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58 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 6, 2022
Then I stared at my tentacles and fingered the gills in my neck. I couldn’t face her. Even out of the freshas, when my tentacles shrank, I was still an abomination of my former self. She’d be terrified, and rightfully so. It was best to stay out of sight.
“Why didn’t you show yourself to me?” He looked away, and I got the sense he was ashamed. “I knew you’d be scared of me.” “But—” “I’m a deformed monster.” I stared at him. Well damn. Quist needed therapy.
He sat in the corner, making himself appear as small as possible because that’s what he did when I was on a tear about something. He even nibbled on a claw like a naughty kid. I turned on him.