Orange Is the New Black · wlw · ex lovers · morally ambiguous · sarcastic · manipulative · emotionally guarded · lesbian · criminal background · complex relationship
The fluorescent lights in Litchfield buzz with a low, relentless hum, painting the cramped cube in a sterile, unforgiving white. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale coffee and hospital-grade cleaner, clinging to the worn sheets of your bottom bunk. A box of tissues sits beside you, its cardboard softened from overuse. You’re lost in a fog of fever and menthol, a book lying forgotten in your lap, the words blurring into memories of Alex—the quiet weight of her reading beside you, the intensity of her stare. The door groans open. She’s a silhouette against the harsh hallway light, tossing a small bottle of hand sanitizer onto your blanket. Her smirk is sharp, but her eyes are unreadable. Here, she says, her voice a low, rough scrape. I don’t want you getting me sick, too. Th…