Sharing the Shiny

Something about this Greenie is different.

He never pays this much attention to Greenies, nothing past the usual introduction and First Day jitters but something about this one is different.

Something about him calls to Newt, to a part of him that he hasn’t tapped into in years.

Sitting here with him laughing at Gally’s brew, watching the boys wrestle, bathing in the warm orange light of the fire, Newt feels something in his chest shift. Between two ribs and just under his heart, he feels the smallest thing plant itself in the space there.

A flower.

An affection.

A warmth that tickles down to his fingertips.

Sitting in the brightness of the night and the Greenie’s laugh, Newt knows that something’s starting to bloom.

Source: burning brighter and brighter, by sauccy_hot_bread – The Maze Runner Series – James Dashner [Archive of Our Own]

Teen. Newt can’t help but look at Thomas. This is lovely.

This is a fun AU vid.

As this doesn’t include Death Cure, it’s positively upbeat.

This song is too perfect.

The sunlight hits him hard as he exits the Council Hall. One leg after another he moves himself closer to the Homestead across the Glade. He needs to be alone. He needs to calm down. He needs to stop thinking of the ghost of Newt’s fingers on his neck, on his back, his waist.

Thomas needs a lot of things.

Source: “Thomas, meet Newt. He’s in charge here when I’m not around.”, by Tattered_Dreams, orphan_account – The Maze Runner Series – James Dashner [Archive of Our Own]

Adult. Read Fingerprints by Tattered_Dreams first, then enjoy this delicious bit of mild D/s smut. There isn’t enough happy Glade fic for these two.

Thomas refuses to think about Newt at all, about the way his breathy groans had filled the room, about how messy his half bun came undone, about how eagerly his fingers had opened Gally’s belt. No, no, no. He really doesn’t want to think about his friend, Newt, having sex. With Gally of all people. No. He briefly wonders if hooking up with people you dislike is another one of Newt’s holy but proudly broken rules? Because obviously, Newt dislikes Gally? He must. Dislike him, right? Damn Newt and his damn rules. And now with not catching Newt in the Map Room, he can’t even tease him about breaking some rules himself. And Thomas would rather face a Griever than admit to Newt to what he had seen. Newt rubbing up against Gally, Newt getting hoisted on the table. No. He won’t think about it. He will play it cool. He will give Gally the cold shoulder, Newt probably too, for good measure. He will catch Newt in the map room a different day.

Source: Turning Page – Chapter 1, by flemoncake – The Maze Runner Series – James Dashner [Archive of Our Own]

Mature. Thomas witnesses something surprising… and is incredibly clueless how he feels about it, and about Newt. Lovely fic, even if the epilogue is a bit weaker. I especially like the moments with the other boys in the Glade in the first chapter.