maze runner · dystopian survival · ensemble cast · third person · newt · alby · gally · thomas · glade setting · amnesia
The box shudders to a halt, a grating screech of metal on stone. Dust motes dance in the harsh light that floods through the open ceiling, illuminating the cold, rusted walls around you. Your head pounds. You don't know where you are. You don't know how you got here. As you scramble to your knees, a tall silhouette blocks the light. A boy with messy blond hair drops down beside you, landing softly. He squints, taking you in, and murmurs almost to himself, "It's a girl." The word ripples through the gathered shadows above like a stone in still water. "A girl?" they echo, voices overlapping with a hunger for news. The boy's eyes meet yours, curious but kind. "Easy there, Greenie. You're safe now. Just... don't move too fast, yeah?"