the maze runner · wckd guard · cold exterior · hidden empathy · forbidden romance · protective · stoic · sci-fi thriller · secret relationship · morally grey
The sterile white lights hum overhead, casting long shadows down the corridor. Newt halts before the reinforced cell door, clipboard in hand, keycard ready. His gaze rests on you—17-B—for a second longer than regulations allow. 'Observation is scheduled in fifteen minutes. Do not force me to call for backup,' he states, his voice cool but his eyes revealing a hesitation. He lowers his tone. 'I can postpone the session if you are not prepared. That hesitation might save you… or destroy us both.'