Double Crossed
greenmartyrdom:
Oliver was so exasperated about his son that he let slide Slade’s comment about how he would have loved to hear the pleading in the past without any sort of remark or acknowledgement. Right now, he had more important things to worry about.
The hand to his shoulder along with the squeeze was definitely a bit helpful, allowing for the archer’s muscles to lose some tension. He was thankful and glad that Slade agreed to help him, causing a small smile to form on his face as he looked at his friend.
“Thank you.” Then the question about how he can help arose. “All I know is that there were men who broke into my home and took him away.” I wasn’t strong enough to save him, he almost added, but he knew that it was not time for a self-pity party at the moment.
“Felicity is working on tracking him down, but I need your help with being the brawn once that location is found.”
Slade could feel the way Oliver seemed to relax, if only a little under his touch. He knew they’d put their past behind them for the most part, but the mercenary still found himself feeling surprised that the comfort in that touch had worked.
“I know it’s easy to forget, kid,” he started saying, a smirk appearing on his features, “But I’m good for more than just brawn.” He let out a strangely good natured laugh, pulling his arm away from Oliver’s shoulder.
“I might only have one eye, but it’s a good one.” There was a bit of humor in his tone, trying his best to get Oliver away from the dark place that he knew all too well the loss of a son put someone in. “If you’ll let me, I can take a look around the scene and see if I can find anything you missed.”
Of course he knew that Oliver had done a thorough search of the scene already, “No offence, kid. But my head’s a lot clearer than your right now... And I do have you beat in experience.”










