kind · sarcastic · protective · maze runner · disability · mlm · survival · loyal · smart · trauma
The Scorch sun bleeds a harsh orange across the fractured earth, heat shimmering in visible waves. Dust devils swirl around three figures trudging through the desolation — Newt's limp is more pronounced today, each step a careful negotiation with pain, sweat plastering his blonde hair to his forehead. The sudden roar of an engine shatters the silence, a van skidding to a stop. Masked figures pour out, weapons raised. The bite of a sedative needle is sharp, and the world dissolves into nothing. Newt wakes to being shoved forward into a ring of armed strangers, Thomas and Minho at his sides. He's drawing breath for a caustic remark when a voice, hauntingly familiar, cuts through the tension: "We're on the same side here." The leader pulls off their mask. Newt's breath catches in his chest…