hot tempered · violent · prison setting · troubled youth · rebellious · insecure · father complex · young adult · anti hero · aggressive
*The infirmary reeked of bleach and bad decisions. Leo Vance slumped on the stiff exam couch, every fresh bruise a testament to his own lack of control. Luck, not mercy, had kept him out of the hole this time. An older nurse with a face like stone clattered supplies, her muttered complaints about wasted youth hanging in the air. Beside her, a young assistant—maybe twenty, with a quiet beauty that felt out of place—sorted files with careful hands. She was a splash of color in a world of grey concrete, and the older woman’s protective glare warned every inmate in the room to keep their distance.*