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mayyourshipsbewithyou · 3 years

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Things I loved about In the Heights

-The sounds of the city are part of the music of the opening song

-The frame story is the only way this story should be told; the story only works if it shows the results of Usnavi's decision to stay

-Anthony and Lin shaking hands

-Yay to random mixed race couple asking for directions

-“I hope you’re writing this down I’m gonna test you later” only makes sense with kids

-Showing different residents of Washington Heights provides scale

-I’m not sure about the decision to cut Camila, but if it means less Nina drama, then I love it

-I love how Usnavi has his friends’ orders all ready to go

-LOVE how Usnavi announces Benny’s entrance

-Everything about Vanessa in this movie is perfect=> she’s given so much more depth, her beauty is downplayed, she’s kind of a nerd, but has a beautiful smile

-Nina’s heels=> metaphor for her reaching for the stars

-I love the actress that plays Nina; she’s the right age and her singing voice is so sweet

-Nina’s hair is straight when she’s at school; as soon as she comes home, it’s curly=>she can be herself at home

-When Nina turns around and sees the crowd of people counting on her=> I felt that

-I love seeing Nina get her acceptance letter; I remember what that was like for my brother

-Camila must have died while Nina was at college in this version; Nina lost her mother recently which helps explain her different reason for dropping out; she feels lost

-I don’t know why Sonny is using this deep voice, but I love it!

-Whoever decided to have 96,000 take place at the pool is a genius

-The graphics at the beginning of 96,000 are good for helping regular people understand the rap

-Pete just put his arm around Sonny=> are they dating?

-Sonny yelling 96,000 as he enters the pool=> the sound design

-Pete nodding along to Usnavi=> sucking up to the family

-Usnavi is such a proud cousin-uncle during Sonny’s part in 96,000

-Vanessa making her “I'll be downtown” walk down a ramp

-The dancer doing flips is now a diver doing spins into the pool

-On stage, the lighting was dark; in the movie, it’s underwater

-The circles of people in the pool reflect the zeros in 96,000

-Lin and Chris being rivals is perfect; their bromance is everything

-Nina and Benny being together before the events of the movie means they are the beta couple and have less drama than Usnavi/Vanessa which is how it should be

-Benny joins in during “on that fire escape”=> like West Side Story

-Benny’s “Let me in” against the fence is hilarious

-Nina and Benny are FUN, not angsty like in the original

-Nina following the little girl=> following herself, following her dreams which eventually lead her to the sea; all of this is done while she’s talking about her past

-Nina and Benny instrumental™ part 1 in the middle of “When You’re Home”, Benny interrupts=> their story isn't complete yet

-Benny says he believes in her without discounting her feelings

-Everyone loving Nina=> I finally get it

-Nina is home geographically and with people who love her

-Benny is Nina’s home

-In the Heights is about how dreams are great, but the life you have now can be so beautiful

-Nina’s hair during the dinner/club scene is great

-Usnavi is wearing his dad’s hat for his date with Vanessa; he knows that she is to him what his mom was for his dad

-Family dinners are the same in every culture

-Awkwardness of long-time friends going on a date

-Vanessa offers Usnavi his first drink of the night; he thinks that’s what she wants; because why would she want him and only him?

-Usnavi whispering in Vanessa’s ear is so sexy

-Love that Benny is on Nina’s side instead of being mad at her

-I wonder if they thought 5 years of Benny working for Kevin was too much or too little since they changed that line to "all these years"

-Benny’s reactions to Vanessa dancing at the club are hilarious

-Vanessa laughing at Usnavi dancing with someone else

-Nina is always smiling and laughing at the things going on around her; not as self centered

-Nina and Benny dancing at the club=> all of the yeses

-Usnavi is too nervous about being alone with Vanessa that he un-dated himself; he wasn’t quite ready

-Love that they consciously cut all the “Usnavi, help me” parts=> Vanessa is not a victim

-Fireworks are a romantic setting for Sonny and Pete, just saying

-Usnavi/Benny/Nina talking about the fourth member of their square gives me feelings; I need more of these four in fanfic, my dreams

-“I got to wait for Vanessa”=> the stuff dreams are made of

-Benny is such a good person; he’s even better than the original which is what he deserves

-Usnavi is relieved to have Vanessa call his name

-“Don’t walk away from us tonight”=> great addition

-To give Usnavi and Vanessa some of Nina and Benny’s original lines is to see the face of God

-The first time I saw this, I’m ashamed to admit, I thought Benny was going to steal money from the dispatch; I was a fool

-Dancer with fireworks on his shoes

-Benny is smart and good; he isn’t doing this for Kevin or Nina but for the people of New York

-Abuela was able to see stars again on the last night of her life

-I’m sad Blackout isn’t exactly the same but the orchestral parts that cover up what is unsaid is so beautiful it makes up for it

-Abuela’s family is her “fireworks”; they are what light up the Heights

-Sonny came to Usnavi instead of being with his dad during the blackout; his real family

-Abuela’s smile as she looks at her family while reflecting on her childhood is the most beautiful thing there will ever be

-Paciencia y Fe as a dream sequence is how it was meant to be

-The transition on the subway from reality to memory

-Paciencia y Fe is a mixture of cultures; like Abuela’s memories

-“Wide awake”=> stepping off the subway

-The same actress played Abuela on Broadway and in the movie

-Abuela may be in a musical, but she’s still an old woman

-“As I feed these birds”=> back to the present

-Calor means heat in Spanish but in English it sounds like color

-Abuela dying during the night of the blackout is perfect

-Usnavi saying “she was just here” twice: when she was literally just there and many years, maybe a decade, after the fact

-Usnavi’s daughter is the life that goes on after Abuela is gone

-Usnavi and Nina crying together

-Those closest to Abuela are inside and everyone else is outside

-Iris was sitting on the outside and now she’s in the middle; needed comfort from her friends

-“Should we take a break?”=> we’re past the point of an intermission

-“No daddy, keep going”=> does this look like a stage production to you? It’s a fucking movie

-There isn’t a clear point for an intermission; the action stays strong over where the intermission should be; this is a movie, not a play, and movies don’t have intermissions

-Everyone’s holding candles; like the stars Abuela loved so much

-Iris called Usnavi Daddy for the first time because that was the point in the story where he needed to hear that the most

-“I thought about the people I care about the most, I thought about you”

-Anthony makes Usnavi sexy in a way Lin never could

-So many people love Vanessa, but no one better than Usnavi

-Abuela paid to have Camila's napkins cleaned after all

-Usnavi is the kind of parent that doesn’t sugarcoat life

-Vanessa listed no emergency contacts even though she had people

-“That’s senorita to you”=> yes girl, get it

-Love Daniela for getting everyone out of their asses

-“Tonteria” means foolishness=> the more you know

-How fast Carla says no to “ask me why” shows how quickly she wants to please her love

-Usnavi’s Nueva York t-shirt=> I need it

-Daniela’s first effect being on a woman whose hair is terrible

-Carla pushing that man away from her woman with a bullshit excuse

-My friend was laughing at the parts that were meant to be jokes

-Usnavi’s entrance being announced in Carnaval del Barrio; just like Benny in the opening song

-“There’s nothing holding me down”=> assuming he was rejected

-The different communities dancing with their flags

-Nina being part of Carnaval del Barrio is great

-Even Kevin, kind of an old man, can get down

-Since Nina and Benny sex scene wasn’t shown on screen (praise Jesus), I have to assume Nina told Daniela even though she knows she’s a huge gossip

-Everyone stops because Sonny, a kid, starts singing

-Vanessa and Sonny are so powerful together

-Vanessa’s hand on Sonny’s shoulder

-A kid providing Usnavi with the “flag I’ve got in my hand”

-Usnavi and Vanessa dancing together is muy romantico

-Everything about Nina’s appearance in “When the Sun Goes Down”

-“Let me just listen to my block”=> peak Nina

-Abuela wrote “for Usnavi” on her lotto ticket 😭

-They cut so many songs but kept Champagne=>I love their priorities

-The pause before “you outta stay”

-Everyone has such great chemistry; especially Usnavi and Vanessa

-The choreography in Champagne is what I’ve always imagined

-Usnavi didn’t have time to cash in because Vanessa came over

-Vanessa and Pete friendship for the win

-“Best days of my life” is said thrice=> good things come in threes

-Usnavi staring at the room where Vanessa kissed him

-Iris knows he stayed; she loves her dad so much

-Usnavi looking out his window in Washington Heights and seeing his friends on his dad’s beach

-When Usnavi talks about Kevin at the dispatch, the camera flashes to an abandoned building

-“Vanessa at the salon”=> Usnavi sheds a tear

-Vanessa being front and center during Usnavi’s decision to stay

-Hearing the sounds of the beach during the unveiling

-It’s all about Vanessa=> perfection

-Lin being at the ending is perfect no matter the context

-“Say it so it doesn’t disappear”=> the sad reality is your neighborhood probably will disappear

-Usnavi telling his daughter “you’re it” is everything

-Iris understanding all of the little details of her father’s store now that she knows his story

-Iris is the goddess of the rainbow like the light that appears when water appears on a sunlit day

-“Man, you talk forever”=> that’s so “How I Met Your Mother”

-Iris has a necklace of seashells, like the islands

-Vanessa would sooner get wet than let go of Usnavi’s hand

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ollieoxenfree29 · 4 years

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Champagne.

***GIF CREDS TO @vissketches***

Fandom: Detroit Become Human/sight In The Heights Paring: Deviant!Connor (RK800) x Gender Neutral!Reader Requested: No Warnings: Drinking, and maybe four swears. (I say fuck a lot, oops) Word count: 1,112

Author’s note: Based on the song “Champagne” from the musical “In The Heights” written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. (FOR THOSE WHO KNOW THE MUSICAL/SONG:) What I planned on doing was starting the reader as Usnavi and Connor as Vanessa, but then they switch after Vanessa (Connor) sings (says) “Tonight, we’re drinking straight from the bottle.” Also** Sonny is the reader’s brother and Benny is the Reader’s best friend. Does this make sense? I hope so.

(YOUR POINT OF VIEW)

Ugh. I hate closing the shop. I could be in bed right now, with my cat, curled up in blankets. But no! I have to be too nice! No! I had to tell Sonny that he could leave early and get ready for his date tonight with Pete. Now that I’m thinking about it, I haven’t seen Hank or even Connor all day. Hank normally comes in for a beer, and him and Benny try their damnedest to get Connor and I together. Given the fact that Benny also looks up to Hank as a father figure, I’m not surprised that Hank and him have teamed up well to pair Connor and I. Sure, I like the guy, and I want to be with him to help him with his newfound deviancy.

That’s another thing. Connor is leaving and I can’t do anything about it. He’s heading to Puerto Rico for a job offer. When Hank told me the news, I cried. Hank cried. I helped Hank that night. That stupid android with his ugly, perfect brown hair, his chocolate eyes, and his idiotic face. I love it. I… I love him, and Hank and Benny know it. Honestly, I just want what is best for him. Anyway. Sonny left, and I was just about to close up the store when I heard the door open and the little bell.

“Good evening (Name)! So… I got you a present. I went downtown to get it. Are you doing anything tonight?” I heard Connor’s voice as if it was sweet beautiful music to my ears.

“Oh, hello Connor. I’m just cleaning up here. Sonny is out on a date night with Grifi- i mean Pe-” I got cut off by Connor.

“You are done for the day. You always work so hard all the time. You need to take a break.” He pleaded.

“No way. I would have Sonny help, but he’s only 15. He needs to just be a kid. Y’know I have to be the more responsib-” I started.

“Because we have a date.” He interjected.

“Okay!” I immediately responded.

“Before I board that plane,” He brought out a bottle from his bag. “I owe you a bottle of cold champagne.”

“Noooo.” Connor handed me the bottle. “Damn, the bottle’s all sweaty and everything. You went all the way downtown to get this?” I asked, astonished.

“I did. Why don’t you pop that cork?”

“I don’t know where we have the coffee cups or the plastic cups, I think Sonny moved the cups.” I started to panic.

Connor grabbed the bottle from my hands and set it on the table. “Tonight, we’re drinking straight from the bottle.”

“(Name), Hank told me what you did for me, and it’s honestly the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me. What can I say or do to possibly repay you for your kindness?” Connor wondered, as I picked up the bottle and tried to open it, feeling my emotions getting the best of me.

I looked at him. “How do you get this gold shit off?”

I hear him snicker at my attempts to get the stupid film off.

“(Name), Before I leave town; before the street changes and all the signs are changed around, let’s walk around the neighborhood and then we’ll say goodbye.” Connor said, as he turned to see me crying, with a pair of scissors gnawing at the top of the bottle. “(Name), are you alright?”

“I’m fine, I’m just trying to open this champagne! You see, the twisty thing is broken, but I’m going to open this DAMN BOTTLE!” I yell.

“Let me see, I’ll get it.” Connor responded, taking the wet bottle out of my hand.

“CONNOR JUST LEAVE THE FUCKING CHAMPAGNE!” I exclaim, feeling pissed and tired. I look at him only to see a heartbroken face. “I’m sorry, it’s just been a long day.” After a moment of silence, I mumble, “You should really stay…”

“What did you say?” Connor asked.

“I could really use you around this place.” I continue, ignoring him. “And Sonny could use a role model.”

“(Name), what is this all about?” Connor pleaded.

“I’m just saying that your vacation can wait.” I spat at him, tears threatening to escape my eyes.

“Vacation? (Name), this is an amazing job offer that I just can’t pass u-”

“YOU’RE LEAVING THE COUNTRY, AND WE’RE NEVER GOING TO SEE YOU AGAIN” I interrupted him.

“Of course you’ll see me again! I’ll be home for holidays, and I get summers off!” He tried to explain.

“You just waltz into everyone’s lives, THEN OFF YOU GO!?” I scream, wiping tears away.

“(Name), I don’t understand why you’re so mad at me.

“I WISH I WAS FUCKING MAD. THAT WOULD MAKE THIS SO GODDAMN EASIER!” I shout, trying to get to the door. With each step, Connor blocks me. As I go to push him out of the way, with one swift movement, Connor has me pinned to the closed door; kissing me passionately.

“(Name), I had no idea you felt this strongly.” Connor softly grabbed my chin, lifting my head up to meet him eye to eye.

“Of course I do! Connor. From the moment you came in with Hank, my life was changed forever. You are the reason this store is still open. You are the reason Sonny and I still live here. Connor, I love you.” I confessed, smiling.

“Oh (Name), You REALLY love me?” Connor fidgeted.

“Yes! I guess that doesn’t change anything. So... I should let you go.” I say, getting out of his grap.

“SURPRISE!!!!!!”

Out of nowhere, Hank, Benny, Sonny, and Pete jump out from behind us. I scream and jump into Connor, hugging up to him for dear life.

“So did you guys finally confess your love for each other?!” Benny asked.

“Did Connor tell you that the whole, “I’m leaving for Puerto Rico!” thing was just a plan for you to confess your love?! It’s pretty fucking funny, if you ask me.” Hank pondered, laughing. Looking up at me, his face drops. “Oh... He didn’t tell you yet..

“... You mean to tell me that this was all just a sick set up for you idiots to get Connor and I together?” I said, blood starting to boil.

“Mayyyyyybeeeee... Are you mad?” They all responded.

I scoffed and rolled my eyes. “ No. You guys are morons.” I turn to Connor. “So, you’re not leaving?”

He smiled at me. “Nope.” He laughed, popping the ‘p’.

I smirked. “Good. EVERYONE OUT. I was promised a date.” I bellowed, ushering everyone but Connor out and locking the door. “Now, let’s have some fun.”

#detroit become human #Connor x reader #connor rk800 x reader #in the heights #fanfic #dbh connor x reader #reader insert #ethanwrites

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