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Part 1 of Yorktown Hall
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2016-07-11
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3rd Floor Best Floor

Summary:

Yorktown Hall Resident Assistant George Washington starts a group chat with his new freshman residents so they can all get to know each other. Shenanigans ensue.

~*~aka it's another college/texting au~*~

Notes:

This is technically a prequel to "all this liquor bringing out the truth" but you don't need to read that in order to understand what's going on here.

I also wanna put some info at the beginning here for younger readers/non-American fans/anyone who doesn't know that much about American universities. A Resident Assistant (or RA for short) is a typically older student who is kind of a supervisor for all of the other students living in the dorm. They run group activities for their students, update them on what's going on around campus, help resolve issues between roommates if necessary (the student has to come to the RA first), and make sure everyone is following the rules of the dorm. They're definitely more of a friend than a chaperone or a parent-type figure, but they're not afraid to bust you if you're caught with alcohol or drugs, which are typically not allowed in any college dorm unless everyone living in a room/apartment is 21 or older. It's a job, so RAs get paid and most get free housing. They live in a single-bed dorm. RAs are exclusively upperclassmen, so either sophomores (2nd year), juniors (3rd year), or seniors (4th year). For this story, I decided to make George a junior, so he is about 20-21.

Sticking with age for one second, all three Schuyler sisters are living in this freshman hall. I haven't decided on all their ages yet or their backstories for why older Angelica and younger Peggy are freshman in college/living in freshman dorms, but I'll worry about that later. Eliza is 18 years old, and the rest of the characters aside from George, Angelica, and Peggy are also 18.

I'm basing the structure of the Yorktown Hall building off of my own freshman dorm. There are many doors that lead into the building, and the building is wider than it is tall. Everyone is given a key at the beginning of the year, which gets them into their section of the building, their hallway, and their room. The hallway is separated by binary gender, boys on one side, girls on the other. A door separates the two sections of the hallway, but everyone can go through the doorway to the other side of the hallway whenever they please. The other end of each hall is just a wall, so each floor is very large from the outside but George's residents do not take up the entire floor. There are multiple sections of each floor with different RAs.

Each gender's side has one communal bathroom in the hallway, which contains a few stalls, a few showers, and a few sinks. Lafayette uses gender-neutral pronouns, but being biologically male, they live on the boys' side. George's single RA room is also on the boys' side. I haven't decided yet if the school accepts Laf's pronouns, since that is something colleges have only just recently begun to accept. Like, within the last 6 months recent.

If I missed anything or you have any other questions about the American college system, leave them in the comments or contact me on my other social media, which will be at the end of the chapter.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Chapter 1: Lafayette: Better Than You

Chapter Text

George Washington created the group Yorktown Hall 3rd Floor

 

 

George Washington added Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, John Laurens, James Madison, Gilbert du Motier, Hercules Mulligan, Maria Reynolds, Angelica Schuyler, Elizabeth Schuyler, Margaret Schuyler, and Samuel Seabury to Yorktown Hall 3rd Floor

George: Hello and welcome to King's College! I'm sure you all have seen your housing assignments online by now and know that you are living on the third floor of Yorktown Hall. My name is George Washington, I am a junior and a political science major, and I will be your RA this year. I'm so excited to meet you all in September, and I have a feeling you are just as excited as I am. So, I decided to create this group chat so we could all get to know each other before move-in. To start things off, I thought we could break the ice by introducing ourselves with our name, hometown, major, pronouns, and if you have anything else interesting you would like to say about yourself.

George: Oh, it seems I forgot to mention, I am from Westmoreland, Virginia, and my pronouns are he/him.

Alexander: YO

Alexander: i'm alexander hamilton, you can call me alex if you want, i'm originally from nevis in the carribean but i currently live in new york, my pronouns are he/him, and people back home refer to me as "non-stop" whatever that means i guess that's something important you should know

George: What's your major, Alex?

Alexander: double major in political science and journalism, pre-law track, with a minor in american studies

John: dude wtf

Alexander: i just met you wtf don't tell me how to live my life

Alexander: i haven't even actually met you yet

Alexander: wtf

John: omg chill it's not a bad thing i'm lowkey impressed actually

John: im just wondering how you sleep

Alexander: it's not high on my list of priorities

John: cool cool

John: hey y'all, i'm john laurens, i'm from charleston, majoring in marine biology on the pre-law track, and my pronouns are he/him

John: and my favorite animal is turtles

Alexander: how do you pre-law with bio

John: i wanna be a lawyer but for like animal rights and anti-deforestation and alternate energy sources and like "HEY CONGRESS GLOBAL WARMING IS A THING"

Alexander: like an environmental lawyer?

John: yeah that sums it up nicely

Alexander: omg like marshall eriksen

John: WHAT THE HELL

John: WHY DIDN'T I REALIZE THAT MONTHS AGO

John: WHAT THE FUCK, I'M BREATHING REALL HARD RIGHT NOW IM HAVING A CRISIS

John: yes exactly like marshall eriksen

Alexander: omg i got worried for a second you didn't like himym

John: wtf who doesn't like himym

Alexander: anyone who watched all the way up to the series finale

John: what series finale lol

Alexander: tru

Angelica: ijust dropped my phone omg imym

Angelica: *himym

Angelica: best show

Gilbert: i do not understand what is a himym

Elizabeth: it's short for how i met your mother

Gilbert: how could you have possibly met my mother i am in france

Hercules: oh my god

Alexander: IM CACKLING GOOD LORD

Angelica: it's a tv show best tv show ever aside from the series finale and as soon as we all move in we're binge-ing it it's been decided

Alexander: yes good

John: SIGN ME THE FUCK UP

Gilbert: but if you say the finale is so awful how could i possibly enjoy it

Hercules: john you fucking ruined it for him

John: i am feeling so attacked rn

Gilbert: actually my pronouns are they/them excuse moi

John: oh shit

Hercules: oh my god

Margaret: YA'LL I JUST GOT ALL THESE 

Margaret: SHITS ALREADY HAPPENING MORNING MOTHERFUCKERS

George: oh dear

Hercules: oh my god holy shit i'm so sorry man

Hercules: wait no oh my god

Hercules: is that offensive

Hercules: idk man i've never been friends with a nonbinary person before idk that much

Hercules: SHIT I SAID MAN AGAIN

Hercules: sorry dude

Hercules: FUCK

Elizabeth: oh wow

Alexander: *grabs popcorn*

Maria: i walk in to this disaster

Hercules: don't come for me

Gilbert: it is alright mon ami i understand

Gilbert: i do not really label my gender, but the closest identifier would most likely be non-binary or genderqueer

Gilbert: nicknames like "man" and "girl" make me uncomfortable so if you could refrain from using things like that that would be wonderful

Gilbert: however, i have come to understand that "dude" is sometimes used for both genders in america, but i have not had experience with it yet so we shall see

Gilbert: i understand if you slip up sometimes, Hercules, and all of you. i recognize that this is a new idea for many people, non-binary gender, and am aware that people make mistakes. however, i am also able to tell when someone is purposefully misgendering me, and if i see that, i am not afraid to, how you say, cut a bitch

Gilbert: also please call me Lafayette, merci

Angelica: *praise hands emoji*

Elizabeth: why am i teary-eyed

Margaret: ROYALTY

John: Lafayette: Better Than You

Hercules: wow, thank you for being so understanding lafayette. honestly. if anything anyone says makes you uncomfortable let me know i will kill em for ya

Gilbert: oh my goodness i am blushing so much you are all so sweet

Gilbert: also if you want to shorten it to Laf that is acceptable as well

George: Lafayette, I think this app allows you to change your display name if you would like.

Gilbert: is everyone here so they are aware that i am changing my name

Margaret: i just got here hi

Maria: same

Thomas: i just finished reading everything

James: me too

Samuel: Hello

Aaron: Go ahead, Lafayette

Gilbert: bien

Gilbert du Motier changed their name to Lafayette

Alexander: ay que fabulosa

Margaret: HSM???!?!?!?!?

Alexander: FUCK YEAH

Alexander: also i'm fluent in spanish

Alexander: but yes

Elizabeth: WAIT CAN WE FINISH INTRODUCTIONS FIRST AND THEN DISCUSS BECAUSE I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS MOVIE

Hercules: right yes

Alexander: kay wait

Alexander Hamilton changed their name to Alex Hamilton

Alex: k go

Lafayette: well as you all already know i go by Lafayette and my pronouns are they/them. i am an exchange student from auvergne, france and i will be residing in nyc when i arrive in america. i plan on studying English but that might change

John: you seem fine righht now in english tbh

Lafayette: merci

Hercules: sup my name is Hercules Mulligan. i was born in ireland but we moved to new york when i was a baby so i don't remember it and i don't have an accent. my pronouns are he/him and i'm majoring in fashion design

Maria: omg can you sew me a dress

Hercules: maybe if you're nice to me

Angelica: wait you're studying fashion

Angelica: and your name is Hercules

Hercules: if you make fun of my major or sing anything from that movie i will drop kick you so fast you'll be saying hi to laf before you even realize

Aaron: whoa

Margaret: i ain't afraid o you

Alex: you should be have you seen his facebook profile pic

Margaret: no why

Margaret: oh shit now i get it

Hercules: it's called a facade

Hercules: i'm actually really nice if you don't cross me

John: duly noted

Angelica: ANYWAY

Angelica: I'm Angelica Schuyler, don't call me Angie, the only people who can do that are my sisters, i'm originally from albany but i currently live in nyc, i'm majoring in political science, pre-law track, and my pronouns are she/her

Alex: yaaaaaaas female lawyer yaaaaaaaaaaaaaas

John: get it

Angelica: *blushes*

Elizabeth: ME NEXT ME NEXT

Elizabeth: i'm the middle schuyler sister elizabeth, but please call me Eliza, also from albany but living in new york, i'm majoring in elementary education and my pronouns are she/hers

Elizabeth: and

Elizabeth Schuyler changed their name to Eliza Schuyler

Eliza: ^-^

Margaret: i guess that means it's my turn

Margaret: margaret schuyler, youngest schuyler, margaret is gross so call me peggy, albany, nyc, majoring in hospitality and management although that might change

Margaret: and my pronouns are she/hers but i've been thinking about gender a lot lately and that might change too

Margaret Schuyler changed their name to Peggy Schuyler

Angelica: peggy wtf you never told me this

Eliza: i feel Betrayed

Peggy: i'm sorry but like gender is a really complicated and personal thing and i needed to do this on my own and i didn't really want outside opinions or anything and i'm still figuring it out but i didn't wanna say anything until i had something figured out

Eliza: aww pegs

Eliza: you know we love you and accept you no matter what

Angelica: peggy i don't want you to feel like you have to keep this secret from us

Eliza: same

Angelica: i mean i get that this is your thing to figure out but yeah eliza's right we're your sisters we're gonna love you for all that you are no matter what and like herc said to laf if you're uncomfortable ever don't hesitate

Angelica: take all the time you need bby girl

Angelica: let us know if anything changes

Angelica: we r here 4 u

Peggy: thank you sis. and sis. <3

Eliza: <3

Angelica: <3

Alex: i'm crying what the actual fuck??????

Eliza: can we call you herc is that ok

Hercules: hercules or herc for short yeah thats fine

Hercules: same alex fuck

John: awwwwwwwwwww

John: schuylers = family goals

John: i wish my family cared about me that much

Alex: that got so dark so fast wtf john

John: u ahv 2 b level 5 friend to unlock my tragic backstory

Alex: then i'm making it my mission in life to get there

John: omg *^-^*

Angelica: that's cute

Maria: i ship it

Thomas: are you even gay tho

Alex: no

Alex: but im bi as the fourth of july

James: isn't it gay as the fourth of july

Alex: yes but bi and july rhyme so

Peggy: wbu johnny?

John: like i said u ahv 2 b level 5 friend

Alex: being gay is not TRAGIC john what the FUCK

John: shh

John: anyway

John: aren't there other introductions to be made

Maria: yes me

Maria: hi, i'm maria reynolds, pronounced like mariah carey pronounces it, i live in nyc rn, i'm majoring in social work, and my pronouns are she/her

Eliza: omg what do you wanna do with your social work degree

Thomas: lol mariah carey can you sing like her

Thomas: partially kidding but also curious

Thomas: making conversation

Maria: ok don't judge me my friends here are lowkey judging me for this but i really wanna be a trauma therapist or something idk what the official title is but i wanna be a therapist for people who have been raped and abused and stuff like that

Maria: and sometimes i like to pretend i can

Peggy: omg good for you we need more people like that

Maria: <3

Alex: AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOOOVE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Aaron: Alex, that's Whitney Houston

Alex Hamilton left Yorktown Hall 3rd Floor

George Washington added Alex Hamilton to Yorktown Hal 3rd Floor

Alex: I AM A DISGRACE TO HUMANITY I SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SHOW MY FACE

Eliza: you literally just mixed up two pop divas its fine

Alex: I SHOULD BE SHUNNED FOR ALL TIME

Thomas: anyway

Thomas: hey y'all i'm thomas jefferson and i'm from virginia, majoring in political science with a pre-law track, and my pronouns are he/him

Alex: omg can i call you tommy

Thomas: No

Alex: ok

James: hi everyone, i'm james madison and i'm also from virginia with a major in political science, pre-law, and he/him

Alex: omg can i call you jimmy

Alex: jimmy fallon

James: No

Alex: jeez do you guys have any fun

Thomas: i am Offended

Peggy: why are you two literally exactly the same

James: we're not

James: but we've been friends for a while

John: i ship it

Thomas: i'm not gay

John: a guy can dream

Thomas: >.<

Aaron: hello, my name is Aaron Burr, i'm from Newark, New Jersey, studying political science with a pre-law track, and my pronouns are he/him

Samuel: Hello fellow students! My name is Samuel Seabury and I'm from Connecticut. I plan on majoring in English with minors in Religious Studies and World Cultures and my pronouns are he/him.

Angelica: can we call you sam for short?

Samuel: Sure!

Samuel Seabury changed their name to Sam Seabury.

Alex: is that everyone

George: I think so.

Alex: great

Alex: so what are our thoughts on ryan and chad switching clothes at the end of i don't dance

Eliza: they obviously fucked

James: obviously