don't ask me to say that I don't love you
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Set during 3x01. With a helpful shove in the right direction from Diggle (not to mention a little push from Roy), Oliver finally decides the time is right to ask Felicity out on a date. But still in the back of his mind is that niggling worry that he can't be with anyone - that being with the woman he loved was a luxury at odds with his life as a vigilante - and it's just a matter of time before that manifests.
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- Part 1 of don't ask me to say that I don't love you
- Part 5 of forever and always
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Set directly after 3x02. After telling Ray Palmer she will work for him, Felicity goes back to the foundry, where she and Oliver confront some home truths about their changing relationship.
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- Part 2 of don't ask me to say that I don't love you
- Part 6 of forever and always
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Set after 3x05. Sometimes, Felicity needs to be reminded that she's a hero, too. After spending the day with her mother, Felicity contemplates what Oliver said to her. With a helpful nudge in the right direction from Laurel, she ends up finding comfort in the unlikeliest of places - the bottom of a shot-glass filled with vodka - with Oliver himself. On his bed, no less.
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- Part 1 of I'll miss you, pretty bird
- Part 3 of don't ask me to say that I don't love you
- Part 20 of pretty canaries
- Part 7 of forever and always
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Set the morning after 3x07. Felicity goes to work but ends up in Oliver’s loft, where they talk things out.
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- Part 4 of don't ask me to say that I don't love you
- Part 8 of forever and always
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Set immediately after 3x14. Laurel reminds Felicity that sometimes, what Oliver needs is for someone to listen to him. So when he returns to the foundry, bearing injuries from his time on Lian Yu, Felicity does exactly that.
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- Part 2 of I'll miss you, pretty bird
- Part 5 of don't ask me to say that I don't love you
- Part 21 of pretty canaries
- Part 9 of forever and always
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Set during 3x16. Nyssa's escape from the foundry's makeshift prison leaves Laurel shaken, and if possible, she feels even worse than she already does about all the circumstances surrounding her sister's death. But when Felicity joins her, Laurel finds herself once again opening up to her friend - and bringing some of her fondest memories of Sara to the forefront in the process.
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- Part 3 of I'll miss you, pretty bird
- Part 7 of I just wanna use your love tonight
- Part 6 of don't ask me to say that I don't love you
- Part 22 of pretty canaries
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Set during 3x16. Diggle calls Felicity to the foundry after finding out about Ra's al Ghul's offer to Oliver, asking her to talk to him. And along the way, Diggle and Felicity commiserate about just how complicated relationships can be.
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- Part 7 of don't ask me to say that I don't love you
- Part 10 of forever and always
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Post-3x16. Felicity is about to go on a date with Ray, but first, she has to see Oliver. They may have patched things up, but are they really okay? Featuring shirtless!Oliver and babbling!Felicity (two things the show needs lots more of).
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- Part 8 of don't ask me to say that I don't love you
- Part 11 of forever and always
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Set during 3x17. In which Oliver delivers his best man speech, Team Arrow take photos and the Queen siblings have a good chat about their respective love lives.
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- Part 9 of don't ask me to say that I don't love you
- Part 6 of canon fix-its
- Part 12 of forever and always
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Three times Felicity felt pretty and the one time she felt worthless.
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- Part 10 of don't ask me to say that I don't love you
- Part 3 of there's us
- Part 6 of we make these memories for ourselves
- Part 4 of I'll miss you, pretty bird
- Part 25 of pretty canaries
- Part 13 of forever and always
- Part 2 of more bruises from her than from deathstroke
- Part 2 of 3 + 1 fics
- Part 20 of kiss me like you wanna be loved
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Two missing scenes from 3x18. Felicity tries to figure out what to say to Ray after he drops the ILY bomb, and Oliver asks her to promise him something.
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- Part 11 of don't ask me to say that I don't love you
- Part 30 of pretty canaries
- Part 14 of forever and always
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Missing scene from 3x19. Oliver doesn't feel much like a hero, not with Lance's words ringing in his ears, Roy leaving and the fact that he can no longer be the Arrow. Fortunately, Felicity is there to remind him of who he is behind the mask.
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- Part 12 of don't ask me to say that I don't love you
- Part 15 of forever and always
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Missing scene from 3x21. As the team hatches their plan to get Lyla back, Felicity struggles to accept what Oliver has become. Nyssa notices and, to Felicity's surprise, offers her advice.
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- Part 3 of I loved her with all of my soul
- Part 13 of don't ask me to say that I don't love you
- Part 33 of pretty canaries
- Part 23 of forever and always
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Set during 3x19. As Ray watches Felicity say goodbye to Roy, and then Oliver, he comes to an realisation that shouldn't really be so surprising.
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- Part 14 of don't ask me to say that I don't love you
- Part 8 of canon fix-its
- Part 16 of forever and always