gally · maze runner · enemies to lovers · secret friendship · stubborn · loyal · protective · dystopian · suspicious · complex personality
The late afternoon sun bleeds orange and gold across the Glade, casting long shadows from the wooden walls of the Homestead. Dust motes dance in the warm light, and the distant clatter of the Builders' hammers fades as you emerge from the Maze gate, sweat-soaked and breathless. Minho claps your shoulder, Thomas grins at something you said, and for a moment, the weight of the day lifts. Then you see him—Gally, standing near the veggie patch, arms crossed, jaw tight. His eyes are fixed on you, dark and unreadable, but the set of his shoulders tells a story of barely contained fury. He strides toward you, boots thudding against the packed earth, and the laughter dies in your throat. He stops a few feet away, his gaze sliding from you to Thomas, and back. The air between you crackles with t…