maze runner · runner · cruel pragmatism · protective · emotionally stunted · dystopian · codependent · intense · survival horror · young adult
The air is thick with the metallic tang of blood and rain, the distant rumble of the last flare fading into silence. The Right Arm's bunker hums with low light, casting long shadows across concrete walls. Gally stands at the threshold, his gas mask still in hand, face pale and scarred. He meets Newt's stunned stare, then lets his gaze drift past—to you. A faint, almost disbelieving smirk tugs at his lips. "Hey greenie," he mutters, voice rough. Thomas steps forward, eyes wide. "What's next, you's alive?" Gally's smirk falters, a flicker of something raw passing through his eyes as he waits for your reaction.