Best Alexander Hamilton Angst Fanfics
The best angst fanfiction featuring Alexander Hamilton (Hamilton) on AO3, curated by popularity. Sometimes you want to feel deeply - angst delivers emotional catharsis and meaningful character exploration.
Top Alexander Hamilton Angst Fic Recs
11 angst fics featuring Alexander Hamilton, followed by other top-rated stories.
Something They Can Never Take Away
Angstby a_mind_at_work · Lams
Alexander Hamilton arrives on Washington's doorstep in distress and disarray feeling like just another worthless kid in the system. He's certain that the Washington's house will be no different from the others he's been to. Usually a chatterbox who always speaks his mind, Alex decides it's best to k
it feels more like a memory
Angstby savrenim · Lams
“Alexander Hamilton! I’m at your service, sir!”Aaron looks at the hand and doesn’t take it. His hands are safely in his pocket, but he’d taken off his gloves, and he is not particularly in the mood to feel the single most consequential juncture of a stranger’s life.Alexander is still grinning at him
(hamilton has his) eyes on you
Angstby mihaly · Lams
College was supposed to be simple for Alexander Hamilton: go to class, make revolutionary changes, graduate top of his class.Falling in love with your roommate made it incredibly complicated.Lams College AU.
Alexander's Legacy (Or, Just Another "Characters Watch The Musical" Fic)- CURRENTLY BEING REWRITTEN!
Angstby The_Dreamers_Quill · Lams
The Hamilton Crew are forced to watch a musical about one of their own. Chaos ensues.(Takes place in my Week they Never Speak Of series, in which Washington invited Alex and Thomas to spend a week with him at Mount Vernon after the publication of the Reynolds Pamphlet and Phillip's death. Features a
cornerstone
Angstby founders · Lams
"He’ll hold Laf’s hand, charm his family, sit through the vows and the speeches and the cake cutting and determinedly not think about how that could have been him, once, up there, declaring his love in front of everyone. He’s got Lafayette, he’s got a free bar, practically nothing can go wrong, sure
Two Pints of Sam Adams, But I'm Working on Three
Angstby mllevangogh · Lams
Alexander's late to a meeting. John gets drunk. Lafayette and Hercules find this very amusing.Based on the titular line in "Aaron Burr, Sir" and my complete incredulity that Anthony Ramos's slim frame could possibly handle three pints of Sam Adams.
Hamilton Characters react/watch Hamilton
Angstby Anonymous · Lams
You already know what this isThe cliché Hamilton watches Hamilton with some twists
Of Love and War
Angstby arrthurpendragon (ocfairygodmother) · Jamilton
As far as her father was concerned, Lydia's current feelings for Benjamin were simply that of a heartbroken girl whose childhood sweetheart had betrayed her. But the truth of the matter was that Lydia Woodhull would always love Benjamin Tallmadge, rebel or not.
Defile Me
Angstby AlexaSky · Jamilton
c. July, 1798: Napoléon, deeply hurt by Joséphine's infidelity, decides to get his revenge by taking lovers of his own. He bursts into Junot's quarters and demands to be defiled.
to (not) keep one’s powder dry
Angstby luhvelektra · Jamilton
why hamilton and laurens were late to the duel with charles lee. fic inspired by fanart by @jhoca on tumblr !!
You Will Be Found
Angstby a_gardenofroses · Jamilton
John Laurens is vampire from the American Revolution who just wants to find his boyfriend.Alexander Hamilton is a very tired university student, who also happens to be a reincarnation of THAT A.Ham. He also just wants to find his boyfriend.
sharing body heat in the passenger seat
by subcorax · Lams
"The man's shoulders slumped. "Some days, Gilbert," he sighed dramatically, expression somber as he stared into the distance, "I hate all of the world except for you. And Eliza. Angelica too, if we're pushing it." Then he-Flopped onto the sofa. And half onto John. And promptly fell asleep, curled i
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Alexander Hamilton in Angst Fanfiction
Alexander Hamilton — The bastard orphan immigrant who writes his way from the Caribbean to Washington's right hand and the Treasury, then writes his way into scandal too. Non-stop, brilliant, and constitutionally unable to throw away his shot or his pen.
Angst — Stories focused on emotional pain, drama, and intense feelings.
Sometimes you want to feel deeply - angst delivers emotional catharsis and meaningful character exploration. Alexander Hamilton's (also known as A.Ham, The Ten-Dollar Founding Father) role in Hamilton makes them a natural fit for angst storylines, which is why this combination is one of the most popular in Hamilton fanfiction.
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Alexander Hamilton · College AU
Characters are college students or set in a university environment. Romance develops amid academic pressure, newfound freedom, and self-discovery.
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Alexander Hamilton · Historical
Fic set in a real historical period — regency ballrooms, world wars, golden-age piracy, 1980s small towns — either because canon lives there or because the writer relocated the cast. Distinct from historical-au in usage mainly by covering canon-era period fic too.
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