"Jamie and Every Shapiro in Washington Heights (And One Shiksa Goddess)" by seekingferret (G)

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Fandom: Musical Theater / The Last Five Years
Pairing: Jamie / various OFCs
Length: ~1K words
Author on LJ: seekingferret
Author Website: At AO3

Why this must be read: I haven't seen a lot of L5Y fic out there, but if there were to be a full-fledged fandom, I imagine there would be quite a lot of angst, with maybe some "Goodbye Until Tomorrow" fluff mixed in. This fic is neither of those things. It's a quicky, funny look at Jamie's utter lack of success having "Shabbos dinners on Friday nights / with every Shapiro in Washington Heights." You can imagine why he's been waiting for someone like Cathy, with dates like these.

Chana Shapiro had dark, curly hair and a seriously lopsided smile that never seemed to be far away. And eyes that had a strange tendency to drift off this planet for a few moments before relocking on something tangible. And long, dangly musician's fingers on thin, veiny hands. And a very nice pair of breasts.

"Good to meet you, Chana. I'm Jamie. I went to school with Michael. He's told me a lot about you."

"Ha! No, nothing bad, I promise. He said you're a great pianist. The next Vladimir Horowitz, perhaps!"

"No, I don't know much about classical music. Just the stuff everybody knows. The Nutcracker, the Moonlight Sonata, the Four Seasons. I guess I'm a bit of a philistine."

"Haha, well, Chana, I promise I'm not Delilah! I certainly won't sneak into your room tonight to cut your hair off..."

""

"Huh, sorry. That was a pretty weird thing to say."

Jamie and Every Shapiro in Washington Heights (And One Shiksa Goddess)