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i see you (shelly x brightney)

Brightney's had enough.
Shelly has gone unseen long enough.

(Request from unbeatableskater on AO3!!!!!)

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"Brightney, hello? Are- Are you listening?"

Brightney blinks. "O-Oh, sorry, Dazzle, I was just... wondering."

Razzle, finally looking interested (they were talking about books for the past hour and Razzle was about to fall asleep), raises a brow. "Wondering what?"

Brightney nods her head towards a certain group of people.

The main characters are standing together, talking about their most recent one to Sprout.

Vee's leaning a little bit on Astro, Astro visibly not minding as he tells Sprout, who's carrying Pebble, about whatever happened today.

Shelly stands behind the two, twiddling her thumbs, occasionally interjecting, only to pause as one of the two continue talking, none of them turning towards her, and she always ends up curling up on herself after.

"Is Shelly always..." Brightney tries to find the right words. "...is she always behind them like that?"

Razzle pauses, before a small, nervous smile makes its way onto his face. "I'm... sure she's not always–"

"I don't usually see her standing next to them though..." Dazzle muses. "She usually trails behind them..."

Brightney feels her chest tighten at that. "...really?"

"I don't know, I don't usually pay attention to when the main guys are hanging out, I doubt she's always being left out, they're friends, they wouldn't–" Razzle tries to explain, trailing off. Dazzle sighs.

"I mean, Astro pays attention to her... one time, he was wondering if she was alright..." Dazzle adds. "But the others..."

Brightney's mouth is in a straight line. Her eyes have not left Shelly. "Uh huh."

Razzle sighs. "Brightney..."

Shelly fidgets with the hem of her skirt, gaze switching between the three in front of her.

"Honestly, Astro, you help out a lot with your whole energy boost. I can't count the amount of times I coulda got hit by Twisteds," Vee grins, nudging him. Astro's lips curve into a small smile.

"Well, you letting us know where Twisteds are is really useful, especially when the power goes out." Astro chuckles. "Pebble was amazing, too."

Shelly watches as the praise goes around between them, never once talking about her.

She steps back.

"Um. Hey, guys, I'm gonna... head back to my room," Shelly smiles nervously.

Astro's brow furrows. "Are y–"

"Alright, good night, Shelly." Vee gives her a brief smile before turning back to Sprout, telling him about her encounter with Pebble's Twisted variant.

The moon sighs. "Are you alright? Not sick, or infected?"

She smiles, waving him off. "Promise I'm not, I'm just tired from the run... we made it to 30, after all."

He doesn't look convinced, but sighs. "Alright, just... let me know if you need anything." He turns back to the other two.