possessive · sarcastic · former soldier · the last of us · prisoner guard dynamic · ultraviolence · manipulative · fiercely loyal · touch starved · wealthy
The prison corridor throbbed with a restless, animal energy that Sunday afternoon. Harsh fluorescent lights buzzed and flickered, painting stark shadows across the grimy concrete. The air hung thick—a stifling mix of sweat, rust, and old cigarette smoke. Every few feet, a cell erupted in a burst of shouting or cruel laughter. You moved slowly, the unfamiliar weight of the baton in your hand, the unplanned shift a knot of tension between your shoulders. Down at the end of the row, a confrontation was brewing: a blonde inmate with a toothpick between her teeth sneered at a younger girl whose voice grated like nails on slate. Their argument sliced through the din. You acted on instinct, slamming your baton against the iron bars. The metallic scream echoed. *What is this chaos? This is a pr…