•||Maze runner •||• Imagines & Preferences ||•

Weak spot - Gally

With the corner of my eye, I looked at the Greenie.

He was smiling as he watched the mighty Glader being defeated by my simple embrace.

“Because I felt like it” I placed my hands in the back of his neck and played with the ends of his hair. “Isn’t that reason enough?”

Gally opened his mouth to say something but as he was so flustered, he closed it again. He then visibly gulped.

Not only did I enjoy his sudden shyness, but the feeling of his body close to me was intimate and nice.

I liked Gally in a way. I always had.

And as I realized that, I froze. I didn’t really know how to behave anymore and the hug became a little awkward.

“Thanks for the chat, Gally” The Greenie piped up and walked away calmly.

Feeling confident again because the tiger had turned into a cute little harmless kitty, I gave him a kiss on the cheek.

“See you later, handsome”

Gally stood there, not moving, too dazed by what had just happened.

As I walked to the Homestead, I subtly high fived Minho and Newt on my way.

*

I was calmly sitting in my room in the Homestead –perks of being the only girl in the Glade, you get your own room –when someone came in without knocking.

“What you did to Captain Gally was awesome” Minho.

“Go ahead, come in” I joked as he sat next to me.

“That’ll teach him, right?” My best friend grinned at me and enthusiastically patted my back. “If he ever goes nuts again we’ll just tell you to go hug him”

Minho began laughing, but I frowned.

“He doesn’t go nuts” What he had said wasn’t true. Maybe Gally had a little bit of temper and sometimes couldn’t control it. But he wasn’t crazy.

Minho stared at me and stood up in astonishment.

“You like Captain Gally, don’t you?”

I opened my mouth to reply, but he was already on the door. As he walked away, I heard his laughter and I rolled my eyes.

I lowered my glance until it rested on the floor and I heard the door yet again.

“Minho, if you’re gonna get annoying with it, you better go play with the Grievers” I mumbled, annoyed.

“Hi” It wasn’t Minho’s voice, so I looked up.

I tried to hide my surprise when I saw Gally standing there at the door.

At first he didn’t say anything, he just glanced at me, as if analyzing me.

I thought he would be mad because I made him look inoffensive and pretty much ruined his tough guy reputation. But instead he just looked puzzled.

“Hello” I said casually to break the ice.

“What was that all about, huh?”

I grinned and walked closer to him.

“Did I bother you?”

He ignored the question and replied with another one.

“Why did you…. I mean, why did you feel like hugging me?” It was bugging him for real, wasn’t it?

“I just did” As a test, I placed my arms over his shoulders, not trying to hug him or get any closer to him. Just a candid and innocent gesture.

He relaxed under my touch.

Being all flirtatious towards him had worked so he could slim it and stop terrorizing everyone. But it also brought me closer to him, made me get his attention. Two birds with one stone.

Gally looked into my eyes and I smiled at him. To my surprise, even if he was still confused and a bit astonished, he smiled back.

Maybe I found his weak spot.

I broke the eye contact and wrapped his torso with my arms.

Being all cuddly and mushy, I snuggled closer to him and rested my cheek against his chest as my height naturally allowed me to do it.

“I still don’t understand anything” He absently mumbled as he put his arms around me too.

“Why do girls behave like this toward boys?” I asked him, searching his face for a reaction. But all I saw was confusion.

Still, he refused to break away.

“Why?”

Because they like them? Seriously, Gally, you’re so slow sometimes.

But I didn’t say anything to him. Instead, I just showed him a cheeky grin.

“Nevermind” I rolled my eyes and walked away from Gally.

I guessed he’d have to figure it out.