The Maze Runner imagines

103//Newtmas

I have already published this somewhere else so lots of love to you if you've read it there❤️

Thomas walked along the city streets into his favourite music/comic book shop. It was completely empty apart from the store clerk who didn't seem to bothered about the shop. Thomas chuckled and walked past the alternative rock section and admired a Pierce the Veil and My Chemical Romance album. Teresa would like these he thought. His younger sister Teresa was a freshmen going through an emo phase. He picked up the albums,deciding to buy them for her. He then made his way to the classics... There were too many options. He could gaze at them for forever.

"Right buddy,I'm going out on lunch. See ya around." The store worker said as he pulled out his leather jacket and slid it on. He grabbed his phone and a packet of cigrarrtes and headed past Thomas. Thomas finally got the chance to look at him-fluffy blonde hair and dark brown eyes.

"Umm... Is there another worker here?"

"Nah just me." The blonde shrugged.

"So why would you leave the shop unattended?"

The blonde smirked "because I don't really think a little good boy who's been staring at classics for about ten minutes is going to steal from this shit hole. Wanna prove me wrong?"

Thomas scoffed "prove you wrong? If I prove you wrong I get a criminal record,don't get into college and screw up my life."

"I didn't mean that. Prove me wrong and be bad."

"Huh?" Thomas noticed the boy stepped closer to Thomas took a step backward "I ain't following."

"Course you ain't. Fancy helping me out? I sure could get you a job here."

"I... Don't know..."

"Oh come on," the blonde folded his arms "it's six now and the store closes at seven. You work and help me clean for an hour and I'll let you have that vinyl you were gazing at,those emo CD's and a few posters. How about it?"

Thomas sighed and nodded reluctantly "sure."

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Thomas had spent the last twenty minutes lifting boxes and organising. He had also learnt that the blondes name was Newt. Newt had spent the last twenty minutes sitting there watching Thomas' every move.

"Fuck sake!" Newt groaned. Thomas turned around to see Newt slamming his phone down on the table.

"Everything okay?" Thomas walked over.

Newt shook his head "my bloody date,let me down. Was meant to be going out tonight."

"She ain't worth it," Thomas mumbled and organised a stack of Glenn Rhee and Daryl Dixon Funko pops on the counter.

"He..." Newt corrects him "and it wasn't the first time he bailed."

Thomas knocked over a Negan figure and looked up at Newt. Thomas had nothing against gay people. It's just Thomas had never thought about his own sexuality. Thomas was a senior in high school who had managed to avoid all parities. He'd never even had a girlfriend. He recalled Newt staring at him but Thomas didn't want to make assumptions. He didn't judge.