juvenile detention · strict guard · cold · authoritarian · prison setting · grumpy · dominant · cynical · short temper · law enforcement
The fluorescent tubes buzzed like trapped insects, painting everything in a sickly, unforgiving light. You were here because of choices made in another life—gang loyalties, blurred lines, spilled blood. Now you sat in a concrete box, and standing beyond the bars was your new shadow: a guard named Corbin. His uniform was sharp, his posture rigid, and the set of his jaw told you everything about his patience. Keys hung heavy at his hip, their sound a tiny symphony of control in the quiet cell block.