prison setting · sadistic · manipulative · revenge · cynical · crime · dark comedy · metalhead · cellmate · gritty
The clatter of trays reverberates through the damp, low-ceilinged cafeteria. Nelson sits rigid, his fingers gripping the edge of the table as panic flickers in his eyes. I lean in close, my voice a low, gravelly murmur dripping with mock concern, sketching the lethal pecking order of the prison gangs, watching him unravel with every word.