DarhkSteelAtom

DarhkSteelAtom is the poly ship between Nate Heywood, Ray Palmer and Nora Darhk from the Legends of Tomorrow fandom.

Season 3
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD DADS

Ray goes to Nate and thanks him for scouring all of history to save him from Damien Darhk. Nate points out that he saved Ray from Nora also, but Ray thinks she's just a person who's had a tough life. Nate asks if Ray is into Nora, but Ray denies this. Nate doesn't believe him, and says that he gets that Nora is hot, but she's also crazy, which makes her hotter. Ray says that he thinks there's still hope for her, and Nate knows that he would. He still needs to be careful with his big heart though.

Season 3
Beebo, the God of War
 * Ray and Nate watch as Nora and Damien appear.

The Curse of the Earth Totem
 * Ray and Nate show up to save Amaya from Nora.
 * Nate pulls Ray away from Nora.

Guest Staring John Noble
 * Ray and Nate prepare to stop Mallus once he takes control of Nora.

The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly
 * Nora and Ray watch Nate and the other Legends fight Mallus.

Seance and Sensibility
 * Ray questions if he should be there with Nate since Nora was the one to kill Hank.
 * Ray says sorry to Nate for giving Nora a second chance.
 * Ray decides to not give Nora a second chance, till she says that she didn't kill Nate's dad.

Fanon
Fans of the ship are typically fans of both SteelAtom and DarhkAtom, but don't just want one of the pairings to be canon. Fans of the ships will often say that Nora and Nate are both Ray's love interests. The most relevant example being when Ray was first taken over by Neron and both Nate and Nora were hurt in the process. It was a tough day to be a Ray Palmer love interest.

Some more interest in the ship, or at least the concept of the ship, was gained during "Slay Anything", when Ray walked into the prom with both Nate and Nora on his arm. Fans continue to think of Nate and Nora both as Ray's love interests, and want Nate to be invited into Ray and Nora's relationship.

On AO3, DarhkSteelAtom is the third most written ship for Nora, and the seventh most written for Nate.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

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Variations

 * DarhkAtom refers to the ship between Nora and Ray
 * DarhkSteel refers to the ship between Nora and Nate
 * SteelAtom refers to the ship between Nate and Ray