Hello, Tis I, once again!
i have a question about cassie sandsmark, and what is her dynamic with the rest of her team (gen 2 Titans) as well as Donna and Diana
Okay, SO, I havenāt fleshed out every last little thing, but hereās what I got:
With Tim, Cassie is like a tomboy sister. Tim is awesome, heās strong, heās capable, heās smart, heās Robin, but he still comes from a very rich and privileged background, which contrasts sharply with Cassieās moreā¦ earthy upbringing, lol. Sheās stayed in third world countries before with her mom when they traveled, so sheās much more street-smart and practical than he is at times. But she respects him as a leader, and is always looking out for him when he needs it. They love exchanging random bits of knowledge about any number of niche topics.
With Steph, Cassie actually becomes something of a responsible person, because Steph is a purebred wild child, and if thereās no one else to rein her in, chaos unfolds. Sometimes they create chaos together, but other times, the wise words of Wonder Woman come back to her. āDonāt subtract from the population, donāt add to the population, and donāt wind up in the news paper, hospital, or jail.ā But they get along well, with Cassie usually being the more chill one of the two, and Steph being the more hyper one.
With Kaldur, Cassie canāt help but feel a sense of seriousness come over her. Kaldur is very reverent and calm, and it can be infectious at times, especially since Wonder Woman and Aquaman are kinda cut from a similar cloth. They understand each otherās mentors, essentially. They feel like they can get emotionally vulnerable around one another. They both appreciate each otherās company.
With Conner, Cassie wants to chuck him out a window. His flamboyant ābad boyā energy has rubbed her the wrong way since the moment they met. Okay, well, maybe not the exact moment. She did think he was kinda cute at first, but once she got to know him (and after Conner showed immediate interest in Māgann) any feelings she may have had shrivelled up on the spot. To her, Conner is that one really annoying guy in class who wonāt shut up, and thinks heās just soooooooo funny. She enjoys dunking on him any chance she can get.
With Bart, Cassie is like an older sister. A cool older sister. One who makes sure heās not doing anything thatāll kill himself. At times, she can be annoyed with him, because he and Conner get up to a lot of stupid stuff together, and anything to do with Conner is immediate suspect, not to mention the hyperactivity, but sheās got his back no matter what.
With Māgann, the feelings go on a little roller coaster ride. At first, Cassie doesnāt like her, because something about her seems too perfect and too cutesy and too polished. (*cough cough* sheās jealous *cough cough*) But over time, and after Māgannās secret about being a white Martian comes out (the truth being far too sad for Cassie to feel like a good person for getting it out of her) they slowly become friends, because now Cassie feels like she knows the real Māgann, and the real Māgann is someone who is hurting and homesick and still just figuring out who she wants to be. They become emotional supports for one another.
With Diana, Cassie was an unexpected event, but a welcome one. Sheās the first Wonder Girl to come after Donna, and Diana hadnāt ever really planned on taking in another apprentice, but Cassie surprised her. And frustrated her, just a smidge. With Donna, Diana was more of a mother figure. With Cassie, it was harder, because she was just supposed to be a mentor figure, since Cassieās mom is very much alive. So thereās a distance there that Diana intentionally tries to keep, in order to make sure she doesnāt overstep. To Cassie, Diana seems like this epic hero figure whoās passing on her sage wisdom, and training her to be a mighty warrior. She just has a hard time listening to that wisdom sometimes, lol.
Donna enjoys feeling like an older sister. She likes messing with Cassie on occasion, she likes feeling like a mentor herself, and she very much enjoys pulling rank on her. They very much feel like a big sister and a little sister, lol. They would die for each other.
