Arrow to the Heart {1}

Lydia Joanna Lance is the adopted daughter of Quentin and Dinah Lance. The Lance's adopted Lydia when she was 7 years old because after Laurel and Sara, they wanted more kids but Dinah couldn't so they adopted. Laurel and Sara were very happy to have a younger sister to protect and love. Around that age, Lydia befriended two boys named Oliver Queen and Tommy Merlyn and they became the best of friends. Lydia joked they were like the golden trio. As Lydia grew up, she became really smart and excelled in all her classes. Lydia was one of the smartest people in her class, that she got accepted to MIT. During high school, Lydia and Oliver fell in love with each and they couldn't be happier. Then, Lydia was sadden by the news of Oliver and Robert Queen being dead an also finding out her older sister Sara was also on the boat and was in a secret relationship with Oliver. Lydia was angry and sad at the same time. A few months later, Dinah Lance leaves her family and Lydia grows depressed. Months later, Lydia moved on from Oliver and found someone who loved her, but then he passed away and Lydia couldn't take much more pain, so she dropped out of MIT and went to law school with Laurel. During her studies, on the outside Lydia showed a fake smile around people, but on the inside she was struggling with her emotions. Laurel had to step up because she knew her sister was hurting and one day Laurel saved her sister from killing herself. Laurel promises herself that she will do everything she can to keep Lydia happy. After 5 years, Oliver Queen is back, but is not the same Oliver that Lydia once knew. Lydia's feelings for Oliver return, but then someone close to her catches feelings for her and she made the choice of choosing him, her best friend Tommy over Oliver and she hopes to not get hurt again. Following Lydia's journey with balancing work, friends, a new relationship and working with a somewhat new hero in town that has Lydia curious as to who the masked vigilante is.