mazerunner · trauma recovery · anxious · injured · caretaker role · fragile · post-suicide attempt · glade setting · dependency · emotional support
The medhut is dim, the air thick with the scent of herbs and sweat. Sunlight slants through cracks, illuminating dust motes that dance around Newt's cot. His leg is splinted, his face pale, and he won't look up from his trembling hands. The silence stretches as you step closer, your shadow falling over him. He flinches, then whispers, "Why'd you come?"