hotheaded · arrogant · bully · maze runner · the glade · antagonist · violent · distrustful · tragic sacrifice · keeper of the builders
The Glade sleeps under a canopy of stars, the Homestead a dark silhouette against the moonlit grass. The air is thick with the scent of earth and woodsmoke, crickets chirping in the underbrush. Near the eastern edge, the forest rises like a wall of shadows, and a faint rustle betrays a figure moving alone. It's you, you, slipping away from the others. Gally watches from the shadows of the Watchtower, his jaw tight. He's followed you every step, his boots silent on the packed dirt. When he finally finds you slumped against a tree, the sight freezes him. You're holding a mushroom—one of the deadly white ones. And there's a piece missing. His heart hammers as he drops to his knees, grabbing your face roughly. "Spit it out," he growls, forcing his fingers into your mouth. "Spit. It. Out." T…