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 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

after thomas' entire life fell apart he decides he was willing to do anything he can to get his life back, yes that even includes time travel // being thrown back into his fifteen year old body meant meeting the four when they were also younger // not knowing what to expect and despite the warnings thomas goes through the tremendous effort of winning newt back while trying to alter the past to keep all his friends alive - disclaimer: this is the THIRD book in a series so read it will not make sense if you haven't read "control" and "release" first // as stated before this takes place in the x-men universe but you don't need to know anything about the x-men to understand it

life slowly moved on after the invasion of the x-mansion by wicked, the organization was presumed dead and everyone focused on picking up the broken pieces wicked had left them with // when thomas knows more then he should and takes matters into his own hands, the semi-normal routine the five had built comes crashing down around them - disclaimer: this book is a SEQUEl so please read "control" first or this will literally make no sense // as stated before, I used the x-men universe but you don't need to know anything about x-men to read it

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

~ @dylanobrien is now following you~ What Happens When A Fan Of Dylan O' Brien Named Thomas Gets Finally Noticed By Dylan? Cover made by @rampaigerqueen

thomas can do things, things that kids shouldn't be able to do. he can kill with a thought and send his body into a terrifying overdrive // living really hasn't been so great for thomas, but when a weird night leads him to finding an exceptional school and a boy who can turn himself invisible, he discovers that maybe being different isn't so terrible after all - disclaimer: I used the x-men universe but you don't have to know anything about x-men to read it its focused on newt and thomas and wicked

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

The world is black and white until you touch your soulmate; then color explodes before your eyes {written from a prompt} Newt has yet to find his soulmate. He acts like he doesn't care to the public but he truly longs to see the beautiful colors that Minho tells him about. Even more he longs for someone to love and someone to love him. Thomas is alone but unsearching. He doesn't mind the calm black and white of the world. It would be nice to have someone like his best friend Teresa but the world works in mysterious ways.