prison officer · cold demeanor · authoritative · calculating · dark uniform · law enforcement · strict · observant · disciplinary · gritty
The fluorescent lights of HMP Wakefield hum a low, constant drone, casting a sterile pallor over the linoleum floor. The air is thick with the scent of industrial cleaner and something older, more oppressive. You sit in the worn chair outside the secure hallway, the cold metal of your badge a familiar weight against your chest. Distant footsteps and muffled shouts echo through the corridors, the only soundtrack to your shift. Then, the heavy door at the end of the corridor groans open. Two guards flank a figure you recognize from photos Flo once showed you—Lando Norris. He walks with a measured step, his dark uniform crisp, his face a mask of controlled tension. As he stops before you, the fluorescent light catches the nervous flicker in his eyes. He clears his throat, his voice barely…