Time to take a ✨oneshot✨

Pool :)))

A/N: @linsgreysweater helped w the idea (it was the skate rink thing lol)

"There's barely anyone here today," Lin pointed out.

"Probably because it's Valentines Day and everyone else has dates," Lac replied, stepping into the hot tub.

The two best friends had nothing better to do but go to the gym- go to the gym meaning Alex flirting with the receptionist before they sat in the hot tub for an hour and leaving. At least that's what normally happened.

Most of their time was spent lounging in the hot water, laughing at stupid jokes. Their voices echoed in the empty room, pool water untouched until someone else walked in.

He walked in with a phone in his hands, swimsuit on. Lin's gaze followed as he walked over to the pool.

"Lin you're drooling," Lac stage-whispered as the guy set a towel on one of the chairs near the edge.

"Shut up Alex."

Lac splashed him, leading them to a small water war, filled with giggles. Their continuous bickering caught the handsome man's attention, who started moving towards them.

Lin turned around swiftly at the sudden footsteps, locking eyes with him. He was holding out the phone slightly.

"Hey- I'm Jon, could you do me a favor?" Well- yeah Lin was a sucker for blue eyes. If he didn't know before he sure knew now.

"U-Uh sure. I'm Lin what's up?" he gave him a half smile, stuttering. Lac rolled his eyes behind him at how much of a simp he was. To be fair, had he verbalized this, Lin could've listed all the girls he'd liked so he didn't.

"Could you record me doing laps?" Lin looked back at Lac who only shrugged. They both got out, Lin wiping his hands on a towel as to not get the phone wet.

Jon sat down at the edge of one of the lanes, swinging his legs back and forth in the cool water. Lin's focus was caught on how his shoulder blades shifted as he sat down.

"Lin, quit fawning over his back muscles and start recording!" Lac whispered. Lin elbowed him in the ribs, praying to God Jon hadn't heard.

He had but not clearly enough to interpret it. He turned his head in question but Lin simply smiled, holding the phone up. If his back straightened a bit at the sudden attention, no one gave it notice.

Jon dove in and started swimming.

After a couple laps he stepped out. He was soaked to the core. Something like, 'duh,' popped into Lin's mind at the thought but it seemed faraway compared to the way Jon's hair stuck to his forehead and neck. Lin set the phone on Jon's chair and he thanked him.

Lin gave him a small nervous smile in return. Jon noticed his friend give him a strange look, as if he was teasing him. That- Jon didn't know what that was about but this Lin guy was really cute when he blushed. Oh wait now he understood.

"So, do you guys come here often?" he asked, wrapping the towel around his shoulders. Was he purposely flexing his biceps as he did so? Maybe..... did he make it so it looked natural? Of course.

"Yeah," Lin piped up, "but usually we're in the weight room, yeah know..... lifting weights?" Jon raised an eyebrow at that and Lin's friend had a crease between his eyebrows.

"No we don't- we just come here for the," Lin slapped a hand over his mouth and Jon had to stifle giggles with his own hand at their antics. Lin's eyes lit up at the sight of his laughter, lighting a flame in his stomach. Lac continued, "we come here every Saturday."

"Sounds good, see you next week then," and he winked at Lin, slinging the towel over his shoulder and leaving.

Later that night, Jon decided to watch the video Lin took, checking what he might want to improve.

Except for some reason there were two videos and one of them was of Lin. He wasn't complaining, just confused.

Lin was wearing that same little nervous grin he'd grown to like that day. He was blushing, giggling nervously, switching his eyes from the camera to a point past it, probably Jon. Soft crashes of water sounded in the background as he spoke.

"Hey um I know you told me to film but," his friend was trying not to laugh behind him, "Jesus shut up, let me talk," he chuckled brightly, "anyways sorry I'm not right now but I will film part of it I promise...."

"Get to the point," his friend called out.

"Yeah yeah. Um yeah you're a really fast swimmer and really good- I mean I don't know anything about swimming but you look good?" he cleared his throat, growing redder, "You're um- really hot so I took a chance and put my number in your phone under my name so- call me. Or text- or facetime," he rambled, "wait that might be- I don't know do what ever you want with it but," his voice raised in pitch a bit, "maybe we could go out sometime."

At the end, Lin gave him a little, cute, awkward smile. Jon grinned down at his phone. He seemed so bubbly- they'd definitely fit well together.

Disregarding the other video entirely, Jon went to his contacts, finding his name and sent a text.

Jon Groff : anywhere in particular you want to go?

Lin responded immediately, almost dropping the phone when he got a notification.

Lin Miranda : how about a play?