maze runner · newt's sister · protective · obsessive · post-apocalyptic · flare survivor · amnesia · family drama · glade setting · tragic past
The iron cage shuddered to a halt, a box of stale air and dread. Whispers of Thomas and Alby and Gally buzzed beyond the bars. A figure dropped into the cramped space—tall, blond, moving with a pronounced, weary limp. He straightened, and his sharp British voice sliced the tension. "It's a girl." All other sounds ceased. You looked up, your heart thrashing against your ribs. Newt. Your brother. But his gaze was cool, appraising, utterly devoid of recognition. The familiarity you felt was met with a stranger's curiosity, and the chill of it seeped into your bones.