* graceful / truths !

sage laurel oliviera. twenty-three. been through some bad shit, i should be a sad bitch. who woulda thought it'd turn me to a savage?

[sageoliviera]

sagelies‌:

         he had never been this scared. to say that meant a great deal considering the amount of dangerous situations he’d experienced & luckily got out alive of, though, of course, not without sustaining few scratches here n’ there ⏤ new additions to his already worn body. where could he begin to explain ? how could he even start ? “ baby… ” her lips provided some comfort against the surface of his bruised knuckles, calming down his trembling hands. “ you know my dad… the way he is. i don’t think there’s much more to explain. ” to tell her the truth would put their whole relationship up in flames. the only stable, constant thing in his life would crumble right before him & not long, he knew, he would too. to keep lying to her, keep pretending that everything was all right, would leave him in decay. “ don’t worry your pretty little mind ‘bout it, yeah ? ” he slid his hands away from her grasp, for he knew that only a bit of persuasion was needed for him to spill when it came to her. instead, he caressed her cheek with his palm. “ i promise you, i’m okay. ” he leaned over & gave her a kiss that tasted like a lie.

he was right, of course he was; sage knew what sebastian greene was like and even more so what he was like around his son. nodding softly sage melted into his touch, turning her head into his palm to press a kiss to his hand when they parted. “mind is still pretty worried about you,” she admitted, a furrow in her brow that didn’t seem to want to go away. the words he spoke were those of someone she didn’t need to worry about, but, the way he said them wasn’t as convincing. “if there’s something going on, i just want you to tell me, we deal with things together, don’t we?” sage coaxed softly, hating the idea that she knew something was bothering him while she didn’t know enough to help. he might have told her not to worry but it didn’t help the slightest with the anxious pit in her stomach growing, something was on his mind and the way ollie hesitate to tell her wasn’t doing much to calm her down. “please, ol? don’t shut me out.”

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sagelies‌:

           there were certain events in his childhood that monumentally messed him up & to go into detail as to what they were, well, would obviously bring up terrible memories that he’d rather not relive. though, recently another tragedy fell on his lap. much to his surprise, he’d not been forced to participate in the act nor had he witnessed it, but a simple whisper from his father did the trick. once again, fucked up by the testimony from his lips: i killed sage’s parents. it ate him alive not being able to do anything, to serve justice where it was due. his father did have, & will always have this hold over ollivander’s throat. he was always a loyal dog more than a son to his father. if it were not for the contact of her lips on his skin, he wouldn’t have roused from his thoughts. “ what do you mean ? ” he was a damn good liar. his voice was clear from suspicion & his smile would never give him away. “ i’m good. it’s just really hot. ” but the hand, rested on her leg was trembling as he spoke.

if it hadn’t been for the way she felt his touch trembling against her leg sage might have believed him. but the way it went heat seemed like a dumb excuse and the brunette rolled her eyes quickly, huffing lightly, “want to try that again?” she asked softly, a question and yet she was after the answer she wanted, regardless of whether or not it was the one he wanted to give her. shifting where she sat sage picked up his hand between hers, gaze gentle as she held his hand between her own, pressing a kiss to his knuckles, “i know you, ol,” speaking gently, trying to coax him into remembering she was someone he could trust, someone who cared about him, someone who wanted him to share what was bothering so she could help, “you’ve been distant since you saw your dad, can i at least now why i should be worrying about you?” even now, holding his hand between hers as she spoke, littering soft kisses across his skin she could feel the tremble in his limb. if ollie tried to tell her again nothing was wrong it would be insane, something was up and while his voice may not have betrayed anything, but his body did.

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@sagelies.

in no way did sage trust sebastian greene. from the moment when she first met ollie she had felt a mistrust towards his dad, but it never changed the way that she felt about his son. it might have made meeting his dad awkward when all she could feel as she had shook his hand was ice cold dread rushing through her. but not being fond of sebastian greene hadn’t stopped her from falling for ollivander greene. she was still susceptible to the whispers mr greene put in her head, causing her to take notice of how, yes, ollie had been acting weirder than he normally did. at first she didn’t think much of it, but with looks and what she assumed were words he selected carefully sebastian had managed to get her ready to confront her boyfriend. sitting together, her legs swung over his lap, hand playing mindlessly with his hair sage sighed softly, even now ollie looked distant, as if there was something on his mind he both wanted to tell her and absolutely did not at the same time. “ollie... what’s going on?” nuzzling closer to him the younger woman pressed her lips to his jaw lightly, “tell me, if something’s bothering you i can help.”

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sagelies‌:

         “ mhm, isn’t that what you like about me ? ” he chuckles, hands busy finding their way under her clothing when they were disturbed by their child showing up with a dozen books in hand. as if on cue, his hands retracted themselves, positioning them in a more chaste manner. their children did have a knack for bad timing. “ incredibly. ” he sighs, knowing how impatient their daughter was. “ now, why don’t you wait back in the room & if you’re lucky i might tell you a story tonight too. ” he whispers in her ear, then pressed a kiss on her forehead before he untangles himself to help out toni with her broad selection of bed time stories.

“it’s not a quality i have any issues with, that’s for sure,” sage whispered, the smile on her lips almost a giggle as they drew apart as their daughter returned. the brunette was tempted to let her fingers curl into his shirt to, to selfishly let their toddler put herself to sleep so she could stay in her husband’s arms. instead sage hummed in response to his words, “promise?” she asked, singing the word with a softness in her voice, “i’m going to check on matty first,” she confirmed eyes fluttering close when his lips pressed against her forehead. on her way to their son’s nursery sage crouched down next to toni, opening her arms for the little girl to fall into her embrace and sage kissed her head gently, “good night, trouble, i love you.” leaving ollie to get their daughter into bed, sage made her way to their son, watching the small boy sleeping in his crib, fingers clutching his favourite stuffed animal with a tight grip.

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sagelies‌:

          there was no sugar coating it. he’d said enough lies & kept enough secrets from sage in the past that they vowed never to keep anything from each other, an open book relationship was the goal. “i know, i know.” he was starting to blame himself, that much was apparent. “i was a little late, i dozed off in a parking lot & forgot to set an alarm.” with that, he started walking back to his car. regulating his breathing, trying his best not to panic. things were going to be okay, you can fucking do this. you used to hunt people for a goddamnit! get yourself together. he told himself. it was different to be so anxious. long gone were the days were he had no liabilities, no one to care about. “i’m sure someone took her. i don’t know who, but i’ll find them.” he places the phone on speaker, as he got into the car and started it up. “if it’s one of the people that hate my guts, they’ll call for ransom or an exchange, probably threats. these people want my head.”

every word he spoke seemed impossible to comprehend. shaking her head sage opened her mouth in an attempt to respond, finding herself speechless as she heard the car start on the other end of the line. “jesus christ, ollie,” sage whimpered softly, pulling matty into her arms, holding the small boy close to her, pressing a kiss to the side of his head, “did you ask who picked her up? if she had disappeared the school would have called, someone must’ve picked her up at the end of the day,” if ollie was right, if it was someone he had managed to piss off it was a longshot, they would’ve lied, but this was toni, and sage would go through every desperate idea until she had the girl in her arms, “come home, we’ll call the school and we’ll find her together,” sage pleaded softly, “please ollie, i can’t sit here and just wait, i need to help you find her,” they were going to find her. those were the words sage hung onto, they would find her. matty cooed in her amrs, pressing a chubby palm against her face and sage laughed, lightly, the sound lacking any joy as she forced herself to offer the boy a smile, “everything’s fine, sweetheart, nothing’s going to happen to you or your sister ever,” she promised, “come home ollie, i’ll call the school and we’ll find her together, i love you,” sage ended the call, immediately phoning the school unable to keep her voice from shaking as she required about who picked up their daughter, feeling her blood run cold when she received the answer thanking them before hanging up, sending a text to her husband, have you heard anything about your father lately? 

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sagelies‌:

          don’t listen to your mom, ollie mouthed at their daughter, accompanied by a wink, hoping sage didn’t see that little sneaky gesture of his, before the toddler ran along to bring him her favourite story book. “mmm, hello my very lovely wife.” he hummed, not letting a second linger before their lips met once again, though this kiss devoid of any chastity, it was close to ravenous. he breaks away only to ask her, “how long do you think we have till toni comes back?” his arms wraps around her waist, pulling her closer to him. 

the moment toni rounded the corner sage moved quickly, her arm hitting over ollie’s midsection even as a smile remained on her features, laughter close as she spoke, “you’re incorrigible,” she smiled as his lips pressed against hers again, the passionate kiss drawing a sigh from the brunette. “before she drags out every princess book in her bookshelf out here, you mean?” sage clarified, brushing her lips over his jaw, “not long enough.” despite her words sage continued to move her lips along his jaw, and as if on cue a small ‘huff’ was heard from behind them and sage pulled away, “did you make up your mind, trouble?” sage asked, immediately pressing her face into ollie’s shoulder as she noticed the pile of books toni was struggling to carry, shoulders shaking with laughter, whispering, “our daughter has you whipped.”

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ollievander‌:

         he’d been standing outside toni’s school for around thirty minutes or less, waiting for his daughter to come out and greet him with the warmest hug. he didn’t think much of it, maybe they just extended class. but all of her classmates, the ones he could recognise, were all getting picked up by their parents. panicking wouldn’t do him much good. he decided to talk to their classroom advisor, but the response he was given horrified him: she was already picked up. calmness was the key. maybe sage picked her up, he thought. he thanked the advisor and immediately called his wife. “is toni with you? you picked her up right? please, please tell me you picked her up.” @sageoliviera

humming the words to a lullaby she remembered her mother singing to her before her parents death sage watched matty sitting on the floor in front of the couch. the small boy held blocks in his hands, trying to fit the right shapes into the correct holes. it wasn’t going great; at the moment the curly haired boy was trying to shove the star into the rectangular slot. laughter escaped her as she slid off the couch, sitting next to her son on the blanket before glancing towards the watch on her wrist, ollie should be coming home with toni soon, it was family night. almost as soon as the thought entered her mind her phone rang and a smile spread across her lips as she read the name on the screen, “hi babe,” sage hummed, though the joyous feeling drained out of her system in seconds, nerves taking over as he posed the question, “no, toni’s at school, you’re meant to be picking her up,” sage reminded him, fingers reaching out to brush through matty’s curls in an attempt to ground herself, “ollie, what’s going on?”

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ollievander‌:

“now why would i do that to my favourite girls, huh?” he threw a smirk at his wife’s direction, winking afterwards. he raised a brow at his eldest, hands reaching out to attack her with tickles. her soft laughter filled their house with warmth. even though they’ve just moved in, it already felt like home. it was far from the childhood he had experienced and he planned to keep it that way. “which one should we read today, princess? shall we read about sleeping beauty? the little mermaid? snow white? mulan?” lord knows how many times they’ve been over these stories but their daughter seemed to never grow tired of them.

the raven haired woman could only hum, arching a brow at her husband. the expression did not remain for long as the giggles from their daughter filled the room as ollie focused his attention on toni. “one story, sweetheart,” sage said, not sure if she was telling her husband or her daughter, it was more likely than not that she was telling both of them. with a gentle hand she guided their daughter away, letting the toddler go grab the book she wanted to read before turning to ollie, “hi, husband,” sage smiled, pressing a kiss to his lips as their daughter disappeared to find the storybook she wanted.

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ollievander‌:

“immensely.” he replies in relief. once his eyes had adjusted to the brightness of the room, he fished for any shirt he could get his hands on. thankfully, the first thing he caught was a decent, though plain, white tee. “oh, i’m not letting you anywhere near the steering wheel, miss oliviera.” he laughed, before placing a kiss on her cheek as her face was conveniently rested on her shoulder. “no coffee unless you’re fully dressed.” he grabbed another one of his shirts and pulled it over her head. “bring a jacket too? i bet it’s freezing.”

it was a wise decision, sage driving was a danger when she was well rested and fully awake, in the middle of the night when her boyfriend decided he was too restless to sleep letting her behind the wheel was outright dangerous. “if you weren’t right in making that decision i would argue against that, mr greene,” sage still countered, flashing a smile. she didn’t pretend to bother to hide rolling her eyes, she didn’t need to, not when it was around ollie. “for you information i wasn’t planning on not wearing a shirt,” sage informed him, deadpanning tone in her voice though she still smiled as he tugged a shirt over her head, the fabric draping over her smaller frame comfortably. “lets go, we’ve got a city to get out of and probably morning traffic to beat somewhere wherever we end up,” she hummed, grabbing his hand as she took a step back, tugging him with her towards the door.

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ollievander‌:

a small town wasn’t where he thought he’d raise his children, though, he supposed things change according to one’s situation. a few years back, he wasn’t sure he liked the idea of being a father, mostly because he didn’t have the best father figure and convinced himself that he would be exactly the man he despised. in all honestly, he had no idea how he was doing as a father right now, all he knew that he was trying. “how are my⏤” he looked around for his little boy, but nodded as his wife provided an answer. “girls? doing?” he squats down to kiss toni’s cheek. “why aren’t you in bed, huh?” he looked up. “is mommy being bad and keeping you up?”

watching ollie with toni was the only answer sage needed to know that every decision that had lead them here had been worth it. at one point she had thought the only thing they’d ever need was them, but now, with toni and matty and the life they built anything else seemed unthinkable. “i assume you wouldn’t be trying to turn us girls against each other, are you now?” sage teased, nudging his foot lightly with hers as she shifted toni on her hip. “trouble here wants dad to read her a bedtime story,” she fondly rubbed her daughter’s back, pressing a kiss into the wild curls on her head. 

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ollievander‌:

“it’s not like we haven’t done this before, c’mon.” he poked her side with the intention to fully wake her. “we’ll get breakfast on the road. i’ll get you your favourite, or whatever we can pass by on our way to wherever. it’s an adventure after all, who knows what we’ll come by.” when she agreed to his plead, he immediately pressed a kiss on her lips and jumped out of bed. “i was think we’d just fuck it and take us where the road takes us.” he shrugged, scrambling to find a shirt. “babe, can u open up a lamp? i can’t see shit.”

sage reached behind her, fingers searching for the light switch on the bedside table, smirk showing on her features as the lamp brightened the room, “better?” the brunette asked, rubbing the heel of her hand against her eye in an effort to wake herself up. several things would’ve been easier if she had it in her to say no to him; at the moment sleep seemed to definitely be one of them. shaking her head, laugh slipping past her lips she watched him, “you drive first, i get the first hours to sleep,” sage cheerfully declared, following him out of bed as she reached for her jeans, pulling them up over her hips, “also, when we stumble upon something open, coffee, please,” she hummed, pressing a kiss to his shoulder.

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@ollievander.

it was far from a life sage had imagined for herself, trading in busy streets and late subways in new york city for the serenity of a cabin on the outskirts of a small town. it wasn’t what she had ever thought, but when she had finally gotten matty down to sleep in his crib and antônia played quietly with her blocks it was nothing short of perfection. smiling she stroked a gentle hand over her son’s head as the door opened, and sage moved to her daughter, picking up the girl in her arms, “sounds like daddy’s home, do you want to go say hi to him?” she asked, already exciting the room a smile on her lips as ollie came into her line of sight, “hey, babe,” sage hummed, leaning in to press a kiss to his cheek, “matty’s asleep but this one, missed her daddy, didn’t you?” sage tickled the small girl’s side, giggles escaping the girl, curly hair bouncing as she squirmed.

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ollievander‌:

       “baby,” he groaned, shifting on the bed to close the little space between them. “you awake?” he wasn’t aware what time it was and he was too lazy to check the clock on the nightstand. “wanna go on a road trip?” he wrapped her arms around her frame and nuzzled his nose on her neck. “let’s go on a trip.” he whined, moving his head to bare his teeth, placing playfully nimble bites on her shoulders. “wake up.”

with a soft sigh sage began to stir, slowly coming out of her slumber, fingers trailing up his chest, “i’m awake now,” she whispered breathlessly, mind spinning as she felt his lips on her neck; but not enough for her to miss the absurdity of his question. “now? ollie, it’s,” sage paused to look over at the clock, “babe, it’s like 2am,” the continuation of her sentence came out as a whine and she shifted, looking at him with tired eyes. it was then she noticed the excitement, just how happy he seemed to be at the idea of driving somewhere and sage smiled, “where are we going?”