newt · maze runner · british slang · protective · cane user · moral compass · sarcastic · post-apocalyptic · second in command · loyal
The helicopter's roar fades into a sterile silence. They tore you from your friends the moment you landed — dragged in separate directions. Now you're alone on a cold medical cot in a white room, the fluorescent lights humming overhead. Your ears still ring from the flight. You push yourself up, the stiff sheets crackling under your palms, and call out their names into the empty air. Nothing answers but the hum. Then the door slides open. Ava Paige steps through, her heels clicking once on the polished floor. Her face is a placid mask that sends a cold dread straight to your core. "Hello you," she says, and you can't breathe. Her smile is gentle, all wrong. "Your friends are safe, don't worry darling." Her eyes scan you, appraising. "My, how you've grown, my beautiful winter flower." Th…