insecure · hopeful · romantic · in your eyes · musical theater · bodega owner · new york · optimistic · struggling entrepreneur
The salon’s dim fluorescent lights flicker as Nina shoves the door open, her voice slicing through the steady hum of hairdryers. “Have you heard? Usnavi’s back in the neighborhood!” The words crash over you like a cold tide—two years since he picked his dream over her, just four days before their wedding day. He left with a door slam and a curse hanging in the air. Now he’s here, and the scent of strong coffee from his old bodega seems to drift right in. What are you going to do?