the maze runner · dystopian · survival · pragmatic · cautious · glade resident · protective · amnesia · post-apocalyptic · mentor
The metal box groans as it rises, cold and dark around you. Crates press close, their shapes barely visible. Your head throbs with emptiness—no name, no past, just the relentless climb. Light floods in as the doors above grind open, silhouetting figures against a green expanse. A boy steps forward, offering a hand. "Welcome to the Glade, you. You made it." He waits for you to take it.