Lin groaned, getting out of bed. Sundays were the worst, the day right before everything went to hell.
He entered the kitchen, making sluggish movements for his coffee. He wanted nothing but to simply stare out of his window, enjoying the simplistic view of Inwood, NYC. So, naturally, that's what he did. He stepped outside, sitting on his steps. It was quiet, for 9 am in the morning. He didn't usually wake up this early, but he had to. He didn't want to waste the day.
This went on for about a good 10 minutes, Lin just relaxing, taking time to appreciate his home. He was interrupted from his thoughts by a small child, running along.
"Lauren, wait!" A blonde boy, definitely taller than Lin, chased after her.
Lin grinned, laughing softly at the two.
"Look, it's another cute boy, Jon!" The girl, Lauren, exclaimed, pointing right at Lin.
Jonathan glanced up, staring right at Lin. He stood straight, and held Lauren close to his side. "Oh- uh- yeah," He blushed, embarrassed, "Hi." He waved weakly, mentally cursing Lauren.
Lin smiled, suddenly hyper-aware of his appearance. He wore plaid pyjama pants, and a random band t-shirt. It wasn't his best moment. Jonathan on the other hand, wore pristine jeans, and a collared long sleeve, hugging his arms and skinny frame. Lauren also wore a dress, so they must've been attending a formal event of some sort.
"Hey," Lin responded awkwardly, rubbing the back of his neck, "T-Thanks. Y'know, for uh, calling me cute."
Lauren nodded smugly, looking up at Jonathan. He just stood there, mouth slightly open. Lauren groaned, and kicked his shins, trying to get a reaction out of him. "Ow! Yeah, yes, you're cute," He stopped, realizing what he just said, "And um, I'm Jonathan, and we have to go."
He hurriedly grabbed the young girl by the shoulder, leading the both of them out of sight. Lin stood, trying to see where they'd run off too, but Jon was already out of sight. His heart sank just a little, his smile slowly being ripped away. He frowned instead, his eyebrows furrowing, and huffed. He suddenly felt bad. Just a sense of wrong. He grabbed his mug, and made his way back inside. So much for making the most out of the day.
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"Lin! There's someone at the door for you!"
He lazily got up from the couch, mind stuck on that blonde boy. He wondered where he was now.
"Hi." The tall, blonde boy, the same one, was right there, on his front porch. He had slightly pink cheeks, and a toothy grin. He was sweaty and out of breath, as if he ran...
"Jonathan?" Lin stood there dumbfounded, still in his pyjamas.
"Yeah, Jonathan," He ran a hand through his soft hair, "I wanted to apologize for earlier. We, uh, we had somewhere to be. It was my nephew's birthday, and I guess I was embarrassed, so um. Yeah, I just wanted to say sorry."
Lin laughed. He laughed, and he almost cried. He wanted to cry, really, because he spent the last two hours pining over this boy, and now here he was. "That's fine, really. It was cute. I was just wondering what part of Inwood are you from? I haven't seen you around. I would've noticed you."
Jon raised his eyebrows in response, "I'm a bit north from here, actually. My nephew is the one who lives down the block."
Lin nodded, trying to figure out how to shoot his shot, "Do you have a number?"
"A-Are you asking for my number? Like, in a more than friends way?" His voice was high, and his face was now definitely pink.
"I-I well, yeah, I guess. Yes, I am." He stuttered a bit, not expecting him to be this blunt.
"Oh, okay. Uh, well, yeah, it's ***/***/****." Lin ran to get a piece of paper and a pen, desperate. He really liked this guy.
Quickly writing it down, Lin grinned at him, appreciating how blue his eyes could turn in the sunlight, "M'kay, well, I'll text you! Don't want to keep you waiting."
Jonatha smiled, the corner of his eyes crinkling, "Yeah. Thanks, then! I'll see you around!" He turned, waving.
Lin smiled, again, big and wide.
"Does somebody have a crush?" Luz, his older sister asked.
"What?" He scoffed, taking note of how warm he felt, "No! He- I-"
"Lin-Manuel. Don't lie." His mother came behind him, smacking him on the back of his head.
He groaned, but he felt his heart flutter. Jonathan. He didn't throw away his shot. A smile tugged at the corner of his lips, threatening to show his satisfaction.
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One month anniversary
"i told the stars about you" lin, 3:17 am
"lin, why werent u sleeping again" jon, 6 am
"i missed u! plus, its our anniversary, arent u excited?"
"ofc i am, thats why im outside with ur favorite cake lol"
Lin gasped, and raced outside, still in boxers.
"Why aren't you wearing anything, you're gonna get sick." Jonathan looked cozy, a scarf tied neatly around his neck, and gloves protecting his soft hands.
Lin groaned, and kissed him. Lin thought Jonathan could be so dramatic sometimes. "Come inside."
"I wanted to take you to the park," Jonathan told Lin, eyeing him up and down, "But not like that."
Lin snickered, "Hey, what's wrong with this? Me and my boxers are highly offended."
"It's freezing outside!" Jonathan exclaimed, his nose red.
"You bought cake at six in the morning, it doesn't seem like you've been making great life choices either."
"Mm, well," He held the cake in one arm, and wrapped his other around Lin, "I've got you. I think that's enough."
Lin melted into the warmth and comfort of Groff, and kissed his neck. "You sap."
"Shut up," He suddenly pushed Lin off of him, ushering his inside, "Just go get dressed. I got us matching frog rings!"
"What? I got us matching frog hoodies!" Lin grinned at him, dragging him into his room.
"I saw those! I want the white one."
"Good, 'cause I wanted the green one." Lin put on his favorite brown jacket, and a random shirt. He hurried, trying to spend as much time next to Jon as possible.
Jonathan put down the cake on Lin's bedside table, and sat promptly on the edge of his bed.
"Y'know, I still don't understand why you're so shy in my room. I sucked your dick in here."
Jonathan's eyes went wide, "Shut up! God, you're horrible."
"What, at blowjobs? I think that is factually incorrect, specifically according to you," He made his way towards Jon, bending down to kiss his nose, "Can we just stay in? I don't wanna go outside. I'd rather cuddle with you."
Jonathan sighed, "M'kay." He shed his coat, scarf and gloves, and hid under the covers, silently asking Lin to join him.
Lin happily obliged, practically trying to fuse themselves together. "I'm so in love with you. Thank you, really. You're my whole life, and you're my everything."
"Lin," Jonathan whispered it against his hair, a promise. He never really said too much, but you could see it, feel it, "You don't know how much you mean to me. You're more than my boyfriend, you're the love of my life. You're mine."
"Yours," Lin agreed, "Can we go to sleep, then eat cake, and then we can maybe have sex?"
"I swear, Lin, way to ruin the moment." Jonathan joked, snorting.
"Ruin the moment? I like to think I only accentuated it, adding a bit more sensual flavor."
"Just go to bed, dork."
"You'll be here when I wake up?" He mumbled into his chest.
"Of course."
Lin hummed happily, savoring the weight of Jonathan besides him.
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