Chapter Text
Chapter 1: New Habits (Plus warnings)
Humanized Objects 🤑
this chapter might contain:
Mention of murder
schizophrenia
Swearing
Day One.
Lightbulb was sitting in her room. Bored as ever before she got an idea. She rushed over to a drawer to grab an unused journal and a pen with a little keychain on it. The journal is pink and theres a three digit code that she thought she set up. She realized she never put a code in for it so she just put 564 for now… She opens the journal to the first page and starts writing.
“Hi!! This is my new journal!! I really don’t know Why im deciding to use this now when Test Tube got this for me when it was my birthday about a year ago.. But who cares!! ☆ I think maybe i should start using this more.. Test Tube got this for me to let me calm down from my hallucinations and stuzz :/ This might be random but I think i might like Paintbrush!! They are so cool and nice and I jst feel butterflies in my stomach when im around them!! (^o^) I think they might not like me but I just have to wait and see!!”
Lightbulb is jotting down in her journal before Lightbulbs thoughts get interrupted by her phone buzzing on the table. She closes her journal and grabs her phone, The little charm jingling as she taps the notification from Fan at the top of her screen.
FAN
LIGHTBULB!!! you SO gotta check this new fanfic i was reading!!!
LIGHTBULB
ooo :0 whats it called?? i could check it out but im kinda busy rnn >m<
FAN
It’s called Starry nights!1
its realy good!!
shit-
really* :)
LIGHTBULB
Lol-
Yea i will read it :P
Ttyl?
FAN
yea!!
ttyl :3
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Lightbulb puts her phone down and just sits on her bed for a bit.. wondering if she should really check it out because last time she read a fanfic that Fan sent her it was… Something.. but, nonetheless she grabs her phone again and searches it up and starts reading.
After a bit she hears someone trying to get her attention and she looks up from her phone to see..
Them.
They were staring at lightbulb.. Sitting on the other bed in the hotel room.. Making lightbulb feel a bit uncomfortable.
The ‘Paintbrush’ finally starts speaking
“You know it’s never gunna come true, right?”
Lightbulb stayed silent for a bit before responding
“What do you know about the real Paintbrush?
They scoff. “Are you talking about what i know about myself? Cuz i know a lot about my own self!”
She seems a bit upset and them not knowing what shes talking about. “You- You know who im talking about! The real paintbrush. not whoever.. you.. are”
They stand up and off the bed looking around. “yes, yes, i know that, but you know that im just pulling your strings! plus that little crush you have probably wont like you back so why are you bothering to talk about them?”
Lightbulb tenses up and starts raising her voice, “You don’t know how they feels! It just takes time! you wont understand- Just.. go away..Im tired of talking to you..”
They laugh a bit. “Im in your mind. i cant just- POOF! disappear like that.”
Lightbulb starts ignoring paintbrush and goes on her phone.. Just reading the story that she got interrupted from.. When she looks up they are gone.. She hates it when they show up but she cant control that.. They still get to her though.
She still likes Paint brush. The real one. Not whatever that- Object is.. She sighs and ends up finishing the story that fan sent her. She starts thinking about it.. It was about this girl actually killing a bunch of people for this one guy they had a crush on. She never had felt that way but it was engraved in her mind that she does have thoughts like that and she cant help it.
She sighs, gets up from her bed and leaves the room. Planning on going over to Fans room for comfort. She cant hold in her crush any longer and she only trusts one person to hold her secret..
Paintbrush is holding their art class in the hotel stage. Teaching tricks and illusions.. all that stuff.. Fan walks by and fan is a bit worried.. He overheard lightbulbs conversation and not everyone knows that she has those hallucinations.. He wants to talk to paintbrush but doesn’t want to interrupt them.
He watches Paintbrush work for a bit before Paintbrush notices Fan. Paintbrush tells their small group to wait for them as they walk over to fan and they start talking with Fan.
“Hey fan.. did you need something?” Paintbrush asked.
“N-no.. Not really.. I was thinking i should tell you that i heard lightbulb talking to someone about something to someone and she started to yell..” Fan explains to Paintbrush. Doing little hand gestures while he is speaking. It’s a habit he has.
Paintbrush looks a bit confused but rubs it off quickly. “She probably just got upset while on the phone. Nothing to really worry about.”
Fan sighs and shakes his head.. “yea you’re right.. Talk to you later, Paintbrush..”
Fan walks off and starts going back to his room.
Lightbulb is at fans room, knocking on the door.. There is no response after a while and she walks in just looking around for fan.. Starting to get a bit worried. She sees Fan’s phone on his bed and she picks it up.. Its not to late as she checks the time. She sets down the phone and turns around.
“Lightbulb..?”
“AHH-!” Lightbulb yells as she sees fan at the doorway and call her name. Not realizing he was there behind her.
“Holy- Fan i didn’t see you there..”
Fan stares at Lightbulb before speaking up again. “Why are you in my room..” He says blankly
Lightbulb pauses.. Being shocked by Fans sudden voice change.. “Uhm.. I was looking for you.. Fan..”
Fan understands and walks in “Oh alright! What did you need me for?”
Lightbulb stutters for a bit before speaking. “Uhm.. I just wanted to tell you that I think I might have a crush on Paintbrush.. Yes i sound so stupid right now but- I just get these feelings!!”
Fan nods.. Understanding lightbulb. But being also a bit shocked. “You do!? Thats great! I do fully understand you Lightbulb..”
Lightbulb sighs in relief.. Feeling calmer now.. “Thanks Fan.. You were really the only one I trusted to tell you so.. I can update you later! Bye Fan!”
Lightbulb joyfully walks out of Fans hotel room and goes into the elevator to go to a different floor.. She pushes the up button and the door opens and she sees Paintbrush inside of the elevator..
She gets that feeling as she walks in and paintbrush stays in the elevator on their phone. Lightbulb tries not to be awkward but she supposed Paintbrush was going up because so was she. She stands there for a bit before speaking up..
“So how have you been, paintbrush..?” She asks.
Paintbrush looks at lightbulb and smiles softly at her and puts their phone away. “Oh i’ve been alright. What about you?”
“It’s been nice. I think i should start going to your art classes! I’ve been trying to draw more and i think i might need some more practice..” Lightbulb goes back to her cherry self as she starts to converse with Paintbrush..
“Im looking forward to seeing you lightbulb! its been pretty lonely over there.. haha-“ The elevator opens and they both walk out. They were on the same floor but thats when lightbulb realized that she was neighbors with Fan and she came all the way over here for nothing
“Uhm- I forgot something at Fans room- I will talk to you later paintbrush!!” Lightbulb quickly rushes off and Paintbrush watches her run off.
Lightbulb walks into her room and sits on her bed. Sighing as she just ran to her room. She sees that her journal is still on her bed with the pen on the bedside table.. Lightbulb grabs the journal, puts it in the drawer with the yellow pen then lays on her bed.. slowly drifting to sleep.
(guhuh..)