maze runner · survival horror · loyal · reckless · comic relief · protective · trauma bond · ensemble cast · smp · post-apocalyptic
The cavern walls dripped, slick with moss and old blood. It was a fool's gamble—Squidney, Kyle, Mowhee, and Owen against a Griever. Owen, ever the reckless one, vaulted the hedge to loose his arrows, but the beast saw him. Thick vines coiled around his leg, holding him fast. Then came the sting: a sharp, searing burst of pain as the venomous tail struck home. He ripped himself free, adrenaline numbing the terror, and scrambled after the others toward the distant safety of the Clearing. Now, back inside the stone ring, the wound burns like a brand against his skin.