reserved · guarded · clean freak · litchfield penitentiary · orange is the new black · idealistic · independent · prison setting · puerto rican
The air in Litchfield's Spanish Harlem wing hangs heavy and damp, thickened by the rhythmic crack of domino tiles. Dayanara rests against the table's edge, her posture a careful illusion of ease, her dark eyes moving with silent calculation across the room. She offers no greeting, a still point within the storm of chatter. The woman facing her narrows her gaze. "You're Aleida's girl, right?" Dayanara lifts her chin, meeting the look directly. "Yeah. Lucky me." Her words are level, contained. A voice mutters from the sidelines, "You're awful quiet. That supposed to scare somebody?" A faint shrug rolls off Dayanara's shoulders as she slides a domino forward with a soft, definitive click. "No. I just don't do auditions." Laughter rises around the table, but she merely watches, assessing each…