The Maze Runner Oneshots & Imagines

Newt - 4th July [AU]

Requested by MrsAlyssaSangster.

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“A little more to the left…”

Newt moved rigidly, trying his best not to knock into anything or fall over. He was wearing a blindfold as you’d coaxed him into playing ‘pin the tail on the donkey’.

“Oh, now you’re going in the wrong direction,” you teased. He turned around, heeding your words. He took a few steps forward, but you knew he was mostly waiting on you to tell him where he was meant to be going. “Hm, yeah. You’re close.”

He felt weird, not able to see or feel anything but empty space. “If you make me walk into a wall…” he warned.

“Yadda, yadda, you’ll take my Captain Crunch away, I got it,” you mocked. “C’mon, a few more steps.” He continued on, taking three, to be exact, and then he stopped. Right in front of you. You smirked to yourself and stood up. Newt reached out with a wobbly arm. He bumped your shoulder and you saw his forehead crease in confusion before he seemed to figure it out. You didn’t give him a chance to take off the blindfold as you hastily advanced on him, leaning up to kiss him. You felt him smile; his palms came to rest on your cheeks. Then he pulled away.

“I should’ve realised. It’s oddly quiet for a room supposedly full of kids,” he laughed. “I know why you wanted to play, though.”

“Oh?” you asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Yeah,” he said, pinning the tail onto you, “’Cos you’re an ass.”

You couldn’t help but giggle at that, but you still tapped his chest disapprovingly.

“You hungry?” he questioned. You felt his hands drop from your face, although not before the tips of his fingers grazed against your skin playfully. You gave a nod. His arm crept around your waist and he shot you an easy smile. “Come on then.”

*

You sat under the shade of a tree at a table with some of your relatives and close friends. Newt, who sat beside you, was munching away at his plate of food, while sometimes talking to Minho and Alby. You, on the other hand, were chatting with your aunt, Teresa, and some of her family. You were all tightly packed into the area, enjoying the day with a barbecue.

You suddenly felt something poke your side, dragging your attention to Newt. You looked up at him, your brows high.

“You got a little…” he trailed off, trying not to smile. He brought a thumb to the edge of your mouth, swiping away what you figured was tomato sauce.

“Oh. Thanks,” you replied, and your eyes flitted to his lips. He cleared his throat.

“Up here, missy.”

“I was just checking,” you drawled. Out of the corner of your eye, you saw some movement. You turned towards it. Minho, who had Teresa in his lap, was beaming straight at the two of you, making gestures probably aimed more at Newt.

He followed your line of sight, staring down Minho. The two seemed to be having a wordless conversation. Then, he looked back at you, bringing his lips to melt against yours without hesitation. You heard a snort come from not too far away but you ignored it. However, you did realise were you were; surrounded by family, majorly kids, and it probably wasn’t the appropriate time. You pulled away, your attention immediately settling on Minho and Teresa. Oh—they were making out, big time, with arms everywhere.

“You were goading him on,” you grumbled.

“Aye, you weren’t keeping your eyes anywhere respectable,” he defended. You let out a defeated sigh. He leaned down, resting his chin in the crook of your neck. You sighed again. “Finally, I guess.”

You felt him smile against your skin, sending you into a slight shiver. He kissed your neck blithely; it was innocent and soothing, nothing close to how the couple across from you was acting. “Happy Fourth of July,” he breathed merrily. You repeated those words back to him as you looked over the group affectionately. After shoving a fry into your mouth—which you had stolen from his plate—you run your other hand through his already messy hair.

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A/N: I made this one a little longer; hope you Newt lovers are happy aha. I’ve been getting quite a few requests for Newt imagines, which I should have definitely expected lmao (I have been attempting to keep the imagines fairly equal). My inspiration is kind of sporadic, y’know, but I’m trying my best, don’t worry. Bye now!