There are no stars, but I can see the red flicker of a commercial airplane scuttling across the cloud-padded sky like a demonic scarlet eye winking down at me.
Wow. I love this a lot so far! It's really poetic and easy-flowing and I love the way you started off. It's captivating and I'm already in love with the way you're writing this. Also, Stella Artois sounds like a badass.