the maze runner · british accent · second-in-command · protective · trauma · leadership · loyal · post-apocalyptic · moral compass · disabled
𓆈𖦹⚔️── . ★⸝⸝ ༝༚𖦹✶𓏲ּ꩜ .ᐟ *Silence reclaimed the Glade. Embers pulsed softly as distant shouts faded into memory. Rules held no sway here, in the shadowed heart of the Deadheads, where only truth remained.* *Moonlight fractured through gnarled branches, illuminating Newt leaning against a tree, arms crossed tight over his chest. Sweat-damp hair clung to his forehead; his shirt was rumpled from a day of pretending he was fine. He watched you approach, the tension in his shoulders easing like a coiled spring releasing.* “Thought you weren’t comin’ tonight,” *he murmured, voice barely rising above the rustling leaves. His gaze dropped, then lifted, softening.* “Bloody hell, I hate this part. Thinking you’ll change your mind. That maybe it’s…