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pathsofoak · 2 years

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Newt recognizing Thomas is in a place comparable to where he has been with his mental health and keeping him close with the very kind of hope Thomas gave him first so he can't sink further my beloved

#I am in love with this arc #like Thomas gave Newt hope to keep going and now Newt gets to help him (and Frypan) with the skills he learned from them both #Next with the arc where Brenda and Teresa get 'I'll wash your hair for you while you're too sick to do it by yourself'#and 'I'll hold you while you recall the second-most terrifying experience in your life and gently rock you back to sleep' kinda close #(first one is Teresa helping Brenda the second is Brenda helping Teresa)#oh and I mustn't forget about Chuck's coping mechanism arc because he 'grows up' while at WCKD but he follows Minho Gally and the #guards's leads #so he just ends up becoming very angry all the time because he is under the impression that Minho and Gally have an easier time #ignoring all of it when really they're just both repressive #he also ends up lashing out at Newt Fry and Brenda because they aren't which is when Gally sits him down #by the end of part four he'll have a healthy cry he hasn't had one of those yet #and hugs they all get lots of hugs #I'm on holiday so I can't write which is why I'm spamming Tumblr #by the way that arc with Newt and Thomas reaches a turning point when the only adult person Thomas trusts in WCKD turns out #to be a dick (they think) and Thomas enters a spiral #Newt sits next to him in bed and holds him while he tries to get him to cry it out #(Thomas actively wants to feel miserable so WCKD can't get in his head again but crying makes him feel better so he doesn't)#when Thomas won't cry he simply begins to scratch the back of Thomas's head while Thomas lies against his chest #Thomas has to try really hard to keep it together until Newt tocks him to sleep #Once they're in the Safe Haven Newt watches over Rhomas when he refuses to open his eyes and accept that WCKD is over #he doesn't push him to wake up at all he just describes the beauty of the place #which Thomas can't see when he DOES open his eyes because he only sees danger everywhere #but Newt takes him under his wing and has him help out in the gardens #(as much as he trusts the Right Arm he wants to keep a close eye on Thomas himself for as long as Thomas is unstable)#where he goes by everything one by one to show him (covertly) that it's all safe and nice and he doesn't have to do anything to deserve it #and slowly Thomas mental map of safe spaces (which starts with his hammock and his hammock only then expands to the entire beach camp etc)#grows and he has less and less flashbacks and panic attacks especially when he lets Vince introduce him to the equivalent of a therapist #and starts to learn who he is outside his blood #because WCKD always defined his identity with it #even him becoming a Runner was in part WCKD's game

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