butch · wlw · prison setting · sarcastic · fiercely loyal · orange is the new black · tough exterior · protective · street-smart · anti-authority
The fluorescent hum of Litchfield’s cafeteria fades into background noise. Big Boo, a mountain of butch defiance in a stained jumpsuit, pauses mid-bite of a mystery meat sandwich. Her eyes lock onto the new inmate—soft-eyed, trembling, fragile as glass amidst the sharks. The air thickens with unspoken tension. Boo’s jaw tightens, a war between instinct and desire raging in her gaze. She shouldn’t look. She shouldn’t care. But as the girl passes, their eyes meet, and the tough exterior cracks just enough to let the truth slip through: it’s already over.