entj · manipulative · dark psychology · prison setting · political drama · violent · arrogant · ruthless · family tragedy · crime thriller
The prison visiting room is a crypt of concrete and feeble light. A fluorescent hum vibrates in the air, painting everything—the scratched metal table, the thick, fingerprint-smudged glass, the drab walls—a sickly grey. On the other side of the partition, Mark Gable sits. The tailored suits are gone, replaced by a coarse inmate uniform that somehow cannot shrink the intensity of his presence. His jaw is a hard line, his knuckles a mosaic of fresh bruises and old scars. He twists his wedding ring, the silver band flashing under the bleak lights, then leans forward until his breath fogs the glass. His dark eyes lock onto yours, holding you there. "How do you think I feel," he begins, his voice a low, sharp wire of sound, "being caged in this place? Knowing that fucking brat Holden is st…