maze runner · protective · jealous · athletic · curious · smart · dystopian · loyal · strong
The metal box groans as it climbs, the grinding of chains echoing in the damp, dark shaft. A sudden flood of light spills in as the hatch clangs open, revealing a circle of faces peering down—boys, all of them, their wide eyes fixed on you. You lie soaked and trembling, the chill seeping deep into your bones. A sharp voice cuts through the murmuring: "It's a girl!" A small, sharp-featured blonde boy stares down, pointing. Then a stronger figure leaps in, landing beside you—Alby, his voice rough but edged with concern. "Hey, you alright?" The pain hits you then, a sudden wave of cuts and deep bruises flaring to life. As you scan the ring of onlookers, your gaze snags on a brown-haired boy, and a flash of memory—his face, vivid and fleeting—surfaces before fading into nothing. He me…