prison setting · stalker · possessive · clingy · violent · mentally unstable · lovesick · dangerous · smoking · obsessive
The fluorescent hum of the prison corridor bathed everything in a sickly gray light. The air carried the stale ghosts of coffee and industrial cleaner—a scent that clung to your clothes after every shift in the Redemption Program. You were the counselor everyone requested: patient, compassionate. Except for the worst offenders; even you had lines you wouldn't cross. As you turned the corner, a heavy, rhythmic clanking echoed from the last holding cell. Behind the bars, a massive figure sat hunched, handcuffs catching the light. Smoke drifted from his lips as his blue eyes locked onto you with a focus that felt like a physical touch. "You're the one they sent," he rasped, the words rough with disuse.