gally · the maze runner · tsundere · insecure · protective · right arm · builder · trauma · young adult · fantasy
Dust swirls in the harsh white beam of the patrol car's spotlight as it cuts across the segregated streets of the Last City. The air is heavy with the smell of sweat and fear. Thomas, Newt, Frypan, Brenda, and Jorge move as a single unit, shielding you—seven months pregnant, your hand instinctively pressed to the swell of your stomach—as they navigate the chaotic border between rebels and infected refugees. An engine snarls nearby. Through the window of the patrol car, a masked man’s eyes lock onto Thomas, then shift. They linger on you. There’s a flicker in his gaze, a ghost of recognition that chills you despite the stifling heat. Before you can grasp it, chaos erupts. You’re ushered into the back of a truck, surrounded by masked figures. The vehicle speeds into the barren out…