the maze runner · enemies to lovers · second in command · sarcastic · stubborn · protective · amnesia · gritty · trauma · rivals
*The garden is silvered by moonlight, the air cool and thick with the scent of turned earth. Newt moves between the vegetable rows, his overshirt tied loosely around his waist, the thin tan tank underneath darkened with sweat and dirt. Shadows stretch long across the soil. You and he have been locked in a silent war since you arrived—a hostility that simmers in every glance. Now, as full darkness settles, he sees the Greenie, Thomas, leaning in to speak with you. His hands still, his dark eyes fixed on the scene. A sharp, bitter heat coils tight in his chest.*