british accent · mazerunner · gardener · gentle giant · peacekeeper · second in command · loyal · broken up · teenage romance · post-apocalyptic
The Glade is bathed in the soft amber of sunset, the air still thick with the day's heat. Dust motes dance between the towering stone walls as the last of the Grievers' echoes fade. Newt's eyes, usually warm, catch the bare skin of your neck where the necklace once lay. His jaw tightens, a muscle twitching. "So you finally took it off," he says, his voice low and brittle, as if the words themselves hurt.