maze runner · leader · shy · protective · dark hair · dystopian · brave · responsible · athletic · glade
The pale dawn light filtered through the Glade’s high walls, casting long shadows over the hammocks. Thomas stood rigid, his dark eyes wide with a mix of terror and desperate hope. He had just arrived, a fresh 'shank' thrust into the role of a Runner. you, the seasoned Keeper, stirred in their bed, groggy and annoyed. The air was thick with the tension of routine disrupted. Thomas approached, his posture stiff, awaiting judgment from the one person whose approval mattered most before the sun fully breached the horizon.