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They had quite a lengthy make-out session, until they were rudely interrupted by an awkward cough. After Paintbrush caught their breath, they pulled Lightbulb back into a kiss. “Don’t worry about it.” Lightbulb smiled genuinely for the first time after the two reunited. “I’m sorry, I’m still really tired and out of breath from rowing all the way here,” They rubbed the back of their head awkwardly. They kissed until Paintbrush’s lungs were on fire, and they had to slip away. The kiss was chaste at first, but Lightbulb turned her head to deepen it. Their eyes widened as the distance between the two closed. “I love you too,” She whispered so softly that Paintbrush could’ve sworn they were hearing things over the ear-deafening noise of their own heartbeat. The smug look on her face made their heart combust. “U-Uh, yes? I’m so sorry, it slipped out unexpectedly.” They took a peek at Lightbulb and immediately regretted it. Heat rose to Paintbrush’s cheeks once more. “Be honest with me, did you mean what you said just now?” Lightbulb leaned over to Paintbrush’s ear and whispered. Paintbrush avoided eye contact under any circumstances as they were pulled close. “Painty, wait!” Lightbulb pulled one of Paintbrush’s arms and pulled them back. “Wait- what? I’M SO SORRY I DIDN’T MEAN WHAT I SAID, I SWEAR-” Paintbrush pulled away, their back hitting the wall. “You realize you just said that out loud, right?” Paintbrush’s eyes widened as their blush deepened. Her eyes are so pretty, I think I love her- WAIT, STOP THINKING THOUGHTS Paintbrush took in all her features as they continued to stare at her. Lightbulb seemed to notice the distance between them and looked away, embarrassed. Shit, why are my cheeks burning? Why did I pull her so close? Paintbrush realized how close they were as their cheeks started to heat up. Lightbulb looked up into Paintbrush’s eyes, surprised at their words. I should have tried to reach you - I could have asked Fan to pass on a message for me, or even begged MePhone to send you a letter. They immediately pulled her into their arms to comfort her. Paintbrush couldn’t help but feel immense guilt for leaving Lightbulb on the island without them. “It’s alright, I’m just glad you’re here.

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I would tell you, but I’m too exhausted to remember how to recount it.” “Not really accurate if you hear how everything went recently. You’re more resilient than that,” Paintbrush decided not to ask what she meant by that. “Yeah, I figured it was unlikely that you would follow him. Long story, but someone convinced the others to vote for him. “When Fan came back, a small part of me hoped you would come back fast as well.

Paintbrush assumed she meant themself, Fan, and Test Tube. It’s just- I felt really lonely without the rest of you guys.” They gestured their hands around. She tried to feign more laughter, but it came off even more fake. “It’s been great! Everything is great! What would make you think any of that?” It was very obviously faked, which made Paintbrush worry even more. More shaken than me, and I rowed a boat several days to get here.” Paintbrush couldn’t seem to figure out what was wrong. Lightbulb’s expression softened a bit, and an unreadable emotion still lingered. It wasn’t the same as the Bright Lights, though,” They tried to assure Lightbulb. They had been getting along with them, weren’t they? What changed? Paintbrush’s former team immediately appeared in their head. “What happened over there? I heard you made new friends from OJ…” Her expression was replaced with one of concern as she noticed Paintbrush’s sullen demeanor. Lightbulb’s eyes gleamed with a sparkle of hope, but it disappeared before Paintbrush could ask. I decided to come back like OJ and Fan did.” “Wait, if you’re here right now, that means…” The two got lost in each other's eyes for a moment before Lightbulb spoke. Her expression seemed to be a mix of surprise and another emotion they couldn’t recognize.

As his silhouette disappeared around the corner, Paintbrush looked back at Lightbulb. The crab then turned around and left the corridor. “Oops, sorry Baxter,” Paintbrush apologized as Baxter eyed them sternly. They stayed like that for a while, until Baxter stopped the moment abruptly by pinching Paintbrush’s hand and jumping out. Lightbulb’s eyes widened as she melted slowly into Paintbrush’s embrace. Paintbrush didn’t let her finish her sentence as they pulled her into a hug.

“Is this another dream? I'm pretty sure I got out of bed though-” “Painty, is that you?” She asked hesitantly. Lightbulb had even pinched her arm to make sure she wasn’t dreaming and tapped Baxter to make sure this was real. The object in question was equally as shocked and was much more expressive in showing it. But lo and behold, Lightbulb was indeed in front of their very eyes. “Lightbulb?” Paintbrush made sure to blink several times to be certain they weren’t hallucinating.