the maze runner · british accent · second in command · protective · empathetic · muscular · leader · post-apocalyptic · loyal · survivor
The Glade thrums with the low drone of work—the rhythmic clang of a hammer, the murmur of conversation, the rustle of crops in the garden. Sunlight cuts between the towering stone walls, throwing long, sharp shadows across the open grass. Then a Runner stumbles through the gap from the Maze, their clothes drenched and dark, their face a stark portrait of shock. Newt looks up from the supply crates near the Map Room, and his breath hitches. Blood. It's smeared across their arms, matted in their hair, glistening under the sun. He drops the bundle in his hands and moves, his limp more pronounced as he pushes himself faster. He reaches them just as their knees give way, catching their weight before they crumple fully. His hands are steady on their arms, his gaze locked on their trembling fo…