Rule #6

Slow Steps

(ee- Catty here rn, im sorry if this part is cringe a bit😔)

Test Tube POV:

Poor girl.. Maybe she confessed too soon but GOLLY! I feel so bad for her. I said to myself as I hugged her close, trying to comfort her as I spoke in a soft comforting voice. "Shh.. It'll be fine.! You're the strongest person i've ever met." I reassured her as she just sobbed onto my shoulder, sure it got my lab coat dirty but I have too, what kind of friend am I if I didn't comfort her.

Paintbrush POV:

Im so sorry Lightbulb, I just cant reciprocate feelings for you, Im so, so sorry... I said to myself as I looked down at the floor in disappointment with myself for making her cry. It was my fault, right? I questioned. I started crying, tears falling out of my eyes as I shut them tightly, I stood up and went to go look for Fan. As I searched for him, I tried to stop myself from crying to no avail. I repeated that it was my fault that the friendship had suddenly changed. Maybe just maybe, in another universe I accepted the confession and none of this would've happened. I walked into the room, he wasn't there. Maybe he was with Lightbulb, I rushed to Test Tube's secret laboratory as I entered the code. I slid into the lab as I spotted her and Fan comforting Lightbulb, I approached them. "Hey— guys?.."
I asked, Fan responded "Hey Paintbrush... Look, we're not mad at you, we're just..." He went quiet as he looked at Lightbulb with sympathy and spoke again. "We're just surprised that you made her cry." He completed the sentence as my eyes just filled with more tears. I walked out the lab, not wanting to get involved as I went back to my room and cried onto my pillow.