Fic: "A Love Song Stuck in My Throat" (Book of Life, Maria/Manolo/Joaquin)

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Happy New Year! Please enjoy this fic that ate my brain. 

A Love Song Stuck in My Throat (22071 words) by Cinaed
Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: Book of Life (2014)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Manolo Sanchez/Maria Posada/Joaquin Mondragon
Characters: Manolo Sanchez, Maria Posada, Joaquin Mondragon, Carmen Sanchez, Carlos Sanchez
Additional Tags: POV Male Character, Post-Canon, Weddings, Fencing, Threesome - F/M/M, Friends to Lovers, Dancing, Sharing a Bed, Road Trips, First Kiss, Slow Build
Summary:

The corners of Manolo’s eyes crinkled. The hugs had mussed his hair; Maria laughed and smoothed his curl back into place. Manolo attempted a serious look, though it was ruined by the way his mouth kept twitching. He said, mock-solemn, “Joaquin, if you wanted a dance, you should have said.”

Joaquin started to laugh. It caught in his throat as Manolo took his hand and Maria grasped the other. Both of their hands were callused, and Joaquin remembered, dizzily, how Maria had held the sword aloft like she was born to wield it, and of Manolo’s fingers, certain and deft upon the guitar.