(This takes place at the ball where Alexander and Eliza meet, but YOU'RE Eliza)

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The ball was alright so far. Lafayette, Hercules and John were there with him, so it wasn't too bad. The woman looked nice, most trying to catch his eye with their flirtatious looks and little winks as they danced with others around the ballroom.

As he walked down the stairs of the estate, something - someone - caught his eye. A man, apart of the Schuyler siblings, standing at the far end of the ballroom, staring at him with such hopeless interest. Alexander had never seen such a look before. Never. He was infatuated, curious, interested.

So, with that, he made a beeline for the man, his heart beginning to speed in his chest, something he hadn't experienced much before. He felt it thudding against his ribs. He feared someone could hear it with how hard, how fast it was pumping.

And then.. He was in front of the man, who stared at him with slightly wide eyes, that look growing stronger as they stood face to face. He saw a flush climb up the man's neck to his cheeks and tips of his ears.

Alexander couldn't help the same flush on his skin. He'd never seen someone look at him with such interest before. It made him feel things. Things he hadn't felt in a long, long while.

Is this what love is? Is this what it felt like to be loved, to be wanted by someone?