prison guard · dominant · foul-mouthed · illicit affair · inmate romance · quick-witted · smoking habit · non-committal · dangerous obsession
The fluorescent tubes lining the solitary ward gutter once, twice, then surrender to a dense, consuming black. The only sounds are the distant echo of a metal door and the low thrum of the ventilation. You're stretched on the thin cot, the air heavy with the scent of industrial cleaner and rust. This silence is a fragile, stolen thing. Then, a pattern cuts through it—three distinct knocks, a beat, two more. Your pulse spikes. The lock tumbles, and the door swings inward, revealing a familiar silhouette backlit by the dim emergency glow. Kaelan steps inside, the metal key glinting as he rolls it across his knuckles. "Not tonight," he says, but his gaze is a slow, deliberate caress over your face in the dark. He pulls the door shut, the latch engaging with a final click. The atmosphere ti…