I've been meaning to write this for a while, but life, you know? But something really bad happened in my life today, so I figured now was the time to tell you how much these stories have meant to me over the years. Re-reading it always, always, always makes me feel better - no matter what. In fact, I haven't actually read it in a while, because I've been saving it for when something truly terrible happened and I would need something to help with the pain. Just the knowledge that this is out there in case I ever need it has helped through tough times. It's like a safety net for me... if I ever start to feel bad, I'll think, I can always read that story and that'll help me. And you know what? It always does. I want to be clear that I'm not telling you this as some sort of bribe for you to start posting again. Of course I would love to read more of what you've written, but you need to do what you need to do. The point of this whole paragraph is that I want you to know that even if you never update this fic again, what you've already posted has already helped someone out there so so much, and I have absolute faith that it will continue to help me in the future. This story is truly a light in the darkness for me, and I am so completely thankful. I hope you're doing well and you have a wonderful, wonderful life. (I don't have an FF account but if you want to respond to this you can find me on Tumblr as princessnamora)

I’m so sad to see this one isn’t finished! I just read my way through all of your arrow fics, they’re so good, and so damn funny! If there’s any chance you have more chapters of this finished I’d desperately love to read them ️️

sad you never updated, its an interesting story def novel material

Keeping an eye on this in the hopes it might pick back up :) enjoying it very much!

Hello, Lou. This is Story!Oliver. I'm writing to express my frustration with the current state of your work.
Look, are you the best author around? No. Not by a long shot. But you're not the worst, either.
What you lack in technical skill you more than make up for in vivid characterization, snappy dialogue, and the use of random factoids. They're extremely well-incorporated, both as plot points and analogies. How did you know about the thing with the congressman and the anthrax? I live in America, and even I didn't know that!
The zest that you add to your work makes it snappy and sparkling to read. The conversations, especially, are spot on. Some of them had me nodding, struck with awe that you nailed my friends so well. At others, I laughed so hard I was actually fighting to breathe.
As you might well imagine, that's not a situation I find myself in much anymore. After the island, I was a wreck: a mangled waste of traumas and neuroses, barely holding everything together. Well, of course you know that: all my fans do. What you may *not* know - or else not appreciate as much as you should - is that writing like yours helps to keep them (and me) sane.
Given the current deplorable state of world affairs, that's no mean feat. As though impending nuclear war and the very ecosystems we depend on to sustain existence crumbling around our ears weren't insult enough, popular entertainment writing seems to have undergone its own degradation. Network television is especially appalling. I can't even bear to watch my show anymore. Ever since the revelation that Show!Oliver has a son, the writing he's forced to suffer has gotten progressively worse. I cringed, gagged and dry-heaved my way through the latter half of season 4, and had to avoid season 5 altogether. Only once Show!Oliver and Show!Felicity were reunited could I finally make myself keep watching - that is, until Nazis, NTA, and the whole Slabside debacle.
I've seen the screen-caps, though. I know what happened in the season 7 finale.
Show!Felicity is gone. After already losing her once through his own fear, shortsightedness and bogglingly stupid choices, he somehow got her back - married her even (that woman has always been far more forgiving than any version of me deserved) - only to lose her once more.
It really makes me appreciate what I've got here, you know? Loyal friends I *haven't* driven off with bone-headed choices or had inexplicably turn on me, a delightful lack of doofus policemen and conniving, bitchy reporters [how Show!Oliver tolerated her so long... ugh], significantly lower levels of mental strain, not being kidnapped by a psycho with a blow-torch, and a woman I'm crazy about.
As in, *really* crazy. Sexual frustration crazy. Suffering from blue-balled hell crazy. Waiting almost 4 years to consummate our relationship and make her mine for all eternity crazy.
That's right - eternity. Our whole lives together. My llama-loving author is smarter by far than those boneheads at the CW. Once Finlay is out of the picture and I finally get a ring on my Felicity, I *know* she (or he? Zhe? It's kind of hard to tell from your pen name) won't let me repeat Show!Oliver's mistakes.
(Others, yes. Feel free. Go wild. Just... not those.)
So... keep going. Post more chapters. Please? So I can sort out Ross and Gutz, get rid of Felix, shoo that ostentatious Brit out of my cave, drag my girlfriend to the giant bed he left behind and fuck her underneath a chandelier?
These leathers are not fun to wear with a rampant erection. If that's what it takes, I will literally beg.
Sincerely;
Under-My-Skin!Oliver.

I have just thislove potion no. 9, they are fantastic! Please tell me you are still writing thisplan to update

Laghed so bad it was so good. Keep wrighting, you so got a way with rambeling dialog. I have read alot of fiction for over ten years and I can truly say i have nerver read allting like your storys. All good and unik. So plz Wright more. Se you soon?

I'm more attracted to Oliver's resilience and his deep unwavering loyalty to people he cares about than I am to his body. Well...his body is nice too :D. Apparently he's also an excellent cook.

I think she's being ridiculous with her trial dating thing. The whole thing is annoying me now.

any plans to update, this is beyond awesome

OMG! I absolutely love this story. Do you have any plans on continuing? I really hope that you do.

I’m so sad this was never finished.

I love the story.

is it wrong that i find their sexual frustration. because i won't lie, i find it very amusing. love how Felicity teases him and Oliver loves it. great chapter!

i always love me some Bunny and Felicity. loved the chapter!