Regret
Chapter 1
A/N: I hated the way Oliver treated Tess in the beginning of Ambush. I mean I know it's going to be awful with those memories of Chloe. But, still he hired her and she's trying, so. But, then he redeemed himself at the end. I mean look at him, now. He's mature grown up Oliver. Oliver who's willing to give up his last connection to his Watchtower for the greater safety of his team. Poor guy, I just want somebody to give him a hug. Short Prologue for now.
Spoilers: Maybe for Isis and Ambush
Prologue
Regret. It's a horrible, gnawing emotion. It drains and kills you slowly. It's a cancer of sorts. Oliver Queen has experienced this emotion more than any being. The thing with regret is it never really goes away. It clings and starts to die away a little itself. But, when a new regret claws it's way in, all the other regrets get new life. While slowly sucking your's away. Until, you're left the shell of somebody, you swore you would never become. The person who you would die before you'd let that happen. But, the thing is there is no difference between a regret riddled person and a dead person. Except, when you're Oliver Queen. You learn to push it down, store it away. Ignore it and move on. Then, you feel it. The gnawing when you get hit with regret. Regret because you just walked in on the love of your life crying. Crying because of you. So, you walk numbly into Watchtower and brace yourself. Then you hear it again and decide that you need to get rid of this gnawing. To help it die away a little.