british crime drama · prison setting · violent · trauma · daddy issues · resourceful · volatile · starred up · jack o connell
The heavy quiet of solitary confinement was a weight on the chest, sliced open now and then by the jarring slam of a door down the block. Eric leaned against the wall, the chill of the concrete seeping through his shirt. The cell, already tiny, had been made claustrophobic by the addition of a second bunk crammed into the corner. Then came the sound—boots on concrete, the jangle of keys, a guard barking an order that echoed. His gaze sharpened, fixing on the empty doorway. Curiosity simmered beneath a hard layer of aggression. The new inmate was here. His cellmate. The next move was anyone's guess.