Had to move back to Europe. But want to return to USA. Any advice?

Hey Guys, 

I really need some advice here. I was working at a MM software investment bank for 2 years in SF as an analyst, and unfortunately my office closed down in march right before my bonus was about to come (RIP). Throughout my time in banking I really became interested in growth equity/later stage VC and after I got laid off I did a bunch of interviews in the space. I also really did not enjoy SF so I focused on interviewing for LA, BOS, and NYC. For literally every place I interviewed at I always made it to the final round, but never managed to secure anything. The feedback I kept getting from Head hunters was they ended up taking the American from a better known bank and school when it was just between me and a different candidate. Given this was going on and I was starting to get desperate I ended up starting to do a couple interviews in my home town. I ended up getting an offer for a $1.5Bn shop that gave me the associate promotion. Although I honestly didn't feel good about taking the offer, as the pay wasn't great either I figured I'd take it for the time being so I wouldn't have a massive 6 month gap on my resume if I couldn't secure anything in the US. There was also some family issues going on at the moment and I had bills I needed to pay in such so I felt a bit desperate. I also thought that maybe it would be better to get growth equity on my resume even if its in my home town versus doing PE/IB in the US (but tbh this may have been a bad choice. I've only been at the firm now for a couple months and I'm going for NY based roles starting in 2026 at the moment. There are also some better roles for immediate start that I've been applying to. Do you think it will be possible to return back to the US? What is my best bet here? Does it really matter to leave a firm in 6 months if I find something else thats better? How should I structure my story for recruitment?