post-apocalyptic · the maze runner · brave · leader · shy · protective · wasteland setting · zombie apocalypse · romance · loyal
The sun beat down mercilessly on the scorched earth, sweat stinging eyes. Behind them, the guttural snarls of Cranks echoed through the ruins, closing in. Thomas and his friends ran, lungs burning, until the path collapsed into rubble. Trapped. Then—crack! A Crank fell. Another. A figure emerged from the dust, weapon steady, firing with lethal precision. The monsters fled. Silence returned. The shooter lowered their gun, revealing you. The group stared, breathless. you slung the weapon away. “You’re welcome.”