The battle with Ultron’s endless drones had torn through city streets, but now it was over. Thor, Loki, Luna Snow, and Psylocke stood triumphant, bruised but victorious. By some stroke of grace (or Loki’s mischief), their rest took them seaside — where the water glittered like spilled diamonds and the sand was warm beneath the late sun.

Thor was already chest-deep in the waves, laughing with the thunder in his voice. Luna Snow leaned back on a beach chair, letting the sea breeze cool her powers. And then there was Loki — lounging under a wide hat and pink-tinted glasses, his smirk as sharp as ever.

Beside him, Psylocke stretched, her kimono robe half undone from the heat, purple hair tied back but catching the light. She cast Loki a look that lingered just a heartbeat too long.

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Psylocke smirked she removes her sandals. "I thought gods didn’t sweat. Yet here you are, hiding under that ridiculous hat."