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“For gods sake, I'm really happy when James gets back here!” Burr muttered under his breath while Thomas was still pretty much shouting at him.
“You can't just have no opinion on this, I just ranted about it for like twenty minutes! You must think something!”
It was true, Thomas had decided after what Burr told him about their debate club yesterday that it sounded fun and had spontaneously invited himself to it. Not only that, but he had also started to discuss with Hamilton for the past twenty minutes.
This had made their debate club teacher -Mr Franklin?- look quite impressed, but also a little tired, like pretty much everyone else in the room.
“I just don't want to get involved in just one more of Alexander's debates. I did in the past and I've learned my lesson. I'm having my own debates in peace where no one tries to jump and choke me.” Burr spitted and then pointedly averted his glare with a huff. Thomas raised his eyebrows.
“Dear god, what have you done to him?” he asked Hamilton, who just shrugged, a mischievous grin on his lips.
“I vote for not bringing that up again. Who else?” Angelica suddenly said from the row behind Burr and raised her hand. Responding to her, nearly everyone else in the room raised their hands too.
“Please guys, do not make such a bad impression of this club in front of our guest.” scolded Franklin briefly. It would have been a little more convincing if he hadn't had just raised his hand too.
The debate period went on for about ten more minutes before the students were released into their afternoon.
Thomas decided to follow Angelica. He did a little jog to catch up with her and cleared his throat as soon as he was by her side.
Without even looking up she said: “Impressive speech you had there. I don't know much guys who have successfully one upped Alexander yet.” she said and it painted a dumb smile on his face.
“Honestly? He isn't even that great. I've held better speeches than this in elementary school!” Thomas snorted in response and was met with a raising set of eyebrows from Angelica. “I mean, come one, he was shouting half of the time, when he wasn't cursing for that matter.” This got him a little laugh.
“I must admit, he does have quite a temper.”
Thomas gave a nod to that.
“But just so do you.” she snickered and even started laughing at his startled expression.
“Well, I gotta go, gotta help my sister with her art project. See you!” she said and walked off before even giving him the chance to complain, that no, he doesn't have a bad temper, he just had to defend himself against an utter child in there!
* * *
Thomas wouldn't have thought that he'd already miss his best friend after only not seeing him for like a week, but after being with all those idiots (Alexander, John, the list was too long to complete it) and other exhausting persons (Burr, Angelica) Thomas longed for no one to talk to more than Gilbert.
Not that he wasn't happy with James! Being with James was the best thing he had ever experienced and his lips actually hurt a little from kissing him that much only in the past twenty four hours, but unfortunately his soulmate had to go back to his classes and catch up with the other students today, so Thomas finally got the chance to talk to his best friend again.
Also he would have gone with James, but he had a class with Hamilton today and Thomas didn't really feel like getting punched in the face today.
So when he knocked on Hercules's and John's dorm room door, he was greeted with an excited shout and something throwing itself into his arms.
It turned out that something was indeed Lafayette and Thomas laughed and hugged him back for a second before gently peeling him off of him again.
“Thomas! Ca va? I missed you so much!” the Frenchman said and grinned at him. Ah, it was nice to not have to look down at everyone to talk to them anymore.
“I'm good,” Thomas said and added, after thinking about his previous evening with James, with a sly grin, “very good.”
This made both of the snicker and Lafayette stepped back a little, so Thomas could come into the room. He had never been to Hercules's room before, but it was just like how he had imagined it to be. Mulligan's side was strewn with fabrics, yarn and a mess of concept papers which suspiciously looked just like they had been pushed off of the table to free it for other business. John's side was more... He didn't want to say tidy, because it really wasn't, but at least it looked more like a normal room. Clothes were everywhere, but other than that the only thing that looked a little out of place was the bong that sat in the middle of the (unmade) bed.
“Sit down!” Lafayette said and gestured to John's bed, what Thomas did, carefully setting aside the bong. “And? How has it been with James?” his friend finally asked and wiggled his eyebrows. Thomas shot him a suggestive look back and just said “Nice.” with a tone that clearly said that there would be no further information.
As an afterthought he added: “Maybe I'd have told you more if you hadn't gone looking around through my drawers, doing weird stuff with my lube.”
“Is it my fault that you hide your glasses from your poor soulmate, trapped in your nearly blind body and leave your strawberry flavored sex supplies lying around open?” Gilbert jabbed back and giggled.
“First of all I'm not blind, I have like 2 diopters. And second, it's fucking raspberry flavored I'm not that basic Laf, I should feel offended you think of me like that!”
To that, both of them burst out in fits of laughter and giggles.
It took almost two minutes until they had calmed down again. Lafayette was now sprawled out over Hercules's bed and let his head hand over edge so he was looking at Thomas upside down.
“I don't wanna go back...” he mewled, “We've had all our important exams, can't we just stay here and they mail us our diplomas? That would be easier for everyone involved!”
It was actually a nice thought. Just staying here, sleeping in James's bed with him (probably to Jay's dismay though). And his best friend was right to some degree. It would be way less work for them if they stayed here cause the university they'd all be going to after the summer was also in Virginia. Still, Thomas didn't think it was quite possible. Sadly.
“And how do we get our stuff? And don't you have like a family that you kinda have to say goodbye to?”
Gilbert sighed.
“I know, I know. But it would be so nice... I haven't seen Herc in a year and now I have to go again tomorrow!”
“Excuse me, but I've actually never seen James before, I have more right to want to spend time with my soulmate right now!”
“Not fair” Lafayette shouted and threw a pillow at him.
* * *
James was the best person to cuddle ever. Like, ever! He was so incredibly soft that Thomas was half-scared to suffocate him every time he was embracing his soulmate. But right now he didn't care as he was clinging to him as if he needed him to breath.
“I don't wanna go.” he said, muffled into James's shoulder. Which was actually quite the sight because Thomas had to make himself a good two heads smaller to bury his nose in James's shoulder in the first place.
“I know, but its like only three or four weeks, you can make that and we both know it. We're gonna have a lot of time to catch up in university, I promise.” James said and pushed Thomas up again so he could meet his eyes.
God, Thomas was gonna miss these eyes so badly. But James was right, he could do four weeks. And then they'd have university and after that, who knew? But whatever would come Thomas knew for a fact that he wouldn't be alone with it. He was even willing to live through four more years of Alexander Hamilton for this.
“You're right.” he smiled and took James face into his hands to pull him up for one last kiss before the final announcement for his flight was made and he really had to leave in order to not to miss it.
“Text when you're home!” James called when Thomas and Lafayette were already almost out of eyesight and when Thomas turned around he saw James standing there and waving. And most important of all, giving him that smile that made his insides feel warm and fuzzy
With a smile just as bright he waved back and let out a small sad sigh as soon as he was through the gate and out of sight of his soulmate.
“These are gonna be the longest four weeks of my life.” Thomas moaned to Lafayette as they put their baggage in the baggage rack.
“You know what? You never get to complain that I talk too much about Herc again because you are already complaining and you are literally still on the same grounds as him!”
“As if you wouldn't have started to complain any second if I hadn't first!” Thomas snapped and pretended to glare.
“Oh god, John was right, we're lovesick idiots.”
“That kid has no right to talk as long as he drools over Hamilton.”
“Hey, John's my friend!” Lafayette complained and punched Thomas in the arm, but started laughing all the same. Because yeah, that was kinda true.
When the stewardess came by and asked for their drink orders Thomas decided to order a cup of wine (who the hell drinks wine from plastic cups anyway?) for both of them. As soon as it arrived, Thomas bumped his cup into Lafayette's (which made an ugly crackling noise instead of a nice melodic ring).
“A toast to the longest four weeks of our lives!”
* * *
“I can't believe that we're owning this much stuff. How do two persons even own that much? What are we gonna do with it? I bet we won't be using half of it.” James panted after he had carried the fourth box into their new room.
“Babe you haven't even carried half our stuff and there are literally pillows in this box you're holding!” Thomas laughed and put his own (tenth) box down. “Oh, shut up.” James grumbled and let himself fall into the big desk chair they had carried in half an hour ago.
God, Thomas had the cutest boyfriend. And he was thankful that he'd get to spend the next four years right by his side in this very room. Eating dinner with James, watching bad movies at Halloween, getting drunk with Herc and Laf, talking shit about Hamilton and even stressing out about exams, but it won't be as bad because they would be together and suddenly all Thomas was able to do was leaning down to James and pressing a kiss to the man's forehead, his chest filled with giddiness and love.
“Why don't we take a break and check with Laf and Hercules, they're living in the building across campus.” he suggested and was very pleased with himself when James gave him a relieved smile.
“Sounds great.”
A few minutes later the two of them had changed from their sweaty clothes in new ones and were just about to leave the building when suddenly a small crash and two voices could be heard from the open door of the room next two theirs.
“Let's check out who our new neighbors are, they weren't here when we arrived.” Thomas said and gestured to the half closed door the voices came out of.
James agreed and Thomas quickly knocked on the door to be polite before pushing it open far enough to get a picture of who was on the inside. The giddiness and loved suddenly resolved.
“God, strike me dead.”
* * *
TJeff @ThomsassPrettyson · 1h
@HamMan I. Cannot. Believe. It.
A.Ham @HamMan · 58 min
@ThomsassPrettyson I know, you made that very
clear when you were throwing a fit in my room
TJeff @ThomasassPrettyson · 55 min
@HamMan Oh please, Hamilton, we both know that I'm not
the one who was throwing the fit
Charles Lee @GeneralLee · 54 min
@HamMan @ThomsassPrettyson I don't know man, it looked
a lot like a fit
A.Ham @HamMan · 51 min
Litrally nobody ever asked for your opinion, @GeneralLee
I didn't sign up to have you as my roommate anyway
James Madison @ItsJMads · 46 min
@HamMan @ThomsassPrettyson I am ashamed of both
of you. Thomas because destroyed my completely intact
reputation in this place I haven't even been at for a day and
Hamilton because I'm ashamed of you on a daily base
John Laurens @YoImJohnLaurens · 44 min
@HamMan @ThomsassPrettyson @ItsJMads
Okay guys, what the fuck is going on here, I feel left out
#Imawayfortwodaysandeverythinggoestoshit
A.Ham @HamMan · 40 min
@YoImJohnLaurens Oh nothing, it's just that my new dorm
neighborr are a fucking annoying pink parrot and his traitor of
a boyfriend!
TJeff @ThomsassPrettyson · 40 min
@HamMan Watch your damn tongue, dwarf!
Aaron @AaronBurrSir · 37 min
@ItsJMads There go my hopes for four peaceful years of
university
James Madison @ItsJMads · 34 min
@AaronBurrSir Hope is for the weak, Aaron. You have to expect
nothing and maybe get a pleasant surprise.
Peggy @PegLeg · 29 min
@AaronBurrSir @ItsJMads
This is turning way too dark, guys! Can you not get over your
stupid college stuff?
TJeff @ThomsassPrettyson · 28 min
@PegLeg Say that again when you're out of college