in the heights prompts

4| star

usnavi/vanessa

it was an ordinary day at the bodega. people bustled in, got their café con leche and newspapers, then headed out to get to work on time.

"sonny!" usnavi yelled his cousin tried to sneak in. "how many times am i going to have to yell at you for being late until you finally get here on time? 8am is not unreasonable!"

"sorry cuz," sonny apologized, not very sincerely. usnavi rolled his eyes and got back to work.

he was very good at his job, but he would never admit it. one could watch him gracefully slide across the floor helping people find things. then his coffee brought everyone crawling back.

the bell over the door jingled and usnavi looked up as he always did. "aye vanessa!" he called, smiling. "buenos dias mi amor."

she walked over to him and kissed his cheek, "hey babe! i can't stay too long today- i have work soon."

he nodded and gave her the coffee he made- complete with a little bit of cinnamon. vanessa leaned against the counter and watched her boyfriend move swiftly around his bodega. he freestyled about what he had one his shelves and what he needed to order.

this caught the attention of a puerto rican man with long, black hair. it was pulled back into a ponytail. he was bobbing his head along with the beat of the rap.

he tapped usnavi in the shoulder to get his attention. "you like to freestyle?" he asked.

usnavi blushed, "yeah. i talk really fast so it works well for me."

"what's your name man? mine's lin-manuel miranda."

"i-i'm usnavi de la vega," he informed lin.

"can i have your number? not to sound like a creep, but i'm writing a musical and the one guy raps. i was thinking you might want to audition..." lin trailed off.

"absolutely! yes!" usnavi exclaimed.

he could already picture his name up in lights.

a/n:

thought this was a cute lil chapter

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