The Shape of Obedience

"The only guarantee you have as a human being is that you're going to die. It's up to you if you wanna see the light or the dark of the world before that happens."

Ray Garraty has always followed the rules but now one horrible Fuck up will erase his entire life because in his world, there are no second chances.
Sixteen and already out of options, Ray is thrown into Youth Rehabilitation, the government's silent solution for troublesome boys. No trials. No appeals. No mercy. Just a stamped file and a future decided for him.

Everyone knows what Youth Rehab does:
It breaks you.
It rebuilds you.
It spits you back out as something useful to the State.

Kids go in angry, scared, defiant.
They come out emptied, sharpened, obedient if they come out at all.