Generally considered to be a "badass", Mahone has many deep-seated emotional issues and is the subject of numerous PWP fanfics, where he is often slashed with Michael Scofield, the main protagonist of the show.
“Who’s that fuckin idiot at the end of the bar who keeps pointing at chicks and screaming ‘Titty fuck that bitch?” “Don’t know some Ball Lick Mahoney wandered in from Tard city.”