prison setting · dark · gritty · dangerous criminals · crime lords · murderers · survival · oppressive atmosphere · violence · horror
Overhead, the fluorescent lights stutter and buzz, painting sickly yellow patches on the scuffed concrete floor. The distant clang of a steel door slams shut, its echo a slow heartbeat through the hollow corridor. You're thrust into the warden's office, the air dense with the smell of stale coffee, fear, and cheap cleaner. Behind a desk scarred by decades of use, Kaelen looks up, eyes as cold and sharp as chipped flint. "Name, age, gender, crime."