There were a couple of things about going to an all-male high school that made it bearable.

1) There were a ton of attractive, single males.

2) There were a ton of attractive, single, gay males.

Of course, Alexander Hamilton could never find time to try and attract any of these attractive, single, gay males. He was always too busy with perfecting essays or correcting his friend's schoolwork to bother with trying to attract boys. But Alex was too oblivious to see that a boy was right in front of him.

They shared a room. Lafayette, Mulligan, Burr, Hamilton, and Laurens, but most of the time, only four of the beds were occupied. Lafayette's bed was usually occupied by two people. Him and Hercules Mulligan. The boys had met at the beginning of freshman year and had been almost inseparable for the next three years.

The rest of the boys, excluding Burr, weren't jealous at all. Note the sarcasm.

John Laurens had had a massive crush on Alexander Hamilton since the first time he had corrected his grammar. Hamilton had just muttered the correction, not intending for anyone to hear. Laurens had blushed and apologized, but something else was going through his mind. But Hamilton couldn't see how Laurens face flushed whenever their hands brushed. Hamilton physically couldn't see how Laurens' heart sped up whenever they locked eyes even if it was just for a moment.

Of course, all the other boys could see it. They never told Alex, but instead just teased John relentlessly.

"Yeah, John," Hercules would tease whenever the subject of relationships would come up in class, "Enlighten us all, and tell me why you can't get a boyfriend."

From beside him, Lafayette would giggle, "Oui, mon Amie, please tell."

Alexander would shake his head, and laugh, oblivious to the fact that they were teasing Laurens about him.

Laurens on the other hand would blush furiously, and put his head down, trying to ignore the words.

Over their almost four years as roommates, the boys learned that literally nothing will distract Alexander from his studies.

John was already feeling down on himself whenever he walked in on Laf and Hercules in the middle of a heavy make-out session while Alex was reading at his desk, headphones in.

John groaned, "Get a room," He told them, flopping onto his bed.

"Technically, this is a room," Hercules said with a smirk, kissing Lafayette again.

Lafayette rolled off Herc, laying at his side, "Jaloux?" He asked, his mouth turning into the same smirk that his boyfriend was wearing.

John didn't even try to translate, instead he just flopped onto his bed, laying face down.

"What's wrong, petit John," Laf asked, his voice laced with concern. John knew this, as he only nicknamed him whenever he was genuinely concerned.

John just groaned in response.

"John..." Hercules said, "Are you alright?"

Meanwhile, Alex wasn't hearing any of this due to his music blaring.

Laurens didn't respond. Instead, he just stared into his mattress.

Lafayette and Hercules both had the same idea at the same time.

"C'mon," Hercules told Laf, dragging him out of the room, making sure to hit Alexander on his way out.

Alexander looked up from his book, finally seeing Laurens on the bed, "Hey, what's wrong?" He asked, taking the earbuds from his ears, and putting his book down.

John shrugged, not looking up from the mattress.

"C'mon, Laurens, talk to me," Alex urged.

"Long day," John muttered, trying to bury himself farther into the bed.

Alex got up from his desk, and moved to sit on the edge of John's bed, "What happened?" He asked gently.

"Nothing," Laurens mumbled, "Doesn't matter."

"It does matter, John, it really does," Alexander argued, putting a hand on his friends' back.

Laurens pursed his lips, "I don't want to talk about it," He whispered.

Alexander nodded, moving to hug John, "You don't have to," He assured.

John tensed at Alex's touch, glad he couldn't see the blush that was forming on him, "Thanks," He whispered.

Alex just rubbed the back of John's neck, "Laurens?" He whispered.

"Yeah?" John asked, his voice shaky.

"Can I admit something to you?" He asked.

John did his best to nod, "Of course, Alex, you're my best friend. You can tell me anything."

"I've had a crush on you since the first time you walked into the room," He admitted quietly.

John could have died at those words, "Can I admit something to you?"

Alex, of course, nodded, "Anything."

"I've wanted to hear you say those words since the first time you corrected my grammar," John said, turning from his previous position, to face Alexander.

Obvious relief flooded Alex's face as his mouth turned into a smile, "Then, John Laurens, will you do me the honour of letting me call you mine?" He asked, in his usual lengthy Hamilton way.

"Well, Alexander Hamilton, of course I will," Laurens responded, his mouth turning into a smile for the first time that day.

Alex responded by putting his forehead on the other's, "May I kiss you?" He asked in a soft voice.

Instead of a verbal response, Laurens reached up, took Hamilton's chin in his hand, and kissed him.

At that exact moment, Hercules and Lafayette walked back into the room.

"Get a room," Hercules all but shouted, with a grin.

At the same time, Lafayette talked, "Enfin," He muttered to Herc.

Both boys blushed more deeply than they had been.

"Did you guys know about...?" Laurens questioned, gesturing to Alex.

"Oui," Laf responded with a shrug, "Of course we did."

Hercules nodded, agreeing with his boyfriend, "We're not blind."

Aaron Burr finally decided to show up in their dorm, "Okay. I missed something," He observed the moment he walked in.

The other four couldn't help but giggle.

"Indeed, Aaron, indeed," Hamilton agreed.

"Let's just say that you're now the only one without a boyfriend," Mulligan spoke from the other side of the room.

Burr sighed, "Still not gay, guys," He told his roommates. It had been an ongoing argument between the five since they were freshmen.

"Ok, peu importe," Lafayette muttered, sitting on his bed.

Hercules took a seat next to him, "You keep telling yourself that, Burr, then maybe one day it'll be true."

That sent the room into another fit of laughter. Alexander pulled John closer, Lafayette put his hand in Hercules', Aaron pulled out his phone to prove to the boys that he had a girlfriend, and for that moment, the world stood still. All was right.