not a lot of things could be called beautiful on akila . with an atmosphere that scarcely fostered clouds and rain showers , the land ran jagged and hard ; water was hard to come by , and the sun beat down every day that passed ; and it seemed the very air itself was tinged a copper red the likes of which reminded outer-system citizens of mars itself . but though the land was uneven , its violet sunsets were nothing to scoff at . especially not when the capital sat between two small mountain ranges which both greeted the sunrise and bade it farewell .
and since they were here at the perfect time to catch the sun drop behind the range , sam coe had decided that , just maybe , they had an extra hour to spare before they went on . towards the back of the city he took them , so that they had a vantage point over the walls . there was a great fifteen foot gap between where they could stand and the outer wall , and sam climbed over it to sit , in habit . dangerous if he was to drop , but that was what he lived for .
@stellaine . “ god , that’s beautiful . ”
for a moment , sam only watched them out of the corner of his eye : the desire to both keep watching the jagged mountaintop curves and see what laine’s reaction was kept him from focusing on anything at all . in the end , he relented , gaze flickering to their face , as if he could catch some glimpse of what beauty they beheld in their eyes . for some , it glinted in their gazes ; for others , in some eager way they held themselves . laine was like an open book and looked genuinely appreciative of the sight .
proud of his little sunset , sam looked back out toward the risen hills . ❝ i used to like comin’ here as a kid . i used to wish i could go out there , a little farther than just the boundary lines . but the ashta were always too dangerous for a kid to handle . ❞ he leaned his arms across his thighs , forward over the boots that dangled over the wall . ❝ although you wouldn’t catch me sittin’ up here . as much as i wanted to , akila security wasn’t about to let a coe fall off the walls and break all his bones . ❞ sometimes , though , he’d thought that might be better than going home .
❝ it’s still as beautiful as it was . would’ve been , uh … embarrassed if it weren’t . i’m glad you like it . ❞
* .゜ CHICAGO ( 2002 AND OTHERWISE ) STARTERS .
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