“Stay,” she said softly and tugged him in until their bodies leaned together. “Stay and watch the sun set with me.” Red seeped from the sky like blood washed out to sea, leaving only the blue waves of evening. Shadows nestled into the contours of the mountainside, and instead of stiffening against Takeru’s nyama, Misaki sank into it, letting it cool her, as daylight turned to dusk.
