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Wimbourne Wasps // Chaser
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Post by Sawyer Rhodes on Mar 30, 2024 17:40:23 GMT -8
A few days had passed since Liv and Sawyer had first connected, and it definitely hadn't been the last. They were more careful after the first time once the intense need was satisfied, sort of. Because they were in a professional sport, she was a Moretti, and Sawyer was obviously gorgeous and American, reporters often followed them. It was stated in their contract that they couldn't have any relations with a teammate. Of course, Sawyer had met Olivia before he knew that she joined the team, even if by mere hours. They wouldn't have been able to stay away from each other. They developed a plan to be as conspicuous as possible. Walking to the other's apartment building was out of the question. Apparating also was, because reporters stalked their homes when a big story or game was coming, or just when it was a slow news week. Floo would have been the best bet so far. They charmed each other's fire places allowed, hers the only one allowed into his. Sawyer was watching a baseball game on the television when emerald flames erupted under the screen, and Liv stepped out. Olivia Moretti
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Wimbourne Wasps Chaser
you are the moon that breaks the night for which i have to howl |
Werewolf
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Post by Olivia Moretti on Mar 30, 2024 18:05:52 GMT -8
Olivia used to think she loved everything about Quidditch, but she was discovering that that wasn't true. There was one thing about Quidditch that she really, really hated. This stupid rule that you can't date your teammates. And all of it was because of the huge scandal three years back where that Chaser ended up in a coma thanks to his girlfriend's beater bat. Of course, this rule didn't stop them from seeing each other. Sawyer was incredible both in and out of the bedroom and Olivia was obviously smitten with him. The Floo system was genius move because it meant she could see him every night and not a soul knew about it but him.
It had been a long day by the time Liv got home and she was exhausted. All she wanted to do was curl up with Sawyer on the couch, maybe drink some wine, and just relax. A heavy sigh fell out of her as she took off her jacket, draping it on the bench by the door when she heard the bell on Luna's collar jingling. "Hi, girl," she said warmly, leaning over to stroke her soft fur. The cat purred and rubbed against her legs before leading her to the kitchen. Right. The wine. She went to pour herself a glass of merlot when a headline caught her attention, her eyes moving over to the paper on her counter. It was about Sawyer. Smiling to herself, she set down her wine glass and picked it up. Her heart sunk the second she saw him referred to as a muggleborn. Her shoulders sagged and she leaned against the counter, feeling like her whole world just collapsed. There was no way that her family would be okay with her dating a muggleborn. Marriage was the last thing on her mind, but the thought did cross it once or twice. She'd be disowned, disinherited, her whole world would turn upside down. Everything she had ever known would be gone, her whole life. Her fingers clenched around the paper and she marched straight for her fireplace.
She stepped out in his flat, her eyes falling on his figure resting on the couch. Her hands were shaking as she threw the paper down on the table. "Why didn't you tell me you're a muggleborn?" Her voice was filled with distress and sadness.
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Wimbourne Wasps // Chaser
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Post by Sawyer Rhodes on Mar 30, 2024 18:22:41 GMT -8
A delighted smile was crossing his lips when she was stepping out of the fireplace. They hadn't talked about what time she would come that day, not that it mattered. He would have stayed glued to the couch to be able to get just a kiss from her. He was that addicted to her. Sawyer should have been frightened at how infatuated he was with his fellow Chaser after just a week, but everything about her was delightfully distracting and exhilarating.
His smile faltered when she didn't greet him, holding something in her hands. At her question and tone, his features skewed and his brows inched together. He reached forward and grabbed the newspaper that she threw on the table. It was an article about him. "Does it matter," he asked, tilting his head to the side. It was 2024. Blood status shouldn't have been an issue, but there were still some crazy old bats out there.
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Wimbourne Wasps Chaser
you are the moon that breaks the night for which i have to howl |
Werewolf
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Post by Olivia Moretti on Mar 30, 2024 18:35:30 GMT -8
Her heart was hammering in her chest, her eyes wide and a little panicked. "It matters to my family!" She took a second to compose herself, placing her hands together and pressing them to her lips as she took a deep breath. When she felt the anxiety start to subside, she lowered her hands and looked back up at him. "The Moretti's have been pure since the 1300's," she said in a calmer voice, though there was still a strain on it from the stress she was feeling. "I know we can't be open because of that stupid fucking rule, but this means we can never actually be together."
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Wimbourne Wasps // Chaser
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Post by Sawyer Rhodes on Mar 30, 2024 18:59:52 GMT -8
Sawyer knew that Olivia had been from a pureblood family, but hadn't thought more about it. Apparently, he should have. Maybe if he had known, he wouldn't have pursued Olivia so strongly; he would have held himself back. No, that was a lie. From the moment they had met, Sawyer had been enchanted and under her spell. To him, the blood status thing didn't matter to him, but it did to her. He remained quiet in her mild panic, not really sure what to say. His eyes met hers when they said that they couldn't be together because of the League, but now they could never be together. They hadn't really talked about the future, what was going to become of them. So far, it was just for fun and because it was soooooo amazing to be together. The only plan they had contrived was meeting up and not getting caught. This was the first mention of anything that would relate to the future.
Sawyer put the paper back on the table. "Okayyy," he said, elongating the last syllable. "Do you just want to end this now? Before it goes any further?" He didn't know what his relationship with Olivia was or what it held, but all he knew what that he had never met anyone like the fiery Italian.
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Wimbourne Wasps Chaser
you are the moon that breaks the night for which i have to howl |
Werewolf
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Post by Olivia Moretti on Mar 31, 2024 6:45:20 GMT -8
"No," she said immediately. "Yes?" Liv chewed on her bottom lip and threw her arms up. "I don't know!" She had started pacing in front of the fireplace, trying to figure out her feelings. Sawyer was different than any man she had ever met before. His touch charged her and his kiss gave her life. She didn't want to miss out on that feeling, but she didn't know how they could continue seeing each other. A heavy sigh fell out of her and she stopped her pacing to face him. "Look, I like you Sawyer. I want to keep seeing you, but I don't know how to do that and keep things from going further than this."
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Wimbourne Wasps // Chaser
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Post by Sawyer Rhodes on Mar 31, 2024 17:50:36 GMT -8
Her change of answers so quickly was giving him whiplash. To him, it was an easy decision. He still wanted to do whatever he and Olivia were doing. He slightly cared about his contract with the Wasps, but the Finch's had offered him more to stay and had stated that they would love to have him back if he relocated back to the States. Regarding Olivia's family, Sawyer did not care. His blood status did not dictate what kind of person he was or how his family was.
His blue eyes followed her as she paced in front of his fireplace. She let out a heavy sigh, like the world was setting on her chest. He searched her face as she talked. Sawyer ran a hand through his haphazard hair. "I like you, too," he replied. His fingers tapped the wooden table in front of him. It had been less than a week of knowing this woman, but whether it worked out or not, he was already in too deep. "What if I wanted it to go further," Sawyer asked, looking up at her with expectant eyes.
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Wimbourne Wasps Chaser
you are the moon that breaks the night for which i have to howl |
Werewolf
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Post by Olivia Moretti on Mar 31, 2024 20:58:19 GMT -8
She couldn't help the way her heart picked up speed when he said he liked her back, racing even faster when he said he wanted it to go further. She did, too. Being with him was a such an intense, remarkable experience and she wanted to feel that way all the time. The sneaking around was also fun and dangerous. The fact that they were risking it all for just one touch, one kiss, made it that much more exhilarating. Her breath caught in her chest. "I'd probably be disowned and disinherited," she replied. "My grandparents and all my extended family would pretend I don't exist."
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Wimbourne Wasps // Chaser
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Post by Sawyer Rhodes on Apr 1, 2024 5:03:43 GMT -8
His heart hesitated and slightly fell when she didn't say that she wanted to go further. There were significant ramifications if she wanted to be with him, more than if he was with her. "You just signed your first contract, and money isn't everything, Liv," he said. They made decent money as Quidditch players. The longer she played, the more experience she got, the more money she would get. It hurt Sawyer to hear that getting disinherited and the money aspect was one of the reasons that kept her from being with him. He understood the family part, though. "I don't know how close you are with your family, but, in my opinion, they seem like horrible people for not talking to you just because of who you were dating based on how they were born," he stated. Sawyer had no say in how he was born, just like she did.
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Wimbourne Wasps Chaser
you are the moon that breaks the night for which i have to howl |
Werewolf
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Post by Olivia Moretti on Apr 1, 2024 9:09:15 GMT -8
She was exasperated that he didn't seem to comprehend what this meant for her. He didn't grasp what her lifestyle has been her entire life and how the thought of that being ripped out from under her terrified her. "Everything I have ever known will be gone and I'd be starting a whole new life," she told him passionately. Olivia didn't know who she would be without her family and their wealth. She'd be an outcast to her family, to other families like the Kings. He gave her his opinion on her family and she swallowed thickly. Liv didn't care for her extended family, it was her mother and father that she worried about. "I don't want to lose my mother and father," she said softly. "But I don't want to lose you either."
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Wimbourne Wasps // Chaser
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Post by Sawyer Rhodes on Apr 1, 2024 10:02:41 GMT -8
"I don't know how you were raised, Liv,"he said. Money was still foreign to him. He barely spent it. He bought quality items, but most of his money was either saved or spent on the less fortunate, like he had been. She let out a deep sigh, and Sawyer did the same. "Liv, I can't promise you that this won't go further. I mean, look at just this week alone. For Christ's sake, you can Floo here! I haven't done that with anyone," he exclaimed lightly. Sawyer stood up from the couch. "Look, I don't want this to get in the way of your parents. If they are this against my blood status, then maybe we should just stop this completely now," he finally stated. Olivia would be the one that would be giving up the most for them to be together. Even if things did work out, Sawyer didn't want her to end up resenting him in the end.
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Wimbourne Wasps Chaser
you are the moon that breaks the night for which i have to howl |
Werewolf
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Post by Olivia Moretti on Apr 1, 2024 10:52:21 GMT -8
She stood there frozen, watching him as he was speaking, her chest tightening until she felt like she couldn't breathe. He stood from the couch and her eyes followed him, her gaze unwavering as the trepidation crept up her throat. She couldn't help but think that this wasn't fair. Her heart was thrumming wildly in her chest. He finished speaking, saying that they should probably end this now, but she didn't want to. He was right, though. "Is that what you want?" she asked quietly, her expression unreadable.
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Wimbourne Wasps // Chaser
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Post by Sawyer Rhodes on Apr 1, 2024 11:09:45 GMT -8
Based on her reasons, Sawyer was completely expecting Olivia to say she was ready for their fling to be over. She obviously didn't want to give up her family or her way of life, especially not over some guy that she had met a week ago. They legally weren't supposed to be dating anyway. "It really doesn't matter what I think now, does it, Liv? You're the one who has to do it. I won't be giving up my lifestyle or my family. My family doesn't care about that stuff," he said.
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Wimbourne Wasps Chaser
you are the moon that breaks the night for which i have to howl |
Werewolf
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Post by Olivia Moretti on Apr 1, 2024 13:12:17 GMT -8
There was really no way around it, was there? Olivia had been holding out on the hope that maybe they could continue but keep it between them. No one else needed to know. She could admit that she's selfish, but she was starting to realize how unfair that would be to Sawyer. "I just -" she started, letting out another sigh. "I don't want it to end like this."
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Wimbourne Wasps // Chaser
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Post by Sawyer Rhodes on Apr 1, 2024 13:59:54 GMT -8
When Liv had stepped through his fireplace, this was not what he imagined. He hadn't pictured them ending their situation for quite a while due to how passionate and hungry they were about the other. But there were some things that people couldn't get over. Sawyer being a Muggleborn was hers. He shoved his hands in his pockets, rocking back onto his heels. "Yeah, me either," he agreed. There was heavy silence between them. It felt awkward between them for the first time, and Sawyer didn't like it. "I guess I'll see you at work tomorrow."
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