#sagefranklin

[phoebeyates-archive]

location: the bonfire, bighorn hills

status: closed for @sagefranklin

It had been a while since Phoebe had seen Sage. Her visits to The Jagged Yard were brief and not as common, throwing herself into menial tasks and Netflix binges rather than day drinking, which she personally saw as a sign of maturity. And when she did venture into the bar, the older blonde had either not been working or had been swamped with the crowds. Phoebe knew she could reach out, they were friends after all, but she always hated how one-sided things felt. How the younger of the two talked about all the things going wrong with her, and felt a bit guilty that Sage helped her shoulder her burdens without asking for anything in return. But she saw her there, at the campsite, numerous lawn chairs strewn outside a tent, looking like she fit right in with the scenery. “Very impressive set up,” Phoebe said in greeting, hands shoved into the pockets of her old jacket to fend her hands from the biting cold wind, throwing herself into a spare chair beside Sage. “Were you like a girl scout or something? The few times I went camping as a kid, I was too young to set up a tent. And tonight, I cheated by buying one of those pop-up ones? Like you just throw it on the ground, it pops up, and you just put the pegs in?” It had been a revelation to her when she saw it in the clearance sale of the store, even when it seemed a bit shaky when it popped up. “I feel like it’ll inevitably fall on me, but I don’t actually live that far from here so it’s not exactly a hardship.”

[atlaswilliams]

location — the bonfire bash of 2023.

character — @sagefranklin

Since running into Asher at the bar, he'd yet to see Sage for longer than a few minutes at a time, always with Maggie in tow. He wasn't angry at her for spilling her dirty laundry onto him, or that Asher had pieced it together and hadn't taken an issue in calling him out for it, but he figured the safest bet was to at least make sure they were all on the same messy page. "Knock, knock," he hummed at the edge of the woman's campsite, the partially open tent showing that she was at least alone this time. "She knows," he started, hands shoved in the front of his pockets to keep himself from fumbling. "I'm guessing you told her? She already knew that you'd told me, by the way. Guess the gigs up. Everyone knows I'm the best friend. You okay with that, or you need a beer to cope?"

[hinge]

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[mayxlee]

location: holiday market

character: @sagefranklin & maya.

Maya meandered through the holiday market, the scent of festive treats and the twinkling lights creating a magical atmosphere around her. In her hand, she cradled a steaming cup of hot chocolate from the Hot Cocoa Stop, the warmth seeping through the paper cup and into her chilled fingers. The vendors' booths offered an array of tempting holiday delights, and the sound of laughter echoed from the large ice skating rink at the center of the festivities.

As Maya strolled along the glowing streets, she spotted Sage not too far away, browsing through a display of handmade ornaments. It seemed like the perfect opportunity for a friendly greeting. With a warm smile, Maya approached Sage, her hot chocolate still emanating comforting warmth. "Hey Sage.. How's your holiday shopping going?"

[freddiefkncrane]

Sage's curiosity was amusing to the eldest Crane sibling. Her playful questioning about Nathan and now him brought a mischievous glint to his eyes. How much could he get away with sharing without incriminating the family? Without being too flirtatious? "Unfortunately--" Freddie exhaled, leaning his elbow on the counter, closing some distance between them. "If I told you--I'd have to kill you." @sagefranklin

Sage let a soft laugh fall from her lips as she shook her head and raised an eyebrow in his direction. "You could... tell me. It's as easy as that, no one needs to know." Even though she was just teasing Freddie, she couldn't help but wonder what it was about Nathan Crane that he was hiding on the inside. She always knew there was a sense of mystery surrounding the man she wouldn't quite call a friend, yet had been just as intimate with. Taking another sip of her warming coffee, she figured she'd wait out her drink, finishing it up before she finally let the man have his peace. She'd come all this way, after all, she was at least going to entertain herself for the rest of her coffee break. "Okay, Mr. More Interesting Than My Brother, what's one more interesting thing about you."

@freddiefkncrane

[yasdogan]

closed starter for @sagefranklin out on the streets

Most of the time that Yas had days off they were spent productively or at least out in nature doing something active. That afternoon, however, was not one of those times. Yas had been holed up in a corner of her couch for the last eight hours binge watching a season of Below Deck, dead to the world around her. It was only when she heard her stomach growling that she realized she probably needed to move at least once. Grabbing a snack and her phone, Yas trudged out the front door, still dressed in her pajamas to take a quick stroll around the neighborhood. Rather than letting her time be spent just enjoying the walk, her phone was almost immediately pulled up to the next episode in the season as she made off down the road towards one of the neighborhood parks.

Distracted as she was by the phone in her hand, Yas didn't hear the little patter of feet coming her way from the playground she was passing. The surprise hug attack from the young girl took her by complete surprise, a yelp leaving her lips before she realized what was happening. "Oh, goodness gracious, Maggie, hi," she greeted, gathering herself back as she tucked her phone away to stoop down and open her arms to give Maggie a hug. Her throat cleared a bit, eyes shifting down at the pajamas she'd stupidly opted to walk out in, not at all eager to see Sage looking as dressed down as she was. There was a slight flush of embarrassment in her cheeks as she looked up at Sage walking up towards her after Maggie. "Hey, uh - hi. You guys over at the park hanging out?"

[jacobklee]

— SETTING: spring extravaganza ; april 11th, by the sweet spot food truck — AVAILABILITY: closed starter for SAGE FRANKLIN | ( @sagefranklin )

"... apparently, Mei has set me up with a friend of hers." He shared with Sage as he stepped closer up in line for the Sweet Spot, holding onto Maggie and adjusting her on his hips. "I don't know how I feel about that. Do you think it feels somewhat desperate?" He wasn't desperate, was he? Jacob furrowed his brows, debating on his own questioning as he watched people play around with the pets up for adoption near Barks and Recreation. He should have brought Nabi along, he was sure his beagle would have had fun now that the weather was nicer. "How are things going with you and a certain doctor we know and love?"

[hinge]

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[ayselkarademir]

— SETTING: outside the midnight club ; afternoon — AVAILABILITY: closed starter for SAGE FRANKLIN | ( @sagefranklin )

Great. Aysel couldn't help but feel like history was repeating itself, and that once again, she was letting a man make her feel like a fool. After being away for about two weeks, enjoying her time in Paris and Milan, a little treat she'd decided to give herself for being able to meet her numbers for yet another quarter, Aysel found herself at the Midnight Club, looking for Jesse, only to find out he wasn't working that day.

As she lit up a joint outside, it also frustrated her that even the lighter made her think of her ex, as she had gotten one similar to hers as a Christmas gift.

One, two puffs later and the brunette figured she should just go home, seeing as she too, wasn't working today and probably shouldn't be seeing smoking this freely in the afternoon, but oh well. Truthfully, she didn't mind. Not deep down, she didn't.

Upon seeing a familiar face walk by, Aysel pinched the end of her joint, before safely putting it away as she smirked at the blonde. "Well, well, well... must be my lucky day." With her hands deep in her coat's pockets, Aysel continued. "No loyal companion today?" Meaning the little girl she'd last seen Sage with at the tree lightning.

[elifalvey]

LOCATION — Peak Seasons, Holiday Charity Event.

WHO — Elijah & Sage ( @sagefranklin )

It had been over a year at this point, attending these sorts of elegant events, and Elijah still hadn't managed to get entirely used to it. Donning an expensive suit and looking pretty on Aslihan's arm — that was the easy part, the part he was used to. However, inevitably, there came a point in the night where his girlfriend would split away from him in order to mingle with other guests (affectionally dubbed as 'Bailey business', in his mind), leaving him to occupy his time all alone for the time being. Usually, he would find a friend to cling to instead, but this time he decided that it was the perfect time to slip outside for a smoke break. Maybe call his parents to check up on the baby in the process. He'd only been outside for a few minutes, tucked away to the side and enjoying the bite that came with the low temperature when he saw someone else nearby from the corner of his eye. Normally, he wouldn't be moved to say something, but further inspection made him realize that it was Sage that had a similar idea of escaping the crowd for a moment and he figured that it may be rude, or awkward, if he didn't. "Feels nice out here, doesn't it?" he piped up, "One of the few times I'll be grateful it's so stuffy in there — makes me feel like I don't need a coat." Tucking away his phone, figuring he'd call his parents later, he continued, "You look wonderful. Are you enjoying yourself?"

[draslihanxfahri-bailey]

📜𝙰𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝙵𝚊𝚑𝚛𝚒-𝙱𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚢 & 𝚂𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚕𝚒𝚗

The moment she heard about the charity event, she instantly talked with Eli and her parents about attending. For as long as she could remember, the Baileys were ardent philanthropists. Ready to donate to any charity and organization, especially those that helped the greater good. So it'd been a no-brainer when they all enthusiastically agreed to attend. Plus, it was nice to have a night with Elijah while his parents watched after the girls. Donned in a royal blue dress with some gold and pearl accessories and her hair curled and slightly pinned up, even taking advantage to wear heels to add some more height to her otherwise shorter stature, the woman had equally been spending time with her partner while also making sure to mingle. Going around the room and chatting with other guests, including some of the museum's biggest patrons and benefactors. At some point in the night, she had noticed her cousin and made sure to find a time to see her. However, what she hadn't expected was for Yasemin to be with Sage. Granted, the blonde had informed her about their shared connection through Asher. However... This certainly seemed like more than just two people who were mutually connected through the same person, and that took her back a tiny bit. Aslihan had been trying to wrap her mind around it all when she ended up spotting Sage again, sans her cousin. "Sage, hi," she said. Smiling warmly at the other, though her mind still running with questions and confusion. "You look really lovely."

𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚛: 𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚔 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗'𝚜 𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝, 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚗 ; 𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟸𝟸𝚗𝚍, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹 || @sagefranklin

[aliciamillergarcia]

Characters: Alicia Miller-Garcia & Sage Franklin (@sagefranklin) Location: The Pumpkin Carving Contest, Jack's Pumpkin Farm Closed Starter

The pumpkin carving contest was clearly not going to be won by their team. Ben was doing an absolutely terrible job at carving their pumpkin, his excuse being that he was constantly getting distracted by Hazel who kept trying to put pieces of pumpkin into her mouth. Meanwhile, Alicia was just happy to enjoy her fresh apple cider and laugh at the whole thing, much to her husband's disdain. So in order to give him one less excuse for ruining their 'Lewis', she grabbed Hazel and walked over to a stall to get something to munch on. A little squeal stole her attention, and there was a little blonde head nearby that was unmistakably Maggie. The little girls were running towards each other the second they saw one another. "Hey. I hope you two are doing a better job on your pumpkin because ours is an absolute disaster. Don't tell Ben that though, he says he's fixing it."

[hinge]

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[thethaliaclark]

@sagefranklin

setting: The Grape Escape

"Cheers." Thalia raised her glass before taking a sip of the new wine. She was usually a hard liquor girl. Give her a good Old Fashioned and she would be happy. But this was free and maybe she would find something she really enjoyed. Turning to them, Thalia mulled it over. "What is that, apricot? Something with citrus or something floral?" It was such a gorgeous day, who wouldn't enjoy sitting under an umbrella with a nice cold glass of wine and fun company? "Are you going to the kayak race?"

[carmencarrillo]

𝙒𝙃𝙊: Sage Franklin @sagefranklin 𝙒𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀: Lucky Joe's

"Don't you order any of that and expect to pay for it. Not with me behind you." Carmen called out to the blonde, reaching her hand into her wallet grabbing her credit card and excusing herself to the front of the line from her spot. "Whatever she's ordering, it's on me." Carmen smiled, looking at the other. Carmen had known Sage most of her life; that was one of the many perks of growing up and living in the same town your entire life. There had been a lot of history between the two of them - from growing up together, to Carmen's aunt babysitting Sage's younger siblings to sharing in hard ships; Carmen would never get over that phone call those years ago - and Carmen was thankful to have someone like Sage in her life. "You should know by now that if you see me, I'm always going to buy you breakfast. Find us a table once you get your order and I'll join you if you aren't in a hurry." she playfully winked.

[atlaswilliams]

location — friday afternoon, october 27, jack's pumpkin farm.

character — @sagefranklin

"Happy to see she left the mask at home today," he hummed smoothly, focus shifting from the blonde at his side to the woman's mirroring image that hung half off a bale of hay. "She really likes it. Pretty good at staying in character." The toddler had taken a liking to a mask and catchphrase that had surprised him. He had once worked hard on getting the child to echo Back to the Future quotes, but nothing ever quite stuck. "We should be proud, right? She's a smart kid."

[austin-cartwright]

WHO: @sagefranklin WHERE: Jack's Pumpkin Farm, Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest

"Well as I live an breathe! Safe Franklin!" She did her best impression of her mom's Texas accent as she called out to the older blonde, grin on her features as she approached. "I was hoping I'd run into you sooner rather than later. You look great." Reaching out, Austin didn't hesitate to wrap her arms around the bar owner in a tight embrace. "You out here as an upstanding business owner to judge this thing or are you competing? If you are which one's yours?"

[hinge]

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[atlaswilliams]

There was a comfort in knowing that he and the bar owner had done what many had thought they couldn't. They'd never been strangers, but believing that there was a world where the two of them could coparent seamlessly had felt more like a pipe dream in the beginning. Now, as he stole a few glances down at her in between steps towards the last hallway, he pulled a small smile. Proving people wrong had always been something he'd liked to do, but it was rare that such an occasion ever occurred.

Wanting happiness for the woman had always been a part of him. Had there been a time where he'd considered pitching the idea of raising Maggie together under one roof? Sure, but the reality was that neither of them deserved that kind of torture. She deserved real happiness in someone, just like he'd found such with Ken. "I won't be breaking any bad news to her for awhile. I don't think anyone should." The hormones were coming full force and if being out of her craving of the week was bad, then all other news could wait too. "Well, we've reached the end of the road. I'll help you load up the wild one and uh, I'll see you this weekend to pick her up."

@sagefranklin — THE END.

While she never claimed to be mature, maybe it was the fact that she was a forty-year-old mother that gave it away. Still, moms could say shut up, right? Whatever. Her eyes rolled once more and this time, a soft chuckle escaped her lips. She didn't try to swat at him again, instead walking along in pace with him while they followed their daughter down the last hallway of the exhibit. Enjoying her time with Atlas would have been a stretch, but Sage couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed their time together was coming to an end regardless.

Sometimes, in moments like this, she was able to recall how it felt to do something as a family, with a partner standing by yourself, the miniature version you both created just ahead. She wasn't insane enough to think that she and Atlas could have been anything, but sometimes it was nice to have someone willing to be there for her regardless. "Doesn't hurt to ask, Sage repeated once more, this time in a confident statement rather than a question. She didn't know if Yas would even agree to the weekend away, but she'd try regardless. "Oh, definitely not. Business is going to tank now and it's all your fault. You'll have to be the one to tell your future wife that."

@atlaswilliams

[yasdogan]

closed starter for @sagefranklin at sage's house

It wasn’t uncommon for Yas to make plans to meet up with Asher at her place to then go out later, giving the perfect excuse to show up a little early with the hopes of running into Sage. While Yasemin had known it was never going to be as simple as just spending a weekend away together and then carrying that closeness back into the real world, a part of her had still been clinging to the idea that maybe it would change something. Outside of some more regular texting back and forth, Yas hadn’t seen much of Sage since, something that she wanted very much to change. Any weirdness of whatever situation they were in didn’t matter, at least not in the moment as she was walking down the street to Sage’s house.

When she got there and knocked on the door, she was hit with the wave of concern that she was overstepping her boundaries, that maybe there was a reason she and Sage hadn’t seen each other since that weekend. Any thoughts bubbling up that might have had her stepping back down to the street and making her way home were stopped as soon as the door swung open, leaving her standing right in front of Sage. “Hey, uh - going out with Ash later, just um. I guess I’m a bit early,” she greeted lamely, as if it weren’t completely obvious why she was there almost an hour earlier than Asher was even meant to get off work.