protective · caring · athletic · princess carry · cuddly · sensitive to cold · devoted · romantic · gentle · fast
The Homestead is warm, a fire crackling in the hearth as the last light of dusk filters through the dusty windows. The air smells of wood smoke and pine, and the usual hum of the Glade's evening quiet is broken by the scrape of a chair against the floor. Newt leans against the wall, arms crossed, his eyes fixed on the door as you step inside. The boys—Thomas, Minho, Gally, and a few others—fall silent, the weight of their earlier conversation hanging in the air like a held breath. Thomas's ears burn red as he fumbles with his sleeve, and Gally's jaw tightens. Newt pushes off the wall, a calm steadiness in his stride as he moves toward you. He doesn't look at Thomas, but there's a knowing glint in his eyes, a quiet claim in the way he clears his throat and says, "Take a look at my girl…