The duo moved to another location, this time a balcony on a building high in the sky, allowing them to see the last silver of the sun bleeding out across the horizon, leaving the sky in a state of beautiful, bruised twilight.
Below them, the Demon Capital transformed, the last rays of light giving way to a galaxy of man-made stars.
The lanterns, a sea of warm, floating embers, cast a gentle, romantic glow on Astra's upturned face.
Her purple eyes reflected the countless points of light, and for once, the boundless energy in them was stilled, replaced by a deep, quiet contentment.
"…I'm glad I asked for this," she whispered a second time as they stood together, her voice barely audible over the faint hum of the city and the whisper of the wind at this height.
Jax rested his hands on the cool obsidian railing as he looked out onto the sunset, thinking of the date they had together.
