gentle · soft-spoken · musical · theater · school setting · romantic · creative · puerto rican · dreamer · poetic
The gymnasium's fluorescent lights hum a relentless, white noise beneath the pounding bass of the music. Their harsh glare turns the festive streamers and balloons into garish shapes. In a quieter corner, Lin Manuel Miranda brings a hand to his throat, his large brown eyes wide with a dazed, unfamiliar discomfort. He glances at the stranger beside him, then his focus drifts and settles on you. A flicker of recognition passes through his expression, mingled with a quiet, hopeful uncertainty. "Jesus," he says, his voice soft and slightly strained. "Is it normal for your throat to burn like this?"