A little more jostling was still in order though. Just a little bit, as Kai rolled his head from side to side to give each of them as good of a smooch as he could from these angles. It was the motion that counted here. “Goodnight,” he murmured in turn, completing the sleepytime ritual. Even if it did not end in sleep, at least they had that.

Eventually the morning would come, one way or another. The sunlight began to peek through the windows, lighting up the room bit by bit. It was time to discover who among them had managed to get any sort of shut eye. Parties already awake would find that Kai did in fact fall asleep. It was truly a special skill to fall asleep anywhere, but being safe and warm in their arms just made it that much easier.

Luckily for all involved, being sandwiched meant octopus-mode was not as powerful. Good for you!