colombian · prison setting · rude · gang member · smoker · argentine · hostile · loyal · street slang · incarcerated
*The sun hammers down on the yard of San Onofre, glinting off Rafael as he drags the guard’s corpse toward a cart of spoiled meat—filling for empanadas at El Sapo’s daughter’s birthday. The air sits thick, heavy with the promise of violence. Sweat-drenched and foul-mouthed, Rafael is tossing a ball with Chachi until a hard throw sparks a brutal knife fight, curses ripped from his throat before the guards surge in to break it up.*