I will make a real post about Hamilton later

[kate_nepveu]

But in advance of the certain deluge of Hamilton/Burr hatesex from Yuletide, may I suggest to the slash writers Hamilton/Laurens, which is also suggested by the lyrics and has the advantage of being a genuine historical possibility? As in, here's an academic article (PDF) on the subject?

(I'll also be interested, in a sort of anthropological way, how much fic writers take up the blatant Hamilton/Washington daddy issues--not my thing, having recently-ish acquired a power-differential squick--but really, the lyrics are flat-out inviting it.)

I would also like to strongly encourage everybody-lives-and-nobody-cheats AUs; here's a delightful modern one from magneticwave called "the challenge demands satisfaction" (4k, teen and up).

*goes back to mentally practicing "revolutionary manumission abolitionists" while waiting for doctor*

Comments

[rosefox]

I have been immersed in Hamilton for the past few weeks and that fanfic is unbearably great. Glad I'm not the only one totally slashing Philip and Theodosia Jr., too.

[kate_nepveu]

Glad you liked! And yes, everybody lives, nobody dies, and they drive their parents up a wall.

[lomedet]

*raises hand*

I will absolutely admit to being one of the people planning (wriggling with anticipation) to request Hamilton/Washington for Yuletide. They had me at "call me son one more time"

Hamilton/Laurens would be quite okay too. ;)

[kate_nepveu]

Hee! Yes, that was a very... fraught... moment.

Laurens is great, let us hope he gets some appreciation as a beautiful cinnamon roll.

[rydra_wong]

It may cheer you to know that (based on my brief glances over there) Tumblr seems to be all over Hamilton/Laurens and the historical possibility thereof, and Lin-Manuel Miranda is helping:

http://into-the-weeds.tumblr.com/post/129860000299/thefederalistfreestyle-good-morning-america

[kate_nepveu]

Lovely!

[heidi]

Lin is definitely, definitely helping: http://linmanuel.tumblr.com/post/131693135365/bottleshark-people-keep-complaining-in-the-tags

[kate_nepveu]

Yes, that was extremely excellent. (Since fortunately the artist seems to be basically okay with it.)

[rosefox]

At the line "A tolerance for pain" the friend I was seeing the show with actually gasped. Whole new vistas of fanfic opened up before me.

[brainwane]

Thank you for the rec! That was so fun! And yeah I will be interested, in an anthropological way, in how much Yuletide fic for Hamilton is gen versus some variety of not, and how much it appeals to writers who have never done RPF before. (My current pet theory is that Hamilton is striking deep into the hearts of those of us who didn't know we were looking for social-justice-epic canon in the absence of good new Star Trek and The West Wing.)

[kate_nepveu]

My pet theory, borrowed from rydra_wong , is that it's hitting the same "fannish like us!" button as Night Vale: widely referential while doing something that feels fresh and unlikely.