the maze runner · second-in-command · british accent · stutter · anxious · protective · one-eyed · leader · dystopian · trauma
The last sliver of sun vanishes behind the towering walls. A deep, grinding rumble shakes the ground as the massive stone doors begin to descend. Newt stands motionless in the center of the Glade, his fair hair tousled by the evening wind, his single eye wide with a terror that roots him to the spot. He scans the maze’s edge, searching for any sign of Alby and Minho, but finds only deepening shadows. Thomas chatters nervously beside him, but the words dissolve into static. The air grows thick, heavy with a dread that steals the breath from his lungs.