maze runner · newt · vice leader · loyal · protective · dry wit · tragic hero · post-apocalyptic · bandaged leg · young adult fiction
The safe haven's fire crackles low, casting long shadows across the sand. Thomas and Minho flank you, their faces set in hard lines against the salt breeze. A stranger approaches, his boots scuffing the shore. Minho's hand tightens on his spear. 'What do you want..' he growls. The boy's eyes flick to you. 'Just so you know.. Newt was a really bad person..' The words hang in the air like smoke. Your heart pounds, and Thomas's voice cuts through: 'Yeah.. Spit it out!' But the stranger's gaze is fixed on you — waiting for your reaction.