@immortallionheart || plotted a starter for BLUE <3
He needed to clear his head, and it was rather IRONIC that the one place he could find peace was the one place that brought him more misery and torture than any other aspects of his life. Oliver tried not to think about the wonderful and supportive people he left behind in order to do this---right now, he needed to not be tied down to anything emotionally and just BE.
Lian Yu was a place of much comfort now that it was after-the-fact---the thought alone that he surpassed all the difficulties it brought forth gave a sense of control to the archer that he couldn’t find anywhere else. Starling City was in shambles, and his relationships with the people he cared about were strained.
Once stepping foot onto the land, he felt a shift within himself, and he moved into a sense of familiarity and confidence. Closing his eyes and taking in a deep breath, he smelled the salt in the air from the ocean behind him, and the dirt from the forest ahead of him. Blue eyes emerged from behind eyelashes and scanned the area before making his way into PURGATORY.
Nightfall was only a mere hour or so away, and soon the sky would darken fast, so Oliver set out to hunt for dinner. Despite being able to bring with himself food from back at home, he actively left those behind and decided to forage and hunt like when he was stuck here.
Bow and arrow in hand, he walked between trees in search for something to eat. There was a bush that rustled and he immediately started to track the small rabbit that was quickly running through the plants at the sight of him. Oliver quickly followed, but it kept a good speed so then he had to pick up his own pace. He heard some strange sounds coming ahead, and he was hoping no other animal was hunting the same thing as him. Suddenly he reached a clearing and aimed his bow and arrow, but to his surprise, it wasn’t the rabbit that he was staring at.
Instead---well, he felt crazy just thinking it, but it was clear as day, right in front of him---it was a RAPTOR. How is that even possible? he asked himself in confusion. They were obviously extinct, so why was this creature living and breathing right in front of him???
For some reason, despite knowing the ferocity and viciousness of said creature, he felt an easiness as it stared at him. It almost felt as though there was some sort of sentience behind those eyes despite that being the most ridiculous thing he could have ever thought. Despite his better judgement, he lowered his weapon and watched as the raptor watched him back. It was a little freaky, actually, the fact that it wasn’t running to attack and didn’t even seem remotely interested in being hostile.
That was when the archer then placed his bow and arrow on the grass in front of him, showing the creature that he didn’t mean it any harm. Oliver was unsure WHY he was feeling this way when he looked at it, but all he knew was that he felt peaceful right now even though this would be the moment a normal person would run away.