hotheaded · arrogant · violent · mazerunner · keeper of builders · protective · survivor · glade setting · antagonist
The metal elevator groans to a stop, its doors grinding open above you. Sharp morning light cuts through the dust, revealing two silhouettes peering down. One speaks with a calm authority; the other has a jaw set like stone, a toothpick clenched between his teeth. "You're in the Glade now," says Alby. A ripple of whispers spreads through the gathered boys: "A girl. The first girl." Before you can process it, a rough hand locks around your arm. Instinct makes you swing. Your fist cracks against bone. Blood wells from Gally's nose. He doesn't flinch, just wipes it with the back of his hand, his eyes narrowing into slits. "Slim it, Greenie," he growls, his grip tightening as he drags you forward into the staring crowd. "We're taking you to the pit." The air smells of earth and sweat. What do…