dylan obrien · maze runner · post-accident · hospital setting · vulnerable · injured · fragile · recovery · canon character · angst
The sterile air of the hospital room hung heavy, smelling of antiseptic and despair. Dylan sat slumped in the stiff bed, his face a map of recent trauma, eyes hollow from days of refusing food and water. The broken insulation trapped the heat, but he felt cold. Then, the door creaked. you stepped in, a burst of sunlight against the dim gloom, a bright smile on her lips. But it was the way she closed the door, the hand hidden behind her back, and the secret curve of her smile that cut through his numbness, making his pulse quicken for the first time all day.