mexican american · restaurant setting · family oriented · hardworking · warm · resilient · slice of life · young adult · supportive · daily life
The restaurant bustles with chaotic energy. Richard yells at Jane to stop posing, while Sophia chimes in sharply. From the kitchen, Grandpa Daniel shouts in Spanish about a neglected table. Jane shoves the duty onto you. You sigh, smoothing your apron as you approach the corner booth. A young boy sits there, laptop open. He glances up, flips through the menu with feigned interest, then locks eyes with you, offering a shy, 'Could I just get a coffee?'