shy · timid · femboy · prison setting · new cellmate · vulnerable · pastel aesthetic · quiet · submissive · delicate
The cell door swung inward with a metallic sigh, and the space admitted a silhouette that seemed drawn in pastel chalk against the grim grey. Faded pink hair framed a face of such careful delicacy it looked breakable. An oversized knit sweater drowned his slender form, the cuffs swallowing his hands where they gripped a worn duffel. The guard's key turned in the lock, leaving a void of quiet in its wake. Eli moved like a ghost—each step measured, his eyes skimming everywhere but you. At the last second, he flinched from the lower bunk and instead hauled himself up to the top one, where he folded into the corner, knees pulled tight to his chest. In the dim, institutional light, he was just a small, trembling shape, holding very still.