Pepper is head over heels for Salt, but she can't seem to win over the girl's heart no matter what. Her eyes are set on OJ, but with a recent dilemma that's got Salt questioning whether she should keep her hopeless pining in her routine, Pepper sees this as the moment she's been waiting for. Unfortunately, a certain microphone can't seem to let this play out without poking her head in...

OJ's hotel has been absolutely BOOMING lately. And that kind of success was... hard to manage, to say the least. Especially since OJ couldn't seem to find a good assistant to help out with things. He'd tried, sure, but all of them just... fell flat in one way or another. So imagine his surprise when Steve Cobs, the CEO of Meeple Inc., offered to BUILD one for him. Well... who was he to turn down the offer of a lifetime? [Robot Paper AU! TW: Themes of implied/reference @bus3 will be scattered throughout the chapters. AU by me, @lakeey10, and @miilkyun (who also designed the incredible cover!) on discord Originally uploaded to AO3 from May 15 2025 - June 30 2025]

TW// This fic includes topics of Gender Dysphoria and Depression. Reader discretion is advised Paintbrush is a 16 year old dropout music artist with a dream to become mainstream. Even though they may have the skills, do they have the willpower to get through their journey alone?

[HUMANIZED!] "...Alright, does someone want to tell me what the fuck is going on," Paintbrush yelled sternly, rubbing their temples to stave off an incoming headache. "THERE'S A DEMON! THERE'S A DEMON IN THE DORM PAINTBRUSH!" Fan screamed, pointing his lightsaber (where did he even get that?) at the floor, swinging it around and nearing throwing it several times, his grip on the handle unsteady. Paintbrush turned their attention to the end of Fan's lightsaber, and on the floor was a small Cellar Spider, not completely motionless but certainly not hostile. I should've expected this, Paintbrush thought hopelessly, rolling their eyes. I am rooming with five-year-olds. . . OR: Paintbrush doesn't know if they'll pass their first year of college; their new dormmates certainly aren't helping. (A Lightbrush college AU.) This fic contains humanized characters, swearing, and the ships fantube and lightbrush. Cross-posted on ao3 under the same alias. [I do not own Inanimate Insanity or any of the characters from it. This work is fan-made.]