Thinking a lot right now about Hollander getting his wing and learning he can fly with it. He's no longer contained to needing transportation; he's free to go anywhere he pleases so long as he has the strength to do so.
Lumi watches him become more and more comfortable and agile with his flying. He starts to get the hang of it, able to see the world in new ways. He's free... despite still being hunted by Shinra.
He looks down to the ground to see Lumi watching, waiting patiently as the sun begins to set, painting the world in dusk's saturated hues.
He flies down and picks her up, much to her surprise as she gasps 'what are you doing??'
He's surprisingly strong; strong enough to lift her weight in his arms, let alone take flight with their combined weight. She shouts, curling in and almost digging her fingernails into his skin.
'You should be able to see this too;' he says, ascending into the blue of the sky, where it's hues are deepening as the sun begins to set, illuminating her eyes with colors of gold and ruby and sapphire, where the horizon begins to shrink. Lumi can see so much of the world now. Hollander stops somewhere in the atmosphere as the clouds take on every color she can imagine.
She can see the emerald of the green landscapes below; the ocean glittering nearby; an imposing set of snow-capped mountains just off to the distance.
She holds tight to him as he looks at her; his reason to keep going.
'When this is over, we won't have to hide anymore. And we will see this as much as we want to.' He tells her. He watches her green eyes take it all in, her burgundy hair whipping in the wind as she looks at him. 'No being stuck in Midgar, no one ordering us around... Just us, and this.'
'I'd like that' she says, running her fingers through his hair, watching him close his eyes at her touch. 'But I can also like it now. Just us; no one else;' she says, kissing his now white hair.
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