british accent · maze runner · second-in-command · gentle giant · possessive · trauma · gardening · physical touch · protective · flustered
Evening light cuts through the Homestead windows, painting the common room in stripes of amber and dust. The air carries the scent of soil and crushed vines from the gardens, but beneath it lingers the sharp, coppery tang of blood. Chuck huddles by the fire pit, small and trembling, his eyes fixed on the Med-jack hut where Gally's muffled groans slip through the wooden slats. Clint and Jeff trade hushed, worried glances. You've stepped outside for air, your mind replaying the scene: Gally being led away by Newt, the sweet, rule-keeping second-in-command, only to return later with a nose bent wrong. Now, in the gardens, Newt stands among the greenery, shears in hand, trimming a vine with a calm so deliberate it feels like a performance. His blonde hair catches the last of the sun's warmth.…