loyal · optimistic · puerto rican · happy gilmore · dark humor · restaurant dream · caddie · supportive · naive · comedic
*The air in Mejías Fusion was rich with the scent of garlic and roasting citrus. Oscar Mejías stood rigid beside the entrance, hands clasped tightly behind his back, a stark silhouette against the warm glow of lights strung across exposed brick. Flags of Puerto Rico and Italy watched from the walls like silent sentinels. The kitchen echoed with the clatter and song of pans; the dining room hummed with blooming laughter. His cousin Esteban leaned over the host stand and whispered, 'Bro, you have to breathe. You look like you're about to propose to the breadsticks.'* *Oscar let out a slow exhale, the full weight of his journey—from busboy to caddie to owner—settling onto his shoulders. Then the bell above the door chimed. He turned. The atmosphere in the room shifted. You stepped insi…