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Anonymous asked
This is late but can we still talk about Ironflint GW going to prison?

we can always talk about ironflint GW going to prison.

i imagine washington tries pretty hard to avoid going to prison, in lots of different ways. but i also think he realizes that at some point this is a failure he just has to accept, and he’ll deal with it. even before he goes he’s thinking ahead, considering his assets, trying to figure out what the best way is for him to move forward afterwards. i’m sure he sells several of his condos to his friends, for example. but he’s obviously extremely well-mannered in court, etc. i don’t think he can bring himself to look apologetic, even if he isn’t smug. he’s not sorry.

also can you imagine how HARD this trial is on alex? he’s a witness, and he’s trying, but holy shit he hasn’t felt that urge to be hit in so long and it’s worse when he’s not used to it. to see washington’s cold, glittering eyes again? and for washington to look at him and say “i think mr. hamilton needs a glass of water.” is just — he probably almost loses it a few times. and when he goes home he’s just a fucking mess. holds his dog so much and just cries into eliza’s shirt. it’s really hard.

in fact i’ve thought about this two ways. one is with white-collar prison, where washington mostly keeps to himself presuming that he’s not interrupted or disturbed - he isn’t in these petty thieves with money, shithead wifebeaters, car-buring insurance fraud dipshis. these people are so far below him it’s not worth it. they’re not even reasonable scum, they’re just self-serving and, worse, shortsighted. so i assume he’s allowed a fair number of activities, in which he usually reads philosophy and business books. maybe he picks up another philosopher-king hobby like writing essays, playing the violin, teaching himself calculus… you know. and in this case his worse enemy is really boredom. after you prefer a 70 workweek…. well. prison is an adjustment, even if they feed you 3 decent meals and you get a hot shower.


but that’s not the most fun. the most fun to imagine is if he’s like, a regular shit-ass prison, in which case, i mean, it would be shitty in a lot of ways in reality and also in this story, and that would be very bad, so please do not think i am glorifying prison here or something, but: i think part of him would enjoy pulling the prison under hi s fist. figuring out which of these shithead murderers would be the best minions. collecting some “friends.” staring people down across the lunch table, like they’re expecting him to be afraid and it’s comical. watching their petty squabbles. sneakily interfering. of course many white supremacists would be murdered. you know it’s like a gengkhis khan thing: i support racial equality, freedom of religion, fairness and trust… presuming you all obey me and do exactly as i say. we have peace, which is to say that if you act up, you get killed.

anyway i really like thinking about this. what other cool things can we think of in here?

washington sitting at the end of the table eating his prison sludge because he knows he needs to eat, counting every social interaction in his head. washington doing sit-ups in the corner of the yard. washington in the prison library, keeping to himself, when he is disrupted.

“you fucking creepy old man, you never talk, what the hell?”

“i haven’t seen any benefit to making my opinions known.”

washington finally starting to make some moves, talk to the right people, make suggestions to other people in the prison. promise them things. i’m sure he gets mail and has lots of commissary funds, so he’ll get you a new toothbrush, just. you owe him, ok?

all of this and more please.