Best John Laurens Historical Fanfics
The best historical fanfiction featuring John Laurens (Hamilton) on AO3, curated by popularity. Period settings raise the stakes on intimacy: letters take weeks, reputations can kill, and a glance across a ballroom carries a novel's worth of meaning.
Top John Laurens Historical Fic Recs
2 historical fics featuring John Laurens, followed by other top-rated stories.
Hamilton Characters react/watch Hamilton
Historicalby Anonymous · Lams
You already know what this isThe cliché Hamilton watches Hamilton with some twists
The Song of Alexander
Historicalby CiceroProFacto · Lams
"We were like gods at the dawning of the world, and our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but each other."
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
Sons Of Libertea
by fihli · Lams
A kid from the West Indies moves to New York City to study law. A pre-law student becomes a barista to pay the bills. A barista fights for his friends, makes his own family, falls in love a little, and gets in way over his head. And there's a million drinks he hasn't made, but just you wait.
Something They Can Never Take Away
by 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
Revolutionary Fuckboys
by Cur_Non · Lams
Completely irreverent college AU. Lafayette is an overly-enthusiastic exchange student constantly vidchatting his girlfriend back in France; Laurens plays football except for when he's benched for getting too aggressive or injuring himself on the field; Hamilton, of course, is young, scrappy, and h
Rise Up
by ohNooOOOOoo · Lams
When Alex made it to America, he thought things would be better. Not that he would be put in one shitty foster home after another. When he is brought to the Washington's home, he doesn't expect anything to be different. Alex knows he will have to watch his back, the only person he can trust is himse
it feels more like a memory
by 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
by 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!
by 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
In the Place to Be
by abitnotgood (eggsyunwin) · Lams
What do you do when your ex is about to walk through the door? Simple, you ask the cute guy in the corner to go along with your plan.Alternatively: Alexander Hamilton decided to take a break, and John Laurens was in the right place to be without even realising it.
the challenges we're facing
by orphan_account · Lams
When Senator George Washington opens the front door of his DC townhouse, the last thing he expects to find is an incredibly sick teenaged immigrant who seems to be hiding a secret. But George has always been adaptable enough. With Alexander Hamilton joining the family, he's going to need to be.(COM
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John Laurens in Historical Fanfiction
John Laurens — A South Carolina abolitionist and revolutionary soldier who dreams of leading the first Black battalion, and Hamilton's dearest friend, with letters historians still raise eyebrows at. He dies in a war already won.
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.
Period settings raise the stakes on intimacy: letters take weeks, reputations can kill, and a glance across a ballroom carries a novel's worth of meaning. John Laurens's (also known as Lieutenant Colonel Laurens) role in Hamilton makes them a natural fit for historical storylines, which is why this combination is one of the most popular in Hamilton fanfiction.
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