Scars are Souvenirs We Never Lose. With chloeas.

[olliequeen]

Oliver stood on the rooftop of the clocktower, looking out over the city with more than a small amount of frustration.

Emil had given him the go ahead to resume 'regular duties' earlier that day, but unfortunately 'regular duties' did not, apparently, include dressing in green leather and taking down bad guys.

It had been nearly three weeks since the incident with Doomsday, and to say he'd been feeling restless was an understatement. It was beyond restless now.

Now he was just starting to feel useless.

And Oliver Queen did not enjoy feeling useless.

Heaving a sigh, he leaned heavily on the ledge, an unhappy expression on his face.

(Rated NC-17 later in the thread)

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[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Even though she had been going out of her way to keep him busy so he wouldn't miss Green Arrow as much, it was nearly impossible to distract him away from a part of himself. Especially when he had to watch Clark and the others coming in and calling her for help on whatever it was that they were working on, they asked Oliver for his opinion and he helped mapping out the missions, but she felt like that only made matters worse because he couldn't go with the team when they left.

Which was why he had gone up to the roof while Chloe had a conference call with Victor, Bart and Dinah, who were preparing for a mission.

But he had been up there for a while now and it had gotten cold since the sunset, so Chloe decided to go upstairs and see if she could get him back inside.

The look on his face and his posture alone were enough to let her know things were not good, "hey." She said quietly as she walked over to him.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Hey," he responded without hesitation, still looking out over the city as she approached. "How'd it go?"

He'd wanted to stay for the conference call, but he knew it would only have made him want to go with the team that much more, so he'd vouched for the roof. The idea of the others going on missions without him had never sat well with him, even when it had been from necessity.

It was his team--his family. And if anything went wrong and he wasn't there, he wasn't sure he'd be able to forgive himself for that. He knew they were strong--with or without him--but that didn't stop him from feeling responsible for each of them and their safety.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Walking up to him, she reached to place a hand over his back, rubbing it slowly and watching his face before looking out at Metropolis too, "they are ready, but they have to wait a few more hours until they can go in so they will go over everything again."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He nodded slightly, falling silent, but relaxing a little, involuntarily, due to her gentle touch. She had a way of making him do that, that he couldn't even begin to explain. He let out a breath. "I need to be out there, Chloe," he murmured.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"You make it difficult to walk," he murmured, tugging her closer to him and dipping his head to kiss her neck.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Grinning, she leaned into him, nibbling on his jaw, "are you complaining?" She murmured against his skin, rubbing her hand over his back as she pulled him down the hallway, towards the bedroom.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Definitely not," he responded as they stumbled into the open doorway. Groaning, he pulled her against him as he reached out and made a half-hearted attempt to shut the door.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She reached behind him and pushed the door closed, before pulling away from him and taking his hands in hers, grinning up as she walked backwards, pulling him with her.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver didn't protest at the change in position. He reached up and touched her face, warmth in his eyes. "Ditto," he told her softly.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Smiling, she turned her face and kissed his palm softly but kept her eyes on his, "tell me if I'm hurting you, okay?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He nodded slightly, holding her gaze. Honestly he wasn't in any pain anymore. But he knew she worried, so he simply agreed. "Now that you have me here, what do you plan to do with me?" he teased.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Well," she smiled, leaning down and brushing her nose against his, "first, I plan on getting rid of your clothes..." as she told him that, she lowered one of her hands over his side and slid it inside his t-shirt again.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Pushing down on his shoulders so he was laying down again, she rubbed her fingers firmly against his arms and shoulders, massaging him as she moved her mouth down to his collarbone, "relax," she murmured against his skin.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"You want me relaxed?" he teased, raising an eyebrow at her, but laid his head back anyway.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Lifting her head as she shifted further down his body, she nodded, smirking, "as long as you don't fall asleep on me."

Still holding his gaze, she lowered her head, moving to the side slightly and running her tongue over one of his scars.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He inhaled sharply, shuddering again. "No chance of that happening," he nearly growled.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She shrugged it off, meeting his gaze and taking a deep breath at his touch, "I've missed you too."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He leaned down and kissed her urgently, sliding his hand farther down her body to rest momentarily against her thigh. He pulled away to meet her eyes as he slipped a finger inside her core, groaning. "I can tell," he teased.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Her fingers tightened around his hair and she moaned, lifting her hips for him, "a lot," she breathed, holding his gaze.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Shivering, she moved even closer to him, keeping the kiss slow, but kissing him more firmly, with more intensity.

They had made love many times before, but somehow, this time felt different, more powerful, like they were both making an effort to let the other know how much they had missed this, had missed each other.

And maybe it was because it was the first time they were together like this since she moved in with him and they had started a new life together, or maybe it was because they had been so afraid of losing each other a few weeks ago.

Either way, it felt like they both needed this. She just wanted her body to tell his how much she loved him in ways words didn't seem to be able to.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver returned the kiss with as much intensity, his hands curling under her arms to grasp her shoulders from behind. He broke the kiss, lowering his mouth to her neck and nibbling her skin gently, savoring every moment. Realizing how close they'd been to never being able to be together like this again. He pressed his lips to her ear, murmuring soft devotions to her even as he felt his body tensing.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She closed her eyes, turning her head towards him and kissing his temple then cheek, nuzzling his skin softly and still moving her hips against his, shivering again as she listened to him, whispering his name.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He nodded slightly. "Sounds good to me," he told her with a soft smile.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Nodding, she took a deep breath, relaxing against him, "okay."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He pressed a soft kiss to her forehead, then laid his head back against the pillows, rubbing her back gently. "This is nice," he murmured, letting his eyes drift shut.