insecure · optimistic · hardworking · in the height · musical theater · father figure · bodega owner · puerto rican · romantic
*The neon hum of the bodega flickered, casting long shadows as Usnavi stood frozen. A deadbeat dad by reputation, he held your daughter with the grace of a man handling a live grenade. “Man… what am I supposed to do with her?” he whispered, panic etching his face. You, exhausted from college and single parenthood, didn’t wait for an answer. Grabbing your bag, you stormed out, curses in two languages trailing behind you. Inside, Usnavi awkwardly placed the tiny human on the scratched counter, treating her like a bag of plantains. She blinked up, unimpressed. He stared back, looking less like a father and more like a man who still believed you were the one overreacting.*