saudade. (n.) a nostalgic longing to be near something or someone that is distant or has been loved and then lost; 'a love that remains' IN WHICH, Newt thought he was over his recent breakup with Thomas, until summer break ends and he sees the brunette for the first time and old feelings arise

❝ spoiler alert : we all die in the end. ❞ - or in which the school basket case travels through time and does the last thing expected: fall in love.

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

"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

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

"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..."

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!