#newtmas my beloved

[troyssix]

NEWTMAS NEWTMAS NEWTMAS

(books)

"newt squeezed his hand tightly"

"thomas realized how much newt meant to him"

"what's up, tommy? you look bloody great for 3 in the morning"

"i knew i'd follow you anywhere. and i have" (this is just the films ik but still)

also newt only trusting thomas with the note

also the TENSION

also newt being confirmed fruity

historians say "they were great friends" THEY WERE GAY BITCHES

[madieflaw]

[meowshinjiro]

kinda want a fic where newt opens up to thomas post canon about his jealousy. wishing he was the one thomas could telepathically communicate with. hoping thomas would have eyes for him when newt’s always kept his focus on the other boy. but he feels like he’s the one following thomas’ footsteps, knowing that he might never catch up to thomas’ side like others have been able to effortlessly do.

he mentions how it drove his bitterness towards teresa, towards aris, towards anyone who thomas had somewhat of a connection with - because he wished it could be him in that spotlight. newt knew it was wrong, and that these people did nothing wrong, but the pain in his heart was too unbearable to ignore.

he needed the cure - he needed thomas.

[moonysgoldenstar]

rip newt from the maze runner, you would’ve loved the tortured poets department

[newtsixtyfive]

has anyone ever called them doomed yaoi? because they are. they are doomed yaoi.

[blushingsastiel]

the maze runner is such a good dystopia series like omggg. i, unfortunately, have not been able to read the books but the movies are always playing in my head. newtmas has me a chokehold. their friendship dear lawrd. i could never forget about minho either <3

[atbondolas]

the backbone of society fr

[meteor-moon]

why is newt so lana del rey coded

[moonysgoldenstar]

He looks so baby girl 🥺

So.

While wandering around Google I discovered that this cover is only available in the Latin Spanish version of the Crank Palace and I think that's a total shame

Like look at it, it's amazing, the art is incredible and I believe the whole world deserves to see it

I love it.

[troyssix]

no bc i genuinely like newtmas?? i don't just like it cuz it's gay???

[meowshinjiro]

yeah i’m fine what are you talking about ahahahaha

[moonysgoldenstar]

trapdoor by twenty one pilots is so newt coded i wanna kms

[zer0brainc3lls]

Now why would you say this.

YOUR BREAKING MY HEART. ☹️

me when newt wouldn’t mind being in love with a boy if it didn’t mean being in love with thomas but thomas wouldn’t mind being in love with newt if it didn’t mean being in love with a boy

[zer0brainc3lls]

My opinions on tmr ships :D

I have seen a few people do this and I thought why not :) keep in mind these are my opinions and I don’t care who you ship (as long as it’s not like a pro ship or something yucky) the whole point of a fandom is to have fun!! :> any ship names i dont know ill just say “character x character”

Newtmas: take one look at my page and yk how I feel about this one 😭 idk I just love it so much ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST BOOK OH MY GOD. Book one newtmas my beloved ☹️🫶 I just love them so so much 😔 bi Thomas is canon in my heart

Minewt: I prefer them platonically but I see it!! I really like this one, I don’t read fics of it often buts it’s super enjoyable and I understand the hype 100% like childhood best friends who were separated then when they finally find each other again an hour later the other dies?! Tragic. ☹️

Thominho: I kinda like this one, it’s tolerable I don’t mind it and I’ll read funny inncorrect quotes about them but that’s about it, i kind of get this one but it’s not my favourite :( still like it though :D

Thomas x gally: uhhh.. depends on if it’s movies or books honestly- movies I get it!! Enemy’s to lovers is one of my favourite tropes after all but books? Nah sorry I just can’t 😭

Brenda x Teresa: in canon NO. In fanon? (Like fics and whatnot) YES. GIVE ME MY LESBIANS GODDAMNIT I WILL COMMIT CRIMES.

Thomas x Brenda: second favourite ship, I love them so so much they are so near and dear to me oh my fuck 😔 THE BOOKS HAD ME GIGGLING THE WHOLE TIME I WISH THEY WERE ENDGAME IN THE MOVIES. WHY.

Thomas x Teresa: …. In the movies I get why people like it, but in the books? It just kinda grosses me out because Thomas saw Teresa as a sister before the swipe, then Teresa implied they could’ve been lovers and it was a whole thing and it’s just.. why? It’s kind of forced in my opinion (don’t get me wrong I’m not saying Thomas DIDNT love her. He did I’m not saying that at all. He did love her but still!!!)

Frypan x Brenda: OH MY FUCKING GOD I LOVE THIS SO OSOSOSOSOSOSO MUCH. In the movies I prefer them over Thomas x Brenda through and through!!

Brenda x gally: I see them as chaotic besties ngl but the scene with the bus and they were talking about the immunes like they were THEIR kids and the “I like her.” Scene 🫡 I like this ship literally only because of those scenes

Brenda x Minho: this is one of my friends fav ships and I’m slowly being pulled into it. Send help. Immediately. IM BEING SUCKED INTO IT GODDAMNIT

[erenfox]

Rating TMR Shipssss

Thomesa (Thomas x Teresa): 147284892/10 i will fight you on this. they were literally so precious and tragic. it was like the universe had decided their destiny, but at the end of the day thomas never stopped loving her and neither did she stop loving him. she betrayed everyone for the greater good but redeemed herself to save HIM. i know she made some extremely questionable choices but goddamn theyre always slept upon. thomesa my beloved, they hated you but i never will 😭💔

Newtmas (Newt x Thomas): 3/10 (i can feel the hate radiating towards me) listen. im completely fine with people going batshit crazy over them. but personally? no. seriously, i never understood the overhype and appeal for newtmas. i can completely understand if newt was in love with thomas all this time, but the idea of them being together? nah. i just never saw any sort of romantic tension between them. like, im not being a full-on hater, but i saw them like platonic soulmates. their friendship is literally to die for (ahem ahem newt ahem 💀) and i wish I had a loyal friend like newt. but romantically? nah.

Trenda (Thomas x Brenda): 5/10 tbh they were pretty mid. i mean i can totally see them ending up together post the death cure, but their chemistry felt too forced at times. their friendship dynamic tho? TOP. TIER.

Thominho (Thomas x Minho): 10/10 the close friendship. the trust they have in each other. the things theyve lived thru together. the lengths thomas went to save minho. if thomas was bisexual hed definitely go for minho. CHEFS KISS AAAA

Nalby (Newt x Alby): 7/10 now this is a newt ship that had sm wasted potential. the fact that alby was the first person ever who newt befriended and trusted. the fact that alby was always stern to everyone BUT newt. the fact that they had one of the strongest mutual trust in the glade. the fact that newt was distraught and ready to throw hands with the grievers after they killed alby in the books. they just didn't have enough time. their dynamic i can't 😭

Newtenda (Newt x Brenda): 8/10 NOW LOOK I KNOW NEWT IS GAY AND I RESPECT THAT but i never knew that while watching the movies and reading the books. like seriously, i thought he was straight for the longest time, and the idea of newt ending up with brenda is weirdly wholesome to me. they share similar experiences of going thru hell while being infected and idk i just enjoy this ship very much. if newt wasn't gay, he shouldve definitely ended up with brenda lmao

Brenally (Brenda x Gally): 6/10 same case as newtenda, but they needed more development. otherwise post tdc theyd be so cute :3

Minally (Minho x Gally): 4/10 nah. just, nope. i can see strong friendship and respect for each other throughout tmr and post tdc, but as a ship... pretty bland so nope.

Minewt (Minho x Newt): 8/10 oh yep. absolutely. theyve known each other maybe not as long as nalby, but the things they went thru in tst and tdc... and the efforts newt was ready to make to save minho- like my boi was freaking infected but he chose to focus on saving minho over himself 😭 and minhos reaction on seeing newts dead body just 💔 if this ain't peak idk what is...

Sonyaris (Sonya x Aris): 9/10 best friends? check. immediate relief on finding the other was alive? check. her taking care of him when he got injured? check. him standing up for her? check. both survived the horrific events thrown upon at them? check. what's there not to like?? they just needed more screentime together lol

Thomally (Thomas x Gally): 2/10 nope. too much toxicity, if im being honest. i mean, they did end up working together and becoming somewhat friends at the end, but idts thomas would ever be able to forgive gally for killing chuck. chuck was basically thomas' baby brother. im sure thomas, despite having gotten over chuckie's death, still finds it extremely unfair how gally got saved but chuck didn't.

Java/Avanson (Janson x Ava): 147284892/10 OMFG YESSIRRRRR I JUST LOVE AND ADORE THIS SHIP LIKE WDYM THIS ISN'T CANON HUH LIKE THEY WOULD TOTALLY TRY TO STAB EACH OTHER AND THEN MAKE OUT WOOHOOO (ive gone insane.)

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2024 writing year in review

tagged by the one and only @persnickett 💛

I must be insane because I didn't actually realise I wrote that much until I made this post and it kept going and going and going... really put things into perspective! My ongoing wips, as well as my German fics, didn't make the list (might be doing a separate post for the German ones), still we got 24 fics for 2024. That's two fics per month 😳 granted, some of them are a total of 250 words and others sat in my Google Docs for three years before I finally got over myself and posted them...

January

The Runner and the Lover: Maze Runner (E)

Every time he closed his eyes, Newt's face surfaced in the fog, always hovering on the edge of his consciousness. There was something about him that Thomas couldn’t figure out—and if Thomas had learned anything about himself in the few days spent in the Glade, it was that he was drawn to things he didn't understand, driven by an inexplicable need to fathom them. And Newt? Newt was one of those things. or: Thomas’ curiosity once again gets the better of him and he sees something he’s not supposed to see. Luckily Newt happens to be around to help him understand it.

April

Before the Maze: Maze Runner, (G)

“I could tell him,” Chuck offered after a pause, his voice small. “When I’m there, with them. If you want, I mean. I could tell him.” Thomas shook his head slowly, a heavy sadness weighing his features. “No. He doesn’t remember me. And... neither will you.”

Elmhallow: HappyHead, (T)

It's their first night at Elmhallow. Kept awake by worry about Shelly and Finn, Seb hears noises outside and makes a terrible discovery.

August

loss of my life: Maze Runner, (G)

Thomas made it to Safe Haven, Newt didn't.

(basically loml but make it worse because newtmas)

September

I Kissed A Girl (And I Liked It): Maze Runner, (T)

Sonya didn’t worry about being accepted by her friends. She knew they’d support her just as she had supported them. But telling them she wasn’t who they thought she was—that was hard. They saw her as the token straight friend, the ever-loyal ally. Never one of them. Lately, though, living that lie had become suffocating. Everyone else was so open about their queerness, but Sonya felt like an imposter. What if she wasn’t queer enough? What if she was just imagining this to fit in? But no—her feelings for Harriet were real, as was the ache that came with them. Sonya knew coming out wouldn’t suddenly make Harriet fall in love with her. That wasn’t the point. She just wanted to be herself. And what better time to come out than Pride? (written for The Maze Women 2023, prompt: Pride)

Teardrops On My Guitar: Stranger Things, (G)

It’s late, but sleep won’t come—not when it’s either nightmares of Demobats or thoughts of Steve that keep him awake. On nights like this, when Eddie feels too much, he reaches for his old acoustic guitar stashed in the back of the van. He starts picking out the same chords he’s played a hundred times since that night he came home drunk from Steve’s. His fingers find the melody on their own, a song he’s never shown anyone. The words came on a night when he’d been too high, too heartsick to keep the tears at bay. Pathetic. But heartbreak? That’s rock ’n’ roll, isn’t it? The best songs come from suffering, and Eddie’s a master at that. He doesn’t need the crumpled napkin where he first scrawled the lyrics—he knows them by heart. or: Teardrops On My Guitar but it’s a song Eddie wrote about Steve

THE LONLIEST: Maze Runner, (E)

Sometimes when someone dies, their soul may latch onto a beloved object from their life, becoming inseparably linked to it. Just as a human's existence is defined by their heartbeat, the spirit's existence becomes tied to this object. or: you know how sometimes you masturbate about your dead best friend and accidentally summon his ghost? (i read this prompt under a steddie fic and thought this might be fun for newtmas too... spoiler, this wasn't fun, this was sad)

When You Call (I Answer): Maze Runner, (M)

Minho had a habit of calling him or Alby when he felt lonely, sometimes Newt too, though not since the incident. Lately, these calls had been happening more frequently, especially with Minho living alone in that big empty house, his parents almost never around. Gally always felt a mix of frustration and guilt when he thought about it—Minho acted like he had it all together, but when he was left to his own devices, things like this happened.

Every Night Has Its Dawn: Maze Runner, (E)

And Thomas—Tommy—was blue, a steady and reliable force, like the endless sky above or the rhythmic consistency of waves breaking on the shore. Newt had always been yellow, consumed by cowardice and jealousy. But together, they were green. Green like life, like hope, like the memories they clung to in a world so full of loss. As for what Teresa brought into the mix? Newt couldn’t quite tell yet.

Puzzle: Maze Runner, (G)

Newt found himself glancing over at Thomas every few minutes, watching him work with precision, his brow furrowed in concentration, his fingers moving deftly as he sorted through pieces. A smile tugged at Newt’s lips. He was so hopelessly in love. or: Newt needs to finish an assignment, Tommy is a distraction, so he occupies him with a puzzle.

For Whom the Heart Tolls: Stranger Things, (T)

“I just organised that shelf,” Steve said, his irritation mounting as Eddie slotted a tape back in the wrong place—upside down, no less. “So fix it,” Eddie shot back with a laugh, turning to grab another one. Steve clenched his jaw, barely holding it together. “You know what? Fuck you, Eddie.” Without missing a beat, Eddie smirked, turning to look at Steve over his shoulder. “Fuck me yourself, you coward.” or: just a normal day at Family Video turned Eddie Munson's personal hangout

Make Calm Your Tempest: Maze Runner, (T)

“Sometimes they do things to make me do the opposite of what they think, I think, they think, I’m going to do.” Thomas’ words came out in a rush, jumbled and frantic, like he was trying to make sense of them even as they left his mouth. His voice cracked with the strain of staying one step ahead of WICKED. Newt, standing just a few feet away, narrowed his eyes in quiet frustration, his jaw tight. He was tired—of the plans, the uncertainty, and especially the sense of being toyed with like puppets. “Just do whatever you bloody wanna do,” Newt muttered, his voice sharp enough to cut through the tension. or: a missing scene set between Scorch Trials and Death Cure

When Hope Felt Like A Memory: Maze Runner, (M)

The failed mission to save Minho ends with Thomas and Newt captured, restrained, and speeding toward WICKED’s headquarters. As the soldiers taunt them, Newt’s unshakable loyalty to Thomas turns into a fierce act of rebellion.

Something Sacred: Maze Runner, (E)

A floor below, Brenda suddenly halts mid-step, her mind racing with an impulse she can’t quite shake. Frypan, caught off guard, nearly stumbles into her back, his brow furrowing in confusion as he steadies himself. “What’s up?” he asks, and before Brenda can stop herself, the words are already tumbling out of her mouth. “I was just thinking… You want me to blow you?” The question hangs in the air for a long, stunned moment. Frypan blinks, his surprise evident as his eyes widen. “What?” or: After their heated fight, Brenda looks for Thomas and Newt, only to discover an unexpected moment of intimacy that forces her to confront her own feelings and the complexities of human connection.

October

Lessons in Resuscitation: Maze Runner, (G)

“At this rate, Minho’s a goner,” Gally's voice cut through the air. “Maybe Clint should pair you up with someone else, Greenie—like the dummy.” He smirked, his arms still crossed as he leaned against the Homestead wall. Minho sat up, wiping tears from his eyes. “Jealous much, Gally? Maybe you wanna make out with the dummy instead?” “Stop being such a pain in the shuck,” Gally shot back. “That’s enough! Minho, you’re clearly too alive to be resuscitated,” Clint said with a stern glance at Minho. “Newt, can you help our Greenie out?” Before Thomas could decide whether to be more annoyed at Minho or embarrassed by the idea of practising on Newt, Minho sat up, still grinning like he’d just won some kind of game. “Have fun, Greenie,” he said with a teasing lilt to his voice. “Try not to get too flustered.” or: In the Glade, a routine lesson on mouth-to-mouth resuscitation quickly spirals into an unexpected exploration of feelings when Thomas and Newt find themselves at the centre of a playful yet intense demonstration

black abyss: Maze Runner, (M)

And with his heart falling into a black abyss, Thomas pulled the trigger.

November

in sleep, though, he speaks: Maze Runner, (G)

Two years have passed since they arrived at Safe Haven, and Thomas hasn’t spoken a single word ...

how to save a life: Maze Runner, (G)

The one in which Chuck lives. And Thomas doesn't.

It Don't Matter (I'll take every part of you): Maze Runner, (E)

Newt pulled Thomas close, holding him as if the world might pull them apart. Their kisses were deep, heartfelt, but restrained—Newt never pushed for more, never crossed the fragile boundary they’d silently agreed upon. His lips moved with desperate tenderness, but his mind drifted, spiralling into thoughts he tried to ignore. His body betrayed him, heat pooling low. He could feel himself growing harder, could feel the way he was yearning for more. Yet he stayed still, as if any movement might shatter the moment. He didn’t dare let Thomas feel the full extent of his want—not when the weight of his longing was matched only by the terror of losing what they had. or: After nine months together, Newt suspects Thomas might be asexual and doesn’t want to push him into anything he’s not comfortable with. But Thomas won’t let Newt hold back on his account...

Reason to Believe (they might still have a chance): Maze Runner, (G)

Minho had always prided himself on knowing the people around him better than they knew themselves. It was part of being a Runner, he figured—observing patterns, noticing the details others missed. The Glade was no different. Every Glader had a rhythm, a way they fit into the controlled chaos of their strange little world. And Newt… well, Newt used to be an easy read. But ever since that day—the day Newt hadn’t returned from the Maze—everything had changed. or: early Newtmas through Minho's eyes.

Everything’s Meant to Be Broken: Maze Runner, (E)

Teresa’s grip tightened in Thomas’ hair, her presence relentless, her movements deliberate. Her voice, calm yet charged with authority, sent a ripple of strange desire through Thomas. Every word she spoke seemed impossible to defy, a shiver of command that crept down his spine and left him powerless to do anything but obey. or: Scroch Trials Betrayal Scene but instead of Aris it's Newt with Teresa. (And instead of betrayed, Thomas feels aroused. Oops)

December

keepsake: Maze Runner, (G)

Thomas kept Newt's jacket.

I Fell For Your Eyes (I just realised): Maze Runner, (G)

After breaking up with Gally a few weeks ago, Bren isn't in the mood to spend New Year’s Eve surrounded by happy couples. Seeking solace, they left their uncle’s apartment, only to unexpectedly run into someone who might just light up their night...

Tainted Saint: Maze Runner, (G)

Mary was only 21 when she committed herself to WICKED’s cause, brimming with a fierce, unshakable hope...

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