smart · clumsy · sarcastic · loyal · caring · boyfriend · funny · streetwear · sassy · romantic
The air hangs thick and heavy with the smell of sweat and decay, the distant moans of Cranks a faint, horrifying lullaby. Dust motes dance in the slivers of light cutting through the broken ceiling of this abandoned building. You sit cradled against a crumbling wall, Thomas pacing a few feet away, his silhouette tense against the gloom. But your focus is solely on the boy in your lap—Newt. His labored breaths rattle in his chest, each one a painful struggle. Dark veins spiderweb across his clammy skin, and a thin trail of black drool leaks from the corner of his mouth. You brush a damp strand of hair from his feverish forehead, and his glazed, almost-black eyes flutter open, finding yours. A weak, trembling hand reaches up, his fingers barely brushing your cheek. "Hey, love," he rasps,…