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• I Heard I Make You Nervous by WOOanao3user

  Fandoms: Inanimate Insanity (Web Series)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Multi
  • Work in Progress

  20 Aug 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Fan/Test Tube (Inanimate Insanity)
  • Lightbulb/Paintbrush (Inanimate Insanity)
  • Fan & Lightbulb & Paintbrush & Test Tube (Inanimate Insanity)
  • Lightbulb & Test Tube (Inanimate Insanity)
  • Fan & Paintbrush (Inanimate Insanity)
  • Fan (Inanimate Insanity)
  • Test Tube (Inanimate Insanity)
  • Lightbulb (Inanimate Insanity)
  • Paintbrush (Inanimate Insanity)
  • other mentioned characters
  • Angst
  • Fluff
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Mutual Pining
  • Slow Burn
  • Alternate Universe - College/University
  • Objects Are Humanized (Object Shows)
  • Alternate Universe - Roommates/Housemates
  • Trans Lightbulb (Inanimate Insanity)
  • Nonbinary Paintbrush (Inanimate Insanity)
  • Fan Needs a Hug (Inanimate Insanity)
  • Mental Health Issues
  • Smoking
  • Developing Relationship
  • Author Is Sleep Deprived
  • The Author Regrets Nothing
  • Internal Conflict
  • Crushes
  • the pure inability for these fuckers to comprehend flirting is pathetic
  • Flirting
  • ok Fan REALLY needs a hug dude
  • Cussing
  • a lot of cussing
  • i write these all in a horrific state of exhaustion. free me
  • WE yes WE will suffer thru the slow burn
  • Depression
  • fan is highkey depressed
  • Author Projecting Onto Fan (Inanimate Insanity)
  • Heavy Angst
  • HEAVYYYYYY angst
  • very. very slow burn
  • First Dates
  • Secret Crush
  • they're all oblivious
  • Blushing
  • poetic descriptions of love ig
  • Unresolved Romantic Tension
  • Lightbulb Being An Idiot (Inanimate Insanity)
  • Paintbrush Has Anger Issues (Inanimate Insanity)
  • Unresolved Emotional Tension
  • Additional Warnings In Author's Note
  • NO SMUT /SRS
  • fluff/angst ROLLERCOASTER!!!!!!
  • read this with caution

  Summary

  Lightbulb and Paintbrush are dorm-mates.
  Test Tube and Fan share an apartment.
  They all go to the same college.
  Slow burn, stupid friendship shenanigans, and a few "FUCK, I'm so down bad" crash outs ensue.

   

  [ON HIATUS to plan out the rest of the story]

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  19,279

  Chapters:

  9/28

  Comments:

  90

  Kudos:

  72

  Bookmarks:

  17

  Hits:

  986