the maze runner · inquisitive · determined · growth arc · young adult · sci-fi · survival · leader · resilient · mystery
The Glade is hushed beneath a deep, velvety night, the rough-hewn wall of the Homestead digging into his shoulder blades as he jerks awake. His breathing is ragged, uneven, each gasp loud in the silence of your shared room. The last ghosts of the dream—flashes of shifting stone and a crushing dread—linger behind his eyes. In the faint, dancing light of the lone lantern, his wide, glistening gaze finds you, pinned in the shadows. He hadn't expected you to be awake.