#that would be enough

[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.

[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

[mrsstarkey1]

𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓫𝓮 𝓮𝓷𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱 - 𝓻𝓪𝓯𝓮 𝓬𝓪𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓸𝓷

a/n: rafe is def more aaron burr coded but u get the idea // two fics in two days guys the inspo is flowinggg

based on: that would be enough from Hamilton

word count: 1k

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look around, look around

how lucky we are to be alive

right now

you stir awake slowly, light coming in forcefully from the window, as if it had a motive to awaken you. rafe’s at the end of your bed, pacing around, throwing random items in a duffel bag.

“rafe, what’re you doing?” you question, leaning yourself up against the headboard.

he looks up to meet your eyes, hand immediately shooting to the back of his neck. his nervous tick. you knew this was bad already. “business trip,” he mutters softly, returning to his previous task of packing a bag.

you push yourself off the bed, grabbing a tshirt of rafe’s out of the drawer and slipping it on. “what kind of business?” worry is thick in your voice; you know he hears it.

he won’t meet your eyes now, “just a- a deal i gotta make. with hollis.”

you grab his arm, getting his attention. “i thought we were done with all of this rafe,” you say softly, shaking your head.

his eyes soften, “i have to do this, y/n. you have to understand.”

“no, i don’t,” your voice hardens. a surge of frustration courses through you as you step closer to him, hands balling into fists at your sides. “look around, rafe. despite everything you've been through these last few years, we're still here. we're together. we're happy. we're alive. is that not enough?"

he lets out a shaky breath, avoiding your gaze again. “it’s not enough, y/n. i’ve let you down too many times. i can’t just sit here and do nothing.”

you grab his hand, pulling him to face you. “you don’t need to fix everything with more deals, more risks. you being here—that’s enough for me."

rafe looks at you, his expression torn, like he wants to believe you but can’t shake the weight of the guilt he’s carried for so long. “i can’t keep putting this on you.”

i don't pretend to know

the challenges you're facing

the worlds you keep erasing and creating in your mind

you shake your head, “rafe,” you say softly, your voice barely above a whisper. “i don’t want to pretend to understand everything you’re going through. the weight you carry, the choices you make. i- I know i can’t see the world the way you do," tears are welling in your eyes as you try to keep yourself together, for him.

he’s standing there, head down, hands clenching and unclenching at his sides, and you can feel the storm brewing inside him. “but i see you,” you continue, stepping closer, “and i see what this is doing to you. you keep trying to erase all the mistakes, create something new, something better, but it’s tearing you apart," your voice breaks.

rafe’s eyes meet yours, and for a second, you see the exhaustion, the fear he’s been hiding. “i’m here with you, no matter what. you don’t have to face this alone.”

he shakes his head. “you don’t get it, y/n. i can’t fix this. it’s all too messed up.”

you reach for his hand, squeezing it gently. “maybe not, but we can try. together. you don’t have to do this alone anymore.”

his eyes search yours, filled with doubt, but you can see the conflict in him—the part that wants to believe you. “i don’t want to keep dragging you into this mess.”

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

you take a breath, stepping even closer to him, looking up into his eyes. “we don’t need all the money or power in the world. none of that has every mattered to me.”

he blinks, his expression softening, but you can still see the hesitation in him, the internal battle he’s been fighting for so long.

“what i want is for you to find peace,” you say gently, your hand resting over his heart. “let me in, rafe. let me be part of your life, for real—not the business deals and the treasure hunts. just us. right here. let this be the moment where you decide to stay.”

his eyes close for a beat, as if weighing your words, and when he opens them again, you can see the shift, the walls beginning to crumble.

“stay with me,” you whisper, “that’s all i want.”

for the first time in what feels like forever, rafe doesn’t pull away. he nods, a shaky breath escaping him as his walls begin to crumble. his arms circle around you, hesitant at first, then tightening, like he’s holding on to something fragile but desperately needed. in this quiet moment, he finally lets himself believe—just for a second—that maybe, just maybe, this could be the start of the life you’ve both been searching for. a real chance. a real way to build a legacy.

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[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”.

[imobsessedwiththeatre]

[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

[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.

[onion-sliced-apples]

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

[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

[randaccidents]

Physically being kept up by this thought need to toss it out before I can sleep but. I think? I want to draw another set of character references for Heartless. Specifically, the future part of the AU.

I want to see Heart in his new mobility aids and happy with it.

I want to see Perseverance to be able to let his hair down literal and lose his eye bags.

I want to see Penitence to get comfortable with short sleeves again and get back into fashion.

I want the last character refs of them to be happy, and not that spectre of stress and dread and emptiness the post apathy/post oath refs are.

This does mean drawing a third reference for all three though maybe I'll put it off a little bit to write the actual lore of the au first ksjfnas.

But Heart for sure will need a future character reference I can't have you guys drawing his hospital wear for fluff art XD

[wackachewbacca]

Holding out for Victor the Black Powder Merchant and J’mon Sa Ord to be in TLOVM s2

Are they on widely different ends of the Matt Mercer NPC spectrum? Yes but they have some of the greatest contributions to the Chroma Conclave arc. One is a mighty ruler of a major city on another continent who also doubles as a brass fucking dragon and the other is completely unhinged

[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

[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