Thomas/Newt fics rec
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a collection of my favorite fics for Thomas/Newt (because I like to find them easily)... some are works in progress other are complete
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PERSONAL FAVES & MUST READ:
Bargain by Tattered_Dreams
Summary: Major TDC Spoilers. In which everything is the same but Newt survives - Canon up until the moment Newt confesses he's infected. “Don’t worry about me. This is about Minho, and now he needs us, so if there is even the slightest chance that we can save him, that we can get him out of there, we have to take that… no matter what the cost.” “Okay, I hear you,” Thomas murmurs. Because he does. He just has no intention of letting it come to that.
Followed by Trade by Tattered_Dreams
Summary: Major TDC Spoilers. In which everything is the same but Newt survives - Canon up until the moment Teresa is Interrogated. “But that was months ago,” she says, her mind at a complete standstill. Thomas just looks back at her. “Thomas, she should have turned by now.” He doesn’t even touch the statement. “You know how to get the serum, don’t you?”
- A look into Teresa's seriously complicated mind -
> One of the very best read and favorite universe because it makes so much sense - its makes even more sense than the actual book/movie for me tbh and also a great look into team dynamics and the complexity of Teresa
Call My Name series by KathSilver
Summary: The “Call My Name” series is me trying like hell to right the wrongs that happened in the Maze Runner series without ruining the integrity of the story itself. Starting with:
Where You Lead (54952 words) by KathSilver
Additional Tags: Fix-It, Lightning does a thing, And the boys are idiots but it's okay, back in time, Slow Burn, I'm not only combining the books and movies but i'm fixing everything, and then changing plot, if all goes well this will become a series, Newt deserved better, they all did, move over james, the characters belong to me, you're fired, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, POV Thomas, POV Newt, Angst, Fluff and Angst, this won't be all sunshine and roses, but it'll be a damn sight better than the original version, thomas cries over underwear, Canon-Typical Violence, Blood, Minor Character Death, The Fever Code Spoilers, 11!Verse, look at me, i make the canon now
Series: Part 1 of Call My Name
Summary: After Newt's death, Thomas can't settle at the Safe Haven. He goes out during a storm and is struck by lightning- only to find that he has been sent a year into the past, it’s his first day in the Glade, and he can remember EVERYTHING. And, because Thomas still had some of Newts blood on him somewhere, so can Newt. Cue the boys falling in love and trying to rewrite history.
**A mixture of the books and movies, rewritten together into something more. This is the equivalent of me saying "Hold my beer." to James and Wes, because if you want something done right you've got to do it yourself.
> Basically Newt & Thomas travel back in time after the end of it all and they remember everything, which in turn is going to change everything
The Second Kingdom (9150 words) by RurouniHime
Additional Tags: The Scorch, Fix-It, Major Character Injury, Angst, Guilt, Zombies, The Death Cure Spoilers, The Maze Runner Spoilers, Crank Newt, Survival, Blood and Injury, Injury Recovery, The Flare, Graphic Description, Graphic Depictions of Illness, Thomas may be going crazy, but Newt's already there, Animal Death, Hallucinations
Summary: They’re outside in the waste again, he and once-Newt, where the desert is devouring the fringe buildings, and this is worse. But he swore, somewhere back in the doped up haze: he’s not done. When it’s time, he’s still going to bury Newt.
The Shape of Grief by Tattered_Dreams
Summary: Newt was the one who told Thomas, so long ago, that there was a place out there for them, somewhere safe. Newt is the one who never made it and Thomas can't stay there without him.
> Favorite unhappy ending fic - no fixing anything, only Thomas trying to deal with an empty "paradise", and failing to move on, and falling apart piece by piece in a world he doesn't know how to exist in
Ivy Growing Downward (65549 words) by singtome
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Flower Shop, But with poisonous plants, Fluff, Mutual Pining, Angst, Fade to Black, Minor Violence, Mentions of Suicide, soulmate tropes, Background Relationships, background brenda/teresa
Summary: No one ever tells you that when the world is ending, it happens in slow motion. (Or: Newt is the owner of a flower shop sitting on the busy streets of Manhattan Island. One day Thomas walks in, and everything changes.)
> A fantastic Alternate Universe - still in science-fiction/dystopia (bordering on magical realism at times) - except less depressing and the writing & dynamics between Thomas and Newt and all the other is brilliant
THE "NEWT LIVES" ENDINGS WE DESERVE:
Run the Gauntlet (10751 words) by the_tragedist
Chapters: 8/?
Additional Tags: Fix-It, Newt (Maze Runner) Lives, Post-The Death Cure, Post-Canon, Post-Canon Fix-It, newt is alive and takes no shit, Everyone is Badass, there's sadness in paradise, it's angsty but theres humor, lots of cranks, cranks everywhere, more relevant tags to come later, bullshit medical procedures abound, because otherwise none of this would work, the last city is such a shit show and newt has to deal with it, underage drinking in later chapters, but really that's the least dangerous thing done in this fic and they could use a stiff drink
Summary: Two days after the fall of the Last City, Newt awakens beneath a pile of rubber: bruised, battered, but alive. It comes as a bitter irony, he's regained himself but the Gladers are long gone. With no hope of rescue he must find away to survive in the crank-infested ruins and make it back to his friends.
> a "in progress" fics that focus on a Newt that survived the Flare but still bears the marks of it and a futur in "Paradise" that seems a lot less paradisiac that it seemed at first glance, I can't wait to see more
here, now (7611 words) by gabgee
Additional Tags: The Death Cure Spoilers, Friends to Lovers, Nightmares, Post-Canon Fix-It, Character Death Fix, Fix-It, First Kiss
Summary: It had always been there, Thomas supposed. It was just that he’d never had the time or the room in his brain to process it until now. They’d spent so much time planning, running, fighting; even the months they’d spent at the camp, preparing to rescue Minho and the others, were filled with too much tension to think of his own feelings. Now he’d stopped still and it had hit him full force. He knew he should be grieving their losses, and he was, but he also felt that there was so much to gain now that they had all the time in the world.
you knew what it was (he is in love) (2743 words) by zapfinoo
Summary: “Alright, come on,” Thomas murmurs, and Teresa can see that he’s actually relieved that Newt wants to come with him. Thomas needs him like he needs oxygen. It’s so completely and utterly obvious-but not to them, of course. Never to them.
Through another's eyes (2959 words) by Notquiteright
Relationships: Newt/Thomas (Maze Runner), OC/OC
Additional Tags: newtmas - Freeform, POV Outsider, POV Original Character, pre-tdc, Post-TDC, (and like twelve seconds during tdc), Newt Lives, OC lowkey shipping Newtmas, OCs from another maze
Series: Part 1 of It's a matter of perspective
Summary: “Where’d you leave your boyfriend?” "My what?” his brows furrow and okay, yes Alicia is having too much fun, but sue her. “Your boyfriend” she grins. “You know, tall, blonde, hot, looks like the personification of an angel, and is literally glued to your side 24/7?” “Newt is not my boyfriend” he answers, looking more confused than ever. She rolls her eyes, but there is a fondness there too. Sweet oblivious little thing. “Sadly I believe you”
& Same time, different place (2075 words) by Notquiteright
Additional Tags: Post-TDC, Newt Lives, and he also doesn't, Parallel shots of the same situations, Fluff and Angst, Alternate Timelines, Thomas & OC friendship, Background Sonya/Harriet - Freeform, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
Series: Part 2 of It's a matter of perspective
Summary: The butterfly effect is a curious thing. In one timeline a girl died before he could save a boy. In another they lived. (Or a parallel shots of the same events in a world where Newt lived, versus one where he didn't) Set directly after Through another's eyes
> an interesting piece from an OC point of view that goes on two parallel roads: one where Newt dies and another where he lives...
harlem (4079 words) by espinosas
Relationships: Newt/Thomas (Maze Runner), Gally/Minho (Maze Runner)
Additional Tags: Fluff, smut but not quite, And nail-painting, And Thomas has a thing for his hair being pulled, Oops
Summary: Time, it's a funny thing. Or, Newt lives to the end and experiences Paradise with Thomas.
i'm willing to stay, fade away and ride along (3716 words) by teenagewaste
Additional Tags: Fluff, This is pure fluff, I suck at tagging sorry, Excessive talk of flowers, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Newt Lives, AU, Safe Haven, Nightmares, kind of, Mentions of Nightmares, Alternate Universe, Mentions of PTSD
Summary: "Just like you protect Newt?" "Yeah-yeah, just like I protect Newt. I swear."
An Abundance of Time (3525 words) by matchstick_milk
Additional Tags: Newt Lives, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Safe Haven, newtmas - Freeform, Driving, Mountains, Fluff, i just wanted to write something chill, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Kissing, Awkward Flirting, teen shenanigans, everyone likes to pick on gally, Canon Disabled Character
Summary: [AU where Newt Lives because I'm in denial] Newt and Thomas get to live together, though adjusting is sometimes hard after all they've been through. Newt does something nice for the both of them.
something to live for (3068 words) by iwantacorgisobad
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Newt (Maze Runner) Lives, Post-The Death Cure, Safe Haven, Angst and Humor, Eventual Fluff, the original idea was humor so naturally it became angst, and then it ended with humor anyway, First Kiss, stupid boys in love, I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping, it's really stupid but i hope you'll like it, warning: explicit mentions of Newt's letter
Summary: When Thomas played with the thought of Newt surviving he always imagined a joyful, relieved, smiling boy. The Newt who had survived was the exact opposite, though, and Thomas soon realized he had to do something about it - and if that 'something' meant reading his goodbye letter and crying with him, then so be it.
While I Still Have Breath to Give (28538 words) by Jadedphase
Chapters: 10/?
Additional Tags: mention of other characters, Post Movie, spoilers for the book and movie, Angst, Drama, minho and thomas are like brothers, Supportive Minho, Gally is involved in this mess, but he's really not a horrible guy, also Brenda, mention of medical horror, Post movie AU, recovery themes, mentions of suicide referenced, mentions of trauma, not a 'Newt survived the city' AU, Dr. Alison Ellory (OC), Dr. Issac Granger (OC), PTSD, not exact to movie or book timeline
Summary: Three years after the last city burned the world has begun to live once more. Thomas has seen it thrive around him, has held the cure in his hands and given the world all he can. But the ghosts still haunt him and even now, with eyes upon the life they are all building, his thoughts are plagued by a possibility born of a wounded heart. He's always taken wild risks to save those around him, but one last chance to save the person who he cannot allow to fade quietly in the night is all he truly wants.
> a really nice fic in progress
Splinter (16029 words) by KathSilver, Tattered_Dreams
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Fix-It of Sorts, Newt Lives, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, post tdc, Safe Haven, Smut, Fluff, Too much sand, top!newt, hints of Gally/Brenda, Frypan is the best wingman, almond oil, someone get these boys a bed, for the splinters that never got to touch dat ass
Summary: In the aftermath of a burning city, survivors are starting to rebuild, to learn to live in Safe Haven. For Thomas and Newt...the only way they're looking to live is together, and all it takes is one moment to start the lives they never thought they'd get. Or in other words: Newt can't handle watching Thomas just...swallowing. And when he snaps, their lives fall into place and they fall into each other right after.
Running It By You (2026 words) by astralpenguin
Additional Tags: Newt (Maze Runner) Lives, Safe Haven, Established Newt/Thomas, but minho doesn't know that, Misunderstandings, Friendship, First Kiss, Minho Will Never Live It Down, Post-Canon, almond oil, yes i'm tagging that
Summary: Now that Minho had finally gotten a chance to breathe, and could actually talk to this girl, and spend time with her, he’d found that he really did like her. But Thomas clearly liked Brenda too, and Minho didn’t want to hurt his friend like that.
BITE (2456 words) by niconexus
Additional Tags: Fix-It, Newt Lives, low key gay until the end, Flare makes you remember, newt is sam, Now that they aren’t running for their lives they can fall in love, Happy, No Angst, That’s a lie the beginning is a little angsty, Newt feels guilty, for hurting thomas
Summary: Thomas’ blood can save him. The struggling boy straddling him. Thomas, ever the impulsive one of the Three Impulsive Guys, gets a plan. He’s gonna let Newt give in, he’s going to let Newt bite him. Aka- How Thomas keeps Newt alive
keep dreaming on (never let go, never let go) (2434 words) by mischiefmanaged95
Additional Tags: Past Relationship(s), Past Teresa Anges/Thomas, Post-The Death Cure, The Death Cure Spoilers, Canon Compliant, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Canon, Fix-It, Character Death Fix, Canonical Character Death, Angst with a Happy Ending, Eventual Romance, Fluff and Angst, Romance, Friends to Lovers, Ending Fix, Love Confessions, Declarations Of Love, Newt Lives, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Kinda?, Falling In Love, Love, Aged-Up Character(s), Think Early Twenties For Newt Thomas Minho and the Others, Film Versions of Characters, Happy Ending, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, First Kiss, Kissing
Summary: “Please Tommy.” The darkness of the cold night made Newt’s brown eyes seem rabid with fear. His face so wide and open, vulnerable and crawling with anger. There was something dark in is eyes, something uncontrollable, something vicious and seething. Thomas hated seeing that pain in his eyes. Newt, his friend, who had always been brighter than the sun. Who had always been kind and smart and charismatic, who had always been fiercely loyal and protective. Where had he gone? He was lost, being pulled away from Thomas, being dragged back into the depths of his mind, where he didn’t know himself, or those that cared for him. In the void, that hellish place behind those haunted eyes. And Thomas was not going to lose him to it.
the more it heals the worse it hurts (2053 words) by fairytalelights
Additional Tags: Fix-It, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Nightmares
Summary: “You're okay,” Thomas starts sobbing, even though Newt's unconscious and can't hear him. “You're okay, you're going to be fine, I promise.” “Do you want me to take him to the others? You know, just in case you wanna-” Brenda asks, looking warily up at the building looming over them. Thomas stares down at Newt. He's never been more sure of an answer in his life. “No,” he says. “I'm gonna bring him home.” or, Newt lives. They try to figure it out.
Their Paradise (9885 words) by Writer_Markilyn
Characters: Thomas (Maze Runner), Newt (Maze Runner), Minho (Maze Runner), Frypan (Maze Runner), Brenda (Maze Runner), Gally (Maze Runner)
Additional Tags: Fluff, I refuse to let Newt Die, Newt Lives, but im super sorry the other characters do bite the bullet, The Death Cure Spoilers, Minho Ships It, Newt is a little oblivious, Thomas is so shy with his feelings, Newt is conflicted with his feelings, They go to Paradise together, Slight slow burn Newt/Thomas, Protective!Thomas, Light Angst, Not Canon Compliant, I'm Bad At Tagging, what do, The letter is of course mentioned fam, Clingy!Thomas, Brenda and Thomas are bros
Series: Part 1 of Their Paradise
Summary: Thomas' version of his Paradise stood before him, staring at him with blackened eyes and begging him to kill it, to end its suffering. His Paradise had always been with him every step of the way, through all the losses and betrayals, even the times when it seemed all hope was lost; his reason for happiness stood there by his side, and Thomas would fight with his last breath to keep his said happiness by him always. The one of many fics where Newt didn't deserve the fate he got, and he and Thomas and their friends head to a tropical island to start their new lives away from all the death and destruction and are all happy for once in their lives.
Meet In The Middle (28050 words) by Fairylights4672
Additional Tags: post tdc, Fix-it fic, If you want something done right may as well do it yourself, I just want them to be happy :'), Chucks an absolute bean, Thomas is lonely, Newt will not take your shit, But deep down he just needs a hug, Slow Burn, I have no idea where this is gonna go, It's gonna be wild ya'll
Summary: Newt remembers it. He remembers the sleek metal of the knife easily sliding into his flesh. He remembers the sickly black views running up his arms, making him crazed and delirious. He remembers dying. Which only makes him confused when he wakes up, cured and healed. What's even more confusing is when he wakes up, only to see dead people staring back at him. Thomas still feels the hilt in his hand. He feels the weight as Newt sank to the ground underneath him. He feels the last soft breath Newt let out. He remembers Newt dying. But he can't sit still. Not when danger is calling him. Thomas has never been able to resist the pull of danger.
Finite Quantity (4477 words) by d_aia
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Fix-It, POV Outsider, POV Jorge, During The Death Cure
Summary: “Newt has it, doesn’t he?” Jorge looks in the direction Newt and Thomas disappeared to for a moment, then turns to Brenda. “Yes,” he answers. Maybe in another world, he would have said, ‘Probably.’ * Brenda realizes what's going on with Newt and it changes things.
> Brenda & Jorge realising what is going on with Newt and doing something about it somehow makes lot more sense than what canon gave us
Time and Time Again (4087 words) by Evekle
Additional Tags: Time Travel, Homura style, Everyone Needs A Hug, Fluff and Angst, really angsty, Trains are not good, Cranks are smarter than you think, Water isn't nice, Thomas is starting to give up, Victory is hard won, Thomas is free
Summary: It's a time traveller Thomas AU from tmr discord chat. In this work, Thomas is given the ability to go back a repeat the same events over and over again until he saves everyone. Drawing inspiration from Homura's ability in PMMM and what it could do to a character.
Faux Pas (1323 words) by asyouwishdarling
Relationships: Aris Jones/Newt (Maze Runner), Minho/Newt (Maze Runner), Gally/Newt (Maze Runner), Brenda/Newt (Maze Runner), Newt/Thomas (Maze Runner)
Summary: newt is very friendly. with boys and girls alike. thomas decides he doesn't like it. for whatever reason.
> not tagged or clearly written as a "Newt Lives" post canon but I'm gonna say it is (would make sense for it to happen when they're safe)
CANON VERSE / COULD BE CANON:
i finally worked it out, i worked it out (1059 words) by nowayout
Additional Tags: Sharing Clothes, Pre-Slash, Canon Compliant, Missing Scene, Friendship/Love
Summary: “Newt, is that - are you wearing my shirt?"
Campfire Choices by Tattered_Dreams
Summary: Just a little bit of casual intimacy while the boys struggle through the Scorch. Canon compliant.
and this is the map of my heart (4294 words) by nowayout
Additional Tags: Canonical Character Death, Death Cure Spoilers, Suicide Attempt
Summary: He’s Thomas, Greenie, Greenbean. For Newt, he’s Tommy.
The After (2040 words) by twinyards
Additional Tags: rifp me for even writing this i highkey hate myself, Angst, newtmas - Freeform
Summary: You could categorize your life into two segments. There was The Before. Where everything was in splintering color, every taste vibrant on your tongue, every breathe so cold and fresh and real. Where everything felt right, where even when you were struggling for breath, you still knew your world was spinning on the right axis and there was fight left in you. Where you didn’t realize you were going to be irreparably changed. And then something would happen. Something to shift your world into twisted, warped shades of gray, to make every taste like ash on your tongue, every breathe heavy and dank with wrongness. Something to change your whole view of the world, your whole essence of self. And then there was The After.
touch (760 words) by sebbykurt
Additional Tags: Fluffy as hell, newt is a little drunk and thomas is tipsy so if alcohol isn't your thing!!! avoid this fic, Underage Drinking, thanks to the lovely anon who prompted this!, love ya, tickling because why not??
Summary: Thomas is suddenly closer, eyebrows furrowed as he watches Newt with an almost uncomfortable intensity. “You still look sad.” “Listen, Greenie, I -“ He’s cut off by Thomas’ fingers curling into his sides.
you set me on fire (i've never felt so alive) (5012 words) by abyssith
Additional Tags: The Death Cure, Heavy Angst, No Fluff, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Canon Compliant, Sickness, Angst and Feels, Canon Rewrite, this is rEALLY fuckin sad, minor language
Summary: Oh, how wonderful it feels to be on fire. How tempting it is to lose control, surrender the reins of his soul to the demon promising to treat him well. How he wishes he could rip out this love still refusing to give up its place in his heart so he doesn’t have to fight anymore.
make this chaos count (1647 words) by superstarrgirl
Additional Tags: Spoilers for The Death Cure, and pretty obvious newmas i really didn't try to hide it, i obviously didn't handle the death cure too well, Angst, crank!newt, Suicide Attempt
Summary: (how rare and beautiful it is to even exist) -- falling feels like flying until you hit the ground
Do One More Thing For Me (2165 words) by newtntommy
Summary: Newt is slowly losing his mind, and the only thing that seems to help is holding Thomas's hand.
if not now, when? (2412 words) by gabgee
Additional Tags: The Death Cure Spoilers, Mid-Canon, Flirting, Sad Ending, Rough Kissing
Summary: "We'll get you better, Newt," Thomas said suddenly, completely transforming the atmosphere into a serious one. "We'll get the serum and we'll get outta here." (or: Reminiscing about previous kisses, Newt, whose flare virus is worsening, cherishes some of the last alone time he'd get with Thomas.)
if you love me let me go (1284 words) by abyssith
Additional Tags: POV First Person, POV Newt, The Death Cure, Spoilers, book canon, Death, Drabble and a Half, I'm Sorry, Why do I do this to myself, newtmas - Freeform, Angst, Implied/Referenced Suicide
Summary: Sanity is a strange thing. One second, it's there. The next second, it's gone, like someone pinching out a flame.
i'll be with you from dusk till dawn (2218 words) by abyssith
Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, takes place in movie, The Scorch Trials - Freeform, Spoilers, i guess, Angst, Fluff and Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Sleepy Cuddles, Affection, Foreshadowing, that horrible horrible foresahdowing
Summary: Newt hugs Thomas tighter. “I swear to bloody hell, they’ll have to kill me to make me leave.”
The Darkness of Ephemeral Things (2252 words) by twinyards
Additional Tags: another sad newtmas fic because idk what self love it what up friends
Summary: “Do you ever think about it?” Minho’s question startled him, mostly because it was seemingly out of nowhere and Thomas had no idea what he meant. “Think about what?” “What would have happened, how you would feel, if Newt hadn’t died.”
When you go, turn down the light (462 words) by Madelasha
Additional Tags: it's sad but also kind of happy???, i don't even know i hate these books, oh yeah spoilers for the death cure, OBVIOUS CHARACTER DEATH, in the past though
Summary: Thomas has been in paradise for fifty moons when he starts planting sunflowers
silence must be heard (1864 words) by wardolope
Additional Tags: Past Character Death, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
Summary: “I loved you.” Thomas clenches his eyes shut, rolling over to the other side of the bed. He sucks in a breath, hoping his inattention will make Newt go away. “I don’t suppose I ever told you.” Newt sounds distant, like he’s thinking of somewhere else. Or the one where the tentative hold Thomas has on his sanity isn't going to hold forever.
SET IN CANON WITH SOME DIVERGENCES & GETTING TOGETHER DURING THE BOOKS/MOVIES:
i know i don't know you (but there's somewhere i've seen you before) (9607 words) by nowayout
Additional Tags: Pre-Series, Angst, Sexual Confusion, Internalized Homophobia
Summary: Thomas is ten when he meets Newt for the first time. He's sixteen when they meet for the first time once again.
One last dance (2510 words) by KFlynn
Additional Tags: Feels, Sad, Sappy, two boys in love, Kissing, last night - Freeform, dance
Summary: Tomorrow they would go, together, and they would save their friend. That, and this moment between them, was all that mattered anymore ~~~ It's their last evening before they head out to save Minho and Newt finds himself being asked for one last dance.
your lips, my lips; apocalypse (8557 words) by zapfinoo
Summary: Would they even be friends if they lived in a world without solar flares and infection? Or are they just friends now because they were forced to be, because they were put in the same experiment? Thomas likes the idea of them being together in another universe, a universe where the world isn’t ending. Maybe he tells him there.
or what happened in the six months we didn't see
Talk Me Home (156684 words) by comebacknow
Chapters: 28/?
Summary: Minho was just taken by WCKD a week ago. Thomas is still reeling from Teresa's abrupt betrayal, but he's got a plan to get his friend back - to get all of them back. If all goes well, they'll be in the Safe Haven in two weeks. *** All does not go well, they are not in the Safe Haven in two weeks, and Thomas' head is more clouded than ever. With help from old and new friends, stolen moments that last a lifetime but are over too quickly, and the support from a full team-- Thomas' life begins to unravel in ways he never could have planned for, no matter how many maps he's poured over.
> in progress fic that goes into very interesting places and the writing of both thomas and newt and their dynamics is perfectly in character & beautiful
we were always meant to say goodbye (1057 words) by zapfinoo
Additional Tags: Angst, Missing Scene, Unhappy Ending, I hate myself, Boys In Love, They deserved better, The Death Cure
Summary: Thomas approaches Newt slowly, like he’s afraid that he’s going to snap at him again. He isn't, he trusts Newt with his life, but something has definitely changed. Thomas knows, deep down, what’s happening with the boy in front of him. He has seen the symptoms a million times.
splitting colors (3625 words) by orphan_account
Summary: Thomas feels the air disappear from his lungs, and he clenches the gun in his right hand even tighter, trying to keep himself from breaking down completely. He wishes, with a ferocity that surprises even himself, that he and Newt had met in another place, in another time, where they could have been brought together by lightness and laughter rather than the mutual need to survive. In a world where Thomas had the luxury of time, time to properly sort out his feelings, time for Newt to love him back. More than anything, he wishes he had the words to explain just why he can’t do what Newt wants. But he doesn’t. So Thomas kisses him.
> soulmate twist with no happy ending
every time. (3245 words) by rxtrogression
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Time Travel, newtmas - Freeform, thomas is a time traveler, Angst
Summary: So this is how they end; much like how they begin.
follow you anywhere (7145 words) by gabgee
Summary: There had been so little time to merely exist in this crumbling world that now, sitting at Newt’s side, Thomas felt himself relax and absorb what was happening in the moment for the first time in months. Or maybe he was just drunk. (or: Thomas is upset by Newt's nonchalant attitude to their drunken kiss because he assumes it means he doesn't feel anything for him)
Sound of my Heartbeat (2075 words) by The_Otter_Knight
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, The Scorch Trials Spoilers, Deaf Thomas, Noise-induced Hearing Loss, Medical Inaccuracies, probably, Telepathy, Panic Attacks, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Love Confessions, kind of?, it's indirect
Summary: At the moment, all he worried about was dragging Minho to the first building, avoiding the strikes of lightning as best as he could. He ignores the ringing in his ears when explosions ring off to his left and right. At first, he wasn't worried that he didn't hear the rainfall. But it was hard to deny that something was really, really wrong.
Yeah, I Reckon I Know (2820 words) by MiaGhost
Additional Tags: Re-writes, Spoilers, newtmas - Freeform, Short, Grief, Hurt, Comfort, Cuddling, touches, Kisses, Memory, Love
Series: Part 13 of Missed Opportunities
Summary: Newt's bunk is close enough that Thomas could reach out and touch him. It just isn't enough. End of Chapter 62.
can't do without you (4916 words) by whispersinthedark
Additional Tags: not an au, but Canon Divergent, the crank party scene but Better, tommy kisses newt instead of brenda, like kisses him......a lot, and maybe a little more, newt is desperately in love as per usual, basically angst with some smutty bits tossed in for good measure
Summary: For one brief instant Newt thinks, wildly, that Tommy must've gotten infected somehow, that's he's Cranking out and lunging forward to take a big juicy bite out of Newt's neck - but that thought evaporates as quickly as it had come as soon as he feels Tommy's lips press hot against his skin. in which Newt crashes the Crank party with the intention of executing a rescue mission, but Tommy - as usual - makes things...difficult.
Happily Ever After (743 words) by acornsandarrows
Additional Tags: cannibalism implied, Mild Gore, Blood, Implied Sexual Content
Series: Part 1 of Thomas and Newt are cranks and it's wonderful
Summary: au where Thomas has the flare as well as Newt, and Newt doesn't die.
Followed by Burning (842 words) by acornsandarrows
Additional Tags: Here we go, Gore warning, nsfw implied, blood warning, death warning, horror warning, kind of, animal death warning, Drug Use, Hallucinations, cannibalism implied, Memory Loss, Self Harm, injuries
Summary: They're still cranks, and it's still great (until it isn't)
> Obviously pretty dark hence the tags
Déjà vu (1298 words) by acornsandarrows
Warnings: Major Character Death
Additional Tags: set in the canon world kind of, spoilers for death cure, also, Suicide Attempt
Summary: I’ll find you, he promises, softly at first, then louder and louder, I’ll find you, Newt. I promise. Newt’s eyes flash with steel. If you break that promise, his voice cracks, I’ll never bloody forgive you.
Marrow and Bone (2390 words) by twinyards
Additional Tags: newtmas - Freeform, something almost happy?, i know i'm shocked too
Summary: Newt’s voice shook slightly as he spoke. “Do you still love her?” Thomas didn’t have to ask who Newt meant. Teresa. Of course he would ask about Teresa. Only, the answer was simple. And easy. The only easy thing about this situation. “No,” Thomas breathed, closing his eyes for fear of what emotions he might see cross Newt’s face. “Maybe the Thomas I was before loved her, but.. But the Thomas that woke up in the Maze, he’s always wanted someone else.” Silence cleaved the world. Neither of them were breathing. And Thomas could have sworn even the cranks out in the night were holding their breath, waiting to see what might happen next. Anxiety was a current beneath his skin; moving swift and clear and with a power that suggested it could not be stopped. He was holding his head above the water but soon enough he’d be drowning in it.
ALTERNATE UNIVERSE / COMPLETE DEPARTURE FROM CANON:
Secrets by Tattered_Dreams
Summary: In which the kids of Maze University play Spin the Bottle at one of Minho's parties.
Maybe if I tell myself enough (3616 words) by dreamscomeslow
Additional Tags: Five Times, Angst, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, no happy ending
Summary: Five times Newt almost confessed his feelings to his best friend and one time Thomas did.
> beautiful but unhappy ending
cake by the ocean (5760 words) by orphan_account
Summary: Thomas hears footsteps make their way into the living room, and Minho’s roommate slowly walks into view. “Hi, nice to finally meet...” He sees Thomas standing there in shock and his greeting trails off. “Oh, bloody hell.” “What the fuck?” All in all, Thomas has no idea why he’s so surprised, considering how much of a joke his life has been recently. “Your name is Newt?” he demands, eyes locked on Hot Blonde Guy. “What kind of name is that?”
heaven's on fire (5655 words) by orphan_account
Summary: “Tell me if I’ve got this right.” Teresa sounds like she’s struggling to hold back laughter. Thomas hates her. “You spent most of your six-hour flight flirting with a hot stranger, only to find out he’s actually the author whose press conference you were meant to be covering.” “And I told him I had no interest in reading any of his books,” Thomas adds, because what the hell. He may as well lay all the facts out. “I also might have told him that we used to date.”
no control (1980 words) by orphan_account
Summary: “Oh my God,” Thomas says, tone laced with awe. “You’re British.” Newt blinks at him, frown deepening. “And?” “I mean,” Thomas hurriedly backpedals, suddenly aware of how creepy he must have sounded. “Not that it matters. Or makes you more attractive to me in any way, pfft.” At Newt’s confused look, he adds, “Not that I think you’re attractive at all! In fact, I just came over here to tell you how totally not attracted I am to you.”
saw you in colors last night, and you didn't even have to get undressed. (3920 words) by uksangster
Summary: “I’m guessing that you’re wearing a blue shirt today.” “Wrong.” and Newt was always wrong. or the one au where you go colorblind after age seven until you kiss your soulmate, and two best friends have been trying to guess each other’s colors for decades.
Brighter Than Fireworks (5991 words) by Please_Tommy_Please
Additional Tags: Fourth of July, Fluff, Mutual Pining, Friends to Lovers, Gally's secret brew, Fireworks, Sexual Tension, WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED, Overuse of italics, Sonya's middle name is Elizabeth and Newt calls her Lizzy, I have no idea how old everyone is, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
Series: Part 1 of Brighter Than Fireworks
Summary: Alby's annual Fourth of July party doesn't go as planned. Thomas isn't complaining. Neither is Newt, for that matter.
Groundhog Day (13043 words) by ShippingLikeAPackage
Chapters: 5/6
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Groundhog Day, Frustrated Newt, Poor kid has to repeat the day, cute newt/sonya, thomesa besties
Summary: Newt had heard the stories, knew them like the back of his hand: everybody has a soulmate in this world, one person made just for them, blah, blah, blah. Their initials were inscribed on everybody’s chest, just to the left of the sternum, directly over the heart. That he was fine with. The problem for him, personally, lay within the other condition: that if you came within close proximity of your soulmate, but failed to meet them, you would have to relive the day until you succeeded. Which, in theory, seems like a good idea, but that's because most people didn't fuck up this badly.
Fix your tie (1814 words) by ReadInTheNight
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Hogwarts, Thomas and Teresa are brother and sister, Slytherin!Newt, Slytherin!Brenda, Gryffindor!Thomas, Gryffindor!Teresa, Not my fic, It's a friends, Fluff, Maybe a bit Angst, Pining, Mutual Pining, Idiots in Love, everyone ships it, Newt is ex-seeker, Quidditch
Summary: Thomas is in love with a certain Slytherin friend. They were supposed to meet up after the Quidditch game, however, Newt has something to say to Thomas in private. Is Newt gonna say the thing Thomas fears the most? That they can't be friends because of their different house?
> Newt is 100% a Slytherin and this is adorable
hello, goodbye (1065 words) by orphan_account
Summary: The guy standing on the other side is decidedly not Teresa. He’s definitely the hottest guy Thomas has ever seen, all pale skin and messy blonde hair. He’s also half-naked, a towel wrapped around his waist, beads of water sliding down his body. Thomas watches one disappear underneath the white cloth and feels his mouth go dry due to a whole new kind of thirst. “You’re not Teresa,” he says dumbly.
you are my dirty little secret (3879 words) by Professor_David
Series: Part 1 of the one with the secret
Summary: “He probably thinks now that something is up,” the dark haired boy muttered unhappily. “He definitely will suspect something.” “Oh please,” Newt chuckled, “it’s Minho we are talking about. He’ll forget everything the moment he sees Teresa.” “But what if he’ll not?” Thomas asked stubbornly. “So what? Nothing’s really gonna change, you know,” Newt exclaimed, throwing his hands in the air. “Yeah, you won’t be the one Minho will kill,” the other boy muttered, frowning. “No, we both know how he’s overprotective over you. It doesn’t matter that you aren’t brothers by blood, he still thinks about you as his younger brother. What do you think he would think when he found out that his best friend was-,” there was a little pause as Thomas tried to pick the right word, “- banging his little brother behind his back?” Or: Thomas and Newt are in relationships no one knows about.
Staying Up (60115 words) by lokidiabolus
Additional Tags: writer x editor, AU, another silly thing, and another series, Newt is a bit snappy in here, may get angsty as well
Series: Part 1 of Staying Up
Summary: Newt is a professional. He always takes his work seriously, mainly because the fact he really enjoys reading and being, even a little, part of the creation. Apart from his deadly honesty occasionally clashing with people around him he also prefers staying alone. It all changes when a random stranger offers him a scarf on the street, and the domino effect threatens to take him along with the tumble.
saw a shooting star and thought of you (2698 words) by tsukishimas
Additional Tags: community theater au, Alternate Universe - Theatre
Summary: thomas really wants this part. has also really wants to kiss the guy he's up against. (or: a mondern day au in which thomas and newt meet because they're auditioning for the same role in a community theater, alby and minho are directors, and gally is the supportive friend.)
Kiss me (3126 words) by whatxever426
Additional Tags: Party, Strangers, Making Out, I really can't think of anything else, i don't know how to tag, I'm Sorry, Thomas is just really cute, Minho the matchmaker, newt and minho are besties, minho and thomas become friends, their kiss is really intense
Summary: Thomas really wants to make out with the hot guy in the corner and Newt thinks this stranger coming up to him is kinda cute so he just goes for it.
The Blue Top (9977 words) by BlackWingBecci
Summary: It was just a blue top. But it spelled trouble for Thomas. He could loose Teresa - his best friend, his person - and he sure as hell needed her around to help him deal with his complicated life. His friends with benefits situation with Newt was a mess and Thomas couldn't get a hold of his feelings. He was struggling to find himself after growing up from who he was back at home. He needed Teresa, but he wasn't going to hold her back either.
Drunken Misunderstanding (1563 words) by Sammy_Holland
Additional Tags: Underage Drinking, Flirting, Drunken Flirting, thomas is drunk, Thomas is an Idiot, he gets hurt, Minho has to comfort him, Happy Ending
Summary: Thomas is so drunk he forgets Newt is his boyfriend and he decides to flirt with him but it doesn’t go as planned.
That Weird Facial Mask (3232 words) by serenesavagery
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Percy Jackson Fusion, Camp Half-Blood (Percy Jackson), Percy Jackson References, Fluff and Humor, Pre-Slash, Pre-Relationship
Summary: Thomas can't sleep alone in the Hades cabin and bumps into Newt. Not literally though. Newt's got a solution to the problem. But then there's Newt's facial mask. Very creepy facial mask, Thomas might add.
POST CANON:
in wildest dreams (i never dreamed of this) (2043 words) by CerinityKS
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Reincarnation, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Fluff and Angst, Death Cure Spoilers
Summary: Neither of them could figure it out, how it worked. How they could possibly be there, on an Earth that was healthy and whole. In the end they agreed that it wasn’t important, because they were there and they were alive again. And most importantly, they were together. Newt still remembers seeing Alby die, how it felt like he’d died with him. He had been positive that he’d never be able to move on. (but he did and then he’d lost him too and it was so much harder the second time around) But it was strange, just being the two of them. So they decided if they remembered, and they where there, surely everyone else was there and remembered too… right - In which the gladers are reincarnated and given second chances, and Newt just wants to have his Tommy back.
> only if you got an ao3 account
Grab An End (pull hard and make a wish...) (1116 words) by Nevcolleil
Additional Tags: Fix-It of Sorts, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
Summary: It didn't begin with Newt the way it began with Teresa. It was too... quiet to question. No. Quiet isn't the word. It was too... natural. He felt it too easily. And then, like it had been with remembering his name during his fight with Gally (one moment Thomas was just 'Greenie', and the next he became 'Thomas')... one day Thomas loved Newt. And the next day he loved him.
you could rattle the stars (3018 words) by ourlovelybones
Additional Tags: Fluff, Romance, Drama, based off of a tweet, I love u, Spoilers!, Happy Ending
Summary: "sometimes i think that maybe newt visits thomas in his dreams and they get drunk and go on adventures together like the good old days" - villainousnewt (twitter)
> could be read as darker as it put in question Thomas' mental health
Chimera (1019 words) by alice_wonderland_hatter
Summary: The slick movement of their lips only grow more ferocious; they’re dancing a waltz, maybe a tango, and he has no idea how his partner, his lover, knows such beautifully complicated ways to move and match their tongues. He’s being attacked. His lover’s tongue streams stunningly against his fair teeth. “Please, Tommy, please.”
CUTE & FLUFFY:
Complicated (493 words) by orphan_account
Additional Tags: Fluff, Bit of cuddling, Bit of kissing, Oh and there are some emotions in there too
Summary: Newt doesn't really know what his relationship with Tommy is.
Florets Tale (1511 words) by OldeShoestrings
Summary: Newt is covered in flowers and Thomas doesn't understand why. Well, at least he looks cute though so there's that.
Existing Together (440 words) by SarahJayne
Additional Tags: Fluff, Cuddling, sort of spoilers for the death cure, very soft fic tbh
Summary: Thomas loves waking up next to Newt
THE MOSTLY SMUT ONES:
Combat Training (4998 words) by Smontheye
Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Kinda AU, Outdoor Sex, Wet Dream, Training, Anal Sex, Spoilers for The Maze Runner, top Thomas, Bottom Newt, Pining, Love Bites, Barebacking, Protectiveness, A little angst
Summary: "So," Minho continued, tone suggesting he thought the answer was obvious, "I need to give you some combat training, if you're gonna go out and be a Runner." He pulled two long, slate gray knives out of his pack and handed one handle-first to Thomas. He took it, noting upon closer inspection the blade was dull. "Can't have our future Keeper of the Runners unable to defend himself from some scrawny shuck going through a bad Changing." (In which Thomas has a crush on Newt and acts on it.)
Introductions (2032 words) by therealamphibiousnewt
Additional Tags: That's it, because this is essentially porn without plot, Mutual Masturbation, First Time, ish?, first time in living memory, i guess, seriously though, it's just porn
Summary: "Too pent up to sleep," Newt says it like he worries about Thomas's intelligence, "and it turns out the open air and all these shanks sleeping everywhere makes it a bit hard to concentrate." Again, vague embarrassment. Heat in his cheeks he can't explain. His eyes flick down at Newt's chest, the way his shirt is see through in the yellow light of the fire. "Maybe I can help you concentrate." "Do you know what you're offering, Tommy?" Newt laughs again, but there's such fondness in the nickname that a foreign heat furls from the anxious ball in Thomas's chest. He remembers a vague idea of attraction, and honestly? It felt a whole lot like this.
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a collection of my favorite fics for Thomas/Newt (because I like to find them easily)... some are works in progress other are complete
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PERSONAL FAVES & MUST READ:
Bargain by Tattered_Dreams
Summary: Major TDC Spoilers. In which everything is the same but Newt survives - Canon up until the moment Newt confesses he's infected. “Don’t worry about me. This is about Minho, and now he needs us, so if there is even the slightest chance that we can save him, that we can get him out of there, we have to take that… no matter what the cost.” “Okay, I hear you,” Thomas murmurs. Because he does. He just has no intention of letting it come to that.
Followed by Trade by Tattered_Dreams
Summary: Major TDC Spoilers. In which everything is the same but Newt survives - Canon up until the moment Teresa is Interrogated. “But that was months ago,” she says, her mind at a complete standstill. Thomas just looks back at her. “Thomas, she should have turned by now.” He doesn’t even touch the statement. “You know how to get the serum, don’t you?”
- A look into Teresa's seriously complicated mind -
> One of the very best read and favorite universe because it makes so much sense - its makes even more sense than the actual book/movie for me tbh and also a great look into team dynamics and the complexity of Teresa
Call My Name series by KathSilver
Summary: The “Call My Name” series is me trying like hell to right the wrongs that happened in the Maze Runner series without ruining the integrity of the story itself. Starting with:
Where You Lead (54952 words) by KathSilver
Additional Tags: Fix-It, Lightning does a thing, And the boys are idiots but it's okay, back in time, Slow Burn, I'm not only combining the books and movies but i'm fixing everything, and then changing plot, if all goes well this will become a series, Newt deserved better, they all did, move over james, the characters belong to me, you're fired, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, POV Thomas, POV Newt, Angst, Fluff and Angst, this won't be all sunshine and roses, but it'll be a damn sight better than the original version, thomas cries over underwear, Canon-Typical Violence, Blood, Minor Character Death, The Fever Code Spoilers, 11!Verse, look at me, i make the canon now
Series: Part 1 of Call My Name
Summary: After Newt's death, Thomas can't settle at the Safe Haven. He goes out during a storm and is struck by lightning- only to find that he has been sent a year into the past, it’s his first day in the Glade, and he can remember EVERYTHING. And, because Thomas still had some of Newts blood on him somewhere, so can Newt. Cue the boys falling in love and trying to rewrite history.
**A mixture of the books and movies, rewritten together into something more. This is the equivalent of me saying "Hold my beer." to James and Wes, because if you want something done right you've got to do it yourself.
> Basically Newt & Thomas travel back in time after the end of it all and they remember everything, which in turn is going to change everything
The Second Kingdom (9150 words) by RurouniHime
Additional Tags: The Scorch, Fix-It, Major Character Injury, Angst, Guilt, Zombies, The Death Cure Spoilers, The Maze Runner Spoilers, Crank Newt, Survival, Blood and Injury, Injury Recovery, The Flare, Graphic Description, Graphic Depictions of Illness, Thomas may be going crazy, but Newt's already there, Animal Death, Hallucinations
Summary: They’re outside in the waste again, he and once-Newt, where the desert is devouring the fringe buildings, and this is worse. But he swore, somewhere back in the doped up haze: he’s not done. When it’s time, he’s still going to bury Newt.
The Shape of Grief by Tattered_Dreams
Summary: Newt was the one who told Thomas, so long ago, that there was a place out there for them, somewhere safe. Newt is the one who never made it and Thomas can't stay there without him.
> Favorite unhappy ending fic - no fixing anything, only Thomas trying to deal with an empty "paradise", and failing to move on, and falling apart piece by piece in a world he doesn't know how to exist in
Ivy Growing Downward (65549 words) by singtome
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Flower Shop, But with poisonous plants, Fluff, Mutual Pining, Angst, Fade to Black, Minor Violence, Mentions of Suicide, soulmate tropes, Background Relationships, background brenda/teresa
Summary: No one ever tells you that when the world is ending, it happens in slow motion. (Or: Newt is the owner of a flower shop sitting on the busy streets of Manhattan Island. One day Thomas walks in, and everything changes.)
> A fantastic Alternate Universe - still in science-fiction/dystopia (bordering on magical realism at times) - except less depressing and the writing & dynamics between Thomas and Newt and all the other is brilliant
THE "NEWT LIVES" ENDINGS WE DESERVE:
Run the Gauntlet (10751 words) by the_tragedist
Chapters: 8/?
Additional Tags: Fix-It, Newt (Maze Runner) Lives, Post-The Death Cure, Post-Canon, Post-Canon Fix-It, newt is alive and takes no shit, Everyone is Badass, there's sadness in paradise, it's angsty but theres humor, lots of cranks, cranks everywhere, more relevant tags to come later, bullshit medical procedures abound, because otherwise none of this would work, the last city is such a shit show and newt has to deal with it, underage drinking in later chapters, but really that's the least dangerous thing done in this fic and they could use a stiff drink
Summary: Two days after the fall of the Last City, Newt awakens beneath a pile of rubber: bruised, battered, but alive. It comes as a bitter irony, he's regained himself but the Gladers are long gone. With no hope of rescue he must find away to survive in the crank-infested ruins and make it back to his friends.
> a "in progress" fics that focus on a Newt that survived the Flare but still bears the marks of it and a futur in "Paradise" that seems a lot less paradisiac that it seemed at first glance, I can't wait to see more
here, now (7611 words) by gabgee
Additional Tags: The Death Cure Spoilers, Friends to Lovers, Nightmares, Post-Canon Fix-It, Character Death Fix, Fix-It, First Kiss
Summary: It had always been there, Thomas supposed. It was just that he’d never had the time or the room in his brain to process it until now. They’d spent so much time planning, running, fighting; even the months they’d spent at the camp, preparing to rescue Minho and the others, were filled with too much tension to think of his own feelings. Now he’d stopped still and it had hit him full force. He knew he should be grieving their losses, and he was, but he also felt that there was so much to gain now that they had all the time in the world.
you knew what it was (he is in love) (2743 words) by zapfinoo
Summary: “Alright, come on,” Thomas murmurs, and Teresa can see that he’s actually relieved that Newt wants to come with him. Thomas needs him like he needs oxygen. It’s so completely and utterly obvious-but not to them, of course. Never to them.
Through another's eyes (2959 words) by Notquiteright
Relationships: Newt/Thomas (Maze Runner), OC/OC
Additional Tags: newtmas - Freeform, POV Outsider, POV Original Character, pre-tdc, Post-TDC, (and like twelve seconds during tdc), Newt Lives, OC lowkey shipping Newtmas, OCs from another maze
Series: Part 1 of It's a matter of perspective
Summary: “Where’d you leave your boyfriend?” "My what?” his brows furrow and okay, yes Alicia is having too much fun, but sue her. “Your boyfriend” she grins. “You know, tall, blonde, hot, looks like the personification of an angel, and is literally glued to your side 24/7?” “Newt is not my boyfriend” he answers, looking more confused than ever. She rolls her eyes, but there is a fondness there too. Sweet oblivious little thing. “Sadly I believe you”
& Same time, different place (2075 words) by Notquiteright
Additional Tags: Post-TDC, Newt Lives, and he also doesn't, Parallel shots of the same situations, Fluff and Angst, Alternate Timelines, Thomas & OC friendship, Background Sonya/Harriet - Freeform, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
Series: Part 2 of It's a matter of perspective
Summary: The butterfly effect is a curious thing. In one timeline a girl died before he could save a boy. In another they lived. (Or a parallel shots of the same events in a world where Newt lived, versus one where he didn't) Set directly after Through another's eyes
> an interesting piece from an OC point of view that goes on two parallel roads: one where Newt dies and another where he lives...
harlem (4079 words) by espinosas
Relationships: Newt/Thomas (Maze Runner), Gally/Minho (Maze Runner)
Additional Tags: Fluff, smut but not quite, And nail-painting, And Thomas has a thing for his hair being pulled, Oops
Summary: Time, it's a funny thing. Or, Newt lives to the end and experiences Paradise with Thomas.
i'm willing to stay, fade away and ride along (3716 words) by teenagewaste
Additional Tags: Fluff, This is pure fluff, I suck at tagging sorry, Excessive talk of flowers, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Newt Lives, AU, Safe Haven, Nightmares, kind of, Mentions of Nightmares, Alternate Universe, Mentions of PTSD
Summary: "Just like you protect Newt?" "Yeah-yeah, just like I protect Newt. I swear."
An Abundance of Time (3525 words) by matchstick_milk
Additional Tags: Newt Lives, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Safe Haven, newtmas - Freeform, Driving, Mountains, Fluff, i just wanted to write something chill, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Kissing, Awkward Flirting, teen shenanigans, everyone likes to pick on gally, Canon Disabled Character
Summary: [AU where Newt Lives because I'm in denial] Newt and Thomas get to live together, though adjusting is sometimes hard after all they've been through. Newt does something nice for the both of them.
something to live for (3068 words) by iwantacorgisobad
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Newt (Maze Runner) Lives, Post-The Death Cure, Safe Haven, Angst and Humor, Eventual Fluff, the original idea was humor so naturally it became angst, and then it ended with humor anyway, First Kiss, stupid boys in love, I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping, it's really stupid but i hope you'll like it, warning: explicit mentions of Newt's letter
Summary: When Thomas played with the thought of Newt surviving he always imagined a joyful, relieved, smiling boy. The Newt who had survived was the exact opposite, though, and Thomas soon realized he had to do something about it - and if that 'something' meant reading his goodbye letter and crying with him, then so be it.
While I Still Have Breath to Give (28538 words) by Jadedphase
Chapters: 10/?
Additional Tags: mention of other characters, Post Movie, spoilers for the book and movie, Angst, Drama, minho and thomas are like brothers, Supportive Minho, Gally is involved in this mess, but he's really not a horrible guy, also Brenda, mention of medical horror, Post movie AU, recovery themes, mentions of suicide referenced, mentions of trauma, not a 'Newt survived the city' AU, Dr. Alison Ellory (OC), Dr. Issac Granger (OC), PTSD, not exact to movie or book timeline
Summary: Three years after the last city burned the world has begun to live once more. Thomas has seen it thrive around him, has held the cure in his hands and given the world all he can. But the ghosts still haunt him and even now, with eyes upon the life they are all building, his thoughts are plagued by a possibility born of a wounded heart. He's always taken wild risks to save those around him, but one last chance to save the person who he cannot allow to fade quietly in the night is all he truly wants.
> a really nice fic in progress
Splinter (16029 words) by KathSilver, Tattered_Dreams
Rating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Fix-It of Sorts, Newt Lives, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, post tdc, Safe Haven, Smut, Fluff, Too much sand, top!newt, hints of Gally/Brenda, Frypan is the best wingman, almond oil, someone get these boys a bed, for the splinters that never got to touch dat ass
Summary: In the aftermath of a burning city, survivors are starting to rebuild, to learn to live in Safe Haven. For Thomas and Newt...the only way they're looking to live is together, and all it takes is one moment to start the lives they never thought they'd get. Or in other words: Newt can't handle watching Thomas just...swallowing. And when he snaps, their lives fall into place and they fall into each other right after.
Running It By You (2026 words) by astralpenguin
Additional Tags: Newt (Maze Runner) Lives, Safe Haven, Established Newt/Thomas, but minho doesn't know that, Misunderstandings, Friendship, First Kiss, Minho Will Never Live It Down, Post-Canon, almond oil, yes i'm tagging that
Summary: Now that Minho had finally gotten a chance to breathe, and could actually talk to this girl, and spend time with her, he’d found that he really did like her. But Thomas clearly liked Brenda too, and Minho didn’t want to hurt his friend like that.
BITE (2456 words) by niconexus
Additional Tags: Fix-It, Newt Lives, low key gay until the end, Flare makes you remember, newt is sam, Now that they aren’t running for their lives they can fall in love, Happy, No Angst, That’s a lie the beginning is a little angsty, Newt feels guilty, for hurting thomas
Summary: Thomas’ blood can save him. The struggling boy straddling him. Thomas, ever the impulsive one of the Three Impulsive Guys, gets a plan. He’s gonna let Newt give in, he’s going to let Newt bite him. Aka- How Thomas keeps Newt alive
keep dreaming on (never let go, never let go) (2434 words) by mischiefmanaged95
Additional Tags: Past Relationship(s), Past Teresa Anges/Thomas, Post-The Death Cure, The Death Cure Spoilers, Canon Compliant, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Canon, Fix-It, Character Death Fix, Canonical Character Death, Angst with a Happy Ending, Eventual Romance, Fluff and Angst, Romance, Friends to Lovers, Ending Fix, Love Confessions, Declarations Of Love, Newt Lives, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Kinda?, Falling In Love, Love, Aged-Up Character(s), Think Early Twenties For Newt Thomas Minho and the Others, Film Versions of Characters, Happy Ending, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, First Kiss, Kissing
Summary: “Please Tommy.” The darkness of the cold night made Newt’s brown eyes seem rabid with fear. His face so wide and open, vulnerable and crawling with anger. There was something dark in is eyes, something uncontrollable, something vicious and seething. Thomas hated seeing that pain in his eyes. Newt, his friend, who had always been brighter than the sun. Who had always been kind and smart and charismatic, who had always been fiercely loyal and protective. Where had he gone? He was lost, being pulled away from Thomas, being dragged back into the depths of his mind, where he didn’t know himself, or those that cared for him. In the void, that hellish place behind those haunted eyes. And Thomas was not going to lose him to it.
the more it heals the worse it hurts (2053 words) by fairytalelights
Additional Tags: Fix-It, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Nightmares
Summary: “You're okay,” Thomas starts sobbing, even though Newt's unconscious and can't hear him. “You're okay, you're going to be fine, I promise.” “Do you want me to take him to the others? You know, just in case you wanna-” Brenda asks, looking warily up at the building looming over them. Thomas stares down at Newt. He's never been more sure of an answer in his life. “No,” he says. “I'm gonna bring him home.” or, Newt lives. They try to figure it out.
Their Paradise (9885 words) by Writer_Markilyn
Characters: Thomas (Maze Runner), Newt (Maze Runner), Minho (Maze Runner), Frypan (Maze Runner), Brenda (Maze Runner), Gally (Maze Runner)
Additional Tags: Fluff, I refuse to let Newt Die, Newt Lives, but im super sorry the other characters do bite the bullet, The Death Cure Spoilers, Minho Ships It, Newt is a little oblivious, Thomas is so shy with his feelings, Newt is conflicted with his feelings, They go to Paradise together, Slight slow burn Newt/Thomas, Protective!Thomas, Light Angst, Not Canon Compliant, I'm Bad At Tagging, what do, The letter is of course mentioned fam, Clingy!Thomas, Brenda and Thomas are bros
Series: Part 1 of Their Paradise
Summary: Thomas' version of his Paradise stood before him, staring at him with blackened eyes and begging him to kill it, to end its suffering. His Paradise had always been with him every step of the way, through all the losses and betrayals, even the times when it seemed all hope was lost; his reason for happiness stood there by his side, and Thomas would fight with his last breath to keep his said happiness by him always. The one of many fics where Newt didn't deserve the fate he got, and he and Thomas and their friends head to a tropical island to start their new lives away from all the death and destruction and are all happy for once in their lives.
Meet In The Middle (28050 words) by Fairylights4672
Additional Tags: post tdc, Fix-it fic, If you want something done right may as well do it yourself, I just want them to be happy :'), Chucks an absolute bean, Thomas is lonely, Newt will not take your shit, But deep down he just needs a hug, Slow Burn, I have no idea where this is gonna go, It's gonna be wild ya'll
Summary: Newt remembers it. He remembers the sleek metal of the knife easily sliding into his flesh. He remembers the sickly black views running up his arms, making him crazed and delirious. He remembers dying. Which only makes him confused when he wakes up, cured and healed. What's even more confusing is when he wakes up, only to see dead people staring back at him. Thomas still feels the hilt in his hand. He feels the weight as Newt sank to the ground underneath him. He feels the last soft breath Newt let out. He remembers Newt dying. But he can't sit still. Not when danger is calling him. Thomas has never been able to resist the pull of danger.
Finite Quantity (4477 words) by d_aia
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Fix-It, POV Outsider, POV Jorge, During The Death Cure
Summary: “Newt has it, doesn’t he?” Jorge looks in the direction Newt and Thomas disappeared to for a moment, then turns to Brenda. “Yes,” he answers. Maybe in another world, he would have said, ‘Probably.’ * Brenda realizes what's going on with Newt and it changes things.
> Brenda & Jorge realising what is going on with Newt and doing something about it somehow makes lot more sense than what canon gave us
Time and Time Again (4087 words) by Evekle
Additional Tags: Time Travel, Homura style, Everyone Needs A Hug, Fluff and Angst, really angsty, Trains are not good, Cranks are smarter than you think, Water isn't nice, Thomas is starting to give up, Victory is hard won, Thomas is free
Summary: It's a time traveller Thomas AU from tmr discord chat. In this work, Thomas is given the ability to go back a repeat the same events over and over again until he saves everyone. Drawing inspiration from Homura's ability in PMMM and what it could do to a character.
Faux Pas (1323 words) by asyouwishdarling
Relationships: Aris Jones/Newt (Maze Runner), Minho/Newt (Maze Runner), Gally/Newt (Maze Runner), Brenda/Newt (Maze Runner), Newt/Thomas (Maze Runner)
Summary: newt is very friendly. with boys and girls alike. thomas decides he doesn't like it. for whatever reason.
> not tagged or clearly written as a "Newt Lives" post canon but I'm gonna say it is (would make sense for it to happen when they're safe)
CANON VERSE / COULD BE CANON:
i finally worked it out, i worked it out (1059 words) by nowayout
Additional Tags: Sharing Clothes, Pre-Slash, Canon Compliant, Missing Scene, Friendship/Love
Summary: “Newt, is that - are you wearing my shirt?"
Campfire Choices by Tattered_Dreams
Summary: Just a little bit of casual intimacy while the boys struggle through the Scorch. Canon compliant.
and this is the map of my heart (4294 words) by nowayout
Additional Tags: Canonical Character Death, Death Cure Spoilers, Suicide Attempt
Summary: He’s Thomas, Greenie, Greenbean. For Newt, he’s Tommy.
The After (2040 words) by twinyards
Additional Tags: rifp me for even writing this i highkey hate myself, Angst, newtmas - Freeform
Summary: You could categorize your life into two segments. There was The Before. Where everything was in splintering color, every taste vibrant on your tongue, every breathe so cold and fresh and real. Where everything felt right, where even when you were struggling for breath, you still knew your world was spinning on the right axis and there was fight left in you. Where you didn’t realize you were going to be irreparably changed. And then something would happen. Something to shift your world into twisted, warped shades of gray, to make every taste like ash on your tongue, every breathe heavy and dank with wrongness. Something to change your whole view of the world, your whole essence of self. And then there was The After.
touch (760 words) by sebbykurt
Additional Tags: Fluffy as hell, newt is a little drunk and thomas is tipsy so if alcohol isn't your thing!!! avoid this fic, Underage Drinking, thanks to the lovely anon who prompted this!, love ya, tickling because why not??
Summary: Thomas is suddenly closer, eyebrows furrowed as he watches Newt with an almost uncomfortable intensity. “You still look sad.” “Listen, Greenie, I -“ He’s cut off by Thomas’ fingers curling into his sides.
you set me on fire (i've never felt so alive) (5012 words) by abyssith
Additional Tags: The Death Cure, Heavy Angst, No Fluff, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Canon Compliant, Sickness, Angst and Feels, Canon Rewrite, this is rEALLY fuckin sad, minor language
Summary: Oh, how wonderful it feels to be on fire. How tempting it is to lose control, surrender the reins of his soul to the demon promising to treat him well. How he wishes he could rip out this love still refusing to give up its place in his heart so he doesn’t have to fight anymore.
make this chaos count (1647 words) by superstarrgirl
Additional Tags: Spoilers for The Death Cure, and pretty obvious newmas i really didn't try to hide it, i obviously didn't handle the death cure too well, Angst, crank!newt, Suicide Attempt
Summary: (how rare and beautiful it is to even exist) -- falling feels like flying until you hit the ground
Do One More Thing For Me (2165 words) by newtntommy
Summary: Newt is slowly losing his mind, and the only thing that seems to help is holding Thomas's hand.
if not now, when? (2412 words) by gabgee
Additional Tags: The Death Cure Spoilers, Mid-Canon, Flirting, Sad Ending, Rough Kissing
Summary: "We'll get you better, Newt," Thomas said suddenly, completely transforming the atmosphere into a serious one. "We'll get the serum and we'll get outta here." (or: Reminiscing about previous kisses, Newt, whose flare virus is worsening, cherishes some of the last alone time he'd get with Thomas.)
if you love me let me go (1284 words) by abyssith
Additional Tags: POV First Person, POV Newt, The Death Cure, Spoilers, book canon, Death, Drabble and a Half, I'm Sorry, Why do I do this to myself, newtmas - Freeform, Angst, Implied/Referenced Suicide
Summary: Sanity is a strange thing. One second, it's there. The next second, it's gone, like someone pinching out a flame.
i'll be with you from dusk till dawn (2218 words) by abyssith
Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, takes place in movie, The Scorch Trials - Freeform, Spoilers, i guess, Angst, Fluff and Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Sleepy Cuddles, Affection, Foreshadowing, that horrible horrible foresahdowing
Summary: Newt hugs Thomas tighter. “I swear to bloody hell, they’ll have to kill me to make me leave.”
The Darkness of Ephemeral Things (2252 words) by twinyards
Additional Tags: another sad newtmas fic because idk what self love it what up friends
Summary: “Do you ever think about it?” Minho’s question startled him, mostly because it was seemingly out of nowhere and Thomas had no idea what he meant. “Think about what?” “What would have happened, how you would feel, if Newt hadn’t died.”
When you go, turn down the light (462 words) by Madelasha
Additional Tags: it's sad but also kind of happy???, i don't even know i hate these books, oh yeah spoilers for the death cure, OBVIOUS CHARACTER DEATH, in the past though
Summary: Thomas has been in paradise for fifty moons when he starts planting sunflowers
silence must be heard (1864 words) by wardolope
Additional Tags: Past Character Death, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
Summary: “I loved you.” Thomas clenches his eyes shut, rolling over to the other side of the bed. He sucks in a breath, hoping his inattention will make Newt go away. “I don’t suppose I ever told you.” Newt sounds distant, like he’s thinking of somewhere else. Or the one where the tentative hold Thomas has on his sanity isn't going to hold forever.
SET IN CANON WITH SOME DIVERGENCES & GETTING TOGETHER DURING THE BOOKS/MOVIES:
i know i don't know you (but there's somewhere i've seen you before) (9607 words) by nowayout
Additional Tags: Pre-Series, Angst, Sexual Confusion, Internalized Homophobia
Summary: Thomas is ten when he meets Newt for the first time. He's sixteen when they meet for the first time once again.
One last dance (2510 words) by KFlynn
Additional Tags: Feels, Sad, Sappy, two boys in love, Kissing, last night - Freeform, dance
Summary: Tomorrow they would go, together, and they would save their friend. That, and this moment between them, was all that mattered anymore ~~~ It's their last evening before they head out to save Minho and Newt finds himself being asked for one last dance.
your lips, my lips; apocalypse (8557 words) by zapfinoo
Summary: Would they even be friends if they lived in a world without solar flares and infection? Or are they just friends now because they were forced to be, because they were put in the same experiment? Thomas likes the idea of them being together in another universe, a universe where the world isn’t ending. Maybe he tells him there.
or what happened in the six months we didn't see
Talk Me Home (156684 words) by comebacknow
Chapters: 28/?
Summary: Minho was just taken by WCKD a week ago. Thomas is still reeling from Teresa's abrupt betrayal, but he's got a plan to get his friend back - to get all of them back. If all goes well, they'll be in the Safe Haven in two weeks. *** All does not go well, they are not in the Safe Haven in two weeks, and Thomas' head is more clouded than ever. With help from old and new friends, stolen moments that last a lifetime but are over too quickly, and the support from a full team-- Thomas' life begins to unravel in ways he never could have planned for, no matter how many maps he's poured over.
> in progress fic that goes into very interesting places and the writing of both thomas and newt and their dynamics is perfectly in character & beautiful
we were always meant to say goodbye (1057 words) by zapfinoo
Additional Tags: Angst, Missing Scene, Unhappy Ending, I hate myself, Boys In Love, They deserved better, The Death Cure
Summary: Thomas approaches Newt slowly, like he’s afraid that he’s going to snap at him again. He isn't, he trusts Newt with his life, but something has definitely changed. Thomas knows, deep down, what’s happening with the boy in front of him. He has seen the symptoms a million times.
splitting colors (3625 words) by orphan_account
Summary: Thomas feels the air disappear from his lungs, and he clenches the gun in his right hand even tighter, trying to keep himself from breaking down completely. He wishes, with a ferocity that surprises even himself, that he and Newt had met in another place, in another time, where they could have been brought together by lightness and laughter rather than the mutual need to survive. In a world where Thomas had the luxury of time, time to properly sort out his feelings, time for Newt to love him back. More than anything, he wishes he had the words to explain just why he can’t do what Newt wants. But he doesn’t. So Thomas kisses him.
> soulmate twist with no happy ending
every time. (3245 words) by rxtrogression
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Time Travel, newtmas - Freeform, thomas is a time traveler, Angst
Summary: So this is how they end; much like how they begin.
follow you anywhere (7145 words) by gabgee
Summary: There had been so little time to merely exist in this crumbling world that now, sitting at Newt’s side, Thomas felt himself relax and absorb what was happening in the moment for the first time in months. Or maybe he was just drunk. (or: Thomas is upset by Newt's nonchalant attitude to their drunken kiss because he assumes it means he doesn't feel anything for him)
Sound of my Heartbeat (2075 words) by The_Otter_Knight
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, The Scorch Trials Spoilers, Deaf Thomas, Noise-induced Hearing Loss, Medical Inaccuracies, probably, Telepathy, Panic Attacks, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Love Confessions, kind of?, it's indirect
Summary: At the moment, all he worried about was dragging Minho to the first building, avoiding the strikes of lightning as best as he could. He ignores the ringing in his ears when explosions ring off to his left and right. At first, he wasn't worried that he didn't hear the rainfall. But it was hard to deny that something was really, really wrong.
Yeah, I Reckon I Know (2820 words) by MiaGhost
Additional Tags: Re-writes, Spoilers, newtmas - Freeform, Short, Grief, Hurt, Comfort, Cuddling, touches, Kisses, Memory, Love
Series: Part 13 of Missed Opportunities
Summary: Newt's bunk is close enough that Thomas could reach out and touch him. It just isn't enough. End of Chapter 62.
can't do without you (4916 words) by whispersinthedark
Additional Tags: not an au, but Canon Divergent, the crank party scene but Better, tommy kisses newt instead of brenda, like kisses him......a lot, and maybe a little more, newt is desperately in love as per usual, basically angst with some smutty bits tossed in for good measure
Summary: For one brief instant Newt thinks, wildly, that Tommy must've gotten infected somehow, that's he's Cranking out and lunging forward to take a big juicy bite out of Newt's neck - but that thought evaporates as quickly as it had come as soon as he feels Tommy's lips press hot against his skin. in which Newt crashes the Crank party with the intention of executing a rescue mission, but Tommy - as usual - makes things...difficult.
Happily Ever After (743 words) by acornsandarrows
Additional Tags: cannibalism implied, Mild Gore, Blood, Implied Sexual Content
Series: Part 1 of Thomas and Newt are cranks and it's wonderful
Summary: au where Thomas has the flare as well as Newt, and Newt doesn't die.
Followed by Burning (842 words) by acornsandarrows
Additional Tags: Here we go, Gore warning, nsfw implied, blood warning, death warning, horror warning, kind of, animal death warning, Drug Use, Hallucinations, cannibalism implied, Memory Loss, Self Harm, injuries
Summary: They're still cranks, and it's still great (until it isn't)
> Obviously pretty dark hence the tags
Déjà vu (1298 words) by acornsandarrows
Warnings: Major Character Death
Additional Tags: set in the canon world kind of, spoilers for death cure, also, Suicide Attempt
Summary: I’ll find you, he promises, softly at first, then louder and louder, I’ll find you, Newt. I promise. Newt’s eyes flash with steel. If you break that promise, his voice cracks, I’ll never bloody forgive you.
Marrow and Bone (2390 words) by twinyards
Additional Tags: newtmas - Freeform, something almost happy?, i know i'm shocked too
Summary: Newt’s voice shook slightly as he spoke. “Do you still love her?” Thomas didn’t have to ask who Newt meant. Teresa. Of course he would ask about Teresa. Only, the answer was simple. And easy. The only easy thing about this situation. “No,” Thomas breathed, closing his eyes for fear of what emotions he might see cross Newt’s face. “Maybe the Thomas I was before loved her, but.. But the Thomas that woke up in the Maze, he’s always wanted someone else.” Silence cleaved the world. Neither of them were breathing. And Thomas could have sworn even the cranks out in the night were holding their breath, waiting to see what might happen next. Anxiety was a current beneath his skin; moving swift and clear and with a power that suggested it could not be stopped. He was holding his head above the water but soon enough he’d be drowning in it.
ALTERNATE UNIVERSE / COMPLETE DEPARTURE FROM CANON:
Secrets by Tattered_Dreams
Summary: In which the kids of Maze University play Spin the Bottle at one of Minho's parties.
Maybe if I tell myself enough (3616 words) by dreamscomeslow
Additional Tags: Five Times, Angst, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, no happy ending
Summary: Five times Newt almost confessed his feelings to his best friend and one time Thomas did.
> beautiful but unhappy ending
cake by the ocean (5760 words) by orphan_account
Summary: Thomas hears footsteps make their way into the living room, and Minho’s roommate slowly walks into view. “Hi, nice to finally meet...” He sees Thomas standing there in shock and his greeting trails off. “Oh, bloody hell.” “What the fuck?” All in all, Thomas has no idea why he’s so surprised, considering how much of a joke his life has been recently. “Your name is Newt?” he demands, eyes locked on Hot Blonde Guy. “What kind of name is that?”
heaven's on fire (5655 words) by orphan_account
Summary: “Tell me if I’ve got this right.” Teresa sounds like she’s struggling to hold back laughter. Thomas hates her. “You spent most of your six-hour flight flirting with a hot stranger, only to find out he’s actually the author whose press conference you were meant to be covering.” “And I told him I had no interest in reading any of his books,” Thomas adds, because what the hell. He may as well lay all the facts out. “I also might have told him that we used to date.”
no control (1980 words) by orphan_account
Summary: “Oh my God,” Thomas says, tone laced with awe. “You’re British.” Newt blinks at him, frown deepening. “And?” “I mean,” Thomas hurriedly backpedals, suddenly aware of how creepy he must have sounded. “Not that it matters. Or makes you more attractive to me in any way, pfft.” At Newt’s confused look, he adds, “Not that I think you’re attractive at all! In fact, I just came over here to tell you how totally not attracted I am to you.”
saw you in colors last night, and you didn't even have to get undressed. (3920 words) by uksangster
Summary: “I’m guessing that you’re wearing a blue shirt today.” “Wrong.” and Newt was always wrong. or the one au where you go colorblind after age seven until you kiss your soulmate, and two best friends have been trying to guess each other’s colors for decades.
Brighter Than Fireworks (5991 words) by Please_Tommy_Please
Additional Tags: Fourth of July, Fluff, Mutual Pining, Friends to Lovers, Gally's secret brew, Fireworks, Sexual Tension, WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED, Overuse of italics, Sonya's middle name is Elizabeth and Newt calls her Lizzy, I have no idea how old everyone is, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
Series: Part 1 of Brighter Than Fireworks
Summary: Alby's annual Fourth of July party doesn't go as planned. Thomas isn't complaining. Neither is Newt, for that matter.
Groundhog Day (13043 words) by ShippingLikeAPackage
Chapters: 5/6
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Groundhog Day, Frustrated Newt, Poor kid has to repeat the day, cute newt/sonya, thomesa besties
Summary: Newt had heard the stories, knew them like the back of his hand: everybody has a soulmate in this world, one person made just for them, blah, blah, blah. Their initials were inscribed on everybody’s chest, just to the left of the sternum, directly over the heart. That he was fine with. The problem for him, personally, lay within the other condition: that if you came within close proximity of your soulmate, but failed to meet them, you would have to relive the day until you succeeded. Which, in theory, seems like a good idea, but that's because most people didn't fuck up this badly.
Fix your tie (1814 words) by ReadInTheNight
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Hogwarts, Thomas and Teresa are brother and sister, Slytherin!Newt, Slytherin!Brenda, Gryffindor!Thomas, Gryffindor!Teresa, Not my fic, It's a friends, Fluff, Maybe a bit Angst, Pining, Mutual Pining, Idiots in Love, everyone ships it, Newt is ex-seeker, Quidditch
Summary: Thomas is in love with a certain Slytherin friend. They were supposed to meet up after the Quidditch game, however, Newt has something to say to Thomas in private. Is Newt gonna say the thing Thomas fears the most? That they can't be friends because of their different house?
> Newt is 100% a Slytherin and this is adorable
hello, goodbye (1065 words) by orphan_account
Summary: The guy standing on the other side is decidedly not Teresa. He’s definitely the hottest guy Thomas has ever seen, all pale skin and messy blonde hair. He’s also half-naked, a towel wrapped around his waist, beads of water sliding down his body. Thomas watches one disappear underneath the white cloth and feels his mouth go dry due to a whole new kind of thirst. “You’re not Teresa,” he says dumbly.
you are my dirty little secret (3879 words) by Professor_David
Series: Part 1 of the one with the secret
Summary: “He probably thinks now that something is up,” the dark haired boy muttered unhappily. “He definitely will suspect something.” “Oh please,” Newt chuckled, “it’s Minho we are talking about. He’ll forget everything the moment he sees Teresa.” “But what if he’ll not?” Thomas asked stubbornly. “So what? Nothing’s really gonna change, you know,” Newt exclaimed, throwing his hands in the air. “Yeah, you won’t be the one Minho will kill,” the other boy muttered, frowning. “No, we both know how he’s overprotective over you. It doesn’t matter that you aren’t brothers by blood, he still thinks about you as his younger brother. What do you think he would think when he found out that his best friend was-,” there was a little pause as Thomas tried to pick the right word, “- banging his little brother behind his back?” Or: Thomas and Newt are in relationships no one knows about.
Staying Up (60115 words) by lokidiabolus
Additional Tags: writer x editor, AU, another silly thing, and another series, Newt is a bit snappy in here, may get angsty as well
Series: Part 1 of Staying Up
Summary: Newt is a professional. He always takes his work seriously, mainly because the fact he really enjoys reading and being, even a little, part of the creation. Apart from his deadly honesty occasionally clashing with people around him he also prefers staying alone. It all changes when a random stranger offers him a scarf on the street, and the domino effect threatens to take him along with the tumble.
saw a shooting star and thought of you (2698 words) by tsukishimas
Additional Tags: community theater au, Alternate Universe - Theatre
Summary: thomas really wants this part. has also really wants to kiss the guy he's up against. (or: a mondern day au in which thomas and newt meet because they're auditioning for the same role in a community theater, alby and minho are directors, and gally is the supportive friend.)
Kiss me (3126 words) by whatxever426
Additional Tags: Party, Strangers, Making Out, I really can't think of anything else, i don't know how to tag, I'm Sorry, Thomas is just really cute, Minho the matchmaker, newt and minho are besties, minho and thomas become friends, their kiss is really intense
Summary: Thomas really wants to make out with the hot guy in the corner and Newt thinks this stranger coming up to him is kinda cute so he just goes for it.
The Blue Top (9977 words) by BlackWingBecci
Summary: It was just a blue top. But it spelled trouble for Thomas. He could loose Teresa - his best friend, his person - and he sure as hell needed her around to help him deal with his complicated life. His friends with benefits situation with Newt was a mess and Thomas couldn't get a hold of his feelings. He was struggling to find himself after growing up from who he was back at home. He needed Teresa, but he wasn't going to hold her back either.
Drunken Misunderstanding (1563 words) by Sammy_Holland
Additional Tags: Underage Drinking, Flirting, Drunken Flirting, thomas is drunk, Thomas is an Idiot, he gets hurt, Minho has to comfort him, Happy Ending
Summary: Thomas is so drunk he forgets Newt is his boyfriend and he decides to flirt with him but it doesn’t go as planned.
That Weird Facial Mask (3232 words) by serenesavagery
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Percy Jackson Fusion, Camp Half-Blood (Percy Jackson), Percy Jackson References, Fluff and Humor, Pre-Slash, Pre-Relationship
Summary: Thomas can't sleep alone in the Hades cabin and bumps into Newt. Not literally though. Newt's got a solution to the problem. But then there's Newt's facial mask. Very creepy facial mask, Thomas might add.
POST CANON:
in wildest dreams (i never dreamed of this) (2043 words) by CerinityKS
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Reincarnation, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Fluff and Angst, Death Cure Spoilers
Summary: Neither of them could figure it out, how it worked. How they could possibly be there, on an Earth that was healthy and whole. In the end they agreed that it wasn’t important, because they were there and they were alive again. And most importantly, they were together. Newt still remembers seeing Alby die, how it felt like he’d died with him. He had been positive that he’d never be able to move on. (but he did and then he’d lost him too and it was so much harder the second time around) But it was strange, just being the two of them. So they decided if they remembered, and they where there, surely everyone else was there and remembered too… right - In which the gladers are reincarnated and given second chances, and Newt just wants to have his Tommy back.
> only if you got an ao3 account
Grab An End (pull hard and make a wish...) (1116 words) by Nevcolleil
Additional Tags: Fix-It of Sorts, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
Summary: It didn't begin with Newt the way it began with Teresa. It was too... quiet to question. No. Quiet isn't the word. It was too... natural. He felt it too easily. And then, like it had been with remembering his name during his fight with Gally (one moment Thomas was just 'Greenie', and the next he became 'Thomas')... one day Thomas loved Newt. And the next day he loved him.
you could rattle the stars (3018 words) by ourlovelybones
Additional Tags: Fluff, Romance, Drama, based off of a tweet, I love u, Spoilers!, Happy Ending
Summary: "sometimes i think that maybe newt visits thomas in his dreams and they get drunk and go on adventures together like the good old days" - villainousnewt (twitter)
> could be read as darker as it put in question Thomas' mental health
Chimera (1019 words) by alice_wonderland_hatter
Summary: The slick movement of their lips only grow more ferocious; they’re dancing a waltz, maybe a tango, and he has no idea how his partner, his lover, knows such beautifully complicated ways to move and match their tongues. He’s being attacked. His lover’s tongue streams stunningly against his fair teeth. “Please, Tommy, please.”
CUTE & FLUFFY:
Complicated (493 words) by orphan_account
Additional Tags: Fluff, Bit of cuddling, Bit of kissing, Oh and there are some emotions in there too
Summary: Newt doesn't really know what his relationship with Tommy is.
Florets Tale (1511 words) by OldeShoestrings
Summary: Newt is covered in flowers and Thomas doesn't understand why. Well, at least he looks cute though so there's that.
Existing Together (440 words) by SarahJayne
Additional Tags: Fluff, Cuddling, sort of spoilers for the death cure, very soft fic tbh
Summary: Thomas loves waking up next to Newt
THE MOSTLY SMUT ONES:
Combat Training (4998 words) by Smontheye
Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Kinda AU, Outdoor Sex, Wet Dream, Training, Anal Sex, Spoilers for The Maze Runner, top Thomas, Bottom Newt, Pining, Love Bites, Barebacking, Protectiveness, A little angst
Summary: "So," Minho continued, tone suggesting he thought the answer was obvious, "I need to give you some combat training, if you're gonna go out and be a Runner." He pulled two long, slate gray knives out of his pack and handed one handle-first to Thomas. He took it, noting upon closer inspection the blade was dull. "Can't have our future Keeper of the Runners unable to defend himself from some scrawny shuck going through a bad Changing." (In which Thomas has a crush on Newt and acts on it.)
Introductions (2032 words) by therealamphibiousnewt
Additional Tags: That's it, because this is essentially porn without plot, Mutual Masturbation, First Time, ish?, first time in living memory, i guess, seriously though, it's just porn
Summary: "Too pent up to sleep," Newt says it like he worries about Thomas's intelligence, "and it turns out the open air and all these shanks sleeping everywhere makes it a bit hard to concentrate." Again, vague embarrassment. Heat in his cheeks he can't explain. His eyes flick down at Newt's chest, the way his shirt is see through in the yellow light of the fire. "Maybe I can help you concentrate." "Do you know what you're offering, Tommy?" Newt laughs again, but there's such fondness in the nickname that a foreign heat furls from the anxious ball in Thomas's chest. He remembers a vague idea of attraction, and honestly? It felt a whole lot like this.
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