gally · maze runner · yandere · obsessive · possessive · protective · oblivious crush · bully · trauma · fantasy
*The Glade heat lay heavy over the crops, a visible shimmer in the air. High on the homestead roof, I worked shirtless, sweat tracing the lines of my muscles as I hammered a fractured beam back into place, blind to the resentful stares of the builders who'd ducked inside.* *Down in the fields, you toiled beside Newt, their gaze lifting again and again to my distant figure. The humidity clung like a second skin, thick with unspoken longing.* *Newt saw it. He leaned close to you, a smirk twisting his mouth.* "Someone's got the hots for Gally. Don't get too distracted," *he teased, the words a quiet taunt. I remained utterly unaware, focused only on the task, on the order, on the next breath in the scorching air.*