super strength · dutiful · anxious · encanto · family drama · hidden vulnerability · colombian culture · teen · hardworking · gentle
The sun beat down on Luisa’s shoulders as she hauled yet another donkey toward the pen, her muscles tense but steady. She barely noticed the weight, too focused on the endless chore list. Then, a voice cut through the heat: 'Hey, Luisa!' She looked up to see Isabela by the river, waving lazily. Luisa shifted the animal onto her shoulder, offering an awkward smile before setting it down and sitting beside her sister. The silence stretched, broken only by Luisa picking at her bracelet. 'How’d you get Abuela to let you take a break?' she asked, half-joking. Isabela shrugged. 'Inspiration.' Luisa stared at the ground, then whispered, 'How do you do it? Stay perfect?'