#fourthworldweek

Rating: M Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Category: M/M Fandoms: New Gods (Comics), Justice League International (Comics), DCU (Comics) Relationships: Lightray/Orion (DCU) Collections: Fourth World Week 2025 Words: 3,369

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No Archive Warnings Apply, Lightray/Orion (DCU), Orion (DCU), Lightray (DCU), Pining, Feelings Realization, Love, Love Confessions, Requited Love, Chess, Hair-pulling, Kissing, Rough Kissing, Biting, Implied Sexual Content (Just at the end)

Summary:

A game of chess between Orion and Lightray leads to confessions and unexpected hair pulling. (Basically, I saw the below page and said that Orion needs to get his hands on it and pull.)

Excerpt:

As he pulled off his helmet Orion could hear the telltale clunk and clatter of a chessboard and its pieces placed upon a table in the Justice League Embassy rec. room. And like a siren song in the dead of night Orion followed it to its source already knowing who he would find waiting for him.           A late night game of chess had become a part of Lightray’s routine ever since the two of them had joined JLI. His companion had become taken with the Earth game of strategy, its uniform checkered board, and matching wits with their JLI comrades. He would pull in J’onzz, Da Costa, Kord, even Gardner, and the others when he could, but most often Lightray asked him. What had become a part of Lightray’s routine in turn had slowly and inevitably become a part of Orion’s own routine as well.           For no matter where one of the New Genesian pair was, the other was not too far behind. [Continue Reading On AO3]

Inspired by this comic page:

Justice League America (Vol. 1) #44

Fourth World Week

Day 4 - Masks

When it comes to masks, I can't not think of Orion. My wish for him is to transcend the mask and in his heart accept his duality. He isn't merely one hidden behind the other. Instead, he is both. They equally make him who he is, and there is value in that.

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Hello!

I'm partaking in @fourthworldweek fandom event.

I was inspired by this panel from @ngoziu book Barda (which is really worth the read!)

Reference under read more.

A Jack Kirby's Fourth World and Star Wars the Old Republic crossover fanfiction for @fourthworldweek event Fourth World week 2025 day 7 free day featuring my ocs.

A DC Comics fanfiction for @fourthworldweek event Fourth World week 2025 day 4 masks.

Day 5 - Love

Based on this interaction from New Gods (1971) #1, this one really could've been for the Masks prompt or even the Friends & Family prompt. But at its heart, its very much a love song. It's written from Orion's perspective, something he could not say or put into words to Lightray, just as the darker parts of his heart cannot yet be shown. But he longs to! He wants deeply to let in this person - the one who lights those dark chambers.

I originally wrote the lyrics some time ago, but only put it to music in the last several days especially for FWW! Please give it a listen, it's not very long.

Ohh Ohh Oh There are places you can't go The darkness is red Inside my heart I prefer your light instead But I fear the start Will spell the end Don't tell me, don't tell me What do you think of me The brutish strength I wield Deep in my soul Is that what's really real And could you know Exactly how I feel The self control, the face I show The mask you see But oh if you stay with me You might find the man that I try to be And oh if you could only know You light the places that you can't go

Fourth World Week - Day 1 "Freedom"

Gotta go with Scott for this prompt! I love the idea of him and his freedom symbolized by a butterfly. He himself went through such a transformative stage, and from it emerged to be who he really is! Plus, this is also inspired by his appearance in the newest New Gods where there is a line alluding to him.

"I will look for a miracle in the flapping of gentle wings."