What's wrong with us when happy hurts

You're human, solutions don't exist if you don't sketch designs

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You're human, solutions don't exist if you don't sketch designs You exercise to lessen all the stresses that affect your life

Sara

"Ok. I'm sorry. I've just been at this so long, I don't know which way is up. And Oliver's been gone for six days and..." She'd tried to tune the team out, more focused on her phone, and a sign of life from Anatoly. She knew the team still didn't think she'd been successful in doing what they had not been able to do themselves, finding Oliver. But she honestly didn't care. She'd also still left out the fact that she'd contacted the Bratva, and that Anatoly was in Star City. Sara didn't have the patience or mind space to deal with the shit storm that would surely come with that knowledge. She still wasn't happy about the fact that Thea had insisted to go with Roy and the fact that Arsenal had backed Speedy instead of her. Which she got, she really did, but still, it was a stupid move on Harper's part and not a rational one. She'd have to tell Ollie and have him beat that out of him, this wouldn't do for a leader; too dangerous if he let emotions cloud is judgment. Tactical choices made on emotion could get you killed. But she also didn't have the energy to argue not only with a Queen but Roy as well, so she'd let him take her, but she'd put her foot down with everyone else. And surprisingly enough won, it had been after Roy and Thea had left, that she figured out why the rest of the team hadn't argued too much. She'd been especially surprised about Laurel's lack of objection. It wasn't like her sister at all. But she hadn't been too mad about her uncharacteristic behavior, the last thing she'd felt like doing was arguing with her lawyer sister. She was too exhausted and unfocused for that. They'd still kept up their efforts looking for Oliver. They doubted the validity of the information she got and believed she'd sent Roy on a wild goose chase. She didn't mind, if it meant they did what she told them to and stayed back.

Several things happened almost exactly at the same time and Sara wouldn't be able to recall the exact frequence of events later on. Something she again blamed on her lack of sleep and frazzled nerves.

"And what?" Her mind was just registering the sound of the elevator doors opening and she was turning in that direction to see who would come here, until Felicity's questioning voice demanded her attention and had her stop in her tracks, which left her staying in a half-turned position for a moment letting all the commotion rush over her before she continued her original action and fully turned towards the elevator.

"Oliver? Oh, my god." Her focus was ripped from the elevator back to the platform Felicity worked from at the sudden movement of the woman jumping up from her chair and she watched her take several steps towards the end of the platform she was working on. Sara turned around the moment Felicity's words registered in her brain, and was halfway there by the time Ollie, Thea and Roy stepped out of the elevator.

"Ollie!" Ollie looked horrible and was in between his sister and friend, both of them helping him, it was obvious he was having trouble staying in an upwards position.

Sara was relieved and grateful to have him back and at the same time felt both like crying and throwing up looking at him, especially when she saw the look in his eyes. There was a bone deep exhaustion and defeat in it.

God, what had Prometheus done to him?

She slowed down and let them come a little closer to her before closing the distance between herself and Ollie, carefully lifting her hand to his cheek, softly stroking it, trying not to hurt him even more. Sara saw Laurel come closer out of the corner of her eyes but her sister stayed back, just like everyone else, giving her and Ollie space and she appreciated that.