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[frozenwolftemplar]

Cassandra Appreciation Month Day 18: Fanfics!!!!

(yeah no way I'm missing this one)

Oh wow, not sure where to begin on this one; this show and Cass specifically really played a huge part in me getting 'into' fanfic. There are so many fics and writers in this fandom that are so special to me, (shout outs to @flossy2003 @twotangledsisters and @nerdasaurus1200 all of you are amazing Cass writers who I am honored to share this fandom with). That being said, there's a few pieces I really want to mention that maybe don't get as much attention nowadays. SO:

She's Not Coming Back by Buttercup. This was apparently the first fic I bookmarked on AO3; it's a really cute one-shot of the Captain finding and adopting Cass.

Splitting Heirs by Providentially_Demonic and Eternal_Phantom. I WILL PLUG THIS FIC EVERY CHANCE I GET!!!! Hands-down the best canon-compliant post-canon fic I've seen for this show; it's unfinished (and possibly gonna stay that way) but! There's so much good in this, not just for Cass but Rapunzel, Eugene, Varian, and Arianna (and Cap too!) that it's still very much worth a read.

Broken and Mended by Providentially_Demonic. This one-shot collection was written for Cass Appreciation Week back in 2021 (...I feel old). Seven fics total, every one a winner! (my favorite is the first; read it and you'll see why 😉)

And this last one...I don't have a link. I have one buried in my tumblr drafts somewhere, but my drafts are 590 deep and finding it's not happening any time soon. Years ago by now, back before S3 even premiered, @majorabbey wrote a short little tumblr fic about Cap playing blocks with little Cass. It was really, really sweet and I think...I think what got me thinking about what things were like for Cass growing up. In hindsight, I think it lowkey kicked off my whole Little Cass obsession. So, to Abbey, thank you for that ficlet I stumbled across back before I had an AO3 or tumblr account; it was short, and maybe you've forgotten about it by now, but please know that I never did 💙

[flossy2003]

Thank you for the tag 🩷

Amazing fic recs!! I love these ones!!

[frozenwolftemplar]

Waiting in the Wings: Frozen's Thoughts

Waiting in the Wings is hands-down one of my favorite Disney songs. I remember, before RATGT premiered, it was announced that Cass would have a song and Broadway World released a clip; I deliberately didn't watch it because I wanted to have the full experience of hearing it for the first time in the context of the show.

I remember hearing it start up, getting all excited because here it was, the big moment, Cass finally getting a solo and-

And it was amazing, of course, but I was not prepared for how devastating. Like- you can hear the longing in it, the pain, the resignation...this wasn't your usual Disney Princess 'I Want' song that crescendoes into the heroine's hope for something more, no, this was something deeper. This was a song by someone who knew, deep down, that she could spend her whole life trying to achieve a dream and only ever brush it with her fingertips.

Tears in my eyes when it was done. Truly singular in the Disney canon and totally deserving of that Emmy win. And to help celebrate, I leave you with some amazing fan takes on Cass's shining moment.

Oh, and tagging @the-writer1988 who organized this event!

[nerdasaurus1200]

Day 18 of Cassandra Appreciation Month! Part 1!

I wanna give a big ol' shoutout to my pals, @twotangledsisters @majorabbey @flossy2003 and @frozenwolftemplar

Go check out their fics, go check out the art twotangledsisters has made. It's all so so amazing. They're all such troopers for thinking of and writing and creating so much in the second week, it's absolutely insane.

And of course, an ultra big shoutout to @the-writer1988 for making this all possible!

[flossy2003]

Thank you for the shout out!! 💕💕💕

People should 1000% check out your fics as well :D

[the-grimm-scribe-deactivated201]

LE Doll Design Rapunzel and Arianna by Sakuyamon

[nonadraws]

POV: you're looking at the most hated character in tangled the series just for existing

[flossy2003]

Cassandra Appreciation Month- Prompt Week- Day Four: Found Family

Young Cap and baby Cass 🥰

I wanted to do more with this and have Raps and Eugene years on, but we’re currently going through a heatwave and I’ve been not feeling like doing anything today 😭

@the-writer1988

[frozenwolftemplar]

You're right; I do appreciate this! 😊

[flossy2003]

Awww I’m so glad! thank you 😊

[twotangledsisters]

Fanart for Cass Appreciation Owl Fic by @majorabbey

I'm terrible at discussion posts so there's not much more I can do for Cassandra Appreciation Month, except appreciate some of the awesome fics I got to enjoy over this month!

And this is a piece of art I've had in my head since last Saturday:

Not my best work. Sick again and just needed to doodle to get my mind off things. And then I stumbled upon my old fanart for fanfics sketchbook and took it as a sign.

It's the sort of art I wouldn't share if it wasn't fanart for a specific fic XD

Here's some WIP pics:

[majorabbey]

I've really been enjoying Cassandra Appreciation Month. All the content has been great, but I'd like to give particular shout-outs to:

@twotangledsisters for really going above and beyond for the prompts, providing great fanart and fics. I've enjoyed all of them.

@nerdasaurus1200 for also providing great fics, but also for the discussion prompts as well. She brought up some points I've never really considered, as well as many I agree with.

@jy4stine for their excellent discussion posts, particularly the one for the fifth day (discussing Cass's childhood)

@frozenwolftemplar for that wonderful (and heartbreaking) Cass fic.

@flossy2003 for the artwork you submitted. Scarlett is adorable.

And @the-writer1988 for making all of this possible.

[flossy2003]

Aww this is so sweet! Thank you for tagging me!

I’ve LOVED your contributions to Cassandra Appreciation Month, Abbey!

Everyone’s work for this month has been absolutely wonderful! 💖💖💖💖

[toastedmarshmallowrose]

Hey Chris what the fuck

[flossy2003]

I am fucking speechless-

I really, really don’t like season 3. Rapunzel is so out of character until like Plus Est En Vous. She would NEVER say this shit.

Also, did the writers forget that the kingdoms were UNITED??

The only other way this could’ve been meant was putting them back into prison, as they came from there before the takeover? I HOPE that’s what that means.

[tangled-user-2026]

Saporia and Corona united last time I check, also s3 is a mess and a can of worms that I must write it someday when the day comes. Like no shit I'm crying cause s1-s2 are the only descent seasons! And s3 has so much potential but Chris turned the series into less of a Tangled spin off show that is a midquel between Tangled and Tangled: Ever After to a glorified ICE and hyper conservative show. Like if that's not racist, I don't know what is. He literally glorified putting kids in cages.

Like Sonnenburg wrote Corona/Fred(his self-insert not the OG movie Fred) armed agents of the state break into an immigrant’s home brandishing weapons and wearing masks?? And the only thing Rapunzel found bad about that situation was that her dad lied to HER about it. Same with Cass? Like Cap is ICE. What the fuck, not even Cassandra could ever be comfortable with it.

[flossy2003]

It’s honestly depressing the deeper you look into parts of TTS and discover Chris’ conservative influences scattered throughout, especially season 3.

It’s even worse when you consider that Cassandra’s voice actress is from Mexican descent, has spoken up against ICE and felt too afraid to go to her own town’s voting booth in fear of getting attacked. She isn’t following Chris or Zach anymore, despite being close to them when working on the show.

Now you mention it, I can see the resemblance to ICE in that scene. I sincerely HOPE that the resemblance is purely a coincidence, as I’ve seen this kind of thing in other shows and there were a lot of non-conservative staff on board, but the waters DEFINITELY muddy with Chris in charge.

While Rapunzel is more blatant that she felt betrayed by her father lying to her (I think she does feel bad for Varian but that could’ve been conveyed better oh my-).

As for Cass, we never really know her true feelings. All we see is her say “dad?” And her face grimace in disgust, so she could’ve very well been disgusted by her dad participating in such a thing. Judging by her tone alone, she seems shocked.

I’ll always love Tangled the Series and its characters so much, but it’s really important to look close and shine a light on its problematic moments and talk about them. Putting them out in the open and enforcing how much we don’t want them, will ensure that things like this will never be put in shows again.

I’m still surprised and deeply troubled about how they put this stuff in a show made in 2017-2020.

[nerdasaurus1200]

Cassandra Appreciation Month Day 15! Let’s talk about Painter’s Block and Alchemist Returns!

- Do these two episodes showcase Cassandra's skills?

Painter’s Block does a really god job of showing Cass’s detective skills, which I feel like we don’t really get to see a lot in the show.

Even though Cass doesn’t have a lot of close friends, she knows how the people around her operate. As paranoid as she can be, it doesn’t cross her mind even once that Feldspar could be up to something nefarious. She knows Friedborg well enough to know that she’s NOT a flake. Where some people might just brush that off as a fluke, Cassandra sees the signs and looks into it just in case her gut is off.

And though we do see a little bit of her lingering bias towards thieves (“When something bad happens bad people know about it”) the moment she finds out Ulf is also missing she doesn’t even hesitate to include him in her case. I think that’s partly Eugene’s influence, I feel like the Cass we see at the beginning of the show would never do something like that.

And the fact that she and Eugene both realize what’s going on at the exact same time shows that not only are they equally smart, but they clearly think the same way. They can have a major epiphany from just a handful of vague clues.

Quest for Varian we don’t get to see much of Cass’s skills beyond being a fighter, but I think we do get to see a little underlying bit of her and Cap’s dynamic as fellow warriors. As skilled as she is, Cap is still miles beyond her. He doesn’t even land a blow on her and still wins in two seconds just from pushing her with his staff.

- Do you think Cassandra feels betrayed by her father?

Oh absolutely. Considering how Cap raised her, considering how much of an emphasis he placed on justice and truth and responsibility during Cass’s childhood…and then he lets himself be Frederic’s puppet to cover up a…would it be called a conspiracy…? I dunno, to cover up the black rocks. And considering that we never see anything of Cap reacting to the black rocks it’s possible that he also knew about them the entire time and just did nothing because Frederic wanted to avoid it.

I think QfV was the episode where Cap kinda fell from the pedestal Cass put him on and she realized that even he committed some very serious injustices. Which we see the effects of in Secret of the Sundrop, as far as Cass is concerned Cap has betrayed everything they stand for.

That face just screams horror, confusion, and even borderline disgust. And I think it’s really telling that instead of reacting, Owl looks to Cassandra.

- How do these two episodes contribute to Cassandra’s character devlopment throughout the rest of the series?

Strictly canonically speaking, I don’t think they contribute a TON to Cassandra’s character development specifically. Especially not Quest for Varian. However…

Both Sugarby AND Zhan Tiri saw Cass. Sugarby got really close, and ZT had to have seen her through the portal.

And Eugene said her name.

So I suspect that one or both of them figured out who Cass was in this episode. And if Tromus didn’t already know who Cass was in Mirror Mirror, I think one of them told him.

So there’s a good chance that this might have been the very beginning of the movement to manipulate Cass.

[xannerz]

no story here, i was just practicing poses and it snowballed into mini cass jumpscaring hector 🐺🗡️👶

[toastedmarshmallowrose]

Hey Chris what the fuck

[flossy2003]

I am fucking speechless-

I really, really don’t like season 3. Rapunzel is so out of character until like Plus Est En Vous. She would NEVER say this shit.

Also, did the writers forget that the kingdoms were UNITED??

The only other way this could’ve been meant was putting them back into prison, as they came from there before the takeover? I HOPE that’s what that means.

[flossy2003]

Cassandra Appreciation Month- Prompt Week- Day Seven: Legacy

“Scarlett dug through the wreckage and gently pulled out her mother’s Cassandrium necklace and then her father’s broken arrows. She put the necklace on and held the arrows tightly to her chest.”

Cassandra and Wolf are presumed (🤫😉) dead. Cassandra’s favourite piece of jewellery was the one that was handmade and named after her by her friend, Varian. She wore it all the time. Now, it belongs to Scarlett. Who treasure it for her mother’s legacy.

@the-writer1988

Fun fact about this piece: I found drawing Scarlett putting on the necklace really difficult, so I took a picture of myself in the same position and went over that, before changing the proportions to match Scarlett’s!

[nerdasaurus1200]

Does anyone else ever think about Cassandra as a mom?

[majorabbey]

@flossy2003

(I mean, I do, too, but I thought you'd want to see this.)

[flossy2003]

Thank you for tagging me!

[flossy2003]

Cassandra Appreciation Month- Prompt Week- Day Six: Hurt/Comfort

Here’s another snippet of my upcoming fanfiction. This is deep into Cassandra’s kidnapping and the constant mistreatment has caused her to get sick (it can’t be one of my fics without some sickness to spice things up 🙂‍↔️) and she gets a little bit of comfort. Is the character who gives her the comfort is trustworthy though? That’s up to you to decide.

Her whimpers had turned to raspy screams by the time she was carried into the medic’s office.

“I told those idiots not to let it get this far!” The medic ranted, looking down at his patient, “I’ll need to perform some tests on her. Make sure she stays still.”

Cassandra was wrapped in a soft blanket and told to take deep breaths. The medic frantically dug through drawers and cabinets looking for all the equipment he needed.

“If you want to live, you’ll need to cooperate with me, ok?” he said.

Cassandra just looked at him with fearful eyes. They’d been so defiant and angry when she’d first been captured. Now, she just lay there. She didn’t have any choice, she was too weak to move.

“Please stop!” She begged, trying to pull away.

“Stay still,” the guard ordered, pressing down on her shoulders.

“I-I’ve talked…why are you still torturing me?”

“I’m not torturing you, it’s just a blood test.”

“Is she going into delirium?” The guard asked.

“She’s starving, exhausted and in a lot of pain, of course she’s confused,” the medic sighed.

“Ow!” Came out in a desperate sob, as he drew some blood, “stop!”

The medic wasn’t one for comforting his patients, they were his prisoners, not his friends, but he felt bad for this girl. She was being used as a pawn against her own father. She was innocent.

He put a hand on her head and awkwardly shushed her.

Once the test was done, Cassandra let out an agonising, broken scream.

She tried to reach for her stomach as it violently cramped.

“No, Cassandra, stay down.”

She was held back down by the guard.

Another scream and several sobs followed.

The medic put his hand on her hair again.

“It’s ok, Cassandra,” he murmured, “you’re going to be alright.”

“T-This is the worst pain I’ve ever felt!”

“I can’t give you painkillers on an empty stomach. You’ll need a very slow introduction to food and drink.”

They sat Cassandra up against the pillows and brought over a tray of soup.

The medic fed it to her. Cassandra immediately tried to gulp it down hungrily , but he stopped her.

“You need to take it slow, you could get sicker.”

Cassandra looked disappointed but sipped it slower.

“More…” she murmured, once she’d finished.

“I can’t give you anymore for a while, your body needs time to adjust.” The medic replied, “I can give you a painkiller though.”

The painkillers helped a bit but nowhere near as much as Cassandra needed. She was still sobbing.

“I could give you some sleeping tonic? You’ll be free from the pain for a while.”

Cassandra nodded, desperately.

“I-I’m scared,” Cassandra whispered, as the medic laid her back on the bed.

“Don’t be scared. It’s all over, now.”

“Am I dying?” Cassandra asked in a shaky voice.

“No. Not if I can help it.”

“Everything’s slower and darker…”

“You’re under a sleeping tonic. You’re going for a nap.”

“…will I ake uppp?”

Her voice was garbled and slurry, barely making sense but the medic was trying his best to understand.

“Yes, you will wake up.”

“Gooood…”

The medic watched as Cassandra drifted off to sleep,

He turned to the guard.

“What made you give in?”

“She gave in. She told me everything.”

I feel mean for this one 😅 what do you all think?

@the-writer1988

[flossy2003]

Cassandra Appreciation Month- Prompt Week- Day Five: FITZHERBERT

@the-writer1988

Lowkey hate this 😭 but it’s still heatwaving so I’ve been feeling lazy again. Thankfully I’ve got something very juicy planned for tomorrow’s prompt. OH MAMA-

[maitaitiu]

todays cass! for prompt FITZHERBERT!!!!!!!

i think a lot about how cass apparently tried to have eugene evicted multiple times . get out of my house pretty boy.

ty @the-writer1988 as always for the cass month <3