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Couldn't keep away... ( INANIMATE INSANITY // LIGHTBRUSH Fanfiction )

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Reads 325,332
Votes 2,887
Parts 80
Time 3h 18m

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Paintbrush is eliminated off Inanimate Insanity...
But will that stop Lightbulb from being with Painty? Probably not..

read to find out what happens between them... 

this story also includes storylines between other characters of inanimate insanity!

( warning: interesting/ surprising twists, lemons, fluff and smut included ) *DIRTY*

(updating regularly)

disclaimer: for those of you who don't know, Paintbrush is non-binary, which is neither male or female, so Paintbrush will be referred to as "They" 
I know some people see Paintbrush as in having masculine features but their gender is unknown at the moment, so it will stay "They"

Paintbrush's pronouns: They, Them, Their, They're

(The story cover was not made by me. Please private message me if you know the Artist it belongs to so I can credit them.)All Rights Reserved

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Room 43// An Inanimate Insanity College AU by emzie33

[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.]

Remember Her? (an II au) by Airy45

What makes a person lose their mind? Why does history repeat itself so maliciously? History repeats itself, tragedies included... But what if, when history repeated, it was worse? 9 years ago, she saved defeated a tyrant, but sacrificed herself in the process. Her friends haven't seen her since. She was presumed dead... But what if her friends could see her again? What if she was still alive somewhere, and never truly dead after all? But what if the tyrant, who SHOULD have been dead, was alive too? Would the heroes get their revenge? Or will he take over, once and for all? Story and art by me Inanimate Insanity by Animationepic BEGAN: October 25th, 2022 ENDED: January 16th, 2023 #5 in "paintbrush" - 12/11/22 #1 in "cobs" - 12/11/22 #15 in "bfb" - 12/13/22 #1 in lightbulb - 10/28/24

BFDI AND II ONESHOT BOOK! by MultiFandomWriter775

A series of Inanimate Insanity and Battle for Dream Island Oneshot ships! Some of those including... Nickel x Balloon Fan x Test Tube Fan x Knife Fan x Trophy Marshmellow x Apple Lightbulb x Paintbrush Silver Spoon x Candle Mephone x Fan Knife x Trophy Trophy x Tissues Trophy x Cheesy Knife x Mephone Paper x OJ Suitcase x Baseball Bow x Marshapple Tennis Ball x Golf Ball Pin x Coiny Flower x Lollipop Four x X Eraser x Pen Leafy x Firey Blocky x Woody Bomby x Nickel Leafy x Pin and maybe more! I am taking requests for different ideas! Some stories I have drawn pictures for! So I hope you enjoy!

Pain and Hatred (Inanimate Insanity) OLD by Lightbulbxx

this is my first time writing on here, so you might see spelling errors or smth like that heh Lightbulb had been recently been going through some stuff, and it had been taking a toll to her mental health. It doesn't help the fact that she has a crush on one of her friends. She's been struggling to tell someone about everything, but she can't seem to figure how to say it without people's judgment... Everyday seems more longer for Lightbulb at the hotel now, ever since it had been going on.. People had began to worry about her. HOW DID THIS GET 1K READS HELP TYSM🎉🎉 but also read the remake! https://www.wattpad.com/story/360399804-pain-and-hatred-remake STOP. READING THIS SHUITTYY PIECE OF CRAPPP

Hidden Mysteries by inanimateandinsane

[II AU; Humanized] By all records, twelve-and-a-half year old Suitcase Slams is a fairly average girl. She's just started seventh grade, she likes hanging out with her new best friend Balloon (even if her dad's boyfriend doesn't like him all that much), and she likes to go to the arcade to see Fan, a high schooler who's always been like a second older brother to her. But after sneaking out to the local park after dark one night to see Balloon, the two of them plus Fan witness something that leads them to discover that nothing in their hometown may not be what it seems. And as their newly formed secret club starts to unravel the secrets of the town, Suitcase finds that many of her thoughts can't be eternally encased betwixt the pages of her journal. [EDIT: (5/20/22) holy shit #1 in ii??? i genuinely can't believe this, thank y'all so much!!! love you guys] [EDIT: (6/11/22) #1 IN INANIMATE INSANITY??? THANK YOU ALL I NEVER KNEW YOU'D ALL LOVE THIS SO MUCH] [Note: this story is rated mature for content that includes but is not limited to violence, gore, blood, and other things readers might find uncomfy. They're not the main focus though, I promise! All warnings are listed before each chapter.] Cover art by @duck_art_stuff (insta!)

Amnesia: The Painter's Prison [An OSC AU] by SodaTea2021

After the disappearance of three of their friends, Paintbrush awakens to find themselves in an unknown location, with nothing but a lantern to combat the darkness and nothing but their thoughts to keep them company. Now they need to find their way out. And yet...they aren't alone. Oh yeah I forgot to mention this is kind of a crossover story. Different characters from other object shows will be making cameo appearances and some of them will have major roles. ⚠️THIS FIC CONTAINS DARK SUBJECTS⚠️

Hotel OJ: Behind The Scenes by Namiii2x3

Hotel OJ, OJ's hotel. Usually it'd just be the usual chaos, 'messes in the kitchen' and such. It's not that different with the new faces around from season two. Although, things start to change a slight bit when Mephone puts the show on a sudden hiatus at the final four. People bond, until things take a turn for the worst. ((Read Tw's!!)) SEQUEL & PREQUEL ARE ON MY AO3 ! PREQUEL NOW ON THIS!!!! ('When You Were Younger'!!) This is cross-published from AO3 (( account on there is Namiii222 )) Ships you may not like! Payjay Fantube Lightbrush Knickle (Knife + Pickle) Chapters with sensitive themes will have a '⚠️' on them!! TWS‼️‼️ Violence Swearing Arguing Implied past child abuse Self-injury Mental health issues Eating disorders Transphobia/Homophobia Discrimination Manipulation

||OLD|| R E V I V A L (a Finger Paintings Sequel) by FentonGizmo

TRIGGER WARNING. This story will contain, stitches, blood, mentions of past deaths, harmful thoughts, and more. This story is not for people with light hearts. If you becone disturbed or dislike these topics please do not read this. If there are any topics that I missed or you would like me to state while you read this please let me know and I will update this :) Thank you for reading, and enjoy the story. ~~~~~ After a shocking series of events, leaving some people in the hotel in a state of despair, Fan decides to follow in his late partner's footsteps, and figure out something to fix it. But something is wrong. Paintbrush might be gone, but nothing can ever be the same. Nothing will be the same, ever again. ~~~~~ PLEASE, IF YOU DONT WANT TO BE SPOILED OR YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED FINGER PAINTINGS GO READ IT, THIS IS A SEQUEL AND ITS GOING TO BE FILLED WITH SPOILERS XHWVX ~~~~~ CHARACTERS DO NOT BELONG TO ME. THEY BELONG TO ANIMATIONEPIC ON YOUTUBE. GO WATCH INANIMATE INSANITY TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF THE CHARACTERS.

SCIENCE LESSONS <A TESTBRUSH FANFIC> by tr0phy_ii

Paintbrush stumbles into TestTube while she was doing a experiment and wants to understand more about why she likes science so much. But as time goes on, curiosity got better of them and the two of them started doing experiments together. And as Paintbrush begins to understand what all the fuss is about... Maybe it wasn't just the experiments getting them into science. ...but that was before the drama started. ⚠️THIS BOOK INCLUDES SEXUAL ASSULT⚠️ < Started : 28 / 5 / 22 > < Ended : 20 / 6 / 22 > < Published : 22 / 6 / 22 >

"Cut" an inanimate insanity Fanfiction au by C00kie_Sss

One day paintbrush gets a nightmare.. a nightmare of their past everyday they hurt themselves And one day lightbulb finds out about it she try's to help them but she can't fix the past.. she can't fix what he did to them... !WARNING! will be at the start of every page THERE WILL BE SHIPS LIKE: LIGHTBRUSH AND FANTUBE Enjoy Inanimate insanity belongs to AnimationEpic on yt!

Camp Murder (Inanimate Insanity) by historypigeon

Fan is ecstatic to join the new season of Inanimate Insanity. He's intrigued and a little starstruck, to say the least. Just as things begin to settle and friendships (sometimes more) begin to form, a troublesome event occurs. A contestant is killed in unknown circumstances. As the Bright Lights get smaller and smaller, will they be able to find out how these gruesome events occurred? Or, more importantly...who's next? (This WILL include in-depth depictions of murder, and some shipping, so read at your own risk! Also it's human au because I'm trash for that. Also also. Art is by me, characters are owned by AnimationEpic.)

Denial - A Comedy Gold Fanfic by Comedy_GoldYaoi

I started this as a joke thank you so much for the support guys omga! :sob: NEW COVER ART BY ME !!! This takes place after season 2! Season 3 does not exist in this AU, therefor, neither do any of the characters. Except for Lifering he's technically canon to S2. This is also now clearly an AU due to recent events.

Totally NOT In love. (Comedy gold/Tropheesy) by leolovesbugbo

Trophy. The hot-headed jock of inanimate insanity. He doesn't care for anybody but himself. It can get a little lonely being the most arrogant contestant in inanimate insanity. He didn't think anybody noticed that, until Cheesy started talking to him. The comedian barely has any friends, but neither does Trophy. It's worth a shot, Right? Trophy didn't know it would lead him into such a deep, dark rabbit hole. (Objectified up until chapter 5 because I'm quirky like that)

Building it up (nickloon EHEHEHEHE) by numspac3d

I WROTE SM?!?! 🤩🤩🤯 This is my first book, so it might have some grammar mistakes and misspellings ykyk BUT THIS HAS NICKLOON YAYAYYA Mostly fluff, if you're looking for lemon, then look away COVER ART IS BY @WritingwithMei , CHECK OUT THEIR WORK! I HOPE YOU ENJOY •TOP RANKINGS• #1 in nickel #1 in nickle #2 in fantube #1 in nickloon (20/7/2023, 14/8/2023 HUGE MILESTONE YEEEE) #3 in lightbrush #3 in inanimateinsanityinvitational #1 in II2 #2 in oj #1 in balloon #3 in inanimate #1 in paper #1 in ii3 #4 in ships (wattpads top ranking) THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH

Finger Paintings (REBOOT) by FentonGizmo

After MePhone4 mysteriously dissapeared, the remaining contestants were sent back to Hotel OJ. People picked up new interests, Fan became a famous internet blogger, Suitcase and Balloon became detectives, Test Tube continued her science experiments, ect ect... But what about Paintbrush? That *is* who this story is about, is it not? Yes yes, of course. How would we forget our beloved Paintbrush, famous across all of the seasons of II. What happened to them? Well, they started an art class, every wednesday they would help their students get better at painting. But soon enough, they found a new interest. Finger Painting. They loved how much control they had, they loved how easy it was to glide their finger against the canvas. One day, they accidentally spilt some blood onto their canvas. They tried to rub it away, but.. It felt good. Even better than paint. They loved the feeling of the blood against the canvas, rubbing into it and creating an amazing picture. How could they not like it? But they couldn't use it again, they could use a substitute. And so they would. ~~~~~ ah yes, im better at writing now how did that happen? idk lmao since im better at writing i thought, why not rewrite my most popular book? its not like its ahha its not like ive got 3 other things to do so yeah finger paintings reboot was born also the death orders might be a little different giggles Also i will not be making a reboot of revival (unless its highly requested). The ending to this is going to be very different, and will not need a second story. Thank you :) ~~~~~ THIS IS A REBOOT OF THE FINGER PAINTINGS STORY ON MY ACCOUNT, THIS STORY WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING IMAGERY BLOOD SCREAMING DEATH POISONING SUICIDAL THOUGHTS VOMITING SELF HARM ALCOHOL USAGE SEX JOKES (like a lot of them) AND MUCH MORE. IF THESE TOPICS BOTHER YOU IN ANY WAY, PLEASE DO NOT READ. THANK YOU. ~~~~~ CHARACTERS DO NOT BELONG TO ME, THEY BELONG TO ANIMATIONEPIC ON YOUTUBE.

Nickel and a Reunion [NICKLOON] by notinthemiddle

COVER ART MADE BY @Monhelly! Life's been going well after Season 3 of Inanimate Insanity. Now, some of the contests are visiting Hotel OJ. But... What happens when a nickel's cousins come over? CHAPTERS 1 - 30 is the main story! The rest are just silly little oneshots! NOT HUMANIZED :3 POSTS DAILY OR EVERY OTHER DAY ⚠️ CAUTION ⚠️ FIRST BOOK CONTAINS NICKLOON NICKEL HAS COUSINS/ALL COINS ARE RELATED CHILD ABUSE AND ANGST NICKEL AND BALLOON CENTRIC (mostly nickel tho) other ships.... maybe? HEADCANONS! Grammar mistakes and inconsistent updates RANKINGS: #1 in Inanimate Insanity!! ⭐⭐⭐ #1 in Nickloon!! ⭐⭐⭐ #1 in NickelxBalloon #1 in Shipping (how...) #2 in Nickel #1 in HotelOJ #2 in Nickle #1 in Balloon #1 in Inanimate #6 in Own Characters #3 in Object Show #6 in First Book #2 in Ship #7 in Nickloon

DISARMED - Inanimate Insanity AU (ComedyGold/Tissyang) by TheLocalHyphenn

(Complete!) uhhh NONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN THIS ARE MINE EXCEPT COTTON BALL, GAUZE, TOWEL, AND BANDAID BOX! ALL OTHER CHARACTERS BELONG TO ANIMATIONEPIC ON YOUTUBE! GO CHECK EM OUT! this has 2 main ships, Trophy x Cheesy and Tissues x Yin-Yang because they're my 2 favorite ships and not only have i read all of the ComedyGold but i can't find some good heccin Tissyang A N Y W H E R E *sobs* also the title is based off of this one Steven Universe AU comic I read this one time SYNOPSIS: Trophy goes to Test Tube for medical advice one day. Whilst waiting on his results, Trophy gets a bit... curious. A freak accident occurs... this takes place after season 3 (This was first published after the S3E8 trailer was posted), and this is an AU so it doesnt matter if things don't line up after the actual episodes are released lolz TW/CWs will be listed at the top of chapters #1 in II 4/23/22

The Bright Tales (Poly Bright Lights) by Quinndelion

How the bright lights got together! Also, humans! And, inanimate insanity does not belong to me, It belongs to AnimationEpic (This story was heavily inspired by Peanut butter Octopus's story! Check it out here: https://www.wattpad.com/522330345-poly-bright-lights-stories-chapter-1-cupcakes ) This story also contains strong language, so beware kiddos. Have fun reading!

Stranded in Paradise || TPOT x III AU || discontinueeeeddddd blehhhh by Oxyl59

‼️‼️I DISCONTINUED THIS MB YALL A BFDI: The Power of Two and Inanimate Insanity Invitational crossover Eight previous contestants, sent to an island to compete once more. Seems like harmless fun as ten other foreign contestants, stolen from the grasslands of TPOT, also join the show. The show'll start off fine, but there's something happening beyond the contestants' control. (Cringy ass summary i am so sorry honestly not my best work but i do genuinely like this au and do have lots of plans for it! also there are some ships which may be implied, like astrobiology, nickloon, fantube, tengolf, etc., but it's not the focus of the story and can be seen as platonic or romantic) Rankings: Hit #1 in #inanimateinsanityinvitational on 4/2/24 Hit #3 in #tpotau on 4/2/24 Hit #4 in #iiau on 4/8/24 Hit #4 in #tpot on 4/9/24 Hit #4 in #bfdi on 4/28/24 Hit #5 in #ii on 4/8/24 Hit #7 in #thepoweroftwo on 4/2/24 12/13/23-idk whenever i gave up

Better than him by WWdotoveroceanic

Ahhhh I'm just plain terrible at fitting my book covers in the right angle- This is a fanbrush + testbulb fanfic.. it starts off with fan being gay-he dates trophy-but oh no Trophy cheats. Paintbrush helps him through a rough time while lightbulb and test tube are being lesbians and shipping their two fiends together-hope you enjoy!!!

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Room 43// An Inanimate Insanity College AU cover

Remember Her? (an II au) cover

BFDI AND II ONESHOT BOOK! cover

Pain and Hatred (Inanimate Insanity) OLD cover

Hidden Mysteries cover

Amnesia: The Painter's Prison [An OSC AU] cover

Hotel OJ: Behind The Scenes cover

||OLD|| R E V I V A L (a Finger Paintings Sequel) cover

SCIENCE LESSONS <A TESTBRUSH FANFIC> cover

"Cut" an inanimate insanity Fanfiction au cover

Camp Murder (Inanimate Insanity) cover

Denial - A Comedy Gold Fanfic cover

Totally NOT In love. (Comedy gold/Tropheesy) cover

Building it up (nickloon EHEHEHEHE) cover

Finger Paintings (REBOOT) cover

Nickel and a Reunion [NICKLOON] cover

DISARMED - Inanimate Insanity AU (ComedyGold/Tissyang) cover

The Bright Tales (Poly Bright Lights) cover

Stranded in Paradise || TPOT x III AU || discontinueeeeddddd blehhhh cover

Better than him cover

Room 43// An Inanimate Insanity College AU

[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.]