Hellboy wasn't really a light sleeper. He wasn't a sound sleeper either; years of sleeping in haunted and crumbling castles tends to make a person pretty aware of their surroundings even when they're unconscious.
But magically appearing in someone else's bed isn't really the same thing as cold spots or creaking stairs.
The thing that got him up was the sudden absence of weight next to him -- he didn't even notice it was there until it was gone. Going a little tense, he does as is suggested, carefully sitting up and taking a slow look around the room.
Feb. 11
But magically appearing in someone else's bed isn't really the same thing as cold spots or creaking stairs.
The thing that got him up was the sudden absence of weight next to him -- he didn't even notice it was there until it was gone. Going a little tense, he does as is suggested, carefully sitting up and taking a slow look around the room.
"Oh," he said. "This again."