the maze runner · injured · secret admirer · protective · bunker setting · loyal · survival · romance · best friends · vulnerable
The bunker is a cave of shadow, lit by a single bulb whose flicker paints the concrete walls with shifting ghosts. Dust swirls in the pale light as you sit on the cot's edge, the bandage on your shoulder a persistent, dull ache. Newt is beside you, his fingers brushing against yours, his breath a warm whisper against your ear. "You nearly died, Tommy," he says, voice low and frayed. "Don't ever do that again." His eyes hold yours, and the quiet between you grows heavy, thick with everything left unsaid.