Nerdasaurus1200

Hi, I’m Nerdy! 25, she/her, demisexual, Friendly Neighborhood conspiracy theorist of various fandoms AU Masterlist My Ao3

[nerdasaurus1200]

First Fics of 2026

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[sparkskun]

[nerdasaurus1200]

Ooohh I love this song!

[nerdasaurus1200]

Caleb at the funeral pyre that ruined his life

Caleb at the funeral pyre that allowed him to begin again

[nerdasaurus1200]

Can…can we not please?

Can we please keep heroforge and mini 3d modeling out of the ai bubble? Thank you.

[nerdasaurus1200]

Man these spot the difference games are getting harder and harder

[majorabbey]

So, "Waiting in the Wings"...

@the-writer1988

I think this is a key moment in Cassandra's arc because it's when we really see how she's feeling deep down. We've learned about her ambitions in the past, but this is when we really learn about her situation; and, specifically, how she copes with it.

She's not happy. She's resigned to it. Others have their part to play, others are just in the way. It's how the world works. But it's not what she wants, and so she pushes back whenever she can. And when that fails, as much as it stings, she just keeps on keeping on, waiting for the next opportunity. It's a heartbreaking song.

And in the reprise, she's dealing with the same thing; except this time, she's four years old and the "opportunity" is her mother's affection. If she's a good girl, she'll get it. She'll wait, she'll do her chores and it'll happen. I'd say this is even more heartbreaking because, again, she's four. She shouldn't be going through this at four years old.

From these songs (and from "Crossing the Line"), you get the idea that Cass's taking the moonstone is her way of taking action. She's waited long enough. She's going to take that opportunity. How well the show did with that idea is a matter of opinion, but I do think these songs work in the context of Cass's arc.

[nerdasaurus1200]

Honestly this is where whoever animated the reprise deserves an award, cause every second of that song you can see adult Cass realizing that exact thing.

[echo-loves-flowerboy]

I can’t believe they sent Caeneus to superhell

[echo-loves-flowerboy]

🏳️‍⚧️Happy pride month to the first trans guy ever currently stuck in superhell🏳️‍⚧️

[tangledbea]

Better quality of the New Dream card! (Of course she's thrilled and he's terrified XD)

[knight-of-the-ravioli-table-tts]

I tried a new style of digital painting!! Abandoned Saporian castle anyone??

[nerdasaurus1200]

Y’know…the longer the show goes on the more I realize Vox Machina truly is like the Avengers.

And I don’t mean that as a compliment.

[nerdasaurus1200]

Things I like about season 4 so far

The mystery with Vecna. I don’t know what happened in the campaign but the way they’re setting this up is so cool.

Keyleth completing her Aramente. I’m so proud of our girl y’all, you have no idea 🥹

I loved Vax’s “King of the world” moment

Grog’s big musical number was such a great opener. Perfect way to integrate back into the world of Exandria

Tary, my BOY! I cheered so loud when he showed up! 🤩

Thank god they gave Vex the dragonscale armor right away, I hated her main outfit. This one looks so much better on her.

The visual effects so far are absolutely GORGEOUS

Things I don’t like so far

Vex and Percy is…I dunno, I just really don’t like the direction they’ve taken Vex’s arc in this show. I think it’s really weird how she’s just been partying and shagging Percy this whole time instead of continuing to be a hero and helping people in the aftermath of the Chroma Conclave. Especially now that she’s in a comfortable position to do so.

It’s also really weird that Vox Machina apparently just…hasn’t even written to each other or visited each other at all in the last year…?

[nerdasaurus1200]

Okay but it’s so cute the way Cassandra confirms that she considers Eugene and Rapunzel her best friends. We moved on from this way too soon.

[nerdasaurus1200]

So you’re telling me it’s been a year and Vex and Vax, the victims of a horrible dragon attack, haven’t lifted a single finger to help victims of horrible dragon attacks in all that time?

Okay then…

[cookiehusky799]

I’m working on a drawing of Cassandra for Cassandra appreciation month.

This will be my first art piece of 2026!

[nerdasaurus1200]

Oooh that’s awesome! Can’t wait to see it!

[nerdasaurus1200]

Bringing back the gang and their pride shields!

[ur-local-annoying-trash-can]

Cassandra Month Day 18

Here are some of my favorite Cassandra fanfics I can think of right now:

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

One chapter, from Lance’s perspective focused on Cass seeming fearless, but everyone’s afraid of something. (Set soon after The Great Tree)

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

A heartbreaking AU where in Cassandra and Rapunzel’s face off in Cassandra’s Revenge, Rapunzel gets distracted and Cassandra accidentally kills her (Varian dies too). The moonstone disappears because the sundrop is dead and Cassandra snaps out of it. She’s devastated and comes back to Corona but she’s not doing well.

(It’s unfinished, it has three chapters and hasn’t been updated since 2021, but it’s still worth a read. I highly recommend it)

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

A longer fanfic that takes place between the Plus Est on Vous hug and Cassandra leaving. Cassandra attempts to re-integrate into society but different people react differently.

[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 💙