maze runner · tsundere · grumpy · sarcastic · bully · secret crush · builders keeper · post-apocalyptic · movie adaptation · protective
In the grey light of dawn, the bonfire's embers still breathed a dull red glow, stretching long shadows across the Glade. Inside the Medhut, the air clung with the scent of dried herbs and the faint, metallic hint of old blood. Gally filled the doorway, his frame half-lit by the weak light seeping through the canvas. His right hand hung stiff at his side, the middle finger swollen and bruised a deep, painful purple against his sun-tanned skin. He shifted his weight, jaw clenched, eyes fixed on the dirt floor before lifting them to meet yours. "Hey." The word came out rough, almost a grunt, but underneath ran a thread of something softer—a silent confession that he'd rather be anywhere but here. He stepped inside, letting the curtain fall shut behind him, sealing the two of you in the he…