Chapter 10

“Hey, there’s coffee soon,” Emil said, then leaned back on the couch so Makai could kiss him in passing.

They did the upside-down Spider-Man kiss thing, and Kaos felt oddly conflicted about seeing it. He didn’t necessarily want a relationship like theirs for himself, but it made him somewhat wistful anyway.

“Let me go wash my hands,” Makai said after they separated, and he went to the bathroom to do so.

“What are you drawing?” Emil asked, reaching out a hand to block Mouse, who tried to sniff his camera.

“Just an idea for a tattoo I had. A regular client I have wants to start a back piece, and she told me she’ll come here if need be to get it.” Kaos huffed in half amusement, half self-deprecation.

“Oh? I think Makai said you worked at a tattoo studio, but nothing else, really. Are you looking to start your own or something like that?”