#Olicity Fic Rec

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Olicity Fic Recs

All these stories link to Ao3

Any authors that are not linked are because I find most of my fics for these two cuties on Ao3 and didn't really feel like searching for a tumblr page for them. Sorry!

One-Shots:

Echo of a Gunshot by @rebelarkey (emeraldoliverqueen)

If I Tremble by @smoaking-greenarrow

My Favorite Faded Fantasy by @smoaking-greenarrow

Pet Names by entersomethingcleverhere

Sacrifice by @smkkbert (anything by this author, one of my favs)

absolutely everything by @anthfan

Series:

Time For a Story by @smkkbert

Mothers Know Best by @smkkbert

Perfect Paradise (Tearing at the Seams) by andachippedcup

Of Redemption and Inebriation by @emmilynestill

And Then It Ends, Your Little Winning Streak by @machawicket

My Home by @adiwriting

Current!Verse by @adiwriting

His Girl Wednesday by BlueBayou (also the sequel series Some Things Are Meant To Be)

Forget Me Not by mindramblings (not complete, missing last two chapters but still a very good story)

The Legacy of a Queen by inlovewithimpossibility

[joanthangroff]

fic rec - best of 2024

I haven't done one in ages so i thought [mariah carey voice] IT'S TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMEEEEEEEE. These are my fave fics from 2024 + two or three I read in 2025 already but I wanted to include them :)

Arrowverse

Once More, Mr. Queen by mybrotherharry

Olicity but turly mostly a genfic with a character study on Oliver!! The monitor makes Oliver travel to different universes to make sure the Ollies from there also become the Green Arrow. Shows different paths Oliver's life could have gone and how much he's grown. i loved it!!

Sacrifice by MaddyBaby

Genfic with a focus on Barry's and Hartley's friendship!! Set in season two when Barry travels back to the events of Hartley's first appearance. In the new timeline created by this, they're friends only that Barry doesn't know and has some trauma from the time Hartley wanted to kill him <3

Cold Storage by @sproutwings

Iris gets locked in a freezer and hallucinations of Snart help her get out of there. But maybe it's actually been him? Set Post-Oculus.

Partial Disclosure by RetroactiveCon

Hartmon bonding!!! Over queerphobia, too lmao. They're still at each other's throats but realise they have a lot more in common than they thought. Trans!cisco my beloved.

An Honest Thief by @sophiainspace

Coldwest team-up!!!! Polyamory!!!! Aromantic!Iris!!!!!! Coldflash!!!! Iconic Mick behaviour!! What more can I say????

The Memories That Hold Us Back by Cogentranting

Set after the Arrow finale where Oliver brought Tommy back to life. He's Mia's uncle and THEY'RE FAMILY. I love them.

Other DC

Perfect Paradise, Tearing at the Seams by McKat

Payneland fic with a truth spell!! Crystal buys a hexed necklace from Tragic Mick and when Charles accidentally touched it, he has to tell the truth.

heartbreak is one thing, my ego's another by @artemisadore

Catwin with SPOT-ON characterization!!! Edwin stops Thomas when he trashes his ex's car, only to find out that they have the same ex. To make him regret fucking them over (and for other reasons) they start fake-dating :)

myself and this body that they stuck me in by @misspickman

Kon has a few realizations about his gender hehehe

straight on 'til morning by @mamawasatesttube

Big brother Kon realizes that throughout his life he has been treated uhhhhh horribly?? And learns to talk about it

Other fandoms

the fubb cinematic universe by @tkffyrpntsndjckt

The most unhinged chatfic i have ever read I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!! Basically a rewrite of glee starting during ?? season 3 i think?? Blaine doesn't go to McKinley but stayed at Dalton, he and Sebastian are besties. Sebastian used to be Kurt's roommate at Dalton. so many shenanigans. someone dies. someone goes braindead. hilarity and craziness en masse. i had the time of my life reading this

white christmas by @lalalenii

you may think i'm biased but it really!!!! is that good!!!!! leni plays with formatting in the best way. like you FEEL the pauses while you read and it's so awesome. but robert please stop taking drugs

L'Chaim by sebastian2017

Erik's life and how he has been influenced by being a Jew. It's so so good and has so many gutpunches

A Book Half Unread by @jakeluppin

I still don't properly go here because i'm stuck in 911 s1 BUUUUTTTTT we love buddie in this house. and ezra put so much love into this because being a librarian is ezra's passion and you can FEEL it. it's so good. i love how dorky they are. and chris and buck's friendship is just so cute

The Line of Thought by @shotbyafool

Typical House MD episode tbh. The ducklings meddle with House's private life and he decides to play tricks on them. Unfortunately, he enlists Wilson to help him

The Live Forever Job by jessikast

Leverage/The Old Guard crossover!!!! It's so good and placed perfectly tbh.

[madwomanwithawarehouse]

Unthinkable 10 Years Day 2: Season 2-3 hiatus fic rec

Between the Shadow and the Soul by @apinknightmare

A story about the "I love you" and everything that comes after.

Just reread this and love it so much. It absolutely captures that slow burn of the summer after that we were robbed of, with a good mix of angst and softness. Oliver is desperately trying to figure out how to be ready for Felicity in the way she deserves

Eight Ways to Say I Love You by RosieTwiggs

He loves her. If only he could get the words out.

Takes place (roughly) over season 2 and 2.5 with a fun bit of roommating

Collateral Damage by newbie93

Quick drabble regarding THE Olicity scene from Unthinkable.

Oof you want angsty Felicity POV? here you go

Irretrivable by SpicyPepper_SweetSugar

"Four things are irretrievable: An arrow in flight, a spoken word, a lost opportunity, a life already spent."

Wishful Thinking by DeeDeeCat

When Felicity has a really bad date, Oliver is there to wipe her tears... and wash the blood out of her hair.

Felicity tries to move on, gets concussed, gets taken care of, and nothing gets better.

Like a House in a Storm by CarrieAnn

Felicity asks Oliver to move in with her for a few weeks. Snapshots of their days as roommates.

I'm such a sucker for 2.5 roommate fics and this is so good

A Night Like Any Other by spyglass

Felicity doesn't think anything of it when Oliver asks her to dinner. After all, Team Arrow goes out for dinner from time to time. But starting the moment Oliver picks her up, she can sense there's something different about tonight. From the flowers to the restaurant, the entire evening is the most romantic non-date Felicity has had in months, but one thing she's sure of is this: it's most definitely not a date.

Or, she might have known that Oliver intended otherwise, if only he'd remembered to ask.

They're very dumb but they get there eventually

[spybarbie]

Completed AU Olicity Fic Recs

Truly, Madly, Stupidly (63960 words) by Vixx2pointOh Chapters: 11/11 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak Characters: Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak, Tommy Merlyn, John Diggle, Minor Characters, A whole town of original characters you'll love Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Childhood Friends, Pining, Flirting, Teenagers, Horny Teenagers, First Kiss, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Snark, They're still mad @ each other ok, Only One Bed, Sharing a Bed, Tipsy Felicity, Bickering, Holidays, Christmas, Snowed In, Accidentally Naked, Smut, Cunnilingus, Oral Sex, Sex, Blow Jobs, So Much Softness, Cute and adorable idiots, Phone Sex, Masturbation, Complete Summary: Oliver and Felicity were childhood friends. Good friends, great friends, the best of friends. They were… 12 years later a snowstorm right before Christmas has them grounded at the same time in the same middle of nowhere town. There is only one motel room left and 12 years of things unsaid.

Fool Me Twice (67563 words) by darlininmyway Chapters: 7/7 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak, Barry Allen/Iris West Characters: John Diggle, Lyla Michaels, Laurel Lance, Sara Lance, Donna Smoak, Quentin Lance, Iris West, Felicity Smoak, Oliver Queen Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Sports, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Physical Therapy, American Football, Football Player!Oliver Queen, Physical Therapist!Felicity Smoak Summary: What can you do when your first love comes back into your life after fifteen years apart?

Worth Every Penny (18000 words) by Girlwithsixsmiles Chapters: 6/6 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak, Laurel Lance/Tommy Merlyn, Sara Lance & Felicity Smoak, Laurel Lance & Felicity Smoak, Quentin Lance & Felicity Smoak, John Diggle/Sara Lance Characters: Felicity Smoak, Oliver Queen, Laurel Lance, Sara Lance, Quentin Lance, Tommy Merlyn, Dinah Lance (Arrow), Carter Bowen, John Diggle Additional Tags: Chick-Flick Moments, Alternate Universe, If Arrow were a rom-com, The Wedding Date AU, oliver is a hooker, Fake/Pretend Relationship Summary: Felicity Smoak knows she can't show up to her stepsister Laurel's wedding solo. Too bad her boyfriend is no longer in the picture. Desperate, she hires a date for the weekend---well, a male escort, to be precise. She's not sure what to expect, and she certainly doesn't expect what she finds in Oliver Queen. As the ceremony approaches, it's hard to tell who is pretending anymore. (AU based on The Wedding Date)

always a thing of wonder (the way we come to be) (13426 words) by unicornstore Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak Characters: Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak Additional Tags: Soulmates AU, Sort Of, hang the dj au Summary: Felicity Smoak puts her dating life in the hands of an algorithm designed to lead her to her soulmate. Along the way, she encounters the last person she expects: Oliver Queen. Despite circumstances that pair the two of them with other people, somehow they can't seem to stay away from one another. Soulmates AU inspired by Black Mirror's "Hang the DJ."

The Unbearable Hotness of Being (20328 words) by MachaSWicket Chapters: 18/18 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak, Barry Allen & Felicity Smoak, Oliver Queen & Thea Queen Characters: Felicity Smoak, Oliver Queen, Barry Allen, Thea Queen Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, fluff and nonsense, silliness abounds, the unbearable hotness of being, Epistolary, felicity x text messages, oliver x emails Summary: SUMMARY: A silly, epistolary tale of a kind-hearted but occasionally clumsy woman who realizes she lives in the same apartment building as the most unbearably handsome man in the world. Inspired by this fantastic tumblr tale. With many thanks to tealicity for prompting the other half of the story. :)

Always Been You (114378 words) by SmoakingGreenArrow Chapters: 13/13 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak, Roy Harper/Thea Queen Characters: Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak, Tommy Merlyn, Roy Harper, Thea Queen, Moira Queen, Robert Queen, Donna Smoak Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - College/University, Smut, Angst and Fluff and Smut, Porn With Plot, Porn with Feelings, mild violence, Robert Queen is a giant jerk Summary: On Oliver's last night in Starling, Tommy throws him a yacht party. When his little sister and her best friend show up, Oliver has a hard time hiding the torch he's always carried for Felicity. But he's leaving in the morning… They both know it can only be a one time thing…

Oliver and Felicity's High School Reunion (17576 words) by bayloriffic Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak Characters: Felicity Smoak, Oliver Queen Additional Tags: Sharing a Bed, Sharing a Room, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Dating, School Reunion Summary: It's Felicity's high school reunion, and she convinces Oliver to go with her and pretend to be her boyfriend.

Damn It, Why Won’t the Eagle Just Land Already? (66865 words) by somewhereelse Chapters: 17/17 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak, John Diggle/Lyla Michaels, Nyssa al Ghul/Sara Lance Characters: Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak, John Diggle, Lyla Michaels, Sara Lance, Thea Queen, Roy Harper, Tommy Merlyn, Dinah Drake (Arrow), Nyssa al Ghul Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Mild Language Summary: President John Diggle would really appreciate it if everyone would stop gossiping about his security detail and his science advisor and get back to work. He’d appreciate it even more if his best friends would pull their heads out of their asses and get together already. A White House romantic comedy AU.

The Strings We Attach (30370 words) by kwrites Chapters: 8/8 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak, Oliver Queen & Felicity Smoak Characters: Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak Additional Tags: Alternative Universe - No Island, PWP with a side of plot Summary: Felicity Smoak knows that sleeping with the boss's son goes against the rules of her summer internship at Queen Consolidated in about a hundred different ways. She knows, but it doesn't matter.

Let's Remix This Business (7358 words) by Frea_O Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak, Sara Lance & Felicity Smoak Characters: Felicity Smoak, Oliver Queen, Sara Lance, Laurel Lance, Sin (Arrow), Thea Queen, John Diggle, Roy Harper Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Rock Band, Rock Stars, YouTube, Songwriting, Social Media, Social Networking, Falling in Love on YouTube, Celebrities Summary: Felicity is classically-trained and spends her days coming up with a capella arrangements and remixes. Oliver is the lead singer of Arrow, the hottest new rock and roll band. Or really, he was a boy. She was a girl. Can I make it any more obvious?

Wanna Be Yours (58737 words) by Bre Chapters: 7/7 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak Characters: Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak, Tommy Merlyn, Caitlin Snow, Ronnie Raymond Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - College/University, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Unresolved Romantic Tension, Resolved Sexual Tension, Pining, Mutual Pining, Pining Oliver Queen, Eventual Smut, Eventual Fluff, Eventual Happy Ending, Eventual Romance, Eventual Sex, Fluff, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Romantic Fluff, Smut, Fluff and Smut, Romance Summary: College AU. Felicity's car breaks down in a major rainstorm, sending her walking to the closest house she can find. It just so happens to belong to Oliver Queen, and he's having a 'Skivvies Only' party. Original Prompt - Anonymous: “You can stay but your clothes must go.” Olicity College AU :)

For Felicity, Forever Ago. (5721 words) by serenadreams Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak Characters: Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Music AU, Childhood Friends Summary: World famous musician, Oliver Queen, declares his love for his childhood best friend in an album named after her.

Somebody send me your favorite finished AU Olicity fanfics. Ones like...that are nothing to do with Arrow stuff. I have a need.

[chocolateteapotsvis]

Halbarry Recs: POV Outsider

What is POV Outsider? For shipping purposes, it's a story focused on the romance, but is told by a character outside the main ship. Ollie POV, Batman POV, anything goes!

Ephemeris by mehmehmeh (@mia-nna)

The world’s greatest detective has got some things to say. 

“Bats ... perform the vital ecological roles of pollinating flowers and dispersing fruit seeds; many tropical plant species depend entirely on bats for the distribution of their seeds.” (wiki)

you've got the best of my love by finalfrontierpioneer (@finalfrontierpioneer)

Five times Hal goes to Oliver for romantic advice, and the one time he puts it to good use.

Hal's just trying to be a good boyfriend; Oliver's got no idea.

Just the Two of Us (We Can Make It If We Try) Ch5: Ice Cream by layspotatochipabs (@layspotatochipabs)

Bruce stalks Hal and Barry. He's so fucking done with their flirting; why can't they just get together? If they don't, he'll resort to writing fanfics about them violence (telling them about their mutual feelings).

I Came in Like a Racquetball by ChocolateTeapots (@ tacky self-promotion)

When Hal suggested a series of sports competitions with his square of a best friend, Carol assumed that meant he’d be out of her hair.

All Carol wants is to get her fucking work done. Is that really so much to ask?

Or: Silver Age Hal's attempts to seduce his best friend through sports competitions of increasing ridiculousness, as seen by an exasperated ex with better things to do.

Young Padawans by mehmehmeh (@mia-nna)

In which a green cupid shoots a few arrows to push two heroes together. Every Mulder needs a Scully and vice verca. How else will they prevent Mars Attacks?

(Hal Jordan + CWverse, fledgling halbarry with a platonic flarrow and slight hints of olicity)

Was learning @shehungthemoon ALSO loves this POV the catalyst to finally post this specific list? I'll let you decide!

This is one of my all time favorite things, and I'm also behind on my Halbarry reading, so if anyone else has recommendations, I'd love to hear them!

Also, for fics actually about Hal's birthday...

Pic inspired by you've got the best of my love by finalfrontierpioneer, because this image has been stuck in my head since I started illustrating these lists! (So I completely forgot that I already rec'ed this on another list AND did an illustration for it! I'll mix things up more next time!) Stock photo reference because hands are hard

And if you're looking for a couple more, (and don't mind more tacky self-promotion), here's Vampire Dinah putting up with Vampire Hal who's totally, absolutely, going to follow orders and kill Barry, and (not Halbarry) Random Mook #5 in a Gotham terrorized by a Bruce Wayne who modeled his hero persona on a different fear

[thatfanfictiongirl76]

Arrow Rec-- Argus Era Year Three

Year 3 of the island was honestly my favorite year. I just fell in love with Secret Agent Oliver, and was surprised by how few fics there are that are set during that time. But I did manage to find a few, so here is a rec of my favorites.

Mix Tape: Side A

By: KayleeThePete

https://archiveofourown.org/works/2681957

Summary: Felicity ends up making a few less than clean hacks after Cooper’s supposed death and ends up being coerced into working for ARGUS, and Amanda Waller has the perfect partner for her…

My Comments: This fic is set during year three of the island, where Felicity is there for Hong Kong and she’s paired up with Oliver working for ARGUS. I have to say that I fell in love with this fic. Year three was always my favorite part of the island. And I love secret agent Oliver as well. Even though there are only five chapters (6th is an author’s note) this fic is to die for. Kaylee is doing a rewrite of this fic, of which there is only one chapter of, but even so I’ll link it down below. Also for the word count, I subtracted the author’s note from the one AO3 has, so that’s why it’s different. Also Kaylee has both the original and repeat posted on ff.net, so I’ll link those down below

Status: Incomplete

Last Update (Rewrite): 2/2/20 

Length (Original): 22,986 words

Rewrite: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22532464

Ff.net: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10854075/1/Mixed-Tape-Side-A-see-AN

Ff.net Rewrite: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13491817/1/Mixed-Tape-Side-A

Before the World Wakes   

By: ForeverFelicityQueen

https://archiveofourown.org/works/4799705

Summary: Tommy Merlyn doesn't believe Oliver Queen is dead, despite his best friend having gone missing over two years ago. He needs proof, one way or another; so when he encounters Felicity Smoak, the witty computer genius, the pair criss-cross the globe on a mission to discover the truth about what happened when the Queen's Gambit went down.

My Comments: This is a good fic! I love the romance between Oliver and Felicity and Felicity and Tommy. The ending is okay, but I get that the Author was setting up the next fic in the series. I highly recommend this one, it’s sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

Status: Complete

Length: 159,254 words

Series: https://archiveofourown.org/series/649364

Sequel:

In the Wake of Yesterday -- http://archiveofourown.org/works/11106885  

Wake the Storm -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/19084342

The Knight of Swords and the Queen of Cups

By: Sec982

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32152738

Summary: In a world where everyone has a soulmark on their wrist, Felicity Smoak chooses to ignore her own. She's too busy starting her career and explaining to her mother that she doesn't want to read Tarot cards like her grandmother did. Then one night, while working late, she draws the Knight of Swords, a card of impulsive action. She takes it as clear evidence that the tarot cards do not work. She dismisses it and takes a memo up to the CEO's office, where her own knight of swords comes crashing into her life in an irreversible way.

My Comments: I absolutely love this fic. It definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat! I love anything with soulmates, so combining that with Olicity and year three of the island was just a dream come true. I definitely recommend giving this one a read. There is a sequel that goes into year 4 that is amazing as well. I will link that down below.

Status: Complete

Length: 63,738 words

Series: https://archiveofourown.org/series/2804680

Sequel: Saving the Knight of Swords -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/37639039

Tomorrow Will Be Different

By: Schrijverr

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56013616

Summary: Instead of managing to meet up later, Oliver has to keep running with Akio. The only way to keep them safe is to go public with Oliver being alive, leaving him back home in charge of Akio, while Tatsu and Maseo are still in the wind. Oliver has to get used to being back home where he doesn’t fit anymore, while also taking care of a child and getting caught up in a larger conspiracy that keeps the existence of the Alpha-Omega virus secret. In the meantime, his primary mission is to reunite Akio with his parents, something that isn’t the easiest when being back from the dead and in the spotlight.

My Comments: This is an ongoing fic that I absolutely love. I loved the bond between Akio and Oliver, and seeing it build and play out is just wonderful. I also love Oliver trying to adapt to life back home after everything he’s been through. The author updates this fic fairly regularly so be sure to keep an eye on it.

Status: Complete

Length: 69,221 words

[ymnfilter]

summary:

What if Oliver and Felicity met at ARGUS three years before Oliver Queen was found alive? What if they still fell in love, despite Oliver being at his darkest? What if Oliver Queen still came back to Starling City to right his father's wrongs? Only this time, with a wedding ring and a more emotionally stable mind-set?

teaser:

“I don't want to go anywhere without you.” He tells her, and he can see her melt at his words, an almost wordless ‘aww’ leaving her lips before she rolls over on top of him,

“It won't be for long. Just a couple of months and I'll join you.”

“And then we'll start a new life.”

“That's right. We'll buy our own place, and we'll paint the walls really bright, and have ridiculous amounts of throw pillows on our gigantic king sized bed-”

“-and we'll also have a proper wedding ceremony.” Oliver continues for her, and Felicity hmms,

“Maybe something outdoors. Or on the roof. A small ceremony with a few of our friends and family,”

“And no catering.” They grin at each other, and after a moment, Felicity's smile dims slightly as she traces her fingers along Oliver's hairline,

[madwomanwithawarehouse]

looking forward to reading these!

Unthinkable 10 years event by @madwomanwithawarehouse

Day Two: Fic Rec/Team Arrow.

All Olicity fics. All from my bookmarks. I don’t have a lot of season two Olicity/arrow in general fics so disclaimer that a lot of these are by the same (wonderful) author. I ran out of commentary towards the end but these are all amazing fics!!

Of Green Blankets and Office Naps by imfallingforyoureyes102.

Summary:

When Moira Queen goes to drop off some documents in Oliver’s office, she happens upon a certain blonde unknowingly chattering away to a sleeping Oliver and watches in fascination at the almost domestic way Felicity pries off his shoes and gently pulls off the tie from around his neck.

(Or, a very tired Oliver falls asleep in his office, Felicity makes him comfortable when he refuses to wake up, and Moira watches in awe as the computer genius dances around the office, closing the blinds and shutting down his computer, without so much as a grunt from the man that can never seem to sleep in the presence of anyone else.)

This one unfortunately, isn’t surrounding the unspeakable episode but it is still so amazing that I couldn’t NOT add it in context. I love LOVE fics that are from the outsiders perspective of Olicity, especially early season and from the people closest to them both! I love how Moira is written in this! And how the writer captured Olicity’s dynamic pre-relationship/confession! It’s such a cute fic!

You know I'm gonna find a time to catch your hand (and make you stay) by tryalittlejoytomorrow

Summary:

"I read on the internet that pancakes are a good way to say thank you for letting a poor, homeless, unemployed guy crash at your place."

Oliver spends the summer at Felicity's, pretending that nothing changed.

Hint: he's wrong.

(Post-2x23, Unthinkable.)

Set right after season two Felicity lets Oliver crash on her couch because the queen mansion/inheritance isn’t his anymore and he’s unemployed. I love the opening scene being Felicity waking Oliver up from a nightmare. His thought process is so well written!!!! I love how the writer writes Felicity’s commitment issues as well, not a lot of people do that. Also Walter calling to offer them a job at his company is so funny afjkgfc

The Weary Kind by hope27

Summary:

Felicity knows Oliver isn't sleeping. She knows he's pushing them away. She knows he's letting Slade get into his head. But it isn't until she finds him outside her window one night that she confronts him about it.

Bystander by ElasticMonk

Summary:

Set in season 2 in Sara’s POV - Sara deals with Laurel in the aftermath of Slade Wilson. Laurel makes a play for Oliver’s heart while Sara silently ships Olicity. But then again Sara was never that great at being completely silent.

Sara being an Olicity shipper and somehow (a little) more emotionally healthy than Oliver is an amazing combo. I love Canarrow but it’s really nice to see Sara and Oliver being friends. This is so nice!!

[memcjo]

Time for Holiday Olicity Stories #2. I’m highly recommending these sweet Olicity stories~ please enjoy 🎄

Oliver Dearden Series by oyhumbug

After returning home from Lian Yu, Oliver can't acclimate to his former life and lifestyle, so he leaves Starling City and starts a new life for himself in a rural mountain town. It isn't much of a life, though... until, one holiday season, a repeat customer catches his eye.

I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas by @tdgal1​

This just came to my head when I heard the song.  It is short and silly. Just a little fun for the holidays and something for us to help our hearts until Olicity is back together.

We Three Queens by @smoakmonster​

A look into three Christmas adventures of Oliver, Felicity, and William.

Last Christmas by flipflop

Oliver and Felicity are on a business trip that turns into anything but business...A one shot.

TOO MUCH RED by @green-arrows-of-karamel​

Felicity decorates the christmas tree following Oliver's instructions.

Paper Memories by @missafairy​

Olicity Secret Santa 2016: Grumpy Christmas hating Oliver meets Felicity and her daughter Angie - the crazy Christmas lovers. They are forced to spend Christmas together and the Christmas magic happens :) Very fluffy and sweet, the summary doesn't give the fic the justice (I think...)

Happy Holidays, everyone!

[remarkable-fic]

Desperation Club

by cfcureton aka @it-was-a-red-heeler

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15558045/chapters/36118164

Oliver and Felicity, old college friends, are in their early forties and stuck in loveless marriages (but are totally in love with one another!) An amazing, heartwarming, beautifully written Friends to Lovers fic!

Credit goes to @theasianerd​ for the gorgeous fan art! 

Don’t forget to kudos, comment and reblog if you read and enjoyed!!!

This one was submitted by @callistawolf, who wrote:  It doesn't have near enough hits or kudos. This story absolutely has Olicity married to other people at the outset but without giving too much away, the infidelity is pretty mild, strictly speaking. It's about Second Chances. There's pining, shared history, friendship and so many lovely things. Plus, it's an envisioning of Olicity as middle aged and the author pulls it off so well. I just can't say enough nice things about this fic. I re-read it OFTEN. I would love to see other readers give it love.

[the-feral-gremlin]

Fair warning all of these are pretty Oliver centric because that man is my blorbo but here you go!

Let it be me by Imfallingforyoureyes12

This one is set in season one/an alternate universe where tommy doesn’t die (honestly it can be both it was written a while ago and it’s kind of ambiguously written.) it’s an outsider pov of Olicity and also has a lot of tommy and Oliver friendship feels. Also very Oliver centric

let him rest by AlexiaBlackbriar13

Oliver struggling with nightmares and being afraid to sleep in the same bed as Felicity in fear of hurting her is an old trope but SUCH a good one. Felicity’s a good partner and Diggle’s there to lend some advice. Williams there too but he’s in the background for most of it

Simple As That by imfallingforyoureyes102

Fair warning this is in a universe where Felicity isn’t pregnant with Mia but is pregnant. But it can be read as her being pregnant with Mia. This one deals with a accident at one of the warehouses Oliver deals with and Oliver holding a lot of guilt because one of the guys that died had a little girl. It’s very angsty and Well written.

What Leads Me To You by CheerUpLovely

Oliver mourning the people he lost on the island and talking about his grief and his time on the island??? More likely then you think.

A Talk with a Friend by writewithurheart

I wish there were more fics where Tommy’s ghost haunts Oliver’s traumatized pining ass and tells him to just face Felicity already 💀 I love this fic btw

Battered and Wrecked, I come to you first. By TheFeralGremlin

Shameless self rec. Oliver’s rightfully a little fucked up about some stuff and Felicity’s there.

need olicity fic recs on ao3

[thefrizz13]

hello tumblr i am barely ever on here but i made olicity fic recs/prompts pages if anyone is interested!

✨they are here✨

⚡ Olicity Fic Recs - https://thefrizz13.tumblr.com/olicity-fic-recs… ⚡ Olicity Fic Prompts - https://thefrizz13.tumblr.com/olicity-fic-prompts…

newer recs/prompts will be at the bottom!

(if the boxes overlap weirdly, resizing the page should fix them 😅)

i worked v hard on these hope you like them 😁

(both are also linked on my home page!)

thanks ok bye have a nice day

[krnlog]

Chapters: 10/10 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak, John Diggle/Lyla Michaels Characters: Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak, John Diggle, Lyla Michaels, Donna Smoak Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Goth Felicity Smoak, Lawyer Oliver, Eventual Smut, Sassy, Sexual Tension, Eye Sex, Suit Kink, Fucking, Cunnilingus, Blow Jobs, Public Hand Jobs, Court house smut, Feelings, Office Blow Jobs, Smut, Complete Series: Part 5 of Oliver The ..... Summary:

Black tie, white shirt, grey suit... when Oliver put them on that chilly December morning, he hadn't planned on meeting her.

'Her' being Felicity Smoak, the sassy dark haired college student and daughter of his (only) client.

This should be fun...

**COMPLETE**

[aresaphrodites]

I need an olicity fic to read and you're gonna find me one

(This was so aggressive…. I like it.) I LIVE TO PLEASE YOU, NONNIE. 

I’m not sure what you’re in the mood for, so let me go ahead and give you my favorites and hopefully you’ll like one on this list! If not, hit me up with a specific type and I’ll hook you up. ALSO: Some of these I haven’t read yet, but they’re fan favorites so I’ll be adding them as well. 

Keep It Professional by mogirl97 | Completed, Rated M, Word Count: 121,606

When Felicity’s parents announce that they’re hiring someone to be her personal bodyguard, what she hears is that she’s going to be stuck with a 24/7 babysitter… something she is so not on board with.

When Oliver takes up the offer to work for the Smoak family he thinks it’s just another job, but he has no idea what he’s about to get himself into.

Protecting the “tech empire heiress” is the easy part, matters of the heart are where things get a bit more complicated.

Sportsmanlike Conduct by mogirl97 | Completed, Rated M, Word Count: 97,599

Felicity Smoak has a plan. Two years at Starling University (snag a great internship while she’s there), transfer to MIT to finish getting her Masters in Cyber Security and Computer Sciences, graduate, start her career. She doesn’t have time for distractions. But what happens when her roommate Iris drags her to a hockey game one night? Probably nothing…

The Way It Was Supposed to Be by hannasus | Completed, Rated M, Word Count: 47257

QUEEN INC. CEO DISAPPEARS NIGHT BEFORE WEDDING

The FBI and Star City Police are investigating the disappearance of Queen Inc. CEO Felicity Smoak, who was last seen on the night before her wedding. Smoak, 28, disappeared mysteriously from her penthouse apartment in midtown, sometime after midnight Friday.

Smoak planned to get married on Saturday to former playboy Oliver Queen, who launched a failed bid for the mayor’s office last year. According to SCPD spokeswoman Sameena Patel, Queen has been cooperating with investigators. “There’s not a worry about” his possible involvement in her disappearance, Patel said.

Queen is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Smoak. Anyone with information is urged to call the FBI hotline for the investigation at 1-877-555-1950.

(Excerpted from The Star City Sentinel, June 13, 2017)

Trust Me by felicityollies | Completed, Rated Explicit, Word Count: 73,752

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO READ THE TAGS ON THIS ONE BEFORE READING. 

When a prostitute meets the perfect client, she has to remind herself that there’s no room for getting close to someone in her line of work.

Thursday by Vixx2pointOh | Completed, Rated Explicit, Word Count: 235,495

There is something about the girl next door that Oliver Queen is only now noticing…

Felicity is moving to college just down the road from where Oliver is a senior.  He suddenly becomes very protective of the girl next door.

Thursday night dinners might not ever be the same again.

With Our Backs to the Wall (The Darkness Will Fall) by theirhappystory | Completed, Rated Mature, Word Count: 133,713

5 years ago playboy Oliver Queen made a choice that changed his life, to enlist in the U.S. Army.

Now he is back and things are extremely different than when he left. His parents barely talk, his best friends are dating, and his kid sister isn’t the spirited little girl he remembers. She’s grown up and so has her best friend, Felicity Smoak.

When a threat is made on Felicity’s life, Oliver finds that keeping her at arms length isn’t going to be as easy as he originally thought.

Rumour Has It by CSM | Completed, Rated Explicit, Word Count: 109,022

Warning: Oliver is a huge dick at the beginning of this one.

Oliver Queen may be Starling City’s star quarterback and resident playboy, but he has another thing coming if he thinks she will be another one of his floozies that worships the ground he walks on. This is a business arrangement, and if he thinks for second he’s going to mess up her reputation, then he really doesn’t know what Felicity Smoak is capable of.

on the edge (of the devil’s backbone) by entersomethingcleverhere | Completed, Rated Mature, Word Count: 105,486

FBI Agent Felicity Smoak is going undercover. Her cover: to work as Oliver Queen’s executive assistant at Queen Consolidated. Her mission: to get close to Queen and infiltrate the Russian mob and help the FBI bring it down from the inside. But what happens when she starts to fall for the complicated Bratva captain?

The Phoenix by SuperSillyAndDorky06 | Completed, Rated Explicit, Word Count: 126,939

Felicity Smoak fell in love with the broody, intense Oliver Queen, Captain of the Russian Bratva, ages ago but he broke her heart. So, when the sudden marriage between them is arranged, she does not understand it and she does not want it. Except Oliver Queen is not only a harder man to live with than she realized, he also has no intention of letting her go.

Return To Me by NerdyAddict | Completed, Rated Mature, Word Count: 79,094

What would you do if you woke up tomorrow with the last 5 years of your memories gone? After an unfortunate accident, Oliver Queen must figure out his place in a life he has no memory of whilst his wife, Felicity, does everything she can to support him. With emotions, secrets and relationships pushed to the limits; will love and friendship be enough to turn back the hands of time?

Let Your Heart Be Light by callistawolf | Completed, Rated Mature, Word Count: 60,649

Oliver Queen is a billionaire former-playboy and he needs a girlfriend to bring to the family’s mountain cabin for Christmas. So he asks Felicity Smoak, a woman he knows from his company. She’s just a friend, but she’s also the only friend he has who he can trust with the ruse. Complications arise when he realizes that maybe what he thought he wanted isn’t what he wants at all. More than that, he starts to wonder if maybe the perfect answer to all his problems wasn’t in front of him all this time.

[thebookjumper]

Olicity Hiatus Fic-A-Thon - Week 4: Closed Door.

Hello, everyone!  I know - I’m SO far behind.  I’m trying to play catch up over the next week or so.  Thank you for all your support these past few weeks - that’s why this fandom is the absolute best.   We had some awesome submissions for this prompt - so everyone should go check them out!

The fics for this week are:

(In no particular order)

On The Other Side by @geneshaven - Rating: Not Rated - Oliver comes home.

Open and Closed Doors by @hope-for-olicity - Rating: General Audiences - Felicity remembers all the open and closed doors throughout her relationship with Oliver.

Hidden Talents - Chapter 2: When One Door Closes Open A Window For Fresh Air by @laureningall - Rating: Teen and Up - Oliver is well on his way to taking over his family company after closing the door on his former playboy lifestyle. His new role would mean more trips to Palmer Technologies and he hoped, a chance to meet up with Felicity Smoak once again. He would bet that she was just breath of fresh air his life needed.

Kingdom Come - Chapter 2: Love Is An Open Door by @dmichellewrites - Rating: Explicit - Superheroes in a farmhouse combine with intriguing reunions.

Closeted Confessions (Made in a Bathroom) by @thatmasquedgirl - Rating: Mature - Oliver and Felicity come clean. Literally. They both take showers. More Pineapple Investigations, this time involving a towel, two confessions, and an awkward entrance.

Come, Tell Me How You Live - Chapter 4: Closed Door by @smewhereelse - Rating: Teen and Up - Oliver gets locked out, Felicity to the rescue.

Through a Closed Door by @the-shy-and-anxious-fangirl - Rating: General Audiences - An alternate way for Felicity to have found out about Oliver's plan to propose.

I'm Glue, Baby - Chapter 3: Save Your Heart by @felicityollies - Rating: Explicit - Oliver has hidden himself away from the world. He’s closed the door on his heart to keep himself from getting hurt. After everything that happened on Lian Yu and in Jurassic World who could blame him. But when his ex-girlfriend, Felicity, comes to ask him to help save the last remaining dinosaurs on the island, including his beloved raptor, Blue, he has some important decisions to make.

Lie(s?) No More by @mindramblingsfics - Rating: Mature - Life is great and then it's turned upside down. Oliver Queen thought he had a kush security job for the CIA, while spending time with the woman he loved, Felicity Smoak. The moment Oliver came across some key information, he was soon wrapped up in things way above his pay grade. To keep Felicity safe, he was forced to come clean about his real career previously keeping her in the dark. Ultimately, he sacrificed their relationship to keep her safe. After a year apart, they cross paths again.

A Queen - Chapter 4: The Queen's Shadow by @missyriver - Rating: Teen and Up - It's been six weeks since the attack; Felicity and Oliver are moving on with their lives. He is watching, waiting and soon he'll make his move from the shadows.

audere est facere, olicity by @effie214 - Rating: Not Rated - He dared, so they do, too. For six years, a man in a hood led a movement to try and save their city. Now it’s their turn to save him.

Don’t forget to let me know if I missed yours somehow - I try my best, but I’m only human.  If I did, let me know and I’ll send it back around!

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