This is Us Chapter 1, an arrow fanfic

I was listening to this song right after I watched the midseason finale, and I just had to write it even if it took me awhile to get to it. I don't own Arrow or Every Night by Imagine Dragons.

I'm coming home to you
Every night every night every night every night

Oliver wasn't sure when he started considering the 'Arrow Cave' as Felicity called it, home. Part of him knew the reason, and the other part of him tried to deny it. That was where Felicity was every night. No matter what was going on she would be there for him.

And he would get back to her. He had told her that she would never lose him, and she hadn't yet.

His thoughts of Felicity were what gave him the strength to rise form the Lazarus pit. He was still weak, but he began the long journey home, both the mental and the physical.

I'm a colorless sunrise,
I'm never good enough
I'm the wind that's in your hair that ruffles you up

Felicity was always so bright, she was light enough for the both of them, but since the news of Oliver's death had reached her, she had gone back to wearing dark colors and had stopped dying her hair, so you could just see her dark brown roots. She had lost Oliver and her bright colors.

She needed him.

Felicity had hit rock bottom and there was nothing she could do to get back up. Sometimes the pieces were just too small to put back together. She kept trying to get up and go to work, but she just couldn't find the strength within herself. She hated how weak she was. She had put herself through school, gone from the bottom of the world to working with a hero, but she was still weak. And still, Oliver had loved her. He was the man who could get any girl he wanted, and she had been his girl. Why?

If you could find a reason
You could let me know
I won't blame you, I'll just turn and go

Felicity had known his reason for not wanting to be with her. He loved her a bit too much. Oliver had never hidden his reasoning though he had never really told her directly. It was always 'Because of the life I lead, I could never be with someone I care about,' or 'I have to be alone.'

They had tried once and she had gotten hurt. She knew he was just protective, and he had let him break off whatever they were starting to have, but she still wished she could have had a little more time to just be with outside of the Arrow Cave before he . . . before he . . . Felicity couldn't finish the though, and honestly, she didn't think she would ever be able to. Admitting it would make it real, and she didn't want to believe it.

I'm coming home to you
Every night every night every night every night
Coming home to you
Every night every night every night every night
My mind is made up, nothing can change that
I'm coming home to you
Every night every night every night every night

But for now, Oliver was going to reach her. If he had to endure never ending torture, he would get home to her. He was set on his goal and ready to change his mind one last time, and he wouldn't change it ever again. Felicity would not be in anymore danger if they were together than she was in now. If they were together, he would be with her to protect her.

He had to let himself believe that. She was his home and he would find her again. He wanted to be with her for the rest of his life, no matter how short that would be.

Searching to find myself
All I find is you
I can hardly stand myself
So what am I to you?

Oliver 'Ollie' Queen had died seven years ago, and the Arrow had taken his place. He had gone from a stupid boy who had no problem breaking hearts to a killer who preferred to shoot people through the heart.

Then he had met Felicity Smoak, and she had saved him. Where everyone else, including him, had seen a heartless killer, Felicity had seen a hero who would do anything to save anyone. She had made him want to be better. She should have a knight in shining armor, not a archer who hides in the dark, but somehow she loved him almost as much as he loved her.

If you could find a reason
You could let me know
I won't blame you
I just turn and go

Oliver knew Felicity could do so much better than him, and yet she had stayed with him. He knew there was a possibility that on day he would finally give her a reason to leave. He knew he wouldn't be able to blame her for it, and though it would be a fatal blow, he would have to let her leave.

Oliver found a plane that could get him to Starling. "I'm almost there Felicity, I'm coming home." He repeated the phrase softly ignoring the bizarre looks he was getting from the people around him.

He would see his girl that night no matter what happened.

No matter no matter no matter what were facin'
It dont matter it dont matter

Felicity couldn't let herself believe he was gone. He had always come back for her. Always.

Cause the reason that I'm here
Is the same thru all these years
I'm not changing
I'm not changing anything at all

She believed in him. That was why she had spent almost every single night in the foundry since she had found out who the Arrow was. She had to believe that he would come and save her from herself.

I'm coming home to you
Every night every night every night every night
Coming home to you
Every night every night every night every night

Oliver's plane touched down at the same airport he had left from. He was surprised to see that his bike was still where he had parked it. "I'm coming Felicity." He repeated one last time.

My mind is made up
Nothing can change that
I'm coming home to you
Every night every night every night every night

Oliver arrived at Verdant. It was busy as ever. He snuck through the club and to the entrance to the basement. He unlocked the door and stepped inside. The only light was that coming from the computers at Felicity's desk.

"Please leave." She said sadly, assuming that Roy or Dig had come to try to get her to leave again.

Oliver walked toward her workspace. She didn't even turn she just kept looking at the monitors. Oliver wasn't really sure what she was looking at, but all he cared about was how broken she seemed.

She didn't speak again until he was just behind her. "Please, just leave me alone."

Oliver spun her chair around and watched the surprised look on her face.

"Never." He leaned down to her level and kissed her with all the love he had carried with him from the mountain bottom.