flying buddies [ii lightbrush fanfic]

2: realization

( A/N : OMGA 5 IN #LIGHTBRUSH ?! TYSM !!! UMM ALSO SO SORRY FOR NOT POSTING THIS CHAPTER FOR SO LONG I JUST HAD LIKE NO MOTIVATION 😭😭 ANYWAY HERE U GO !!!!!! )

Paintbrush's POV:
I woke up and saw that Fan wasn't in our room. Whatever, he probably just went to go talk to Test Tube or something. I grab my phone from the nightstand to look at the time. It's 9:50. In that case, OJ and Paper will be bringing down breakfast soon. I didn't oversleep and miss breakfast this time, that's good. But, I guess, either way, Lightbulb would've brought me breakfast again... ugh, no! Don't think of her right now... I get out of bed to go get dressed. I'll head down there after I'm done.

Lightbulb's POV:
Hm, I wonder if Painty is still asleep. I might have to bring them breakfast again. Oh well! I'm okay with that! They look adorable when they're sleepy... wait, what? I don't even like Painty like that. Anyway... I take my phone out of my pocket to see what time it is. It's 10:00. It's 20 minutes until breakfast... I hope Painty wakes up before that. I hear footsteps from down the hallway. Who's that? Is it Painty? Oh, it is Painty! They woke up on time today! I immediately run up to them and hug them.

Paintbrush's POV:
Lightbulb runs up and hugs me the literal millisecond I walk downstairs.

PB: "Agh! Good morning to you too, I guess."

LB: "Ehehe! Sorry! I'm just happy to see you! And also, you woke up on time today!"

I sighed. How is she so energetic and hyper in the morning...?

PB: "Yes. Yes, I did. How early did you wake up, though?"

LB: "Oh, I woke up like, an hour ago. Why?"

WHAT.

PB: "Wha-? Huh? How did you only wake up an hour ago?! You're so... awake and energetic. How do you manage to do that?

LB: "I dunno! How are you so tired in the morning?"

PB: "Ohh, I don't know, Lightbulb, maybe because I just woke up 10 minutes ago?"

Lightbulb laughs and says,

LB: "But I'm also like this after I wake up 10 minutes ago!"

Ohmygod, her laugh is so cute... UGH! No! I can't get all embarrassed and flustered in front of her!

PB: "U-Uhm, you are? H-How do you manage th-that..?"

UGHH, what the fuck was THAT?! I stuttered so much! Now she's gonna be worried about me! What do I tell her?!

LB: "Uh, Painty? Are you alright? You just got all stutter-y."

Yeah, I knew it! Shit!

PB: "Umm, yeah, I'm fine..! Perfectly fine, uh, I'm just tired still, s-sorry."

What kind of excuse is that?! I'm fucked...

LB: "Oh, okay, then. It's almost time to eat, so, wanna sit with me at the table while we wait?"

Ohmygod, don't mess this up, be normal, just be normal...

PB: "Oh, uh, yeah... sure."

Lightbulb grabs... my hand. And leads me to the table. She sits down and I sit down next to her. Did she really just do that? Whatever. I'm sure she only meant it in a platonic way...

[ later that night ]

Lightbulb's POV:
I'm sitting on my bed, just zoning out, staring at the ceiling. Why can't I stop thinking about Painty? Where are all of these feelings about them coming from? And also, what are these feelings? I have so many of them, and I don't know what they are or why I'm having them.

LB: "Ugh, what is wrong with me?!" I think out loud, and slam my face into my pillow.

TT: "What? What's wrong? Are you alright?"

Oh. I forgot that Testy was in here, too. I pull my face out of my pillow and sit up, looking at her.

LB: "Uh, nothing, I just... I have all these weird feelings about Painty, and I-I don't know what they are! It's frustrating!"

TT: "Oh. Hm. If you can, perhaps you could try to describe these feelings by using multiple emotions?"

Oh! That's a really good idea!

LB: "Good thinking, Testy! Uhm... like, happy... uhm... what else... I-I don't know..."

LB: "... love?"

(A/N 706 words!!! sorry this chapter was short, i didn't have much motivation!!!!!! also,,,,, i left you guys on a cliffhanger 🥰🥰 sorry not sorry!!!! anyway. i honestly have no idea when the next chapter will be out, but it might be later this week. once again, thank you all for 37 reads!!!! ok bye bye!!!)