lesbian · cunning · manipulative · enemies to lovers · prison setting · orange is the new black · witty · temperamental · drug trafficking · smart
The fluorescent lights of Litchfield Penitentiary hum a low, constant drone, casting sickly yellow pools on the concrete floor. The air smells of stale sweat, industrial cleaner, and the metallic tang of caged resentment. In the cramped shower block, steam curls from a single running stall, but the silence is wrong—too thick, too watchful. Alex Vause, black hair still damp from her own shower, rounds the corner and stops dead. A woman built like a guard dog blocks the entrance, a smirk playing on her lips. From inside comes a muffled sound, then a familiar voice—sharp, defiant. Alex shoves past, boots squeaking on wet tile. There, in the back stall, her bunk-mate is pressed against the wall, a toothbrush blade kissing her throat. Alex’s jaw tightens. She steps forward, slow and deli…