Summary: There is a storm. Oliver and Slade are both home and they had some major PTSD from the island. They however are there for each other. Sarah may have been dragged through the mutt by me because I couldn't help myself. So a bit of Sarah bashing whenever she is mentioned. My B.

Amount of words: 3312

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It had been a rough journey for both Oliver and Slade on the island and they had been happy if they would have been saved at some point but that hope had been crushed with the way the island would throw some shit at them. It had been hard for them to figure out that they had liked each other after so long on the island. At first they had thought that it was because they were desperate for attention but as time went on they began to figure out that they did like each other very much.

But with that also came their baggage. For Slade that would be he would get angry at some things and would take that out on the woods. For Oliver however he would do the same and crop it up and he wouldn't want to talk about it at all. But at the same time he would get bad nightmares. And for those they would be there for each other to help the other wake up or just be there for the other.

Oliver had the most nightmares and would have loads of difficulties to wake up. However Slade would sometimes join him in the bed to help him deal with the nightmares. The nightmares were the worst when there would be a storm outside. Mostly because it would bring back bad memories of when the ship had sunk. Sometimes the nightmares would end up with him not being able to swim up, Slade drowning or him seeing his father being shot again.

When they had been found by the boat they had been happy to be found but both of them had been anxious of going home again. It had hurt them a lot when they got back to Slade's home and to find out they hadn't been all that welcome to get there. So they had gone to Oliver's home where they had been greeted by his mum.

But Slade had felt like he had to be very protective of Oliver and hadn't really left his side when he found out that Oliver's mum had heard about Oliver's scars. He had known about them but hadn't dared to ask Oliver where they had come from. He had known a few of them but he had also been separated from Oliver for a little while after all the coming back to life shit. He had wanted to get his thoughts back in order.

So he had gone to the other side of the island and he hadn't expected that when he came back to find out that Oliver had been training a lot but most of all had been a machine. He had mostly started to have to calm Oliver down sometimes but also bring him back in his body if he had to torture someone. He had regretfully been doing this after he found out how Oliver felt like he had been losing control over everything when he had been back to himself.

It had been even worse when he found out what Oliver had done to some people. But he hadn't been angry at Oliver for surviving. He had been happy that Oliver had been happy enough to survive and come back to him.

They had just gotten to the road when Oliver had grabbed his hand. He knew that Oliver was nervous to see his family again. And honestly he had been nervous to meet his family. Mostly because he had only heard something from Oliver and he knew that it would be hard for Oliver to get back on track.

So because of this he had pulled Oliver more to him so that he would know that he was there for him and that if something were to happen that he would interfere for him. But he had honestly been surprised when he had seen the house/castle. He had known that his lover was a billionaire but he hadn't expected him to live in a castle.

When he had voiced this his Lover had honest to god laughed. He hadn't expected it and he had playfully glared at him. Oliver had grinned stupidly before they had stopped. When they stepped out he had told Oliver that he would be happy that they were back after they would have gone to bed.

Slade saw that Oliver just wanted to answer when he saw that the man that had been their chauffeur wanted to grab his stuff. Oliver stopped him and Slade grabbed his own stuff. He hadn't really expected something different but at the same time he liked that Oliver would know some stuff before it would happen. He was also happy that they were back home.

They walked inside and he grabbed Oliver's hand when he saw a new man. He knew how Oliver was around new men. He didn't really trust them and it was mostly what happened on the island and he knew he was partly also the reason for that. However he knew who the man was when he said his name was Walter. Slade however knew that something was suspicious about how they were acting around each other.

He was happy for Oliver however when his little sister made an appearance. He knew that she was missed and that maybe she was partly the reason why he wanted to come back home after all. But Oliver also wanted to apologize to Laurel and basically tell her to not be angry at him because Sarah thought they were in a relationship while he thought it wasn't that way.

When Oliver's mum was talking with someone Oliver had been watching the pictures of him being younger and Slade had been watching over his shoulder when the door opened and he did his best to not freeze or go into protective mode. When he felt Oliver shifting a little bit. This meant that Oliver was okay with the person that just walked in. "What did I say? Yachts suck." Oliver turned around and Slade took a step to the right so that Oliver could walk to his friend.

"Tommy Merlin." Ah so this was the infamous Tommy. One of Oliver's best friends and also probably the one that was together with Laurel. Slade took a step to them and placed his arm around Oliver's shoulder. Tommy looks at Slade for a moment before looking at Oliver. "Tommy. meet Slade Wilson. My boyfriend. Slade meet Tommy. My best friend since forever." Slade grins at that and holds his hand out. Tommy grabs his hand out and they nod at each other.

Before they turn to Oliver's mum. Who has come walking back. She nods to the room where they can eat and honestly Slade should have expected it to go this way because Oliver had always been a bit more dramatic then he had let on at first. What he didn't expect was that Oliver's mum had been the one that could be even more dramatic.

What he also hadn't expected is that eating something with the Queens would mean that he would be practically interrogated about how he would treat their son and if he did something that he could disappear off the face of the planet. Moira had not been happy to hear that he would do the same to her if she would ask more questions about the island. But most of all it had been funny to see her react to him and Oliver kissing.

He almost didn't expect Oliver to stand up after a particular hard question. But he knew his Lover and stood up with him before making the excuse that they could now take their time with making love. Yes it did shut Moira up pretty quickly. Thea on the other hand had begun squealing because she already liked him but most of all told Oliver to not lose Slade because otherwise she would kill him. Slade was many things but holy crap Thea could be scary with these sorts of things and he was happy that she was so protective of Oliver and of him already.

They had just been sleeping when there was a flash. (Not to be mistaken by the Flash as in Barry Allen because in this timeline he isn't created yet. That happened in season 2) Slade opened his eyes when he saw that and turned to Oliver just watching him and waiting for him to wake up. He wanted to be sure that he would be okay when he woke up so he opted to watch him while he was still sleeping.

It had been the second time when it flashed when Oliver had woken up. However he had taken a while to come back to himself. What he didn't expect however was that Oliver almost immediately pulled Slade closer to himself and basically hid in his chest. He knew that it was sometimes harder for Oliver when it was a harder night but this wasn't something he had done in a long while.

There had been times where Slade would wake up to find Oliver standing guard over them. this had been when Shado had still been there with them. But it had also been the time where Sarah was still with them and he hadn't wanted her to do something funny to them. because even though they had been friends with each other he still didn't trust her then.

But he hadn't trusted her even more after the whole Shado is dead thing and that she hadn't wanted to tell Slade what had happened. However Oliver had explained to him what had happened when they had been alone together. Because of this they hadn't really trusted Sarah and had thought she would try and set them against each other. In the end they had been right and she had just wanted to go home, consequences be damned.

After that whole thing there had also been times where Oliver would look over the horizon and be cautious about loads of things. But most of all he had wanted to stop some things from happening again so he had stood guard and Slade had seen him changing from then on. He had felt like he hadn't been the only one that had been given the mirakuru. But Slade had also seen that Oliver hadn't really wanted to talk about it at all so he hadn't really said anything about it.

(Time skipping to the next day and they go to Laurel... You know the ex... The ex and the new lover are meeting! Here is some lowkey drama coming and I'm here for it... I also need to write it...)

Oliver and Slade had been waiting for Tommy now for a while and they honestly were getting a bit anxious because he had been late before. At least if you asked Oliver. But he hadn't been this late. They had just begun to get a bit more worried when he opened the door. Oliver stood up and grinned a bit. "Still late like usual?" Tommy had just smiled a bit pained like he didn't want to say the truth and this was enough for Oliver to snap out of the image he wanted to shape.

He had walked to Tommy and placed his hands on his shoulders. "Tommy. You are my best friend and Laurel has been my Girlfriend. However, I've been dead for the past 5 years. I don't want to walk back into your lifes and let you guys think I will get back with her. I want you guys to be happy. Yeah?" Tommy had nodded a bit dumbfounded before he had snapped back up. "Wait, what about Sarah?"

Oliver had looked back with a frown and a bit confused because as far as he knew he hadn't been together with Sarah and she was dead right now so why should he be worried about her?

Tommy saw his confusion and began to explain that she had left letters for Laurel to find that she had gone after Oliver because she had felt like they should talk about their relationship and that she had stolen Oliver from Laurel. Oliver had been shocked when he heard that and had been even more confused and had stopped walking to the car. "I never dated her. I had been planning to gently dump Laurel because I figured out I was gay."

Tommy had also stopped walking then because that had been news to him but most of all that would explain Oliver's behavior at some point when he had still been together with Laurel. Because when Oliver had been 'dead' she had told Tommy that she had felt like Oliver had been cheating for a while at that time because of the fact of how Oliver had been acting. Like he hadn't been himself and he hadn't been around Laurel for a long time.

When Tommy told Oliver this he had nodded and explained he figured out that he had been like 2 months before the thing happened and that before that he was figuring out if he was right about his feelings to Laurel and if he should tell her. But most of all how to tell her. Because it had been something that had been weird for him. They had been friends for a long while at that point and he didn't know how to come out to her.

So after that confession they had gone with the car to Laurel because she had to know about it and that he now had someone else. Oliver had been nervous because he didn't know how she would react to him being Gay but most of all how she would react that Sarah had been the one to make a lie about it and that they hadn't been dating at all.

So when they had been outside he felt like a storm began to brew in his stomach and had pulled Slade closer to him for some comfort before taking a deep breath and walking inside for the confrontation. Here he asked Laurel to follow him if she had some time.

So when it was lunch time they began to walk outside and because he had been an idiot he had warned her about Hunt. Like an idiot. Like he had something to say about her life. So instead of saying anything after that he had stopped walking and had muttered that he was stupid.

When Laurel heard this she had turned around with a really angry look on her face. When he was done with trying to figure out what to say he had turned to her and it slipped out without much thought. "Laurel, I'm gay." She had stopped looking like she might kill him and had sat down next to him.

She looked shocked before turning to Oliver. "How long did you know? Before you went after my sister or was it after. Because if that is the case then you have some more explaining to do to my father." Oliver had stopped her at that with a hand on her shoulder. "I've known since like 2 months before the accident and like 4 months before that I began to think about it." He looked into her eyes. "I never cheated Laurel. She was on the boat because she thought she could get to me if you weren't there."

Laurel looked at him shocked. And had asked some more before stopping a little and then turning to Oliver once more. "But why didn't you say anything back then? I could have helped you." Oliver had shaken his head. "I didn't know how to say it. Because I thought I would lose you as a friend in the process." Before he can say anything else Slade comes walking to them with large strides like he wants to say something.

He stops in front of them and grins a bit at Laurel before leaning down and kissing Oliver with a passion. They had talked about this and at first Oliver had wanted to be against it but who was he to say no to Slade kissing him. Because at the same time he liked it but also to let Laurel know that he had been real about being gay and that he was out and proud at the moment. All three of them however didn't see the camera man making pictures of them in the bushes somewhat farther away and was already thinking of how to make a good story out of this.

Maybe Ex Laurel is okay with the new Lover of Oliver. Or Oliver cheating again on his new lover. Is Oliver Queen is gay? What about his past relationships?

What the camera person however didn't know was that Oliver and Slade had planned that this would happen and this could prevent a whole storm from happening later on when or if Sarah would come back and would make a bullshit story about how she missed Oliver and how she missed him.

What they also didn't know was that the person wasn't there when Tommy had come and had basically kissed Laurel on the lips and she had been afraid of Oliver's reaction but his reaction had been tame because he knew that Tommy had some attraction to her when they had been younger.

(Time skip to when they get back from being kidnapped)

Oliver stumbled into the room. It may have been an act at first but now that his adrenaline was fading he knew that he should sit down and take a breather because holy shit that had not been a good idea to go after them while still being drugged. Slade had pulled him into his lap when he sat down. Oliver melted into his embrace.

When Quentin had come to hear their statements he had looked surprised when he saw how Oliver had been acting because as far as he knew that wasn't something the Queen had been doing before. However, before he could call Oliver out, Laurel had pulled him back and had explained that Oliver hadn't been cheating on Sarah because he had found out that he had been gay almost at the exact same time that Sarah had been acting weird.

When Quention heard this some of his anger melted however he still thought that maybe Oliver had brought Sarah on board. So after he had listened to the story he began to berate him. However even though Oliver had been drugged he had turned to Quentin and had said. "I don't know why your daughter had been on board. But she thought for some reason we had something. While I just wanted some vacation. Sorry that you have to hear about your daughter this way Quentin but I haven't done anything." After that he had melted into Slade again and had clocked out.

A few days after that two new vigilantes made an appearance and Oliver and Slade were almost always together. They didn't know that a shit storm would soon come to test their patience. But most of all test their loyalty towards the city. They would always trust each other. And maybe somewhere in the future they would get closer and closer. And Moira? She had to be happy for them. Thea on the other hand would be their cheerleader but also their best helper. Because she was perspective. Diggle would still 'protect' them but he would also end up being their biggest advocate.