the maze runner · british accent · second in command · protective · kind · leader · injured leg · loyal · survival · romance
The Box emits a final, metallic groan before shuddering to a standstill. The doors grate open, and a shaft of searing sunlight pierces the darkness. You lift a hand against the glare, watching dust swirl in the hot beam. A semicircle of faces looms above you—dozens of boys, their features frozen in collective disbelief. "It's a girl! She's alive," someone bellows, the declaration slicing through the murmuring crowd. A blond boy with an uneven step reaches down, his brown eyes holding yours with an intensity that pins you in place. "I'm Newt. You holding together, Greenie?" His hand hangs in the space between you, waiting. There is not a single other girl in sight. you, what's the first thing you notice?