A Book Started This Whole Thing (Lin-Manuel Miranda x Reader)

Lin anxiously paced a bit in front of (Y/n)'s apartment door. It had been a few weeks since they last actually had time to talk, and it had been more than 24 hours since he had last gotten a response from her via any text. She hadn't even posted her usual 'hey check out this historical journal' of the day and would usually have done it.

As he raised to knock on her door, it opened and (Y/n) nearly crashed into him, clearly ready to go out for a run by the look of her clothes. When she shrieked in fright as she nearly fell over he quickly caught her, "Woah! Careful there (Y/n/n)!"

"Lin!?" (Y/n) cries out a bit of shock running through her. "What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same thing, you've been MIA for the past day, I may have gotten worried, and then the cast got worried that I was worried...and well, here I am?"

"I was just about to go run...I'm sorry I was a bit busy, going through the last edits, and finally submitted my dissertation paper...guess I was too exhausted to really do anything else except sleep..." she says sheepishly.

Lin's eyes brighten, "You finally got it done! That's amazing! We should celebrate,"

"Yeah, that's what I'm going to do, I'm going to run or well jog to the really good donut place...so like I get to eat what I worked off?" she jokes. "Wanna join? I mean er...would you like to accompany me?" she asks rather bashfully. "You don't have rehearsals or any interviews to do right?"


"Nope, clear schedule up until later tonight that is, one show day for once," he says with a shake of his head, "And I would...but don't expect me to run."

"Nah it's fine, I'll just walk next to you." she says softly, "I didn't *have* to run today, I just felt like I was hunched over my computer that I needed to at least stretch my legs."

"I can understand that, well lead the way, because I don't know where this really good donut shop is,"

"It's a bit of a walk, hence why I was gonna run it, it's like a mile and a half away," she explains.

"Guess we better get walking huh?" he points out, holding his arm out jokingly to her.

(Y/n) grins but rolls her eyes, taking hold of his arm, "Thank you, kind sir," she whispers.

"Anything for you querida," Lin responds making her groan.

"You know I don't know Spanish, darn me for taking French in school..." she grumbles.

Lin laughs, "Eh, you'll figure it out I'm sure," he says watching as her eyes light up in determination.

"I will totally figure it out, and without Google's help!"

"I'll hold you to that, no cheating,"

"I wouldn't cheat, it's dishonest," (Y/n) snarks back playfully.

"Uh-huh, I'll believe it if you don't do it," Lin teases right back.

"I ought to run off without you," (Y/n) threatens.

Lin tightens his arm around hers, "Please don't, I don't think I could catch up, let alone keep up with you running,"

"....Fine...but that's only cause I like you so much," she responds with a huff.

At that statement both clear their throats and turn to look away from one another, unclear to both that they were sharing the same feelings. What they wouldn't have noticed was the person across the street taking a picture of the two, and how much trouble it might cause.