Paintbrush was a little frustrated about being eliminated until they remembered; now they were a bit closer to seeing Lightbulb. They never thought they'd say it, but while filming the third season, they felt lonely without her, even though they had OJ and a lot of new friends. It just wasn't the same without Lightbulb's bouncy energy. They wondered how she'd react when they walked in to the hotel. Would she crush them in a hug? Chat excitedly until their brain crashes? It was impossible to tell. She always surprised them. They sighed and opened the door to Hotel OJ. 

"Hey Paintbrush!" OJ called, noticing his friend. "Lightbulb's in there." 

He motioned towards a room near the end of the corridor. 

"Thanks," Paintbrush replied, a smile spreading across their face. 

They wrung their hands and wandered down the hall. They heard Pickle's voice, something they also sort of missed. Pickle and Knife's bickering always united the hotel because it gave them all the perfect excuse to start trying to get them together. When Paintbrush reached Lightbulb's door, they heard the sound of Baxter's pincers and Lightbulb's giggle. Oh, how they'd missed that lovely sound. They composed themself and knocked on her door. 

"Paper, if that's you, I swear I won't let Baxter pinch Suitcase again!!" she yelled. 

Paintbrush cracked open the door. "Not exactly." 

Lightbulb jumped up at the sound of their voice. 

"PAINTY!!!" she screamed, charging over and tackling them with a huge hug. 

"Hi Lightbulb," they replied with a grin. "How you doing?" 

"OMGA I missed you SOOOOO much!" she cried. 

"I missed you too, Lighty." 

"Wait... What did you just call me?" she asked, a sly grin forming on her face. 

"I... Uhhh..." 

"Aww, you do like me! You called me Lighty!" 

"Stop it, Lightbulb!" 

"No wayyy José!" 

They grabbed her and kissed her on the lips. Lightbulb's eyes widened, but she shut up and allowed them to deepen the kiss. A huge blush spread across both of their faces as Paintbrush let go. 

"How about that? Will you stop now?" 

Lightbulb smiled. "Yeah. And I was riiiiight!" 

"Lightbulb..." 

"Awwww..." she sighed. 

Paintbrush rolled their eyes playfully and the shorter object stood on her tiptoes and whispered in their ear. 

"I love you." 

"I love you too." they murmured, and kissed her again. 

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Lightbrush is such an amazing ship tho 💕

REQUESTS OPEN BTW