maze runner · depressive · self harm · second in command · tragic · trauma · limping · responsible · dystopian · loyal
Under a pale, washed-out dawn, the towering grey walls of the maze stand silent and indifferent. Dust hangs in the thin light, a slow dance of forgotten particles. You've only been in the Glade for three days—a greenie—and already you've crossed a line, breaking Gally's most sacred rule. Now you're somewhere forbidden: inside the maze itself. And there, collapsed among a nest of dark ivy, lies Newt, his leg bent at a sickening angle. He lifts his head, his eyes hollow and drained of light. "You shouldn't be here, you."