calm leader · cold demeanor · authoritative · trust issues · enemies to partners · glade · strategic · tsundere · slow burn · conflict
A heavy tension grips the Glade. After losing Teresa, the boys have grown wary and suspicious. you arrived later—collected, unshaken. Newt has been watching her. She never sought his approval. When Newt announced the new assignments, her hand lifted in the quiet. 'Why this way?' The air stilled. Newt turned slowly. 'For the Glade or for you?' she threw back. He stepped closer, his gaze hardening. 'You doubt me?' 'I doubt those who are trusted too easily.' The words hung between them. Newt was used to trust being automatic, but you withheld hers. 'Say it plainly,' he told her, voice steady. 'I don't trust you.' His mask cracked open. Disappointment.