Hamilton

Lams

Alexander Hamilton/John Laurens

Hamilton's revolutionary set turned the historically charged letters between Hamilton and Laurens — 'I wish, my dear Laurens, it might be in my power, by action rather than words, to convince you that I love you' — into musical-theater fandom's biggest ship. The Tomorrow There'll Be More of Us interlude broke hearts nightly.

13,000 works

What is Lams?

Lams is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens from Hamilton. With over 13,000 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.

Why fans love Lams

Real letters, a war, and a death offstage; the historical record does half the shipping and fandom mourns the rest.

Most Popular Lams Fanfics

The highest-rated Lams stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.

1

sharing body heat in the passenger seat

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by subcorax

"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

9,562 kudos 1,626 words ~7 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Some Swearing pure fluff someone let alex sleep please
2

Sons Of Libertea

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by fihli

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.

5,682 kudos 176,770 words ~708 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés Slow Build Friends to Lovers
3

Something They Can Never Take Away

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by a_mind_at_work

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

5,128 kudos 138,778 words ~556 min read Not Rated
Angst Comfort/Angst Emotional/Psychological Abuse
4

Revolutionary Fuckboys

by Cur_Non

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

4,895 kudos 925,963 words ~3704 min read Explicit
Alternate Universe - College/University Humor This started off as an inside joke
5

Rise Up

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by ohNooOOOOoo

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

4,549 kudos 58,656 words ~235 min read Mature
Child Abuse Foster Family High School AU
6

it feels more like a memory

by savrenim

“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

4,296 kudos 204,233 words ~817 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Alternate History Repeating Timelines Seers
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(hamilton has his) eyes on you

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by mihaly

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.

3,610 kudos 56,896 words ~228 min read Explicit
Alternate Universe - College/University Romance Flirting
8

Alexander's Legacy (Or, Just Another "Characters Watch The Musical" Fic)- CURRENTLY BEING REWRITTEN!

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by The_Dreamers_Quill

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

3,334 kudos 50,308 words ~202 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Watching the musical Fluff and Angst Cussing
9

In the Place to Be

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by abitnotgood (eggsyunwin)

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.

3,244 kudos 27,797 words ~112 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Alternate Universe - Modern Setting Politics First Meetings
10

the challenges we're facing

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by orphan_account

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

3,084 kudos 41,860 words ~168 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Alternate Universe - Modern Setting Alternate Universe - Foster Family Foster Care
11

cornerstone

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by founders

"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

3,033 kudos 82,203 words ~329 min read Explicit
Fake/Pretend Relationship Kid Fic Pining
12

Hamilton watches Hamilton

by orphan_account

Exactly what it says in the title.

2,949 kudos 13,616 words ~55 min read General Audiences
13

blink back to let me know

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by subcorax

A lazy afternoon in the apartment.

2,783 kudos 1,138 words ~5 min read Not Rated
pure fluff like.. i am honestly disgusted with how fluffy this turned out to be Hair stroking
14

Raise Our False Flag

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by triedunture

The only way to get Baron von Steuben to agree to assist in the training of Continental troops is to convince him that Washington shares his inclinations toward pretty young men. Hamilton agrees to play the part of Washington's pretty young man in their ruse. Or: noted pervert Ben Franklin demands a

2,708 kudos 29,455 words ~118 min read Explicit
Fake/Pretend Relationship Undercover as a Couple Period-Typical Homophobia
15

In Pursuit of Happiness

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by theother51

Squabble (v.) - to quarrel noisily over a trivial matter."Alexander and John squabbled over who should get the last box of Cool Markers in the store."

2,699 kudos 70,290 words ~282 min read Teen And Up Audiences
High School Teacher AU! In that they literally all work at the same high school well not the democratic-republicans; they work at a different high school
16

Two Pints of Sam Adams, But I'm Working on Three

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by mllevangogh

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.

2,576 kudos 1,287 words ~6 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Light Angst Fluff Fluff and Angst
17

pull and unwind

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by audenrain

If there was one thing at which John considered himself more or less an expert, it was the study and understanding of Alexander Hamilton.[in which Alexander can't seem to take care of himself, but John has an idea what he needs.]

2,519 kudos 7,337 words ~30 min read Explicit
Dirty Talk Frottage Hair-pulling
18

Hamilton Characters react/watch Hamilton

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by Anonymous

You already know what this isThe cliché Hamilton watches Hamilton with some twists

2,465 kudos 68,852 words ~276 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Hamilton watches Hamilton Fluff Light Angst
19

The Song of Alexander

by CiceroProFacto

"We were like gods at the dawning of the world, and our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but each other."

2,425 kudos 296,860 words ~1188 min read Explicit
Historical canon fiction The Tale of Achilles insp. Obnoxious mythology references because these guys were classics dorks
20

Paint splatters and Penstrokes

by PurpleFeatheredChickadee

Everyone had a soulmate. One day you would wake up with someone else's message written on your skin, that was a fact, an expectation. Alexander had never once received a message from his soulmate. “This is who you are,” he said to himself, his tone dripping malice. “You’re meant to be alone. No one

2,356 kudos 147,363 words ~590 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Soulmate AU the soulmate au nobody asked for Unreliable Narrator

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