antithesis /anˈtɪθəsɪs/ (n.) a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else "Do you think he's good for me?" "I don't know. But I know you're good for him." Thomas, the new kid, the friendly kid that sits at the back of the class and does his work. The kid ready to make new friends. Newt, the cocky kid, the loud kid that skips class and talks shit for a living. The kid with the haunted past. Thomas hates Newt. Newt loves pissing Thomas off. How could two polar opposites be so perfect for each other? DISCLAMER I do NOT own any of the Characters the plot is mine, with some references from James Dashner's books

For seventeen year old Newt, the number ten is everything. Ten steps. Ten times you must snap your fingers. Ten nods of your head. Ten. When he's put in a mental institution for his extreme OCD, depression and anxiety, he meets some unlikely friends. And possibly the boy he's been looking for his whole life. But can he trust him? (also on AO3 under ava_kay) WARNING: content may be TRIGGERING for some (deals with various mental illnesses) most characters from The Maze Runner by James Dashner, I do not own them. p.s.- if newt says anything that seems ignorant towards mental illnesses, please know I'm trying to portray a teenager who doesn't understand yet, and that he eventually will understand!

Thomas, the nobody with no friends, is suddenly and randomly accepted into the best group of friends from school. Only, when he goes out and has one of the best nights of his life, he finds maybe it wasn't so random.

thomas isn't into music, well he enjoys it casually, but he comes no where near close to being as obsessed with it as his younger sister is // when rose's friends are away she drags her older brother to her favorite place to watch local bands // little did thomas know a night of live music would lead him to becoming smitten with a certain blonde guitar player who goes by the name of newt

"what are we?" thomas asked. "what do you want us to be? friends?" newt asked, making the brunet laugh. thomas and newt were supposed to get along as friends... but they could never be friends when there was love in the air. author: 𝕂 started: 8th september 2021 finished: 14th october 2021

thomas' senior year has been uneventful and boring, well that is until he receives an anonymous message from a boy confessing his attraction // thomas commences in an investigation, trying to reveal the identity of his "mystery boy" all while accidentally falling in love with him over text - disclaimer: this plot was somewhat inspired by the book simon v. the homo sapiens agenda

newt is at boarding school, and shares a room with thomas - the most insufferable person he has ever met - but after a talk with headmistress ava paige, newt and thomas realise how important they'll be to each other, and how much they need to trust each other. - ALSO ON AO3 - (centre - newtmas) by hollyivy

"summer friends don't stay."

newt is a reserved british boy with a past worth escaping // thomas is a track star who also excells academically // the glade university seems like the perfect place to start over, but of course not everything works out like the movies // exposed to the real world of heartbreak, secrets, demanding classes and well alcohol, they both realize that the most important thing to have is someone to lean on - disclaimer: this is an EDITED VERSION of the original. I wrote both so it's not plagiarism. this version is more mature, slightly longer and written much better. also, some scenes have changed so the long term fans of this fic can have some new content

Losing Newt was too much for Thomas to bear, but what if he doesn't have to let go quite yet? - "I just keep seeing your face looking down at me and-" Thomas stops himself. "No. No, no, you're here." "I am," Newt says, getting serious. "You're okay." "And I thought your letter was the last pep talk," Thomas lets out a small laugh. "I should have known they'd never stop." "It's your fault for being such a bloody mess all the time," Newt jokes. - Takes place after the events of The Death Cure movie.