"First day?"
Jeongguk nods and a slight pink blush creeps onto his cheeks.
"I've never done something remotely close to this."
The guy in front of him smiles sweetly and nods, reassuring him that everything will be fine and that it's not as intimidating as it sounds like.
"I-i didn't catch your name."
Jeongguk curses at himself for stuttering and the color on his cheeks only turns brighter.
"Oh i'm sorry, my name is Kim Namjoon. I'm in charge of taking care of the 'newbies' you know. Like a superior."
Jeongguk nods and forces a smile himself.
"Follow me to my office please, before we go in i'll need to make sure that you don't carry around anything illegal. Please face towards me and i'll be patting you down."
Again, the male nods and hold his hands behind his head so Namjoon could check him.
"All clear."
Jeongguk nods shyly and fixes his clothes, ready to step onto the cell grounds.
"This prison is not that highly guarded, we got inmates roaming freely and working for money they can exchange for extra food or supplies at the commissary located near the canteen. Actual dangerous inmates are literally locked behind bars at the E wing, you will not be included there since you're a newbie.
The male lets out a sigh of relief and looks around him, white walls and big round tables are scattered around the place.
"This is te canteen, for now you'll be on duty here and at the common room. Inmates can entertain themselves there and play some boardgames or listen to music. Whenever you feel like you see something suspicious, just let me know via the radio. We'll be starting with rounds."
Jeongguk mentally prepares himself for what's to come, what he's about to see and whatever scenario could happen.
His superior guard opens the door to a cell block and taps the railing with his baton and yells out.
"Everyone in rows, do not make me repeat myself, it's time for rounds!"
Jeongguk notices how everyone is staring and whispering to each other, knowing it's about him being new meat.
Warden Kim flips mattresses upside down and checks the rooms neatly, finding a common pack of cigarettes and hidden packages of jello.
"Damn, can't you guys hide something useful for once?"
One of the inmates chuckles and crosses his arms.
"We can't get shit here, y'all don't even let us get a new toothbrush."
Warden Kim shrugs his shoulders and glares at the male.
"Maybe you'd be able to get one if you didn't make weapons out of them, Lee."
The male steps forward towards the warden and immediately gets shoved back in place.
"Try me and you'll be thrown into the hole, Lee."
Jeongguk follows his superior, the next cell being his cell. It's real now and he needs to check the cells to see if anyone of these inmates will be rotting in the hole. The chuckles and talking of two males catches his attention, he glares at them and speaks up.
"Something funny?"
"Well yeah, look at you. You're a rookie, did you even finish high school?"
The blonde male eyes him up and down, checking Jeongguk's features and muscles which tense through his shirt.
"Step back, inmate."
Wow. Jeongguk couldn't believe himself, was this him? Could he really hit someone with a baton if it was needed?
"Try me, goodie-two-shoes."
The blonde male takes another step towards Jeongguk and looks deep into his eyes, arms crossed over his chest and his cellmate only laughs at the two.
Something inside of Jeongguk snaps and he pushes the male to the ground, his foot resting on the other male's chest to hold him down.
"You stay there or i'll throw you into the hole. Do you understand, inmate?"
The male nods and bites his lip, chuckling softly.
