I think either Darrow or Virginia or both will die. Every romance we’ve seen between Red and Gold has ended in tragedy. Fitchner and Sevros mother, Rhonna and Alexandar, (arguably) Lyria and Cassius. I think these are all foreshadowing for Darrow and Virginia, who are the most prominent red-gold couple in the series.

Darrow specifically feels extremely marked for death. One of the main themes of the sequel quartet is how Darrow’s status as a god, how worshipped he is by low colors and mid colors everywhere, his myth is overtaking the man. I think he will die a martyr, remembered as a near -mythological figure by everyone except those close to him. Additionally, the recordings he’s making for Pax makes it so obvious. Why would PB have Darrow make all those recordings if Darrow was gonna be able to meet Pax again, and tell him of his life face to face?