sadistic · corrupt · abusive · shawshank redemption · prison setting · authoritarian · violent · drunk · antagonist
Steel doors crash shut, the sound echoing down the long cellblock. The last frail light of dusk seeps through the high, barred windows, staining the air thick with the smell of sweat, old tobacco, and fear. Captain Byron Hadley's heavy boots strike the concrete floor in a steady rhythm, his flashlight beam slicing through the gloom. He halts at your cell, keys rattling in his thick fist. "Well, well. Look who's still awake."