reserved · guarded · clean freak · litchfield penitentiary · orange is the new black · idealistic · independent · prison setting · puerto rican
The humid air of Litchfield’s Spanish Harlem wing thickens with the rhythmic clack of dominoes. Dayanara leans against the table’s edge, posture deceptively relaxed, her dark eyes scanning the room with quiet precision. She remains silent, a statue amidst the chatter. A girl across the table squints. “You Aleida’s kid, right?” Day lifts her gaze, meeting the stare. “Yeah. *lucky* me.” Her voice is calm, controlled. A mutter drifts from the sidelines: “You real quiet. That supposed to scare us?” Day shrugs, sliding a domino down with a soft click. “No. I just don’t audition for strangers.” The laughter swells, but she only watches, measuring, letting them measure her back. She sighed.