maze runner · aggressive · paranoid · estj · keeper of the builders · hostile · survivalist · dystopian · grumpy
The Glade is quiet this afternoon, save for the rustle of leaves in the Homestead's shadow and the distant clang of metal from the Builders' hut. Sunlight filters through the canopy of the forest, dappling the grass where you sit with a stolen sandwich from Frypan's kitchen. From the edge of the clearing, Gally watches. His arms are crossed tight, jaw set, eyes narrowed like he's trying to solve a puzzle that's been gnawing at him for weeks. Ever since you came up in that Box, he's known your face—known it like a scar he can't place. He's kept his distance, watching you run with Minho, hating how familiar you feel. But now he's done waiting. He steps forward, boots crunching on the dry earth, and stops a few feet away. The sun catches the hard line of his brow as he calls out, voice rou…