A/N:
TW ⚠️ - (Mentions of) suicide. Please if you struggle with this, talk to someone. My messages are always open and you can talk to me about everything. I'm not trying to romanticize this.
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This is basically Newt's story with his limp but then it's Y/n instead of Newt and Thomas is the one who saves her.
Thank you for the request ssylviiaaaa ❤️
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You had been in the Glade for at least a year. Every day Newt had to drag you out of bed, literally. You just had no energy to get out and do something. You found everything horrible and boring. All you did was run every day, trying to find a way out, but the thing is, there was no way out of the maze. You would grow old in the hellhole together with slintheads like Gally. The only person who caught your eye was the new Greenie, Thomas. Something about his was different. He was interested in everything you said and seemed like a nice kid.
At some point, you couldn't take it anymore. None of the Gladers were really trying to cheer you up and you weren't good friends with anyone. Of course, there were some nice people, but none seemed to be interested in being friends with you.
For the first time in months, you got up early, actually ready for the day. You had decided it would be better if you weren't alive anymore. No one would be bothered, you thought you had an awful life, and you were locked up. There was nothing that could stop you.
Quickly you wrote a small goodbye note to Minho and Newt, who were the only ones you liked a little bit. Then you ran into the maze, planning to never get out again.
With tears streaming down your face, you started climbing the tallest wall you could find. Finally, you would be able to leave everything behind you. Once you stood on top of the tall wall, you looked down. A small breeze made you shiver. You closed your eyes for a few seconds and breathed in. Then you jumped.
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Thomas' POV
I ran through the maze on my own, when suddenly a heartbreaking scream echoed through the tall walls. It was a girl, Y/n. The only girl in the Glade. The girl I admired. She seemed different than the others. Less stupid.
With my eyebrows furrowed, I followed the scream, which was followed by some cries. Then my heart broke into pieces and my stomach dropped. For a second I stood there, in shock.
Y/n was lying on the floor, her leg in a position it should not be. Tears streamed down her face and another scream of hers pierced my ears. She squeezed her eyes shut and started sobbing.
Then I shook out of my trance. As fast as possible, I ran over to the poor girl and carefully lifted her up, trying not to touch her leg. She let out a yelp when I started running. I had to make it before the doors would close. We were far into the maze, so it was a long way to go, and I wasn't as fast when I had to carry someone.
My legs hurt like hell and sweat dripped down my whole body, but I didn't stop. I had to save
Y/n. When finally, after a long time, I saw the Glade, the Doors were already closing. Multiple boys stood in front of it, shouting for me and Y/n until Newt noticed something was wrong. I heard him yell for the Med-Jacks.
With the last energy I had, I ran through the Doors just before they closed. Gentle, but quick, I lay Y/n down on the floor. Minho bent down and looked at Y/n, then his eyes caught her leg. He gasped and yelled for the Med-Jacks, just like Newt had done. By the time Newt had bent down too.
"What happened, Thomas?" Minho looked at me with his eyes full of horror and panic.
"I don't- she-" I stammered through my breaths.
"Did she do this to herself?" Newt asked, just as worried as Minho and myself.
"I think so," I panted. When I turned back to Y/n, her eyes were closed and she stopped sobbing. Whimpers and groans still escaped from her mouth, but that was it. She was unconscious.
"Shit," Newt breathed. "She fainted or whatever the bloody hell is happening!" He panicked.
"Where are the Med-Jacks, you slintheads?" Minho raised his voice at the Gladers who stood around us.
"Come on." I lifted Y/n up again and started jogging to the Med Hut. Just when I ran in, the Med-Jacks came out. "Help!" I immediately said.
"Here." Clint ran over to a bed and motioned for me to put Y/n down. I did as I was told and watched Jeff grab some stuff off the table.
"What happened?" Clint stared at the crooked leg.
"I think she jumped," I lowered my voice.
For a few seconds, the Med-Jacks stopped right in their tracks and their breathing hitched, but then they kept working.
"Alright," Clint panted, already tired of all the running he did. "This is gonna be awful."
"What's gonna be-"
I got interrupted by Clint grabbing Y/n's leg and bending it the right way again. My eyes opened wide at the sight. A scream so horrible that I thought even the Grievers could hear, sounded in my ears again. It was awful to see Y/n like this. She started crying and whimpering in pain again.
I felt so bad for her. Why would such a sweet girl do this to herself?
I watched as the Med-Jacks patched up her leg and cleaned a cut on her cheek. Then everything was silent again, except for Y/n's cries.
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A few days later, I still hadn't left the Med Hut. I didn't know why, but something about Y/n made me worry. Like we knew each other before the maze already.
Her cries had gotten less loud and she only whimpered once in a while, but that was it.
One day, she groaned and slowly opened her eyes. Panicked she looked around until her eyes met mine. For a second her gaze softened, but then her eyes started to get watery.
"Thomas?" She managed to get out with a hoarse voice.
"Hey, hey." I got up from my chair and bent over to her. "You're all right."
Y/n's lower lip started to shake uncontrollably. "I don't want to be okay." She cried.
I felt so sorry for her. Without hesitation, I wrapped my arms around her. Hesitantly she hugged back.
"I'll make sure you're gonna be all right, okay?"
She let out a cry, followed by a nod in response.
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A few days later Y/n was doing better and she seemed to be happier. I still hadn't left her side for some reason. Eventually, I decided to have a talk with Y/n. The Med-Jacks had left for dinner and promised they would give us some food after, so me and Y/n were all alone.
"Hey, Y/n?" I carefully asked.
She looked up from her notebooks, putting a strand of her y/h/c hair behind her ear. "Yeah?" Just then I noticed how beautiful she was. I could stare into her eyes for days, her smile made me smile too, and even the way she talked was amazing. I was falling in love with her even though I didn't realize it myself.
"Are you going to say something?" Y/n chuckled lightly, revealing her teeth, which were also beautiful.
I shook out of my trance. "Uhm- yeah, of course. I wanted to talk."
"About?" Y/n raised her eyebrows.
"Why you did it," I explained. "Why you jumped."
Y/n's smile disappeared and her face darkened a bit. She took a deep breath and I expected her to argue or resist, but she didn't. "Well, there's no way out of this maze, so I'm stuck here forever, only with some boys who don't even talk to me a lot. That's basically the whole reason. Kinda lame actually," she said the last word quietly.
"It's not lame, Y/n," I replied. She looked at me surprised. "I'm glad your safe now."
A smile grew on her face. "Maybe I'm getting glad too."
She patted on her bed, telling me to sit next to her. I did as she told me to do and looked her in the eyes.
"You have beautiful eyes," Y/n blurted out. Her cheeks turned slightly red.
I smiled. "Well, thank you. You too."
"You don't have to say that," she laughed averting her eyes from mine.
"But it's true." I defended. Y/n looked up again. Without realizing what I was doing, I cupped her face and pressed my lips to hers. I saw her eyes opening wide, but then she relaxed and kissed back. Just before I closed my own eyes, I saw
Y/n's eyes closing too. Her soft lips moved perfectly in sync with mine and I could never have imagined it better. When we let go, Y/n had a big smile on her by now, bright red face.
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