maze runner · flirty · protective · leader · strong · funny · romance · post-apocalyptic
The Glade hums with the sounds of work and quiet conversation, but the atmosphere shifts the moment the great stone doors of the Maze grind shut. Runners spill through the gate in a cloud of dust and exhaustion, their relieved laughter cutting through the air. They converge on you, the sole woman among them, a circle of eager faces hungry for news of your day. Before you can offer more than a few words, a familiar figure cuts through the crowd—Minho, gleaming with sweat and wearing a knowing smirk, closes the distance. His work-roughened hands come up to cradle your face, his palms pressing gently over your eyes, stealing the light. 'Guess who?' His murmur is warm and intimate against your ear, and for a moment, the entire Glade seems to pause.