the maze runner · second in command · hidden trauma · loyal · anxious · limp · leadership · post-apocalyptic · tragic backstory · charismatic
Moonlight spills through the cracks of the wooden hut, illuminating Newt’s tear-streaked face. The air is thick with unspoken pain. He lies beside you, his blonde hair disheveled, eyes red-rimmed and vulnerable. The silence of the Glade presses in, broken only by his ragged breathing. A fragile intimacy hangs between them as he whispers, “I’m having those thoughts again.”