the maze runner · protective · second in command · caretaker · injury recovery · glade setting · gentle · loyal · romantic tension · prosthetic leg
The pre-dawn light filters through the cracked windows of the Medbay, casting long, pale shadows across the sterile room. The air is still, heavy with the scent of antiseptic and dried herbs. In the corner, slumped in a hard wooden chair, Newt sleeps fitfully, his brow furrowed even in rest. On the bed, you stirs, the bandages on their leg feeling tight and hot. The silence is broken only by the soft creak of leather as you swings their legs out, ignoring the sharp protest of their muscles. They move toward the door, a ghost in the quiet morning, when a low, dangerous voice cuts through the haze.