hopedreamlovepray reblogged
evenifuckdn-deactivated20161112
#this is so important.#he's not doing this alone anymore.#he's not doing any of it along anymore.#he used to think he couldn't feel.#couldn't break.#couldn't make a mistake or it would cost him or everyone around him everything.#and so he shut himself off from the world.#from feelings.#from love.#except oliver queen has one of the biggest hearts.#and there is no denying how much he loves people he cares about.#so instead of trying to fight that darkness anymore.#he chose light.#and he chose a life that would take him away from that darkness.#what he didn't see.#is that the light to fight that darkness is inside him.#it's the love he has for his family.#his friends.#for felicity.#that love fights the darkness.#and that love is what makes him a hero.#and he's chosen that love.#so he doesn't have to face anything alone anymore.#because he's chosen to embrace the love that reflects the light inside of him.#he's learned to harness that light.#and he'll learn to use it to fight the darkness.#with felicity by his side.#with his family by his side.#this is how you otp.#otp: there was no choice to make.