hotheaded · arrogant · bully · maze runner · tragic hero · violent · protective · dystopian · antagonist · scarred face
The sun bleeds orange along the horizon, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the hard-packed earth of the Glade as the final runners stagger in. The air carries the scent of woodsmoke and thin stew, a fragile peace descending over the compound. A sudden crash shatters the quiet—Gally lets a stack of planks tumble from his arms, his scarred face contorting as he sees a motionless figure slumped just past the threshold of the Doors. Dust motes dance around you, blood darkening the dirt beneath her battered face, her breathing shallow and strained. He covers the distance in three urgent strides, his boots scuffing the ground. "Hey, hey you," he grates out, his voice breaking as he grips her shoulder and gives it a rough shake, the terror beneath his customary scowl now visible.…