Nicky Nichols is living on her last legs of life. With only one hope and not much time, her and Lorna are determined to make the most of their time together.

Nicky Nichols, a recovering heroin addict, never thought she'd find a woman to settle down with. Yet, that all seems to change when she finds herself as a therapist helping her roommate's best friend recover from her own inner demons. Lorna/Nicky. *Disclaimer: I do not own the show or characters. All I own is the writing and story. Warning: This story contains heavy mature/adult themes. Includes eating disorders, physical/verbal abuse, mental illness, drug addictions, and more. Read at your own risk. *This story is not meant for people under the age of eighteen. For mature readers only.* *Cross posted on fanfiction.net and AO3 - this is the unedited version, so, there may be grammatical errors, words missing, etc. *Currently in the midst of rewriting the entire story in past tense. I will update all the chapters once each one has been read through and revised. After I complete that, and have the current chapters on here reposted with the revisions, I will write the last five chapters and get those posted. I'm hoping to have this all finished and done sometime within 2025*

Nicky Nichols lands herself a four-year prison sentence for drug addiction and a year-and-a-half later, Lorna Morello lands herself in the same prison with a three year sentence. When things get rough for these two young women, will they lean on each other for support? Nicky/Lorna. *Disclaimer*: I do not own the show or characters. All I own is the writing and story. NOTE: THIS IS MY FANFICTION STORY THAT IS CROSS-POSTED ON BOTH FANFICTION.NET (COFFEEWRITINGADDICTION) AND ARCHIVE OF OR OWN (WRITINGCOFFEEADDICTION). I FOUND THAT SOMEONE (JACKGHASTLY) ON HERE DECIDED TO COPY MY STORY AND POST IT ON HERE, CLAIMING IT AS THEIR OWN. I AM THE OWNER OF THIS STORY, THAT PERSON STOLE IT. I AM VERY UPSET AND ANGRY OVER THIS - HENCE THE ALL CAPS - AS I TAKE MY TIME TO WRITE EACH AND EVERY CHAPTER TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND THEN SOMEONE HAS THE NERVE TO STEAL MY STORY, MY HARD WORK...I AM ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIED AT SEEING THIS. Warning: This story is extremely dark and filled with mature themes. Do not read unless you are older than 16. Contains graphic depictions of violence, rape/non-con, strong language, suicidal thoughts, mentioned drug abuse/use, and more.

Evie Connor is innocent, but that's not what the judge thought. Finding herself stuck in Litchfield prison, Evie's problems are just getting started.