Chapter 11
Kaine was out again; sleeping with his eyes open, his shallow breathing wanting to become a snore. Docile and boring.
He’d livened up a bit after Andy and Jove left. Livened up quite a bit actually. Kid came at him with a respectable roundhouse that would have knocked him out of his seat if it had landed. And he must have seemed like such an easy target, reclined with his feet up and his hands behind his head. People always seemed to forget about his extra appendages if he didn’t whip them out every so often. It was like humans had a blind spot in their memories for things they couldn’t quite cope with.
He’d caught the kid’s fist and arm mid-swing, his tentacles wrapping tightly around them and yanking him forward. He pulled the boy toward him until they were face to f
