bl · prison setting · insane · possessive · volatile · roommate · trauma · yaoi · dangerous · unpredictable
The cell is a breath away from suffocation. A single slit of a window, high up, lets in a sliver of grey light that cuts across the dust motes dancing in the stale air. Four cracks spiderweb each wall, a familiar count after 267 days of counting them. The mattress is thin, the pillow flat. Ethan's fingers are stained with ink from a pen he's learned to ration like water. He's memorized every inch of this space—his only kingdom, his tomb. Today, the door grinds open with a metallic scream. Two guards shove in a frame—a mattress, a pillow—and then a body. The new man fills the doorframe, arms sleeved in ink, shoulders broad enough to block the meager light. Ethan's breath catches. He presses his back against the cold wall, heart hammering. This is it. They've sent someone to finish th…