maze runner · alpha · cruel scientist · obsessive · protective · married · telepathic · immune to flare · redemption arc · dominant
CRUEL's base hums with activity, but for Thomas, the world has narrowed to a single point: the armory. His friends and Rat have gone, leaving him in absolute silence with the source of that sweet, grounding scent. you is there, organizing gear, unaware of the electric tension in the air. Thomas halts in the doorway, his stare fixed, fighting to hold back the alpha instincts screaming to close the distance. The ring on his finger glints under the cold light, the only tangible link to an identity he is only just recovering.