A Marshmallow's Guide to Loving a Complete Idiot (Inanimate Insanity)(Marshple)

A Marshmallow's Guide to Loving a Complete Idiot (Inanimate Insanity)(Marshple)

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For Marshmallow, figuring out life, death, reality, and the games we play is difficult. But navigating her relationship with Apple may as well be the most challenging thing she's ever done.(Luckily, Marshmallow is no stranger to challenges.) A Inanimate Insanity story where each chapter is a new lesson in love and life learned by Marshmallow while navigating her relationship with Apple during and after Inanimate Insanity II.This story contains the rewritten version of the most popular Marshple fanfic in existence, as well as the original! (Contains character deconstruction and a healthy helping of slow-burn Marshple, as well as eventual Lightbrush. It's canon-compliant up to "Hatching the Plan," but not with Season 3.)…

Infinity Minus One (Inanimate Insanity)

Infinity Minus One (Inanimate Insanity)

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When Test Tube and Lightbulb messed with time travel, they created an alternate timeline in which Salt and Pepper became the world's fabulously malevolent overlords - and the new hosts of Inanimate Insanity Infinity. There the grass is purple, the clouds are cubic, and eliminated contestants are flung into a black hole, never to be seen again. It's not a pretty sight. But it raises an even uglier question: how did we get here?Join Paintbrush, Marshmallow and the others as they battle it out for a million dollars in Inanimate Insanity, in a timeline where everything is ever so slightly off. What new trials will they all face? Who will come out on top when the dust settles under these strange new circumstances? And is the twig okay?Fourteen contestants... One million dollars... A critical schism in the flow of time. This is Infinity Minus One.(A collaboration with Jennings AsYetUntitled.)…

Tissues and the Silver String (Inanimate Insanity Fanfiction)

Tissues and the Silver String (Inanimate Insanity Fanfiction)

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There's a reason why Tissues refuses to pick a favorite color. In which Tissues attempts to solve the greatest mystery of Hotel OJ.(AU in which Tissues can see the bonds between others. Focuses on Tissues and Yin-Yang, but delves into everyone at Hotel OJ's relationships, platonic and otherwise. I wrote this in 24 hours to challenge myself; big shout-out to @Redkitty50 for looking over this for me!)…

SkaterCheese's Snapshots Collection (Inanimate Insanity fanfiction)

SkaterCheese's Snapshots Collection (Inanimate Insanity fanfiction)

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A collection of standalone Inanimate Insanity short stories I've written over the years! These scraps can mostly be read in less than five minutes. Though the subject matter and approach varies considerably, they all offer a taste of different concepts - much like you can taste a variety of free samples at Costco.The Latest: "Take the Third Option" Knife and Cheesy have to take care of something for Mic. [Cheesy & Knife]…

Wannabe (Inanimate Insanity Fanfiction)

Wannabe (Inanimate Insanity Fanfiction)

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"Is today a special day, or is it like any other day?"This is the question Pepper asks herself every day, and the answer is always contradictory; every day is a special day when you can be BCFFs with Salt, after all, whether or not you can confess the purely-incidental little detail that you've fallen hard for her.When a rare opportunity to make her presence known arises, can Pepper take it?[An experimental Inanimate Insanity fanfiction, adapted from a roleplay with my buddy Leon (@nyanzbatz on Tumblr). Chapters and title are named after the Spice Girls' song hit Wannabe. Contains Salt x Pepper and Salt x OJ.]…

In Need of Counseling (Inanimate Insanity Fanfiction)

In Need of Counseling (Inanimate Insanity Fanfiction)

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"This place could have surprises lurking around every corner, and we wouldn't even know it."When Lightbulb talks Baseball into taking a summer job as a camp counsellor, he resolves to make the best of it and maybe confess the little detail that he has feelings for her.Of course, it'll have its own set of challenges... and not just for the campers, either.(Baseball x Lightbulb with a healthy helping of Lightbulb x Paintbrush. Situated in an AU in which Baseball and Lightbulb are camp counsellors and the other contestants are kids in summer camp. Somewhat experimental, and written as a Secret Santa story for a colleague on Tumblr (Basebulb). Hope you enjoy!)…

She's a Little Slow on the Uptake (Inanimate Insanity)

She's a Little Slow on the Uptake (Inanimate Insanity)

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Ever since the first time Apple set eyes on her, she had a gut feeling that Marshmallow was just a bit different than the others. ...What Apple can't decide is what "different" means, exactly.The only question that vexes her more than what makes her different is, "Why do I feel so weird when I think about her?"Inanimate Insanity. Contains Marshmallow x Apple (Marshple) from Apple's POV. Independent from A Marshmallow's Guide to Loving a Complete Idiot, but contains references to that story.)…

Support Systems (Inanimate Insanity Fanfiction)

Support Systems (Inanimate Insanity Fanfiction)

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"Whoa there, Soap. You know what they say about assumptions! Knife and I get on just fine. I can totally talk to him for ya."Cheesy and Knife. They're two dudes with little reason to interact, and even less in common. However, when Soap needs Knife's help with fulfilling an important mission, Cheesy and Knife's unexpected bond comes into play... and may grow deeper all the while.(Written as a request for flippydaarmybear. Contains Cheesy x Knife interactions that can be interpreted as friendship or shipping. Takes place post-series.)…

Infectious Laughter (Inanimate Insanity Fanfiction)

Infectious Laughter (Inanimate Insanity Fanfiction)

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There's a dance coming at Hotel OJ just for the eliminated and former contestants, and Cheesy isn't thrilled about it. Dancing's never been his forte and he's not charming or tall enough to get a date who actually likes him; why would he be?An invitation from the least attractive contestant changes things.(Tissues x Cheesy. An Inanimate Insanity oneshot requested by @FaronTerry.)…

These Lone Stars (Inanimate Insanity Fanfiction)

These Lone Stars (Inanimate Insanity Fanfiction)

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Microphone wants to avoid embarrassing herself. Cheesy and Soap want Microphone to confess her feelings for Knife.Somehow neither happens.(A Microphone x Knife oneshot written for the ever-patient @iiBossChrissy! Contains a reference to my previous oneshot A Jerk's Policy, but is an independent read.)…

A Jerk's Policy (Inanimate Insanity Fanfiction)

A Jerk's Policy (Inanimate Insanity Fanfiction)

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When Mic lets her crush on Knife slip to Cheesy, he's positive that she has a lot to gain from getting a comedian's help in wooing her crush. Hopefully things will somehow set themselves into her favor... (Highschool AU where Inanimate Insanity II is a show put on by the theatre kids. Contains Knife x Microphone and onesided Cheesy x Microphone.)…

Shipping Musings and Opinions

Shipping Musings and Opinions

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If you've ever wanted to hear someone's true thoughts on a ship without mere ratings out of ten and keysmashing, this is the place. Story ideas, headcanons and more find a home in this nonwork. You decide which ships I give my take on - request anytime!(Inanimate Insanity ships will get the best responses, but Battle for Dream Island ships are welcome as well.)…