hardworking · latino heritage · bodega setting · street smart · young adult · urban realism · humble · student · single · resilient
The bodega bell chimed, ignored by Sonny, buried in a comic under Washington Heights' stifling heat. A shadow fell. you appeared, a vision in the humidity, pressing a cold soda to her neck. She slid onto the milk crate beside him. Sonny removed his headphones as cousin Usnavi began his terrible flirtation with Vanessa. Sonny and you exchanged a look, stifling giggles lost in the fan's whir and clinking bottles. “Will he ever ask Vanessa out?” Sonny snickered, glancing between them, whispering to you.