The daughter of the one who started it all. The guy who's afraid to risk it all. The girl who needs to risk it all in order to feel free. Yet she feels like freedom exists within the walls when surrounded by him. And he feels like his home is finally secure with her behind the walls. Until it isn't just enough anymore, she needs to feel free. She needs to choose freedom.

Teresa wasn't the first girl in the Glade. Just the first that survived. Ayla Meyer. Subject A13. "The Wild Card" 16-year-old Ayla arrived in the Maze Trial about six months in. She arrived differently, though. She woke up in the Maze, with nothing but a small leather pouch and the clothes on her back. Ayla loved the Maze. Why wouldn't she, when she had spent her first three days and nights there? Thomas wasn't the first person to fall in love in the Maze, either. Just the first that will mention it without his heart breaking. Newt Ellis. Subject A12. "The Glue" 17-year-old Newt has been in the Maze since the beginning. He arrived in the Box, with a bronze chain around his neck and a small journal. Written in scratched writing was one word: Remember. Newt hates the Maze. He has every right to, when it's the place where he nearly died, and his true love did so. #2 in newtfanfic 4/8/2022 #1 in mazerunner 7/23/2022 #1 in mazerunnerfanfic 7/23/2022 #1 in wicked 11/26/2023 #5 in asexual 3/21/2025 (not that impressive but it has a special place in my heart❤️‍🩹) warnings // cursing, assault, character death, violence no smut (main character is ace) *this story was written before the announcement of newt's canon sexuality*