tigerland “Natalie Noelani” — Natalie Ai Kamauu “Halau Hula Keali’i O Nalani - Live At The Getty Center” — Halau Hula Keali’i O Nalani “Lucky Man” — Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas “Live At The 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival” — Ranky Tanky

Reggae Album

“The Kalling” — Kabaka Pyramid “Gifted” — Koffee “Scorcha” — Sean Paul “Third Time’s The Charm” — Protoje “Com Fly Wid Mi” — Shaggy

Global Music Performance

“Udhero Na” — Arooj Aftab & Anoushka Shankar “Gimme Love” — Matt B & Eddy Kenzo “Last Last” — Burna Boy “Neva Bow Down” — Rocky Dawuni Featuring Blvk H3ro “Bayethe” — Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini & Nomcebo Zikode

Global Music Album

“Shuruaat” — Berklee Indian Ensemble “Love, Damini” — Burna Boy “Queen Of Sheba” — Angélique Kidjo & Ibrahim Maalouf “Between Us... (Live)” — Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley Featuring Manu Delago “Sakura” — Masa Takumi

Children’s Music Album

“Into The Little Blue House” — Wendy And DB “Los Fabulosos” — Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band “The Movement” — Alphabet Rockers “Ready Set Go!” — Divinity Roxx “Space Cadet” — Justin Roberts

Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

“Act Like You Got Some Sense” — Jamie Foxx “All About Me!: My Remarkable Life In Show Business by Mel Brooks” — Mel Brooks “Aristotle And Dante Dive Into The Waters Of The World” — Lin-Manuel Miranda “Finding Me” — Viola Davis “Music Is History” — Questlove

Spoken Word Poetry Album

“Black Men Are Precious” — Ethelbert Miller “Call Us What We Carry: Poems” — Amanda Gorman “Hiding In Plain View” — Malcolm-Jamal Warner “The Poet Who Sat By The Door” — J. Ivy “You Will Be Someone’s Ancestor. Act Accordingly.” — Amir Sulaiman

Comedy Album

“The Closer” — Dave Chappelle “Comedy Monster” — Jim Gaffigan “A Little Brains, A Little Talent” — Randy Rainbow “Sorry” — Louis CK “We All Scream” — Patton Oswalt

Musical Theater Album

“Caroline, Or Change” — John Cariani, Sharon D Clarke, Caissie Levy & Samantha Williams, principal vocalists; Van Dean, Nigel Lilley, Lawrence Manchester, Elliot Scheiner & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; Tony Kushner, lyricist (New Broadway Cast) “Into The Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording)” — Sara Bareilles, Brian d’Arcy James, Patina Miller & Phillipa Soo, principal vocalists; Rob Berman & Sean Patrick Flahaven, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (2022 Broadway Cast) “MJ The Musical” — Myles Frost & Tavon Olds-Sample, principal vocalists; David Holcenberg, Derik Lee & Jason Michael Webb, producers (Original Broadway Cast) “Mr. Saturday Night” — Shoshana Bean, Billy Crystal, Randy Graff & David Paymer, principal vocalists; Jason Robert Brown, Sean Patrick Flahaven & Jeffrey Lesser, producers; Jason Robert Brown, composer; Amanda Green, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast) “Six: Live On Opening Night” — Joe Beighton, Tom Curran, Sam Featherstone, Paul Gatehouse, Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss, producers; Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast) ” A Strange Loop” — Jaquel Spivey, principal vocalist; Michael Croiter, Michael R. Jackson, Charlie Rosen & Rona Siddiqui, producers; Michael R. Jackson, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

“ELVIS” — (Various Artists) “Encanto” — (Various Artists) “Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4 (Vol 2)” — (Various Artists) “Top Gun: Maverick” — Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe “West Side Story"" — (Various Artists)

Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (includes film and television)

“The Batman” — Michael Giacchino, composer “Encanto” — Germaine Franco, composer “No Time To Die” — Hans Zimmer, composer “The Power Of The Dog” — Jonny Greenwood, composer “Succession: Season 3" — Nicholas Britell, composer

Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

“Aliens: Fireteam Elite” — Austin Wintory, composer “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarok” — Stephanie Economou, composer “Call Of Duty®: Vanguard” — Bear McCreary, composer “Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy” — Richard Jacques, composer “Old World” — Christopher Tin, composer

Song Written for Visual Media

“Be Alive” [From “King Richard”] — Beyoncé & Darius Scott Dixson, songwriters (Beyoncé) “Carolina” [From “Where The Crawdads Sing”] — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift) “Hold My Hand” [From “Top Gun: Maverick”] — Bloodpop® & Stefani Germanotta, songwriters (Lady Gaga) “Keep Rising (The Woman King)” [From “The Woman King”] — Angelique Kidjo, Jeremy Lutito & Jessy Wilson, songwriters (Jessy Wilson Featuring Angelique Kidjo) “Nobody Like U” [From “Turning Red”] — Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (4*Town, Jordan Fisher, Finneas O’Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, Grayson Villanueva) “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” [From “Encanto”] — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & “Encanto” Cast)

Instrumental Composition

“African Tales” — Paquito D’Rivera, composer (Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar) “El País Invisible” — Miguel Zenón, composer (Miguel Zenón, José Antonio Zayas Cabán, Ryan Smith & Casey Rafn) “Fronteras (Borders) Suite: Al-Musafir Blues” — Danilo Pérez, composer (Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers) ” Refuge” — Geoffrey Keezer, composer (Geoffrey Keezer) “Snapshots” — Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar)

Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

“As Days Go By” (an arrangement of “The Family Matters” theme song)” — Armand Hutton, arranger (Armand Hutton Featuring Terrell Hunt & Just 6) “How Deep Is Your Love” — Matt Cusson, arranger (Kings Return) “Main Titles (Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness)” — Danny Elfman, arranger (Danny Elfman) “Minnesota, WI” — Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Remy Le Boeuf) “Scrapple From The Apple” — John Beasley, arranger (Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley & The SWR Big Band Featuring Martin Aeur)

Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

“Let It Happen” — Louis Cole, arranger (Louis Cole) “Never Gonna Be Alone” — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer) “Optimistic Voices / No Love Dying” — Cécile McLorin Salvant, arranger (Cécile McLorin Salvant) “Songbird (Orchestral Version)” — Vince Mendoza, arranger (Christine McVie) “2 + 2 = 5 (Arr. Nathan Schram)” — Nathan Schram & Becca Stevens, arrangers (Becca Stevens & Attacca Quartet)

Recording Package

“Beginningless Beginning” — Chun-Tien Hsia & Qing-Yang Xiao, art directors (Tamsui-Kavalan Chinese Orchestra) “Divers” — William Stichter, art director (Soporus) “Everything Was Beautiful” — Mark Farrow, art director (Spiritualized) “Telos” — Ming Liu, art director (Fann) “Voyeurist” — Tnsn Dvsn, art director (Underoath)

Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

“Artists Inspired By Music: Interscope Reimagined” — Josh Abraham, Steve Berman, Jimmy Iovine, John Janick & Jason Sangerman, art directors (VariousArtists) “Big Mess” — Berit Gwendolyn Gilma, art director (Danny Elfman) “Black Pumas (Collector’s Edition Box Set)” — Jenna Krackenberger, Anna McCaleb & Preacher, art directors (Black Pumas) “Book” — Paul Sahre, art director (They Might Be Giants) “In And Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden ’81 ’82 ’83" — Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Dave Van Patten, art directors (The Grateful Dead)

Album Notes

“The American Clavé Recordings” — Fernando González, album notes writer (Astor Piazzolla) “Andy Irvine & Paul Brady” — Gareth Murphy, album notes writer (Andy Irvine & Paul Brady) “Harry Partch, 1942" — John Schneider, album notes writer (Harry Partch) “Life’s Work: A Retrospective” — Ted Olson, album notes writer (Doc Watson) “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)” — Bob Mehr, album notes writer (Wilco)

Historical Album

“Against The Odds: 1974-1982" — Tommy Manzi, Steve Rosenthal & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Tom Camuso, restoration engineer (Blondie) “The Goldberg Variations - The Complete Unreleased 1981 Studio Sessions” — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner, mastering engineer (Glenn Gould) “Life’s Work: A Retrospective” — Scott Billington, Ted Olson & Mason Williams, compilation producers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Doc Watson) “To Whom It May Concern...” — Jonathan Sklute, compilation producer; Kevin Marques Moo, mastering engineer (Freestyle Fellowship) “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)” — Cheryl Pawelski & Jeff Tweedy, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Wilco)

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Amy Allen Nija Charles Tobias Jesso Jr. The-Dream Laura Veltz

Engineered Album, Non-Classical

“Adolescence” — George Nicholas & Ryan Schwabe, engineers; Ryan Schwabe, mastering engineer (Baynk) “Black Radio III” — Daniel Farris, Tiffany Gouché, Keith Lewis, Musiq Soulchild, Reginald Nicholas, Q-Tip, Amir Sulaiman, Michael Law Thomas & Jon Zacks, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (Robert Glasper) “Chloë and the Next 20th Century” — Dave Cerminara & Jonathan Wilson, engineers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer (Father John Misty) “Harry’s House” — Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Mark “Spike” Stent & Sammy Witte, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Harry Styles) “Wet Leg” — Jon McMullen, Joshua Mobaraki, Alan Moulder & Alexis Smith, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Wet Leg)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Jack Antonoff Dan Auerbach Boi-1da Dahi Dernst “D’mile” Emile II

Remixed Recording

“About Damn Time (Purple Disco Machine Remix)"" — Purple Disco Machine, remixer (Lizzo) “BREAK MY SOUL (Terry Hunter Remix)"" — Terry Hunter, remixer (Beyoncé) “Easy Lover (Four Tet Remix)” — Four Tet, remixer (Ellie Goulding) “Slow Song (Paul Woolford Remix)” — Paul Woolford, remixer (The Knocks & Dragonette) “Too Late Now (Soulwax Remix)” — Soulwax, remixers (Wet Leg)

Immersive Audio Album

“AGUILERA” — Jaycen Joshua, immersive mix engineer; Jaycen Joshua, immersive mastering engineer (Christina Aguilera) “Divine Tides” — Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineer; Stewart Copeland, Ricky Kej & Herbert Waltl, immersive producers (Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej) “Memories...Do Not Open” — Mike Piacentini, immersive mix engineer; Mike Piacentini, immersive mastering engineer; Adam Alpert, Alex Pall, Jordan Stilwell & Andrew Taggart, immersive producers (The Chainsmokers) “Picturing The Invisible - Focus 1" — Jim Anderson, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg & Ulrike Schwarz, immersive mastering engineers; Jane Ira Bloom & Ulrike Schwarz, immersive producers (Jane Ira Bloom) “Tuvayhun — Beatitudes For A Wounded World” — Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene)

Engineered Album, Classical

“Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique - The Making Of The Orchestra” — Shawn Murphy, Charlie Post & Gary Rydstrom, engineers; Michael Romanowski, mastering engineer (Edwin Outwater & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) “Beethoven: Symphony No. 6; Stucky: Silent Spring” — Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) “Perspectives” — Jonathan Lackey, Bill Maylone & Dan Nichols, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Third Coast Percussion) “Tuvayhun - Beatitudes For A Wounded World” — Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene) “Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes” — Bernhard Güttler, Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Christoph Stickel, mastering engineer (Anne-Sophie Mutter, John Williams & Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Producer of the Year, Classical

Jonathan Allen Christoph Franke James Ginsburg Elaine Martone Judith Sherman

Orchestral Performance

“Adams, John Luther: Sila - The Breath Of The World” — Doug Perkins, conductor (Musicians Of The University Of Michigan Department Of Chamber Music & University Of Michigan Percussion Ensemble) “Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7-9" — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic) “Eastman: Stay On It” — Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up) “John Williams - The Berlin Concert” — John Williams, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker) “Works By Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman” — Michael Repper, conductor (New York Youth Symphony)

Opera Recording

“Aucoin: Eurydice” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Barry Banks, Nathan Berg, Joshua Hopkins, Erin Morley & Jakub Józef Orliński; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) “Blanchard: Fire Shut Up In My Bones” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Angel Blue, Will Liverman, Latonia Moore & Walter Russell III; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) “Davis: X - The Life And Times Of Malcolm X” — Gil Rose, conductor; Ronnita Miller, Whitney Morrison, Victor Robertson & Davóne Tines; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus)

Choral Performance

“Bach: St. John Passion” — John Eliot Gardiner, conductor (English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir) “Born” — Donald Nally, conductor (Dominic German, Maren Montalbano, Rebecca Myers & James Reese; The Crossing) “Verdi: Requiem - The Met Remembers 9/11" — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Donald Palumbo, chorus master (Michelle DeYoung, Eric Owens, Ailyn Pérez & Matthew Polenzani; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

“Beethoven: Complete String Quartets, Volume 2 - The Middle Quartets” — Dover Quartet “Musical Remembrances” — Neave Trio “Perspectives” — Third Coast Percussion “Shaw: Evergreen” — Attacca Quartet “What Is American” — PUBLIQuartet

Classical Instrumental Solo

“Abels: Isolation Variation” — Hilary Hahn “Bach: The Art Of Life” — Daniil Trifonov “Beethoven: Diabelli Variations” — Mitsuko Uchida “Letters For The Future” — Time For Three; Xian Zhang, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra) “A Night In Upper Town - The Music Of Zoran Krajacic” — Mak Grgić

Classical Solo Vocal Album

“Eden” — Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo D’Oro) “How Do I Find You” — Sasha Cooke, soloist; Kirill Kuzmin, pianist “Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?” — Will Liverman, soloist; Paul Sánchez, pianist (J’Nai Bridges & Caen Thomason-Redus) “Stranger - Works For Tenor By Nico Muhly” — Nicholas Phan, soloist (Eric Jacobson; Brooklyn Rider & The Knights; Reginald Mobley) “Voice Of Nature - The Anthropocene” — Renée Fleming, soloist; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist

Best Classical Compendium

“An Adoption Story” — Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley, producers “Aspire” — JP Jofre & Seunghee Lee; Enrico Fagone, conductor; Jonathan Allen, producer “A Concert For Ukraine” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; David Frost, producer “The Lost Birds” — Voces8; Barnaby Smith & Christopher Tin, conductors; Sean Patrick Flahaven & Christopher Tin, producers

Contemporary Classical Composition

“Akiho: Ligneous Suite” — Andy Akiho, composer (Ian Rosenbaum & Dover Quartet) “Bermel: Intonations” — Derek Bermel, composer (Jack Quartet) “Gubaidulina: The Wrath Of God” — Sofia Gubaidulina, composer (Andris Nelsons & Gewandhausorchester) “Puts: Contact” — Kevin Puts, composer (Xian Zhang, Time for Three & The Philadelphia Orchestra) “Simon: Requiem For The Enslaved” — Carlos Simon, composer (Carlos Simon, MK Zulu, Marco Pavé & Hub New Music)

Music Video

“Easy On Me” — Adele; Xavier Dolan, video director; Xavier Dolan & Nancy Grant, video producers “Yet To Come” — BTS; Yong Seok Choi, video director; Tiffany Suh, video producer “Woman” — Doja Cat; Child., video director; Missy Galanida, Sam Houston, Michelle Larkin & Isaac Rice, video producers “The Heart Part 5" — Kendrick Lamar; Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum & Jamie Rabineau, video producers “As It Was” — Harry Styles; Tanu Muino, video director; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Fred Bonham Carter & Alexa Haywood, video producers “All Too Well: The Short Film” — Taylor Swift; Taylor Swift, video director; Saul Germaine, video producer

Music Film

“Adele One Night Only” — Adele; Paul Dugdale, video director; Raj Kapoor & Ben Winston, video producers “Our World” — Justin Bieber; Michael D. Ratner, video director; Kfir Goldberg, Andy Mininger & Scott Ratner, video producers “Billie Eilish Live At The O2" — Billie Eilish; Sam Wrench, video director; Michelle An, Tom Colbourne, Chelsea Dodson & Billie Eilish, video producers “Motomami (Rosalía Tiktok Live Performance)” — Rosalía; Ferrán Echegaray, Rosalía Vila Tobella & Stillz, video directors “Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story” — (Various Artists); Frank Marshall & Ryan Suffern, video directors; Frank Marshall, Sean Stuart & Ryan Suffern, video producers “A Band A Brotherhood A Barn” — Neil Young & Crazy Horse; Dhlovelife, video director; Gary Ward, video producer

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Coffee Cups and Leather Jackets pt. 7

Hamilton Modern Au Hamilsquad x Reader Thomas Jefferson x Reader PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, PART 4, PART 5, PART 6, PART 7

Summary: After finally getting away from ‘The King’, You decide that maybe it’s time you talk to Jefferson about his own interests in you. Meanwhile, the Hamilsquad decide to come up with a plan to get Y/N at The Blue Coats. Washington confronts them.

You had been sitting through dinner with these three imbeciles for about an hour and a half, and you could feel your self-control slipping. Within that hour and a half, all Sam, Charles, and George had discussed a range of things from how the school should stop accepting lower classmen as they only tarnish its ivy league reputation, to insulting the Hamilsquad, to simply talking about their classes. Throughout these discussions, George’s hand seemed to be restless on your skin. It went from your shoulder, to hand, to your knee, before finally resting on your thigh. You didn’t like his touch, but you played along.

“What I don’t understand is why, despite being the smartest and most powerful man in the school, we’re still not liked by the student body. Hamilton humiliated me in front of the entire student body when I was giving my proclamation on how the student body should be behaving and how we should be treated. He called me a dog!” Samuel whined putting his head on the table.

You sighed, growing tired of being submissive, and turned to him. “Do yo-you ever think th-that m-m-maybe it’s for that very reason that pep-uh-people disrespect yo-you?” They all went quiet and looked at you. You shrunk back into George’s chest shyly. “I-I-I mean, p-people don’t like, um, like being t-to-told what t-t-to do. People like the H-Hamilsquad believe in f-freed-dom, and th-that people should be a-b-ble to be them s-s-selves n-no matter who th-they are or wh-where they come f-from. So of c-course it’s going t-t-to upset th-them if you outright oppose them. Inst-stead of working against their be-believes, you n-need to allow them t-to pr-prove themselves wrong. Th-then provide th-them the resources to see th-things yo-your way. “

Charles rose a suspicious eyebrow at you. “Are you saying that our King is wrong? He is never wr-”

“Oh do shut up, Charles.” George cut him off as he stared ahead thoughtfully. “ So you’re saying I should let them go, have their independence, and let them realize just how much they truly need me when their alone and complaining of their own?” You nodded, and he hummed in agreement as he smiled down at you. “I suppose that is what happened to you, isn’t it? I gave you a little more space than usual, and next thing I know, you’ve come to senses about those scum and now your here with me.”

Huh. You hadn’t thought about it that way. You, of course, knew that wasn’t the case, but simply nuzzled deeper against his chest. You could practically feel him grin as he began to run his fingers through your hair.

“Y/N has a point, boys. This strategy would take much less time and energy and we wouldn’t have to use our sources through the school as much.” You slightly narrowed your eyebrows at this but said nothing. George brought his fingers under your chin and smiled at you. “I always knew you would be of great value to us, Y/N. You’ve only been part of the group for a day and already your slipping into your role by my side.”

A chill ran down your spine at his words. You didn’t like his tone or the way he was looking at you right now. You needed to end this.

You smiled up at him. “Thank you, my King, it's good to know that at least someone appreciates me.” You then let out a subtle yawn and glanced down at your watch. “However, as wonderful as this day with you has been, I’m exhausted and-”

George sighed and chuckled. “Of course, I completely forgot. You have English with Mr. Green tomorrow at 8pm.” You felt your blood go cold slightly. He knew your schedule, apparently, he knew your history, and he no doubt had more knowledge on you as well. This means that this man knows more about you than anyone except your family. You didn’t like this. George seemed to pick up on your confused fear and ruffled your hair. “Don’t look like that, it wasn’t too hard to find out your schedule. Just a matter of pulling a few strings within the administration's office. Your information is safe with me.” He snapped his fingers and signaled for everyone to rise. “Come on, we’re taking Y/N back to their dorm. They have a midterm to study for.” The more he talked the less at ease you felt.

He wrapped an arm around your waist as you were leaving. “You know, if you need help, Samuel is majoring in English. I mean, not that your grades are slacking, they’re stellar actually. But Samuel is our communications and English expert, I handle all the business and sciences and Charles...” He paused for a moment before sighing. “Well Charles is trying his best, but he’s loyal; I’ll give him that.”

After that, they did as promised. George got the driver to bring them to your dorm and kissed your hand before you left. “We’ll save you a seat at our table at lunch, Darling. Be sure to be there.” His words were final and left no room for you to say otherwise. He then flashed you a bright smile and waved as the car pulled away.

The moment it was out of your sight you let out a huge breath as all tension left your body. “Well, that was fucked up.” You mumbled under your breath as you entered your dorm.

As you entered the comfort of your bedroom, you reflected on the past week or so.

You finally confronted your shitty friends on their shitty behavior and dumped their asses

You met Jefferson and his friends on the same day. Which, to be honest, it was kind of creepy, but you were too sad and lonely to notice at the time.

And finally, you just went on the equivalent of a date with your long term stalker as per Jefferson’s request and am now scared to leave your dorm lest you be followed by his perverted ass.

When had your life become so dramatic? When had you allowed it to become this?

The image of a magenta leather jacket flashed in your mind. Jefferson. Looking back on your first interaction with him, it all seemed staged. There were similarities between how he treated you at that moment and how George treated you when you pretended to be in that same situation. They both desired to manipulate your pain to get what they wanted. They both seemed to have extensive knowledge about you, George more so than Jefferson.

Was it possible that Jefferson was hiding things from you? Aaron had briefly mentioned that he had been obsessed with you at some point.

But why? What so interesting about quiet little Y/N? Why did both Jefferson and George, arguably two of the most powerful students on campus, deem you worthy of their attention?

Just thinking about all of it gave you a headache. You’d deal with it tomorrow, for now, you had to sleep. George was right about one thing, you had class in the morning and if you didn’t want to be a sleep-deprived zombie you had to go to bed now.

You curled up under the covers and allowed sleep to overcome you.

***

At the same time, across town, the Hamilsquad was entering The Blue Coats.

They were exhausted. Ever since they had seen Jefferson and Y/N at the cafe a couple days ago, they had been working non-stop to come up with a plan to get them back. However, nothing seemed to be good enough.

Laurens plopped himself onto the nearest bar stool and slumped his head against the counter. “What are we going to do?” He groaned.

Alex scoffed and joined him. “There’s not much we can do with Jefferson spewing non-sense in their ear.”

Herc shook his head as he took his seat. “No there’s got to be away. I mean she just met Jefferson. She’s known us for over a year and a half. Yeah, we fucked up, but the fact of the matter is that she knows us.”

They all turned to Laf as he silently sat down staring intently at the counter. Alexander rose an eyebrow at his behavior when suddenly he was hit with an idea.

“What! Laf is friends with Jefferson. He can get inside information for us.”

The Frenchman sighed and looked up. “I do know him, but we’re not quite friends. More like he did me a favor once and now I owe him once.” He narrowed his eyebrows as he turned to them. “What confuses me is Jefferson never does anything without a reason. Everything is planned out and done with precision. So what does he want from Y/N?”

As they asked themselves this question, Washington appeared from the back and seemed to relax at their present. “Ah, boys! I was hoping I’d see you tonight.”

Hercules smiled at him. “G. Wash! What’s up? It has been a while since we’ve last been in.”

Washington batted off the welcome and looked at the with an air of authority and seriousness. “Can any of you contact Y/N? They were here earlier tonight with some...questionable company and didn’t seem entirely at ease. I want to make sure that they’re okay.”

The boys glanced at each other as Alex let out another groan of frustration. “I know! They’ve been hanging out with that no good Thomas Jefferson and-”

Washington frowned at his words. “They weren’t with Jefferson. Although that makes me worry even more. I trust that man about as far as I can throw. But no, they were here with that nasty little shit George and his posse. I offered them an angel shot, but they denied it. The whole thing just felt off.”

The entire Hamilsquad felt their blood run cold. Y/N hated George. He was a stalker, creepy, and possessive. He had been trying to get his grimy little hands on them since the moment he saw them. They had always been there to protect them though, always there to stop it.

Why would they go out with George willingly? Why would they put themselves in danger like that?

“Oh Y/N,” John whimpered out. “What have you gotten yourself into?”

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