sage musings. II

When in Star(ling) City, Oliver and Sage bond (and heavily flirt) when he's training her in archery. Much like with Helena, Sage tests Oliver's archery skills by throwing random things to see how fast and accurately he can hit it. At one point she even goes as far as holding an apple in her mouth by the stem and standing near a very slim pillar to see if he can hit it, which, he obviously does.

She takes it up a notch by using her ice abilities to create thin ice discs which she throws in the air for him to hit like skeet shooting. Then she uses her air shoes to skate around and give him a faster moving target. Safe to say, she's very impressed.

Their time training brings them close together due to their shared background (partiers, promiscuous, somewhat selfish and self-centered, didn't take things seriously) and desire to move past their reputations. Sage desperately wants to get out of Iris' shadow and be known for anything in her family but her past choices and just being written off (she loves to have a good time but there's more to her than that). She also wants to move past and shed her daddy issues.

Oliver helps to keep her grounded and teaches her how to focus and gives her direction. Sage teaches him to relax a little more and allow himself to experience life. Unsurprisingly, it's not long before they start sleeping together.