#that would be enough

[io-lu-art]

Idk who needed this, but here ya go....

(I did.)

Sneak peak, because I have mercy for your poor timelines :'D

Full song after the page break:

Not me procrastinating both my post tlj fanscript and every thing else important in my life with more random reylo...

It took me a while to figure out the context in which this could actually happen. Probably Ben Solo fighting with the Resistance, trying to prove and redeem himself and make things right. He'd feel the pressure to do it all by himself until it would crush him completely. Rey would remind him to take a break (unintentional Hamilton reference this time! lol I swear on my heart, body and soul) and keep him grounded.

I am not comparing Ben to Hamilton btw, in case it comes across like I am. My head is just very random sometimes.

Don't mind me dropping the video of the actual performance at the very end, because ⭐Phillipa Soo⭐ everybody!

Edit: as requested, AO3

[myfairkatiecat]

“let this moment be the first chapter where you decide to stay” but make it sokeefe

[jessieren]

Or Smile Saturday?

Also known as seduction saturday...

(ok so the Shirley one isn't really a seduction smile but if he leant on my kitchen door with that look it'd work on me)

[katewritesss]

"We don't need a legacy, we don't need money. If I could grant you peace of mind, if you could let me inside your heart. Oh, let me be a part of the narrative, in the story they will write someday. Let this moment be the first chapter, where you decide to stay. And I could be enough, and we could be enough." - "That Would Be Enough" from Hamilton

but it's Maverick to Ice as he watches his husband climb the ranks faster and faster with no sign of stopping, and although he's proud, Mav wants his husband Ice back, not Admiral Kazansky.

[cultivating-wildflowers]

still on the same subject, but this passage came for my throat

[made-my-peace-with-all-the-bad]

Dare I suggest that there’s a world where That Would Be Enough from Hamilton is cherrybomb

[metawohoo]

I killed all my plants. All of them. EXCEPT!

There's this dude.

It isn't planted in anything. It was desperately rootbound in dirt so dry there was a 1/2 inch gap between the dirt and the pot. It spent an unknown amount of time suspended on my curtains by its own spines. The cat keeps dragging it around my apartment. I don't remember if I ever watered it.

It doubled size.

Let me be half as resilient as this cactus.

[sir-thisisadndserver]

That Would Be Enough

Pairing: Joel & wife!reader

Warnings: swearing, insecurities, thoughts of death, talk of lost family member

WC: 662

Rating: fluff, angst

Tags: established marriage, joel miller angst, anxiety

Prompt: Taking place in Jackson, you wake up to find Joel having a bit of a crisis. (and yes i was listening to Hamilton when this idea came to me)

Look around, look around at how lucky we are

To be alive right now

You awaken from a restless sleep. You reach over to find a cold emptiness emanating from Joel’s side of the bed. “Joel?” you call out. Upon hearing nothing, you raise from your bed, throw on one of Joel’s shirts, and leave the room.

You start your search through the house, the only sound being the padding of your bare feet on the wooden floor. Upon coming downstairs, you see the kitchen light on and hear only soft mutterings “-shit- shit… get it together fucker”, followed by a sniffle, and a wavering breath so low it barely registers.

You quietly pad up to the kitchen counter, Joel so in his head about whatever is torturing him that he doesnt even notice you as you come right to his side. You reach towards his clenched fist, going slowly so as to not spook him, and upon feeling your feather-like touch on his hand, his fist instantly unclenches, letting you intertwine your fingers with his. “Hey baby”, says Joel, the words coming out more strangled than he initially thought. Clearing his throat, he continues; “I didn’t wake ya up did I?” he asks quietly, still not looking right at you. “No. No you’re good, big guy”, you reply, giving him a soft smile, wrapping your free hand around his arm and lightly rubbing patterns with your thumb. “I can’t really sleep though, if I know that you can’t. What’s wrong?” you ask, feeling his fist re-clench, but not as tight so as to not hurt you. 

“Stupid shit, baby”, he mumbles. “Nothing for you to worry about”. “Well since you made me your wife, you made it my job to worry about you. Whatever it is, it’s not stupid shit”. He smiles a little at that, the tightness in his chest easing little by little. 

“I don’t know. Lately-... seein’ Tommy and Maria happy, seeing how happy you n’ Ellie are here, got me thinking about Sarah… wonderin’ if she’d be happy here”. The last part comes out in a whisper, fresh tears making their way down his cheeks. “Oh, Joel”, are the only words that you can muster, as you pull Joel into the tightest hug you can manage. You sink to the ground together, Joel pulling you into his lap and burying his face in your neck. 

Look at where you are

Look at where you started

The fact that you're alive is a miracle

Just stay alive, that would be enough.

You stay like that for a while, running your fingers through his salt-and-pepper curls, rubbing his back in soothing circles. “Joel, honey. Look at me” you urge gently, moving your hands to his face, tilting his head so that he was eye level with you. Rubbing the tears from his cheeks, you continue, “Honey, she would be happy to see that you’re still here. How you’ve managed to survive this long, how many people you’ve saved, how we’ve managed to stay together.” 

I don't pretend to know

The challenges you're facing

The worlds you keep erasing and creating in your mind

But I'm not afraid

I know who I married

So long as you come home at the end of the day, that would be enough.

“I know baby... Just sometimes I get in my head and shit goes downhill. Makes me wonder if you would be happier with someone else.” he mumbles. “Hell no.” you cut him off before he can go any further, “I married you Joel Miller, and nothing about you would change my mind about that. I don’t and can’t begin to understand how you manage to go about your day the way you do, but you don’t have to do it alone. I know the man I married and I love every part of him. As long as you come back to me at the end of the day, that would be enough”.

[mrsstarkey1]

if i theoretically had a fic w rafe cameron based on the song “that would be enough” from hamilton should i post it 🤔🤔🤔🤔

i feel like it may be too niche

[captain-jaggerys-best-hater]

hamilton lyrics I think about constantly (not in order)

"my father wasn't around, I swear that I'll be around for you." - dear theodosia

"you accumulate debt, you accumulate power, yet in their hour of need, you forget." - cabinet battle #2

"and if there's a reason I'm still alive when everyone who loves me has died, i'm willing to wait for it." - wait for it

"in clearing your name, you have ruined our lives." - burn

"i love my sister more than anything in this life, i will choose her happiness over mine every time." - the reynolds pamphlet

"forgiveness, can you imagine?" - it's quiet uptown

"fools who run their mouths off wind up dead." - Aaron Burr, Sir

"so this is what it feels like to match wits with someone at your level, what the hell is the catch?" - satisfied

"just stay alive, that would be enough." - that would be enough

[onion-sliced-apples]

currently sobbing to “that would be enough” from hamilton lord save my soul

[probablyapinecone]

The sheer amount of musicals currently going on in my head to cope is actually insane

[chronically-enthusiastic]

AAAGGGHHH I LOVE THE HAMILTON SOUNDTRACK

[bluespecs14]

In honor of Hamilton coming to the Philippines, here is a rewrite i did of the lyrics of the end bit of That Would Be Enough. Its set during the cheating arc/say no to this-reynolds pamphlet-burn (this is most likely not what its called but i cant think of the proper term for it rn). Basically it takes the place of where burn is (not that burn is bad its very good i like it alot). I am not a musician or lyricist by any means so its not that good but i thought itd be fun. Full credits to Lin Manuel Miranda for the original songs.

But I am afraid

I no longer know who I married

If you would just come home at the end of the day

That would be enough

You ruined our legacy

You got your money

I couldn’t grant you piece of mind

You didn’t let me inside your heart

Oh, ive removed myself from the narrative

In the stories they will write someday

Let this moment be the last chapter

Where I ask you to stay

But I am not enough

We were not enough

What would be enough

Feel free to sing it or anything 👍 and if it applies give credit please and thank you

[chippedshake]

Sometimes I love a character so much that all I want is to absorb that character into my being and make them be a part of me and maybe that's creepy but it's true.

[music-in-my-veins14]

I don't pretend to know The challenges you're facing The worlds you keep erasing and creating in your mind