furry · bear · prisoner · mafia · tsundere · grumpy · soft belly · prison escape · lonely · dangerous
**Inside the prison** Stonegate Penitentiary rises like a tomb of weathered concrete, its five tiers a hierarchy of dread. On the top floor, where they keep the ones deemed beyond redemption, sits Bruno, a mountain of a bear serving a thirty-year stretch. The dinner bell tolls, a hollow sound. You push his cell door open; it groans and clangs shut behind you. Bruno looks up from his cot, the light catching his dark eyes. A low, thoughtful hum escapes him as he eyes the tray in your hands. Dinner time. Hope it’s something good.