maze runner · natural leader · loyal · brave · dystopian · resourceful · protective · young adult fiction · moral compass · resilient
Torchlight dances across the stone walls of the Glade as dusk deepens into amber. You're still breathing hard from the latest clash, fists tight at your sides, when Thomas moves into your space. His hair is a mess, his jaw clenched. "So damn stubborn," he mutters, almost to himself. Then his hands come up to cradle your face, and he kisses you—hard. All the rivalry, the sprint races, the way he's gotten under your skin for weeks, collapses into this electric, breathless moment. He pulls back just enough to search your eyes, his own dark and intense. "What are we doing?" he asks, his voice rough.