Time Apart
Being in a long distance relationship sucked.
Oliver was back in Metropolis and Chloe …... Well she said that she was going to Jump City. But now that she was teamed up with Bart to recruit, she could be pretty much anywhere in the world.
They separated very reluctantly a week ago. The world called far too soon, interrupting their honeymoon in his hometown. Five weeks was just a taste of what their life would be together.
They cherished all the most mundane things that came from marriage. He never got tired of waking up together. And his heart swelled with pride every time she pinned her badge onto her jacket. At night, they came home as soon as possible. They ate dinner together catching up on their day. It felt like they were trying to store all the ‘normal’ that they could.
At night, he still went out to patrol. He often kissed her temple as she wrote her latest article. She turned into his embrace and gave him a toe tingling kiss to return home quickly. She would beam a smile at him and tug the zipper of his vest up securing that extra bit of warmth. And on some nights, she would be tired from hitting the streets and he would tuck her into bed before going out. She would murmur that she would keep the bed warm for him. Seeing her wrapped in his blankets, their bed just felt right.
Oliver slammed the car door shut as he finally left the office for the night. He slumped into his seat. His eyes felt gritty from overuse. He just wanted to crawl into bed and drop into oblivion for days. But he knew that he would have to be back in less than six hours to start another day. That thought positively drained him.
Every day in Metropolis felt heavy. He felt her absence from his life acutely. Something was in the air. He could feel something on the fringes of his mind. He was constantly frustrated and short tempered. Everyone seemed to brush it off as a side effect to being apart from his new wife. But sometimes he felt like he couldn’t control himself.
But the work day was long over and he didn’t want to dwell on work any more. He spent too many hours in the office trying to get his company back. Lionel was out of the power seat but there was still a lot of ground to cover. People were still wary about him, even with the demise of the VRA Their lack of trust made him clench his fist.
He clamped down the anger but then he was left with longing. There would be no patrol to relieve tension or night time kisses to smooth his raw edges. He was here and she was there. He would have to make do in the Clocktower listening to the message that Chloe undoubtedly left him detailing her day. After which he would probably collapse onto his bed.
He turned the key in his ignition. The spring night still held a slight chill. The windows fogged up as he blasted the heat. He lay his head on the steering wheel. His tired head would not let him stay upright anymore. It was only then that he saw something in the corner of his eye.
He turned his head and full out grinned as he saw the message there. There visible on the steamy glass were four careful letters. She must have drawn them in before they left for Star City.
♥ u
CQ
He didn’t feel so bad anymore.
A/N: Alright well there is that. This may be the most randomly sweet thing I ever write. And now that I edited it I realize that it is a little light on the details so if people didn't get it. Chloe left Ollie a message on his window. You know how writing on a window seems invisible. But when the windows get foggy you can see all the marks. Well Chloe used that for a little message to her husband. And I’m hoping that people got the little tidbits that I left there alluding to the darkness. I was struggling to portray it because I really don’t know much about it. I left it as a slow simmer kind of thing. He is frustrated and a bit angry. The darkness is just waiting for the right moment to snake in there. Thankfully Chloe effectively chased it away.
I ‘m finally freer to write today. I’m not going to lie to missed chatting with everyone. My week is just not complete without a little chlollie fandom with you guys. So I’m planning at least 2 more. I ‘m going to work on the requests that you guys have put out there. Hopefully it will be all up by tonight or tomorrow.
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