when thomas meets a boy that makes him forget the world is crumbling around them thomas x newt alternative au highschool au started, 9.04.24 finished, 19.04.24

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!

"Newt took me to this dark, empty shack. I was so confused and slightly frightened from the strength that he was holding me at. He pushed my back against the wall and gave me a slightly intimidating yet oddly satisfying look which relaxed me..."

Newt, one of Thomas' fellow gladers and has become one of his best friends, is infected with a deadly virus that turns innocent people into bloodthirsty monsters. Well, what if Newt lived and made it to the safe haven?

FOR LOVE AND ADMIRATION. - "Name's Newt. And it seems like you're my new roommate", Newt introduced himself to the brunet that had just walked into the room. It was his first year at the Glade, the best college you could go to with next to no money. The brunet took the offered hand and shook it with a smile. "I'm Thomas." Newt smiled back. "Okay, Tommy! You need any help with your stuff?" "Yeah, that'd be great. Thanks, Newt." And as simply as that, their friendship began. Finished 8 November, 2016.

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

who knew music could hold two broken people together? NEWT was hanging on by a thread, a singular note. music was the only thing that was holding him together and made him feel less alone; especially when he moves to another country. that was until THOMAS ◦ೋ•◦❥•◦ೋ• disclaimer: tmr and all of it's characters belong to james dashner. characters personalities will not be exact so they flow better with the story. HIGHEST RANKINGS: #2 in newtmas #1 in newtxthomas cover inspired by @cermonial started: 16.02.21 finished: 05.12.21

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

newt also known as cry baby. newt was practically living in a doll house, outside everything seemed perfectly fine, but inside everything was falling apart. his mother being a drunk slut, his father the cheater son of a bitch and lizzy, the innocent sister who couldn't do anything about it. that was his life for sixteen years, but then thomas appeared in his life and everything changed. he couldn't tell if it was happiness or something else. 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐳 - 𝐂𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭

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