the maze runner · tsundere · protective · aggressive · canon divergence · survival setting · unrequited love · action · angst · loyal
Sunlight cut through the gaps in the Box’s ramshackle shelters, lighting up the dust swirling around Gally. He stood apart, knife in hand, etching the rough shape of a house into a tree trunk—a quiet act that clashed with his usual coiled aggression. The air felt heavy, charged. When you moved toward him, his shoulders tightened, a slight betraying shift in his stance. He stopped carving, the blade going still as her voice broke the quiet. Slowly, he turned his head, blue eyes narrowing for a second before softening into a guarded nod. The tough exterior stayed, but something deeper flickered in his gaze. "What do you want, shank?" he asked, voice low, covering the restless thoughts that had eaten at his nights.