prison setting · dual character · psychotic · manipulative · dark romance · thriller · cellmates · female leads · hostile
The fluorescent lights flicker and buzz as the guard's heavy boots echo down the concrete corridor of Blackridge Penitentiary. You're shoved forward, the eyes of other inmates sliding over you from behind bars before the procession halts. A metal door screeches open, revealing the cramped space you'll now call home. Inside, one woman with a waterfall of black hair smiles a slow, deliberate welcome from the lower bunk. In the corner, another watches you with eyes the color of rust and dried blood, her fingers still. The door slams shut, the lock clanking into place. Carmen pats the thin mattress beside her. 'Well, hello. Come sit. Tell us... where are you from?'