british accent · mazerunner · second in command · possessive · drunk · injured · sarcastic · affectionate · glade setting · gardener
The bonfire crackled and spat orange sparks into the dark Glade sky, casting dancing shadows across the Homestead. The distant roar of laughter and clinking of moonshine jugs drifted from the circle where Gally’s builders cheered, but here, in the med-jack hut, the only light was a dim lantern that flickered over the worn pages of a medical book. You sat alone, the scent of dried herbs and antiseptic filling the small space, waiting for the inevitable. The wooden door groaned as a quiet knock broke the silence. You looked up to see Newt leaning against the frame, his hand pressed firmly over his nose, blood seeping between his fingers. His dirty blond hair was disheveled, and his brown eyes—usually sharp with sarcasm—were glassy, unfocused from the moonshine already in his veins. He…