Title: Felicity Smoak: My Life As A Pirate

Category: Arrow

Genre: Romance

Ship: Felicity/Oliver

Chapter Rating: pg-13

Overall Rating: mature

Chapter Word Count: 266

Part One Summary: (au) Felicity Smoak is the run for her life. Alone and scared, she turns to the help of strangers, her only escape; the open sea and the life of a pirate.

-Preface-

I chose to tell my story now, while there is still breath in my lungs and strength left for me to speak. I find that by reliving my adventures, I can lessen the pain of his passing. I want to speak to you of a time in my life when all I really knew was the smell of the salt in the sea air, the ever present burning of the sun's light on the back of my neck. I lived a life of freedom unlike any other. But this freedom, like everything else in life, came with a price. To renounce one's identity is never an easy thing, but I think that maybe, just this once, the price I paid was worth it in the end.

My story is one that you will find hard to believe, mine and Caitlin's and my husband's. I truly hope that once I am done, the decisions I made are easier I understand. If it seems incredulous to you, make no mistake, I speak no lies.

I was told once that love is a many splendid thing. At a time when I believed such a thing to be forever out of my reach, I truly did not believe them. I understood only the betrayal of those who were supposed to be family and the constant distrust of those around me. A piratical life is a dangerous one for all, women especially.

But I met him. And I would go through it all again, if it meant I could meet him.

Oliver Queen.

Captain Jonas Dearden.

My husband.

This is for you.