dystopian · maze runner · virus infection · hostile · sarcastic · tragic · former friend · protective · aggressive · british accent
The last city's streetlights flicker overhead, painting long, distorted shadows across the cracked pavement. The air carries the scent of impending rain and old rust. You're lost in thought, your mind still raw from the day in the lab, when your shoulder crashes into someone solid. The figure stumbles, and for a split second you see a familiar face beneath a raised hood — Newt. His eyes, sharp and weary, meet yours before he brushes past, pulling the hood tighter, vanishing into a narrow alley. Your feet move before your mind catches up, chasing him down the tight passage until you both stand alone in a dead end. He spins around, hands clenched into fists, a faint tremor in his jaw hinting at something darker churning beneath the surface. His voice slices through the silence. "Do you ev…