#olicity fic recommendation

[sadly-not-a-fictional-character]

olicity fandom, I NEED your help!! I've been dying to find an olicity fic, don't even know if any exists tho, that is a When Calls The Heart au. I've been searching on ao3 and tumblr and googling it too, but didn't find any. If anyone knows a fic that has at least a similar au, please let me know. I really, really want to read something similar cause Felicity would be amazing as Elizabeth Thatcher 😭

[myownwholewildworld]

get to know your moots!

hey hi hellooo! thank you so much for the tags @yxtkiwiyxt & @joelmillerisapunk, you lovely people 🥰 loved reading yours!

what's the origin of your blog title?: honestly, i can't remember 🥲 been using it over a decade now and i fear it's not even gramatically correct lol but cba to change it...

favorite fandoms: the PP fandom, obvs. at least the one i brain rot over the most. have also been head over heels for norman reedus - istg i still have a real size poster of him somewhere in my wardrobe.

OTP(s) + shipname: if you go far back enough in my blog, you'll see i was a diehard olicity defender (from the cw's arrow). i also shipped (as a parent/child relationship) bethyl (from twd).

favorite color: used to be red, now leaning towards green.

favorite game: league of legends (my undoing) and the sims 4. sometimes stardew valley.

song stuck in your head: the road to dundee - the corries (currently giving me The Thots™)

weirdest habit/trait?: been thinking real hard about this one, i can't think of one, how boringgg

hobbies: writing, listening to music 24/7, being a potato.

if you work, what's your profession?: senior analytical chemist.

if you could have any job you wish what would it be?: a vet. but i'd spend my days and nights crying over strangers' pets.

something you're good at: arguing. you should see me at work lmao

something you're bad at: paying attention 😅 i blame my adhd for that.

something you love: i love the sense of community we all have cultivated here.

something you could talk about for hours off the cuff: so many things, but my special interest is scottish history. catch me on a good day and i'll explain in detail why mel gibson's "brave heart" is the worst fucking movie of all times.

something you hate: hypocrisy.

something you collect: a lot of shit, honestly. i collect merch from different fandoms (twd, hp, star wars, lotr, disney...)

something you forget: if i've locked my car. even when i'm sure i've locked it 10 times in a row, i'll still go back and double check.

what's your love language?: huh? what's that? if i had to choose, i'd say acts of service.

favorite movie/show: uh-oh... uhmm... that's so difficult. i'll say outlaw king and the lion king, but i have a hundred.

favorite food: burnt cheesecake. and i'm lactose intolerant 😭

favorite animal: horses!

are you musical?: oh yeah...

what were you like as a child?: a crybaby. now i am an angry crybaby, but a crybaby nonetheless.

favorite subject at school?: natural sciences.

least favorite subject?: maths.

what's your best character trait?: i'd say that i like to help people as much as i can, even when it's detrimental to myself sometimes.

what's your worst character trait?: i guess i'm my harshest critic. oh, and the impending doom social anxiety brings upon me (anyone else thinks everyone hates them? yea, welcome, please, come in)

if you could change any detail of your day right now what would it be?: a specific coworker. being a woman in science sucks sometimes...

if you could travel in time who would you like to meet?: assuming we are talking famous people, robert the bruce and rosalind franklin.

recommend one of your favorite fanfics (spread the love!): i recently compiled a list of my fav 2024 fics that you can read here!

npt (and sorry if you've already done it!): @iknowisoundcrazy @gothcsz @almostfoxglove @baronessvonglitter @inept-the-magnificent @whoaitspascal87 @heartpatch

[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

[theweekinarrowfic]

Arrow Fic Recommender: Forever Is Composed Of Nows by Bre, So_Caffeinated (so_caffeinated)

Best matches for an Olicity fic are other popular Olicity fics.  It’s interesting to me that the best match is only 38%, though.

Forever Is Composed Of Nows by Bre, So_Caffeinated (so_caffeinated) - “Sometime in the not-so-distant future, things aren't going all that well. At least that's the story Oliver and Felicity are told when a supposed time-traveler (and their supposed friend who is a supposed superhero supposedly named The Flash) pops up in the lair with a toddler in tow... who calls them momma and daddy. The Flash can't quite control when he's going at this point and there's a big bad chasing him through the years. The future isn't safe for little Elizabeth Queen at the moment (even if The Flash could get her there), but her once and future parents haven't got a clue what to do with her. Slade Wilson, however... he might have his own agenda when he finds out his nemesis is apparently a father.”  My relationship tag: Oliver/Felicity.

Best Matches

Deceive, Inveigle, and Obfuscate by MachaSWicket (38%) - “SUMMARY: When a threat to Felicity's safety isn't something that Oliver can put arrows in, the team has to look for different kinds of solutions to assorted legal problems. Diverges from canon during S2 mid-season break. Written as a thank you to my lovely tumblr friends.”  My relationship tag: Oliver/Felicity. His Girl Wednesday by BlueBayou (34%) - “Missing her interview for a position in the IT department of QC, Felicity Smoak meets Oliver Queen, son of the CEO and future CEO himself. Only Oliver doesn’t take the company as seriously as he should and after yet another fiasco with his assistant, his mother decides to take matter into her own hands and select one with more qualifications than long legs and deep cleavage. In an effort to get her off his back, he pretends he already hired one: the blonde nerdy girl he met a few minutes ago.; Or when Arrow and Ugly Betty crash in my head (except we all know Felicity could never be ugly). It is mostly Arrow, I borrow a few plot ideas/characters from Ugly Betty. !!!COMPLETED!!! Find Part 2 here: http://archiveofourown.org/works/7693105/chapters/17526601”  My relationship tag: Oliver/Felicity. You've Gotten Into My Bloodstream by Bre (33%) - “My collection of (mostly) alternate universe meetings/fics featuring Oliver and Felicity, ranging from tattoos to Bratva to best friends to college to exes meeting up again to vampires.”  My relationship tag: Oliver/Felicity. Pieces of Always by Bre, So_Caffeinated (so_caffeinated) (33%) - “Life continues after Forever is Composed of Nows.; Ongoing non-linear collection of family moments for the Queens. You do not need to have read FiCoN to enjoy this, but it will spoil the end.”  My relationship tag: Oliver/Felicity . Once More (From the Top) by writewithurheart (33%) - “In the aftermath of his fight with Ras Al Ghul, Oliver finds himself somewhere unexpected: his hospital room when he first came back from the Island.; With a second chance to right the mistakes he’s made since coming back to Starling City, what will Oliver do to save the people he’s loved and lost?; Will he be able to change his past or will be he forced to watch history repeat itself?”  My relationship tag: Oliver/Felicity.

[tangled23works]

Okay, it’s summer vacation day 2 so it’s time for an Olicity fic recommendation! I want to throw some love at one of the WIPs that I’m really enjoying at the moment. It’s called Destiny Around the Corner by Loulou26 and here’s a brief summary:

After a fun day out with his daughter and his girlfriend, Oliver Queen's life is turned upside down when a young woman saves his daughter from an attempted abduction. When the woman gets hurt in the confrontation, Oliver vows to take care of her until the kidnapper is found. But danger lurks closer than Oliver realises and he soon finds himself fighting to keep both his daughter and her rescuer safe.

There are not enough words to describe this fic. All I can say is that I wait for each update anxiously. It’s fluffly, heartwarming and exciting at the same time. So, if it sounds like something you’d enjoy, give it a shot and tell me what you think.

[memcjo]

So while Earth is closed, let’s read some amazing Olicity fanfiction!  It’s Day 15 of my Olicity Fanfic Recommendations. @mindramblingsfics is another Olicity author that I dearly love!  Her stories are a gift to our fandom, so I’m saying THANK YOU @mindramblingsfics​ for your wonderful stories!!

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Type O~ Being a young Bratva captain, Oliver has had to go above and beyond to prove his worth. Despite some obstacles, he has made quite the name for himself in Starling City. When his life, family and empire are threatened from within, there are only a few people Oliver can truly trust and depend on. His fiery spirited wife, Felicity, is the first person he turns to.

Will Fate Allow?~ Seeing her parents marriage dissolve at a young age made Felicity yearn for a healthy marriage of her own. She thought she'd finally found what she was looking for when Billy Malone showed up offering her what her heart desired. She thought she was happy and had everything she could want, but things began to unravel. Slowly she turned to someone who had become a unparalled constant in her life...Oliver Queen.Oliver and Felicity are the definition of polar opposites. He is the mob boss that strikes fear in the hearts of many, while she is seen as the sweet girl next door, but there is more to both of them underneath the surface. Along the way, they become connected to one another leading to their lives being intertwined forever.

Coffee For Girl Wednesday~ Every week he sees her when she sets up her painting station across the street from his coffee shop. She sells her paintings just as fast as he makes coffee orders.He dubs her his “Girl Wednesday” and waits for her to show up each week. With her unique style and aura, he quickly develops a crush on her, but doesn’t quite have the courage to ask her out yet.

Rebels Connected~ Felicity Smoak is an escaped mutant on the run. Oliver Queen, leader of an underground safe house for mutants to call home comes to her rescue. Everything changes once he brings her into the organization and his life.

Summer Flame~ Looking for an escape, Oliver and Felicity meet one summer. The days were filled with infectious fun while exploring the other's body and mind. When the time came to part, they agreed to just let it be a summer of passion and nothing more. Five years later, they meet again and learn that summer can't be easily forgotten.

There Was Always Something There~ After having enough of Felicity's behavior, Malcolm sends his daughter to a London boarding school for some much needed structure. Years later, she finally returns home to Starling. She finds that some things are the same while some have changed. As she reacquaints herself with her hometown, one relationship stands out in particular: Oliver Queen.

Fly Before You Fall~ Felicity Smoak is a model that has taken the fashion world and Internet by storm. The pressures of her fame begin to make her feel like she's getting close to the edge, so she moves to a new city in an attempt to quiet everything down. However, her first night there, the very things she wants to escape from quickly find her. In that same night, a chance encounter with the straight laced Oliver Queen, who is marking his path as a businessman, awakens the deepest parts of her.

Love and Furious~ Oliver and his trusted team have to carry out a mission to retrieve a highly sought after hacker. Meanwhile, Oliver has another mission of his own: Get Felicity to marry him.

Was It Even Real?~ ARGUS Agent Oliver Queen is given one last mission. He has to go undercover and get close to a member of the Bratva's daughter: Felicity Smoak. Complications arise, however, when he finds himself falling for her. Will he be able to stay focused on the job or blur the lines?

[intrepidmare]

It's holiday season so I thought to remind you about these Olicity fics (or show them to you if you haven't read them yet). I wrote them 2 or 3 years ago. Click on the title to read on Ao3.

Too Much Red

Teen / one-shot / 1496 words / Fluff / C. Divergence

Synopsis: Felicity decorates the Christmas tree following Oliver's instructions.

The Little Green Secret

Teen / one-shot / 9132 words / light angst, Fluff / C. Divergence

Synopsis: This is not how Oliver imagined New Year's Eve was going to be.

Silent Night

Teen / one-shot / 2166 words / Fluff/ C. Divergence

Synopsis: Felicity got a little Christmas present for Oliver.

[jules85]

Can anyone recommend some good Olicity fanfiction/missing scene set after the reunion in 7x07? I really want to read something that picks up as soon as they get home. Maybe I should just write it myself lol.

[bushlaboo]

if you haven’t, you should fic recs

Gosh it’s been FOREVER since I’ve done one of these …

I have to start with An Arrow in Time an Arrow/Timeless crossover fic that the awesome BstnStrg13 gifted me.

Moving on to my prolific wifey, @alexiablackbriar13, always on my mind – a post-S6 canon compliant soul mate AU. we're all ones and zeros beneath our skin – CIA/rouge super powered AU that personally made angstier and titled! The latest installments in Adventures in Star(ling) City General Hospital (aka Code Green) verse, Sex Restrictions & The Arrow Protocol, both hilarious and wrenching. There is also Self Defense Classes – Oliver teaching Felicity self-defense, in the Man's Best Friend verse as well as, A Series of Dates – which looks at the beginning of their romantic relationship. Along the puppy lines, kind of sort of, Starling City Wolf Pack verse was updated with Puppy Antics – Oliver and Felicity take their baby out for his first full moon. The Flying High also got an update: Doors To Opportunities. There is also her dragon guides fic, here there be dragons.

And my other talented wifey, @thatmasquedgirl, Phone Tag, a S1 alternative that is told through voice mails. Masque also added to MY (it shall always been mine since I somehow, blessedly spawned it) Pineapple Investigations verse with Closeted Confessions (Made in a Bathroom) and because I’ve begged for YEARS, she also updated her Lost and Found verse (Finder AU) with Questionable Circumstances. She’s also added to her AMAZING The Edge of Hope verse with News Flash. We were also gifted with more Deathstroke!Felicity, Rake the Ashes.

Black Water by SmoakScreen (midwestwind) . Noir AU, Oliver is a SCPD detective struggling in corrupt city when a serial killer brings FBI Technical Analyst Felicity Smoak to town. Together they’re trying to catch a killer while dodging crooked officials.

remember to forget you by emilyszuko. I’m a sucker for amnesia fic and this one is breathtaking.

To Those I've Loved Before by @felicityollies an AU inspired by the movie To All the Boys I've Loved Before. And I don’t think I’ve rec’d Bev’s gorgeous Hades/ Persephone AU I've Died Everyday, Waiting for You.

Compulsory Figures by @machawicket. The figure skating AU we all needed after Moir/Virtue took over our hearts.

Desperation Club by cfcureton, this was recommended by Calli and thank goodness because it’s a goodie, forty-something Olicity AU addressing happily ever after.

Whiskey and Romance by mindramblings. AU tale of Felicity completing for the hand of Prince Tommy Merlyn, only to find herself falling for his best friend Oliver Queen.

homecoming by @mogirl97. S7 speculation fic, Oliver loses his prison beard. Another one-shot by Morgan, where i first met you (it makes all the difference) a S1 Olicity meet-cute AU.

It's Beautiful Duplicity (Whenever Your Eyes Are On Me) by Nightkeepyr. Three words for you: Smoaking Billionaires AU. That is all.

Random by BookofLife. Sort of a S2 alternative fic. Felicity finds a puppy and Oliver finds a Felicity. Does it get better than adorable puppy fic?

All The Time In The World (Can't Keep Me From Missing You) by anythingbutplatonic. Post-S6 William and Felicity are traveling aboard the Waver Rider with the Legends.

The Life Between by LizParker. Post-S6/Possible S7 speculation fic – Olicity surviving with Oliver in Slabside.

Harder Than You Know by griever11. S7 speculation fic, Oliver facing the consequences of his decision to turn himself in.

Somewhere Out There by cinnamonjay. AU, Felicity’s fallen through to a parallel universe.

inks & blooms by somewhereelse. The florist & tattoo artist AU you never knew you needed.

real love (is never a waste of time) by @callistawolf. Sort of faked, marriage of convenience CEO AU – that is unless Thea Queen has her way with her brother and his “wife”.

Miles to Go Before I Sleep by jesileigh. 6.11 coda one-shot. Also by Jesi, another amnesia fic (Felicity this time) Will You Remember Me.

Damn It, Why Won’t the Eagle Just Land Already? by somewhereelse. White House rom com AU.

Tempest by @so-caffeinated. First standalone Queen kid follow-up in the Forever Is Composed of Nows verse by Janis & @dust2dust34, focused on Julianna Queen.

Rumor Has It by @bindy417. S2 fic – a look at Olicity through others eyes and just why everyone is so sure CEO Oliver Queen is sleeping with his Executive Assistant Felicity Smoak. She’s also updated Caught in the Rapture recently and if you’re not reading that fic you’re missing out.

Finding Christmas by ckksac a follow-up one-shot to the brilliant The Darkest Hour.

Older recs: I, II, III, IV, V, VI,VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI,  XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV & XXVI. QH I & QH II.

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Olicity Fanfic Recommendations

A few days before Christmas I got around finishing another Olicity fanfic. Because of the holidays, I didn’t get around posting the review. Now I finally have the time, though. Today’s review/recommendation/meta post focuses on Start of something new by @bri617aroundtheworld. I should warn that this contains some spoilers though I will try to make it a little mysterious, so you will still be surprised if you read this before you read the fic (which I can only recommend!).

Check out my other fanfic recommendations here.

FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS

After I finished my last read, I wasn’t sure if I should start reading another fic before my two weeks off because I usually only read during my train rides. Since I was bored to hell, though, I just decided to read the first of the three unread Olicity fics on my tolino.

I love AUs – I love writing them and I love reading them. What was really appealing about the synopsis of this one was

a) Oliver is famous (something that Rumour has it by @overwatchqueens made me love)

and

b) there is a dog. I never read a fic with a dog in it, but given my sister’s dog that spends a lot of time with us, it really got me nosy.

OVERALL PLOT

The synopsis offers some first ideas what to expect when reading this:

a) Famous Oliver Queen takes some time off “to reconnect with his roots in Starling City” Hm… I sense you may have a secret Mr. Queen…

b) Oliver Queen and Felicity become friends. Oh yes… friends...

c) They might even become more than friends. Oh my god! I am a psychic!

But what more is the story about? The story is about two lost people. They both made mistakes in the past – rather unintentionally I’d say. They are both trying to forget their past – guilt-ridden about what they did. They both have to realize that they can’t run from their past because eventually it will come back to haunt them.

So apart from the story of their relationship as friends and more, Oliver and Felicity have to face their individual past. The fact that they both seem to have their skeleton in the closet doesn’t drive them apart as much as it brings them together. Sure, there are moments where their pasts stand in their way, but at the end of the day the fact that they have both been through rough patches gives them more understanding for the other and eventually brings them closer together.

TONE OR RATHER TONES OF THE STORY

The tone of the story is mostly light. The friendship between Oliver and Felicity creates some great moments that offer a mixture of sweetness and awkwardness. I don’t think there is any universe where these two together aren’t making the reader feel a thousand of different things at the same time.

The lighter tone is occasionally interrupted by some heavy (-- and I mean really heart-wrenching, soul-crushing, tears-evocing --) moments that mostly connect to either of their past. Let’s just say that “difficult” or “troublesome” doesn’t even come close to what they have been through in their pasts.

Lighter moment balance the heavier ones.

Felicity’s awkwardness balances the occasional sad moments.

Sweet moments of romance balance the breathtaking excitement.

This story offers more than one emotion for the reader to go through. It’s disturbing in one moment and cathartic in the next. I am just glad I got to read this one go because I am sure the story would have occasionally put me through a sleepless night…

OLIVER

Famous Oliver Queen with a dark secret – I think he is one of my favorite Olivers…

All Olivers are my favorite Olivers… except for Pre-island Ollie, but that’s Ollie and not Oliver… #JustSaying –- Ramble over.

So what is there to say about Oliver?

Oliver seems to be beating himself up for something that has happens in his past and that has made him taken some time off from Hollywood and everything connected to it. We see moments of his past self shining through – hello pre-island!Ollie!, I hope you never come back! – and if Oliver’s reaction is any indication, that is one more person he tries to distance himself from.

Oliver is a man trying to run from his past by becoming a better version of himself. He doesn’t want to be the lost soul he has been the last years and tries to find some real footing in the world, but it’s impossible as long as he hasn’t really dealt with what has happened in his past.

His secret is huge. It’s shocking! I was shocked! But is he really responsible? I guess that is something everyone needs to answer for themselves.

Oliver struggles with his past and he seems caught between his past that tries to pull him back in and the future he wants to attempt and it’s a great story for him.

FELICITY

Interestingly, Felicity seems to be going through something similar like Oliver. There are problems in her past. Unlike Oliver’s they don’t seem as obvious at the start, but when they appear, then they don’t just shine through. They break their way through the little cracks in the walls Felicity has built up around herself and knock everything down she has built. They threaten to destroy her in an instance.

The moment her past comes crashing back in, Felicity forgets everything around her. She forgets about her health and about the relationships she has built. She forgets where she is safe and where she isn’t. Felicity is terrified by her past and she has every reason to.

With Felicity I think it’s not her secret itself that is so shocking. It’s much more the way it comes back to haunt her. It starts a plot in the story that made the level of adrenaline increase in my blood and I might have willingly arrived ten minutes late to my class just to read the solution. Let’s just say this is not for the squeamish!

ARCUS

Part of the fun of the fic is the dog. He is written in a great way – like a dog but like a loved dog. I am not too much a fan of animals being written like they are human. He isn’t overdone in a way that makes him seem unnatural and that is something I really like.

He ships Oliver and Felicity. That alone should make us love him, right?

“Really, Arcus, really? You’re just gonna stay there on Felicity’s door mat and play lovesick puppy? Fine, suit yourself,” he grumbles and comes to a stop in front of his dog. “You know it’s not gonna change anything, buddy. It’s probably much too early for her to be up and even if she were up for some reason, it seems like we’re not very high on her talk-to list right now.”

He actually reminds me of my sister’s dog. Just like Archus he’s act like a big puppy and he loves to sit on people’s lap. (He has been 9 months old on the photo and he still loves to sit on my lap or my sister’s.)

And they are both very protective. My sister once took her dog to a walk in the dark. Suddenly he stopped, stood sill and he raised his heckles. Three guys came out of a shrubbery nearby and he freaked out. He started barking and snarling, jumping around her to make sure that they didn’t come closer. The guys didn’t seem interested in her anyway and left. The next day she read in the newspaper that these three guys robbed a pharmacy. That’s how protective dogs are.

DIGGLE

Finally a fic where I can comment on Diggle again! I think I haven’t done that in a while. Admittedly, in my AUs Diggle is often cut short because I choose to write Tommy as Oliver’s best friend.

Here we have Diggle as Felicity’s best friend and brother and he is so wonderful. There is one scene in particular where I my heart melted for him. He is protective of Felicity and he’d do everything to make sure she is safe and it is beautiful to watch.

TOMMY

It’s the first time I’ve read a story where Oliver has progressed, while Tommy is stuck to his selfish self and I have to say I love it!

OLICITY

Their relationship begins instantly. I was delighted to see that just a few sentences into the story these two were already meeting – under the best circumstances of course! And their bond begins forming instantly.

What’s fun about them is that because of Oliver’s fame Felicity knows him or even more actually. Felicity is one of his biggest fans it seems. OliverQueenMovieMarathons seem to be a regular activity on her schedule. Let’s just say she has a real crush on him. Of course Felicity can’t just admit that easily because we all know how cocksure Oliver likes to act. It creates some great scenes.

"So you know what my new movie is about, huh?" he asks with a self-satisfied smirk.

Cocky bastard.

And is he actually flirting with her right now? Lord help her, this man is gonna kill her.

"I…" she scrambles for an answer that doesn't make her look like she's a total fangirl of him. "I clicked on the trailer by accident a few months ago. And Ray Palmer is one of my favorite actors and he's really hot." Lie, lie, and another lie. She actually doesn't like him and definitely doesn't think he's hot, especially compared to Oliver.

His smirk disappears and he frowns unhappily at her for a second, searching her eyes. She's not sure what he finds there, but after a few seconds his smirk returns and he shrugs, "He's a douche, but I'm sure I could get you an autograph if you'd like."

Yeah, he looked right through her bullshit and called her bluff. And her horrified look at his offer is definitely not helping matters.

"That's what I thought," he says when she doesn't reply.

There’s a really thin line between being friends and flirting for these two and they both seem to be wondering to which side of the line their interaction belong. There are feelings, but what feelings are those and are they serious? Besides, even if there is more between them, then where does that take them? Oliver is having a year off right now, but what happens when the year is over?

All these question take them to different decisions. While one of them thinks that maybe it’s better to take a step back (it’s really more hesitance than anything else), the other decides to maybe make a plan to grow closer. Let the slowburn begin!

The fact that they are friends who are both falling in love more or less slowly doesn’t help with the difficult situation either. Given Felicity’s rather loose tongue let’s just say staying away is not as easy…

"Am I your servant now, Ms. Smoak?" he asks teasingly.

She hums against him. "Mhhh, I wouldn't mind that. You can cook, you have good manners, and you look really good. We'd just need to talk about the dress code."

"And what would that look like?"

"Bow tie."

"And?" he prompts.

"Maybe a pair of those black Calvin Klein boxer briefs you rocked during their ad campaign."

"I rocked them, huh?" he throws back teasingly, instantly loving this sleepy, unfiltered side of Felicity.

"Hell, yeah. I wouldn't mind licking whipped cream off of those abs," she mumbles.

"So you're saying you want to lick whipped cream off my body?"

"You're asking too many questions. Just read the text, man servant."

[…]

"Hey, Felicity?" he whispers before sleep can fully claim her.

"Hmm?"

"How often do you dream about licking whipped cream off my body?"

"Mhhh.... Every night."

What’s even more to love about the way these two are written is that their individual stories aren’t just overlooked when they are together. Yes, Oliver and Felicity form a connection to each other instantly. That doesn’t make them forget their past, though. When Felicity’s past makes the first real appearance, she doesn’t immediately trust in Oliver. Her trauma is still there and he can’t just magically repair it by stepping by. It’s one of the best and most heart-breaking moments of the story.

CONCLUSION

I recommend for everyone who hasn’t read this to do so as soon as possible. It’s a sweet fic with a wonderfully written slowburn that shows the slow but constant progression of the relationship of Oliver and Felicity.

It surprised me and made me laugh. It made me cry from times, but always helped to dry the tears.

So just read it.

[intrepidmare]

Oh my gosh i love it! I need more @felicityollies! Please please please!

The Thirst

olicity || mature || angst || 2148 || more fics

summary: felicity is the leading vampire expert and vampire/human ambassador in Star City (and surrounding area). the police have asked her to speak to the master of the city in relation to an ongoing case, but first she must speak to the master’s second in command, Oliver Queen.   

a/n: the prompt was vampires + lockdown/needs blood and i couldn’t pass it up. // more quarantine and chill fics 

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Spuffy

•It's All A Question Of Timing By Debris4spike

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25919587?view_full_work=true Sunnydale has gone - so what happens now ...?

I know it has been done before - but this is just my idea.

•Helping The Helpless By Debris4spike

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25919293#main

Starts during Season 3's episode "Helpless", then goes AU

•Infinite Possibilities By EllieRose101

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25909048#main

Buffy discovers she’s not as powerless as she thought, stuck inside that institution. (Goes way off canon from Normal Again.)

Julie and the Phantoms

•Julie and the Phantoms Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED By sunsetswerv

https://archiveofourown.org/works/27404386#main

currently on a short break from their smash hit 'Wake Up' tour, julie and the phantoms find the time to sit down with WIRED to answer the web's most searched questions. what's in alex's fanny pack? does reggie play the banjo? who's really julie's best friend? find out the answers to these questions and more! / written for day 4 of jatp appreciation week on tumblr, prompt: write a fic including pop culture/memes.

Carrie and Julie

•it's nice to have a friend By electrifiedcas

https://archiveofourown.org/works/27522829

"When she opened it, she swore her heart stopped.On top of the pile in the box was the picture her dad had shown her as a little girl. Him, and his three bandmates.Except those weren’t his bandmates in the picture.They were Julie’s."(or: the long story of Carrie and Julie's relationship)

Reggie/Alex

•The Four Human Emotions: Romantic Love, Love for the Homies, Confusion, and Hunger By A_Tomb_With_A_View

https://archiveofourown.org/works/27581062

Julie wasn’t sure exactly when she realised that Reggie and Alex were more than just friends.

Embarrassingly, Flynn had called it the day after their performance at the Orpheum when they’d discovered the guys could become visible at will. Alex had been talking to Luke about something, looking anxious, and without even looking away from his conversation with Carlos, Reggie had grabbed Alex’s hand and linked pinkies with him, causing the other boy to relax immediately.

��Oh, are those two together?” Flynn had asked, pointing at them.

Julie had shaken her head. “No, I don’t think so? They’ve never mentioned it.”

The universe, it seemed, was determined to prove her wrong.

Morganders

•Case Closed (All We Have Is Time) By XV13

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29543853

As she goes - Greg catches her perfume, but refuses to heed Nick’s warning… for a person so guarded, he’s thinking that he may not mind risking everything this time around.[Slow-burn Morganders fanfiction, and a Greg Sanders character analysis.

A fanfic with plenty of angst/humor/and romance].

Olicity

•Already Married By emeraldoliverqueen (rebelarkey)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/3707463#main

When Felicity is six years old, she marries Oliver Queen when he comes to Vegas with his father on a business trip. 18 years later it is this memory that keeps her from making the worst mistake of her life.AU.

Reylo

•Bound: A (Long!) Reylo One-Shot By KCMarsala

https://archiveofourown.org/works/20485928

Not long after General Leia Organa's death, Kylo Ren lures Rey out of hiding in order to confront and kill her. On her way to the duel that she suspects she cannot win, Rey is visited by Force Spirit Luke Skywalker, who reveals the truth about...well...everything. Now, Rey has to confront a powerful and angry man intent on her death who she now understands and accepts that she always has and always will love.

Mini Preview: "I’m through with watching you destroy yourself and trying to comfort myself with the idea that I’ve done everything I could, because I haven’t. I haven’t told you how I feel. I haven’t told you that you fill my heart and break it all at the same time. I haven’t told you that I die inside every time I shut you out. I haven’t told you I knew from the moment I first saw you that I would never escape you. And I haven’t told you that now I never want to."

Rollisi

•come home to me By cecilia095

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29567265#main

...five times Carisi and Rollins tried to hide their relationship, and the one time they didn't.

[thatfanfictiongirl76]

Arrow AU-- No Island Olicity

So this is a delightful series that I found this week and just about blew through. It just absolutely sucks you in and you can't put it down. It's set in an adorable alternate universe where the island never happened and Felicity is Tommy's younger sister and is secretly dating Oliver. I highly recommend giving this one a read. Trust me, you'll love it!!

Telling People Series

By: Sec982

https://archiveofourown.org/series/1987759

Summary: Oliver and Felicity have been dating in secret, but when they get engaged they know they’re going to have to start telling people. They know though that Tommy, Felicity’s older brother and Oliver’s best friend, won’t take it well.

My Comments: The summary up above is from the first fic in this series. I have to say that this is a delightful read. I’ve been reading and rereading this series all week, and god is it wonderful. This series takes place in an alternate universe where the island never happened, and Felicity is Malcom Merlyn’s daughter and Tommy’s younger sister. Trust me you will fall in love with this series and how the author portrays the characters.

Status: Complete

Length (Whole Series): 148,363 words

[allimariexf]

Feeling sad about Arrow today. I mean, I’m medium high-key missing Arrow every day, all the time, but this is just a specific kind of melancholy.

I know it’s actually for a lot of reasons but specifically it’s because I just finished reading this fic - “He Deserves a Shot (At Being Happy)” by ChronicOlicity - and it left me with a strong sense of sadness and yearning. (But yes I do recommend it!)

It’s a season 2 reimagining - what if Tommy had lived - and (like the other things by the same author) it’s just so, so, soooo good. Unbelievably good, in that particular way that makes me angry all over again about what could have been on the show, if the writers hadn’t just flat-out sucked. 

She started writing it in the summer after season 4 and finished it during 6b (!!!), so almost 2 years of writing (and over 500,000 words!!!), and it was such a ride. But I couldn’t help but feel (or maybe I’m just projecting) her exhaustion with the show as she wrote it - though she stayed fully committed to her own story - so that by the time she was done, I could feel her sigh of relief, a letting go not only of her story but of Olicity and Arrow itself. 

And even though that was 2 and a half years ago now, it feels strangely present and personal, as if she’s just another person moving on while I’m still left here caring about Arrow and Olicity.

I guess I’ve always been prone to feeling this way, nostalgic for something I didn’t actually get to experience, since I joined the fandom so late - not until the day after 6x23 aired - long, long after Olicity’s and Arrow’s glory days were over.

Already at that point the majority of the fans had given up, leaving just a tenacious few of us behind. I have loved you all even more because of it, but lately I’m feeling like I’m still here while the rest of you have mostly managed to move on. 

The show ended 6 months ago - and on top of that the world has much more pressing concerns than some TV show - but I still need it and want it and want others to want it too.

I guess a part of me feels like if I had been a part of the fandom all along, I would have more easily been able to let go along with most everyone else.

So there’s that.

And also reading this fic just made me feel more inadequate as a fic writer. She (ChronicOlicity) was able to weave such a complex and impressive and good and well-written and (mostly) satisfying story, over such an extended amount of time, even while the show itself was sinking. Even while the fandom was hemorrhaging people. She just kept going, and that is both insanely impressive to me, and also makes me feel bad about myself because somehow I have been struggling to write lately, and I guess I have this fear (despite actual evidence to the contrary, in the form of kudos and comments that do keep trickling in), that it’s too late, that when I find my groove again, no one will be around to read anymore anyway. 

Anyway, I dunno, I just thought I’d put these thoughts out there in case anyone else is still really missing Arrow and Olicity in a present, immediate way like I am. 

I know I still talk to a lot of you all the time, even daily or hourly in some cases, but in those cases our friendship has kind of moved beyond Olicity (which I am glad for, of course), but I’m getting the feeling that with everyone’s busy lives, and the state of the world, many of you have moved on and I’m just wondering who’s still here with me? (or has everyone who still cares made the complete transition over to twitter? BTW I am on twitter now - https://twitter.com/allimarie_xf - just not very active. We all know brevity is not my strong suit.)

I kinda want to tag people but also I’m feeling like tagging you will only result in confirmation that you’ve moved on lol. Anyway hi! @1-crazy-dreamer @smoaking-greenarrow @tangled23works @babblingblondegenius @blondeeoneexox @cainc3 @ixxmcmxciv @theasianerd @stephswims @lucyyh @bookolicitynessa @booklove22 @ruwithmeguys @it-was-a-red-heeler @memcjo @smoakmonster @feilcityqueen @jules85 @swordandarrow @pleasantfanandstudent @andjustforthismoment @olicityotp-always

[theweekinarrowfic]

Arrow Fic Recommender: Paper Rings by ramblesandbabbles

Another recent Olicity fic, with a lot of the same matches as some of the others I’ve checked.

Paper Rings; ramblesandbabbles - “The first sign she got was six weeks after that infamous night at the bunker. The second sign was four weeks after that, when she put on her favorite skirt and it refused to zip all the way up. The third sign was at her favorite cafeteria, when they got her order wrong. The fourth and final sign happened just a few days later when she was cleaning her bathroom cabinet and saw an unopened box of tampons. One that had been there for months.; In which Oliver and Felicity have to deal with the consequences of their little slip-up in the bunker.”  My relationship tag: Oliver/Felicity.

Best Matches

Everything she hoped you'll be by MayaSmoak129 for AlexiaBlackbriar13 (96%) - “Connor recalls the day he first met Felicity, and Mia is trying to deal with the longings for her mom.”  My relationship tag: Connor/Mia.

Make Yourself Right At Home (stay as long as you need) by AlexiaBlackbriar13 (86%) - “the 6 times moira thought felicity was pregnant with oliver’s child and the 1 time she actually was.”  My relationship tag: Oliver/Felicity

we did not give up on love today by inlovewithimpossibility (78%) - “But if there’s one thing that seven years fighting on a team of vigilantes and heroes has taught Felicity, it’s that you can never accept the outcome as it’s told to you. You have to fight, you have to hope, and you have to believe that as long as you have each other, things will turn out right in the end.; So screw the Book of Oa. Felicity's never really been one to believe in destiny anyway.; [a s8-fix-it fic using elements drawn from the myth of orpheus].”  My relationship tag: Oliver/Felicity.

kingdom by inlovewithimpossibility for CheerUpLovely (78%) - “Oliver Queen shares an early morning birthday with his family because that's where he really is, screw canon.”  My relationship tag: Oliver/Felicity.

time (in destiny's hand) by inlovewithimpossibility (78%) - “ “Wait so you’re saying this is the future?” Laurel asks, sitting on the edge of the bed as she looks up at Oliver.; “Yes.” Oliver nods, his arms crossed over his chest with his bow slung over his quiver.; “And you’re me?” Ollie asks and Oliver nods again, watching the way his younger self is struggling to wrap his head around the concept.; “So, how do we get home?” Laurel asks and Oliver sighs, gesturing to the door.; [time-travel fic wherein 'ollie' and laurel find themselves in the bunker circa s6 with olicity].”  My relationship tag: Oliver/Felicity.