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Newt never thought he’d be famous.Music was his way to escape reality.. But selling millions of tickets, selling out arenas wasn’t on his list.Thomas on the other hand, Was made for it. The spotlight, The middle. HE WAS IT── .✦They had met when they were just starting out their acting careers, two young actors in a teen drama series that was supposed to be only for a season.But the series continued to blow upNewt landed a small recurring character named Ricky, He was juggling his music career and also playing one of the most fan-favourite characters. Thomas however was the golden boy of the series. A rising star in the industry.Their chemistry on and off screen was perfectEspecially off screen wise.It started with just staring at each other but started to get more and more touchy quicklyThen one night in their wrap up party, Thomas had taken one to many.Newt was singing his soul out, After his performance he went down the stage.Thomas with a grin came up to Newt, “That was incredible.”Newt flustered, Smiles, “You think so?”Thomas responds “I know so. The world will soon know your name.”Thomas grins and steps closer to NewtSuddenly Thomas had wrapped his arms around Newt’s waist, Kissing him passionately, Newt only kissed him back.It was a mistake, Yet it felt so good.For two years they were inseparableNewt wrote songs about Thomas. Thomas would secretly take Newt into the movie sets, They kept their relationship downlow, Not that they were scared but they just wanted privacy.They talked about their future, The movies they hoped they would be casted for or Newt’s music becoming mainstream.It was true love.Until it wasn’t.✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*Then Thomas became famous.By the third season Thomas had became the centre of attention, His new co-star Brenda playing the role NiniShe was the new ‘It girl’ of HollywoodSuddenly Thomas had left Newt into the dust.The media had already started to ship Brenda and Thomas.“NEWEST COUPLE IN HOLLYWOOD?”
“THOMAS AND BRENDA, JUST FRIENDS?”At first Newt didn’t care he trusted Thomas more than those silly photos or headlines in the news, He had hoped..But soon enough the pictures, headlines, podcast, news started to get worse.Photos of Thomas his hand on Brenda’s waist, just the way he did with Newt two years ago.The night calls became less and less frequent and if it did happen Thomas was overly dry or will just sleep a minute or two later.Newt had asked him millions of times if there was something between him and Brenda but the response was always“You're just jealous Newt, She’s just a co-star. This is all just PR babe”And then kisses Newt in the forehead and leaves to shoot something for the series.︶꒦꒷♡꒷꒦︶One night Thomas had left Newt on read for the whole day, Newt could only pace around his room annoyed, angry but mostly sad.The next day Newt woke up with millions of tags in Twitter and InstagramPhotos of Thomas and Brenda holding hands leaving a party last night.He scrolled for a second before seeing all the texts, Hurtful texts from Thomas and Brenda’s fans, He could only smile after he saw a comment defending him.“Did Thomas finally leave that malnourished Rat?”
600k likes and a like from Thomas’s account
“Brenda and Thomas realizing they are the actual hollywood couple instead of Newtmas was in my 2024 bucket list”
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“Thomas needed this change”
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“Newt gives SAD EX, giving im not over my ex vibes rn”
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“Can’t wait for his next album to flop with his only inspiration leaving him”
2M likesNewt saw it all of it, The world making him a public enemy, humiliating the way he sings or the songs he writes.Thomas? He was having the best time of his life, The spotlight was all on him and Brenda’s relationship.Thomas saw it all and hadn’t defended Newt once and all the allegations against him.Newt had thought Thomas had forgotten about him and left him in the road at a red light.The media said he was the SAD EX or PATHETIC MUSICIAN.Maybe he was.The only thing to keep him occupied was writing songs and he was about to pour his heart and soul out to his new album.︶꒦꒷♡꒷꒦︶He wrote about 12 songs about his relationship, How he felt, The media’s hate, Overall he let out his whole entire soul for this album.When he released it?The World Stopped And Finally Listened.The lyrics perfectly blended with the instruments.It was angry, Raw and much more. Every emotion of Newt came out when recording and writing the songs.Suddenly the media heard Newt’s voice and listened.Thomas?He couldn’t escape Newt’s voiceEverywhere he went the billboard, Award shows, Tiktok,Instagram,Snapchat,Times Square and much more.Old interviews of them started to go viral again, Newt’s songs about Thomas started blowing up too.And now Thomas finally regrets everything.✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*Newt knew the album was good.But there was a particular song that had blown up and gotten more spotlight then the other songs.Ghost Of Us.A song directly mentioning Brenda’s features and about Newt’s and Thomas’s relationship.He just didn’t expect it to blow up that quick.Within an hour it was trending everywhereWithin a day it broke multi-platinumWithin a week it was the number one song on billboardWithin a month it was nominated for the Grammys┊┊❁ཻུ۪۪♡ ͎. ｡˚ °Now suddenly everyone switched sidesBefore this everyone had made fun of Newt, Calling him a PATHETIC MUSICIAN or CLINGY EX and much more but now?Now He was THE ARTIST OF THE YEAR.And people now look at Thomas indifferently.In the Grammys, Newt performs his number one song ‘Ghost Of Us’The Camera quickly cuts to Thomas’s and Brenda’s tableIt shows a wasted/sad Thomas sitting down with his hand covering his teary eyes.
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Brenda who looks absolutely furious seeing Newt being handed a GrammyThe media went wild that night.“WHY WOULD THEY CUT TO THOMAS AND BRENDA LMAO, I CAN'T GIVE BIRTH HELP”
800k Likes and 200k repost“THE GUILT ON HIS FACE??? HE KNOWS HE SCREWED UP BIG TIME”
1M likes and 100k repost“ANYONE ELSE SAW BRENDA’S FACE SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE ATE A HOT PEPPER, I CANT I CANT”
2M likes and 500k RepostBrenda?Was fuming with rage she had wrecked her apartment.✧༺♥༻∞After the album ‘AFTERMATH’ dropped, Thomas tried to stay cool doing his usual. Acting,Posting etc but his comments were always filled with hate especially about Brenda and his relationship after the album dropped.He tried to ignore itBut the headlines, news etc made him wonder if this is what Newt had felt when he and Brenda started to fake date.He tried to suppress his old feelings but he couldn't. He wanted to snuggle up with Newt in bed, Before all of this fame he and Newt had gotten.He gave subtle hints in his socialsStarted from deleted tweets about him and Newt
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Liking old photos of them together.A paparazzi shot taken at 2AM showing Thomas looking wasted, With the caption“Thomas has not been taking the released album AFTERMATH lightly.”And then in an interview.The interviewer with a grin asked the actor a question, “So have you heard Ghost Of Us?”Thomas with a forced smile responded, “Kinda hard not too”A grin came from the interviewer “Well do you have any thoughts about who Newt was singing about?”Thomas looked around nervously, “No comment.”The media wasn't’ easy too foolThey saw the tricks Thomas’s agency tried to hide.Then he cracked.“A 3AM tweet from popular A-lister actor Thomas has the media in gasps” A news reporter said in the tv“Right here” Showing a photo on the TV screen showing Thomas’s tweets.The tweet had said"I wish I could take it all back."“This Tweet was then deleted after 5 minutes, people speculate this about the brand new global sensation Newt-” The tv was shut off abruptlyThomas shakes his head and then ruffles his hairHe grabs his phone and starts calling someone.✧༝┉˚*❋ ❋*˚┉༝✧Thomas and Newt was at least photo’d or recognized at least a thousand timesThey sat down at a cafe located in lower manhattanBefore all of this Newt was a struggling artist while Thomas was a rising actor in Hollywood now the roles have changed.Thomas was now an actor struggling to get casted whilst Newt was a global sensation.Thomas looks wrecked.He was sweating, fidgeting his fingers. When he looked up he only saw Newt’s anger.Thomas only forced a smile, “You actually came”Newt only scoffed, “If it wasn’t for your constant begging I wouldn't have.”An awkward silence.Thomas sighs “I’ve never stopped loving you Newt, Please forgive me! All of me and Brenda were just PR!”Thomas said, holding back his tears.He swallowed back his tears“I was a coward-”Newt laughed coldly interrupting Thomas.“No shit.”Thomas grabs Newt’s hands“Please take me back, I’m done pretending I don’t care.”Newt looks and Thomas then his dignity, Maybe he will this time.********Newt’s next concert was fully bookedThomas was there in the VIP section looking directly at Newt.Newt began to sing his hit song ‘Ghost Of Us’But this time Newt was about to change a lyric.He changed the ending.“You swore you’d never leave me”He pointed to Thomas and the Crowd looked shocked seeing who Newt was pointing too“But maybe love is worth the fight”The crowd gasped●○●○●○●○●○●Thomas ran backstage.Newt was waiting in front of the doorThomas without hesitation pulled Newt into a kissNewt kissed him back.■□■□■□■□■□■TRENDING WORLDWIDE:
“NEWTMAS IS BACK!!”
“NEWT’S SAD EX ERA IS OVER HE WON!!”
“BRENDA, NOWHERE TO BE SEEN??”Brenda unfollowed Thomas and Newt and went silent for months on social media till the hype started to die down.Brenda’s legacy became an LThe end.╚══ஓ๑♡๑ஓ══╝Rixi's doctor says he may have to say there for a while so i will be making lots of oneshots!! :)Thank you for reading.
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EPILOGUE— One Year LaterThe world has been watching.It had been a year since Newt’s album ‘AFTERMATH’ and the global sensation of a song ‘Ghost Of Us’ had been released.A year since Thomas had looked wrecked in the Grammy’s with Brenda beside him looking red as a pepper.Now?The world had spunBecause Newtmas was back, and everywhere.“CONFIRMED: Newt&Thomas, Officially Back!”“From SAD EX to WINNER”“Infamous Brenda has been shown to block both Newt & Thomas on all Socials”The internet was feral for a while but soon it all started to die down.Thomas?The one coward is now seen with Newt everywhere.Red carpets,Award shows,Social media posts. Newt was always beside him, His hoodie, Couch was always with Newt.-------But the real shock happened when Newt announced his next album.This time it was about.Love.Fan went feral in social media“Newt is stronger than me cause i would’ve wrote another album about revenge and block my ex”“HAVENT EVEN HEARD THE ALBUM BUT IM ALREADY IN TEARS”“WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS ALBUM IS ABOUT WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER??”But the moment that truly shocked the world was when Newt sneaked a song from the upcoming album to one of his shows.When the song came up, Newt looked straight at the camera and screamed.“THIS IS FOR MY LOVE!”Then Thomas came up on stage and kissed Newt.The crowd screamed, Cameras flashed and the sound of screaming got louder and louder.The world lost all of its marbles.“NEWTMAS IS SO BACKKK”“If you're crying over your situationship and it isn’t Newt or Thomas in it, WHY ARE YOU CRYING??”“WHEN'S THE ALBUM RELEASING HELLLOO???”Newt now wasn’t the SAD EX or THE PATHETIC MUSICIAN.He was the winner.The writer to his own story.