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Thank you for what you said on your Cassie post, I really appreciate it. In fandom she almost always gets written or talked about as if her having internalized homophobia is canon, and it's frustrating bc it's so antithetical to her canon character and background. I'm glad someone pointed it out

Please don’t thank me — all I did was share my opinion.

It’s what I think, and if people like it, great — and if they don’t, that’s fine too. Honestly, it’s not something that keeps me up at night.

This blog is mine. I created it to express my opinion, whether it’s controversial or not. From the very beginning — in my first post about Green Lantern — I explained that this space was for me, to share my thoughts and post things that matter to me.

If people want to follow me, reblog my posts, or block me — that’s their choice, and that’s totally fine. But this blog is mine.

That said, if there’s something I post that you like or agree with, then that’s great — and I really appreciate when people ask me things. I’m always open to reading what others want to share or ask.

Believe me when I say it’s genuinely interesting to read what you all send me — and I’m truly sorry to those I haven’t replied to yet. I promise I will, whether through DMs or here.

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I think u should rethink your use of the word "trope" when discussing a common experience of many (often confident, loving & strong willed) gay women being portrayed in fiction/fanworks. I mean this kindly but it sounds like what u are against is fans of a character exploring a complex & nuanced topic in a way that may or may not be personal to them. Not everyone has the exact same experience on planet earth & thats okay & u r entitled to be irritated ofc by an interpretation u dont agree w, but your phrasing is somewhat troubling

I’m truly sorry if the way I expressed myself made you feel uneasy (even though I shouldn’t even have to apologize — I never hurt or offended anyone. I mean, I didn’t even use insults or bad language, which admittedly does slip through in some of my other posts, but not this time — oh well).

My opinion isn’t going to change, because it’s not based solely on my personal experience (and no, please stop asking me personal questions, thank you), but also on what I’ve seen and what close people around me have shared with me.

I’ve never been against others interpreting or exploring different facets of characters — in fact, I’ve always wanted people who see the characters differently to tell me about it, because I genuinely want to hear their opinions. This is something you can clearly see in other posts I’ve made, where I always ask people to comment what they think — I read and respond gladly.

So *shrugs* I don’t think I have a problem with differing opinions.

Now, I call it a trope because 'a trope refers to a rhetorical figure, an idiomatic turn, or an idea that carries a deeper meaning beyond its literal definition. It comes from the Greek "tropos", meaning turn or direction.'

And in this case, I’ve seen that particular portrayal quite a lot.

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II’ll gladly help you with the information about where I found that, because for years I’ve had to defend her on my own — though I really hope the Reddit one hasn’t been deleted (that one was the most explicit and awful).

It’s curious to me that so many people understood what I meant, but only about five people (you included) saw anything wrong with it — especially since I always make sure what I write is understandable to everyone. Before posting, I always ask my best friend Gaby to review the draft, because I don’t want strangers who don’t know me going around saying I’m homophobic or accusing me of worse things, like they’ve been doing.

And yes, I did say that if Cassie were queer (amd yes, I say if because for now DC hasn’t confirmed anything, so it all remains open to interpretation) me, I don’t think she’d feel ashamed or insecure about it — because she’s someone who doesn’t let herself be intimidated by what others say. She’s someone who, while she’s had moments of insecurity, they’ve always been about whether she’s worthy of Donna’s legacy, of being an Amazon, of being Wonder Girl.

And no, I never implied that she can’t be a lesbian. She absolutely can be — but what bothers me is how the fandom constantly portrays her that way, as if for them lesbian women always have to hate themselves. As if there aren’t lesbian women who fully accept themselves for who they are.

And yes, Geoff Johns (though I don’t like to consider his portrayal too seriously because I firmly believe he didn’t know how to write any Teen Titans or Young Justice character), Peter David, John Byrne (and others who’ve written her) didn’t explicitly give her queer undertones — but they’re still there, and they can be interpreted. Also, just because someone grew up in the '90s–2000s doesn’t mean they have to struggle with homophobia (either internalized or toward others). It’s common, yes, but not universal — I say this because I’ve had the pleasure of meeting wonderful people who grew up in unkind environments and still managed to accept themselves.

By the way, I don’t have the Reddit link right now since I’m still searching through all the stuff I’ve saved (it’s a lot, so sorry if I end up sending it later by reblogging this or posting it separately and tagging you). But it was from the DC Comics subreddit: [https://www.reddit.com/r/DCcomics/]

‎I've seen a persistent trend in the fandom of portraying Cassie Sandsmark as a queer girl struggling with internalized homophobia or emotional repression. And honestly, that just doesn't align with her backstory, environment, or personality.‎‎

Cassie was raised by Helena Sandsmark, a strong, independent, open-minded woman. She's not a repressive or conservative figure — quite the opposite. Helena has always supported her daughter, even when Cassie’s life drastically changed upon entering the mythological world of the Amazons.‎

On top of that, Cassie was trained by Diana of Themyscira, a canonically bisexual woman who embodies free love, respect for identity, and sisterhood.‎ She was also guided by Artemis Grace, another powerful, unapologetically bisexual figure.‎‎

Are we really supposed to believe that Cassie, raised around powerful, loving queer women, would grow up feeling shame or guilt about her identity if she were queer?‎‎

If Cassie were a lesbian, she would be confident, proud, and surrounded by support. There’s no narrative foundation for painting her as a broken girl who hates herself for who she loves. That trope doesn’t belong to her.‎‎

Now, a character who does fit that narrative is Cissie King-Jones.‎ Cissie was raised by Bonnie, a mother who projected her own frustrations onto her daughter, pressured her to be perfect, and micromanaged her public image.‎ That’s the kind of environment where repression, guilt, and fear of rejection could realistically take root.

If we’re going to talk about internalized homophobia, Cissie has the context, the trauma, and the canon support for it.‎‎ Cassie doesn’t.

‎She doesn’t need that kind of pain to validate her identity. Not every queer character has to suffer through self-hatred. ‎Sometimes, they just grow up in a healthy environment. And that’s valid too.‎‎

PS: If Cassie were queer, she'd be bisexual or pansexual (that's my headcanon and I’m standing by it).‎ She could even be polyamorous — and yes, that’s also crossed my mind, especially because the bond within the core four really lends itself to that kind of reading.‎

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id encourage you to stop trying to speak on lesbianism, particularly butch or gnc lesbians, until you either develop empathy and understanding for their unique relationship with womanhood and identity, or actually learn to phrase your critique in a way that doesn’t revolve around describing that struggle as ‘poor broken girls.’ it’s disgusting.

‎I think they need reading comprehension because it’s clear they didn’t understand anything I mentioned.‎‎

And I’m sorry, this is my blog and I’ll keep posting whatever I believe and think.‎‎

I'll say it one more time, and hopefully this time people understand — if not, well, that’s a shame.‎

My point has never been about whether Cassie is or isn’t a lesbian, but rather that every time the fandom writes her as one, they portray her in a way that doesn’t feel like her.‎‎

And every time they do, it’s done poorly, relying on the trope of her feeling bad for loving other women — while conveniently ignoring all the amazing women who were part of her life and influenced her during her childhood and teenage years.‎‎

My point is that women can be lesbians without needing to be written with internalized homophobia. And if you really want to give that storyline to a female character, at least choose one where it actually makes sense — without having to rewrite her entire history.‎‎

Seriously, it’s not hard to understand what I meant, but you’re acting as if I had thrown out homophobic slurs or told someone they should die.

‎‎And no, I’m not going to stop posting — this is my blog. If you don’t like what I have to say, you can simply ignore it. No one here is forcing you to read my opinion, because as I state in most of my posts, this is my opinion, my perspective, my way of seeing and interpreting the characters.‎

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Literally in Cassie’s first appearance, she’s described (and shown) as a stubborn, brave, determined girl who knows who she is and what she wants.

Byrne’s entire Wonder Woman run shows Cassie being exactly that! She asked Zeus to give her powers (before the retcon that he was her father), she "stood up to" her mother—so to speak—when her mom didn’t want her to be Wonder Girl, and she managed to convince her to let her do it.

One of the most important things about Cassie’s character is that she’s very self-aware, and she’s always been portrayed as someone who doesn’t let herself be intimidated (example: her confrontations with Rose, her fight with Conner in Young Justice 1998).

Repito, narrativamente no tiene sentido que Cassie tenga homofobia internalizada, porque ella pasa tiempo en Themyscira (y esto es canon tanto en la continuidad pre como post New 52) y honestamente, se siente mal que ella se sienta así porque, como ya dije, ella pasa tiempo en Themyscira con el resto de las Amazonas, quienes no tienen ese tipo de prejuicios.

Let’s clarify a few things, because it seems you didn’t understand some of the points I was trying to make, and you didn’t notice that I mentioned multiple times that the issue was with the fandom using that trope on Cassie—which is true. And verifying this is easy: if you just search posts (on various social media platforms) or fics (and actually take the time to read them), you’ll see that she’s always portrayed as “the poor girl who suffers because no one understands that she’s a lesbian.”

And I’ll say it again—my post was meant to criticize that, because it’s out of character for Cassie.

By the way, the whole thing about Wonder Girl’s appearance changing has nothing to do with whether she’s queer or not (as I said before, I don’t think she’s a lesbian, but I do think she could be bi, pan, or poly). That topic was brought up because Cassie compares herself to Donna and she feels like she’s not worthy of carrying on her legacy, something that got worse after Donna’s death and after Cassie joined the Teen Titans.

PS: The fact that you think the character is a lesbian and has internalized homophobia doesn’t mean that my post or my opinion is wrong—it just shows that we have different interpretations of the character, and it highlights that some of us fans do are about keeping the character’s narrative consistent and not out of character.

‎I've seen a persistent trend in the fandom of portraying Cassie Sandsmark as a queer girl struggling with internalized homophobia or emotional repression. And honestly, that just doesn't align with her backstory, environment, or personality.‎‎

Cassie was raised by Helena Sandsmark, a strong, independent, open-minded woman. She's not a repressive or conservative figure — quite the opposite. Helena has always supported her daughter, even when Cassie’s life drastically changed upon entering the mythological world of the Amazons.‎

On top of that, Cassie was trained by Diana of Themyscira, a canonically bisexual woman who embodies free love, respect for identity, and sisterhood.‎ She was also guided by Artemis Grace, another powerful, unapologetically bisexual figure.‎‎

Are we really supposed to believe that Cassie, raised around powerful, loving queer women, would grow up feeling shame or guilt about her identity if she were queer?‎‎

If Cassie were a lesbian, she would be confident, proud, and surrounded by support. There’s no narrative foundation for painting her as a broken girl who hates herself for who she loves. That trope doesn’t belong to her.‎‎

Now, a character who does fit that narrative is Cissie King-Jones.‎ Cissie was raised by Bonnie, a mother who projected her own frustrations onto her daughter, pressured her to be perfect, and micromanaged her public image.‎ That’s the kind of environment where repression, guilt, and fear of rejection could realistically take root.

If we’re going to talk about internalized homophobia, Cissie has the context, the trauma, and the canon support for it.‎‎ Cassie doesn’t.

‎She doesn’t need that kind of pain to validate her identity. Not every queer character has to suffer through self-hatred. ‎Sometimes, they just grow up in a healthy environment. And that’s valid too.‎‎

PS: If Cassie were queer, she'd be bisexual or pansexual (that's my headcanon and I’m standing by it).‎ She could even be polyamorous — and yes, that’s also crossed my mind, especially because the bond within the core four really lends itself to that kind of reading.‎

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can you please not use terms like "broken girl"? it /really/ comes off as homophobic--like, i get that you're queer, but that doesn't make your language not harmful

At no point did I intend to offend or hurt anyone by using that term, so I’m sorry if it came across as homophobic—that was never my intention.

My entire post was referring to how the fandom tends to portray Cassie as an insecure girl who doesn’t know what she wants or who she is, someone who’s supposedly had to hide her “true preferences” her whole life. I even used that term because I’ve seen it used in many posts by other fans to justify/explain the idea that Cassie is a lesbian and the idea was to criticize the use of that term.

Again, my intention was never to hurt or offend anyone with my post—I just wanted to explain why, to me, that narrative/plotline of a poor girl who doesn’t know who she is and suffers to the point of self-hatred doesn’t work for Cassie. There’s no solid foundation in her story to justify that kind of thinking, which is why that “broken girl” stereotype they place on her doesn’t feel right (and I say this as someone who has read comics, books, manga, and manhwa where that trope is used).

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Why didn’t you like Maya as Phoenix?

My biggest issue with Maya becoming the Phoenix is, simply put, that it felt unnecessary and didn’t add anything to her story (I felt something similar with Quentin Quire).

Maya is a character who feels very out of place in that kind of storyline—there’s a reason we almost never see her in comics with cosmic plots. It’s hard to make her presence feel necessary, and not all writers can pull that off (even some of the best struggle when doing similar things).

I read her entire run as the Phoenix, and it was strange because her characterization felt out of place. Maya was created as a character meant for “street-level” adventures, so it always works to see her show up in stories like Daredevil, Kingpin, the Defenders, or Spider-Man (even just cameos, but good ones).

But my biggest struggle in accepting that this happened is that there’s always a reason why the Phoenix chooses a host (especially if it’s not Jean or Rachel). That’s something well established in the comics, but in Maya’s case, it was just “now she’s the Phoenix’s host, there’s no reason, it just happened.”

And again, that feels out of place because the Phoenix is supposed to take hosts when it has a mission (For example: Hope Summers after M-Day. The only ones who break that rule are Jean and Rachel—but Jean is the Phoenix, and Rachel is considered the Phoenix’s daughter, someone the Phoenix deeply cares for, so *shrugs*). Beyond that, I don’t have any issues with the character.

Idon’t like her or dislike her—it’s just weird that Marvel decided to give her the Phoenix. I think instead they should’ve given her something tied to her Cheyenne heritage if they wanted to explore magic or something mystical.

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‎I've seen a persistent trend in the fandom of portraying Cassie Sandsmark as a queer girl struggling with internalized homophobia or emotional repression. And honestly, that just doesn't align with her backstory, environment, or personality.‎‎

Cassie was raised by Helena Sandsmark, a strong, independent, open-minded woman. She's not a repressive or conservative figure — quite the opposite. Helena has always supported her daughter, even when Cassie’s life drastically changed upon entering the mythological world of the Amazons.‎

On top of that, Cassie was trained by Diana of Themyscira, a canonically bisexual woman who embodies free love, respect for identity, and sisterhood.‎ She was also guided by Artemis Grace, another powerful, unapologetically bisexual figure.‎‎

Are we really supposed to believe that Cassie, raised around powerful, loving queer women, would grow up feeling shame or guilt about her identity if she were queer?‎‎

If Cassie were a lesbian, she would be confident, proud, and surrounded by support. There’s no narrative foundation for painting her as a broken girl who hates herself for who she loves. That trope doesn’t belong to her.‎‎

Now, a character who does fit that narrative is Cissie King-Jones.‎ Cissie was raised by Bonnie, a mother who projected her own frustrations onto her daughter, pressured her to be perfect, and micromanaged her public image.‎ That’s the kind of environment where repression, guilt, and fear of rejection could realistically take root.

If we’re going to talk about internalized homophobia, Cissie has the context, the trauma, and the canon support for it.‎‎ Cassie doesn’t.

‎She doesn’t need that kind of pain to validate her identity. Not every queer character has to suffer through self-hatred. ‎Sometimes, they just grow up in a healthy environment. And that’s valid too.‎‎

PS: If Cassie were queer, she'd be bisexual or pansexual (that's my headcanon and I’m standing by it).‎ She could even be polyamorous — and yes, that’s also crossed my mind, especially because the bond within the core four really lends itself to that kind of reading.‎

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Hello lovely people of Tumblr!!!

I just read the first issue of New History of DC Universe by Mark Waid, and I found it entertaining.

I think it’s a comic that can help many casual comic readers and even more hardcore ones like me who, because of events (ahem, Crisis and retcons, ahem), sometimes get tangled up in the timeline of the stories of their favorite characters (for example: Damian is 14 years old, but Tim is supposed to still be 17, which is the age he was when Damian joined the Batfam at 10 years old; it’s weird they don’t deny it) understand the continuity and how the current canon relates to each character’s origin stories.

So I think it’s great that they’re doing this!!!

I think it’s fitting for Barry to narrate this adventure, as who better than the most iconic speedster of DC (don’t get upset, Wally stans, it’s the truth) and someone who has experience rebooting the DC universe (I can’t wait to read him commenting on Crisis on Infinite Earths or Flashpoint).

It’s nice to see that they took the time to research the characters. An example of this is how they explain the origin of Eclipso (Galid, a fallen angel) and his relationship with Aztar (another fallen angel who becomes the Spectre) or the first origin of Blue Beetle (Khaji Da), which connected him with Nabu the Wise.

I was even surprised by things I didn’t know or didn’t remember, like the origin of the Guardians (and no, I’m not talking about the animated movie, LMAO) or that of the Lords of Order and Chaos on the planet Cilia.

The fact that they brought back Nubia’s origin as Princess Zahavah is incredible, although the small mistake when they mention Khufu and Chay-Ara as being from the planet Thanagar is a bit annoying (at that time, they hadn’t yet reincarnated on Thanagar; they come later). But at least they respected the new origin that Robert Venditti gave them (unfortunately, one must learn to pick their battles and accept the little good that DC offers).

By the way, it just occurred to me that based on this comic, they position Nimue Inwudu (Madame Xanadu) as the sister of Morgaine Le Fey (Morgana) and Vivienne (the Lady of the Lake). This means she first met Sir Brian Kent and not Nighthawk, as stated in Venditti's Hawkman.

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I just found out that Jeremy Adams had planned to use Cassie in his Green Lantern run. Apparently, she would have teamed up with Kyle and Conner instead of Odyssey, and Adams was also planning to bring Koncassie together.

It’s kinda sad they didn’t let him do it (when I catch you, Tom King), because that premise sounded pretty cool. Plus, I’d love to see interactions between Kyle and Cassie, since the only times they’ve been together (but never actually talked) was during Young Justice (1998).

I’m devastated. This is exactly how I felt when I found out DC wasn’t going to release The Changeling and that I’d never know the truth about Hektor Hol (I was still hoping they’d release it like they did with the Jaime comic).

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"Long dashes are proof you've written with AI."

Meanwhile, I've been using them for over 7 years (the entire time I've been writing fanfiction) because every writing course I've taken and several of my teachers in school have always emphasized that this is the correct way to format dialogue in any written work (books, stories, etc.): 😐😑😶

I genuinely don't understand why people accuse others of using AI, especially when they accuse me.

I've been writing fanfiction on Wattpad and AO3 for over seven years now.It seems odd to me, because if I were using AI, I wouldn't be uploading snippets (previews of upcoming plot points in my fics) on my various social media accounts (except Facebook and here).

What's more, before I even start writing a story, I create detailed outlines. This includes characters, locations, research for themes I'll address, the number of chapters the fic will have, and so on. This usually takes me a long time – I like to have everything planned out, even the ending! I generally never publish my fics until I have several chapters written in advance.

Seriously, I think these accusations of writers using AI for their fics are getting out of hand.

I know many might think I'm taking this too seriously, but the accusation really bothers me. People who follow me on my other social media platforms (TikTok, Wattpad, AO3, FanFiction.net) know how hard I've worked to improve my writing, striving for it to be perfect and enjoyable for both me and them. That's especially true for those who have read my fics from the beginning, when I sometimes missed certain spelling errors or when they helped me as beta readers.

Just in case you're wondering, when I plan one of my fics, I always do it in one of my notebooks first—those are the sketches. Then, if I'm happy with them, I transcribe them to Word, where they stay as drafts until I feel they're "perfect." Only then do I publish them.

While I was venting in this post, I realized the best thing I can do is block that person's account. This is already recurrent behavior; not only do they accuse me of writing with AI, but they also constantly comment on my fics, criticizing them and demanding they be written to their taste.

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batfam fans will compare the ao3 stats of their fanon popular ship against the ao3 stats of another dc ship that happens to belong to a much smaller fandom, and they'll say "see? no one cares about it anyway." ...without taking into consideration that batfam as fandom is disproportionately louder than any other dc fandom. and without acknowledging how batfam fans chase fans of other dc characters away from fandom spaces via bullying/character bashing/entitlement, or how many of these ships don't have a lot of content on ao3 because it's fucking niche and being niche doesn't mean it's not popular or loved among the fans of said ship.

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The first time I saw the movie, I was 7 years old and spent about a month telling my parents that the characters would have made a nice couple.

Plus, there was definitely some romantic tension between them.

My love letter to Scar and Lex from AVP

aka 'why AVP is definitely a love story XD'

(I was talking to someone about this yesterday who is definitely not a monsterfucker, and they were not convinced by my take on AVP at all XD. I think this is definitely a monsterfucker spin on the movie)

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her expression when she's peeking through the wall and watching him go through his scarring ritual is curious, not fearful

he's obviously curious about her too, and doesn't attack, letting her say her piece before deciding what to do about her

she's the one who calls him friend first :) (admittedly, it's in an 'enemy of my enemy' context, but hey)

he could kill her here, but hesitates a long time:

He's clearly torn about letting her come with him, but when he sees her looking at him like this, he can't help but want to assist her:

He does not have time to waste hacking a xenomorph to bits, let alone giving Lex Xeno Biology: 101, but he does it all the same, and he even makes a little joke to lighten the situation

He cobbles together some gear to keep her safe:

His plucky human goes first into the danger ahead, but he's there, guarding her back. Plus, he's taller so he can see ahead too:

He lets her take care of her friend and doesn't butcher him to get at the parasite/hatchling/chestburster. Instead he waits for her to leave, then catches the thing and destroys it (so as not to upset her further?):

Even in the heart of the hatchery, where time is 100% of the essence, he pauses yet again to explain the self-destruct feature on his vambrace to her: (10/10 for communication, Scar)

Yautja can run way faster than humans, but he stays half a pace behind her for the entire escape sequence:

Tell me this isn't the face of a man in wonder at the person before him:

And Lex isn't exactly... unaffected... oof

Then he waits for her to nod her consent, and does a really tidy job of marking her as a Blooded, and his concentration is to the max!! (his little purr after he's finished is so cute too). The he bows in respect to her. She may be human, but she's his equal as a warrior.

After Lex has saved his life and injured (and seriously pissed off) the Alien Queen, and while she's tearing the place to bits to get at Lex, Scar does the most Extra™ spin attack to draw her attention away from Lex, lodging his combistick right through her face. Bad. Ass!

Then while Lex gets away, he roars and flares his mandibles in a challenge at the Queen, which gives Lex the opportunity she needs to pick up the chain, and the two of them haul on it together and work seamlessly. They clearly understand each other without the need for words, or ego. This is very much a Team Effort:

He protecc:

Bonus Alien vs Predator shot :)

This heartbreaking scene, where he feels like he's trying to tell her something (in the novel, he apparently says 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' in her voice...)

Lex seems genuinely grief-stricken when he dies:

I wonder how long she stayed there like that before the Ancient's ship showed up?

Lex' final expression:

In short, this definitely is an inter-species love story and you can pry that theory from my cold, dead little claws :).

Also why did he have to die??? T.T

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A few days ago, someone asked me if I was going to share my thoughts on the Green Lantern Corps run. I explained that I have a habit of waiting for several issues of a run to come out, reading them all at once (two or three times), then processing and organizing my thoughts before finally publishing my opinion.

With that cleared up, seeing that people were really pushing me to read and review it, I decided to give in. But honestly, I was reading #2-#3 and stopped halfway because I was annoyed with how Shayera and Thanagar were portrayed (not to mention they seemed to hint at something between John and Shayera, which is a big NO-NO for me).

I'll bring my opinion on it, but bear with me. I'm still processing the story and deciding if it's even worth reading something that, at first glance, seems like I won't enjoy.

Last minute update: Yes, I'm going to read it. It seems necessary to understand what's happening in Hal's comic, and it's apparently the only place Simon and Jessica will appear this year (RIP Jessica-Simon stans).

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I never understood why DC fans ship Cassie with Rose.

There, I've said it. I just don't get it. I read their interactions, and the most I ever think is that Rose is jealous/envious because, from her perspective, Cassie has the "life" she wants.

For Rose, Cassie has many people who love her (whether romantically or platonically), people who truly value her, who would do anything to protect her.

As I see it, she (Rose) gives me the same vibes as Vanessa. They are two girls who, for different reasons, want to prove/obtain something but haven't succeeded (failing at it), and then they see another girl who hasn't had to go through as much to get/have what they want (in their perspective).

And that's simplifying both their stories as much as possible, more Rose than Vanessa, but that's how I feel their interactions are.

But seriously, I don't see any enemies-to-lovers chemistry between Cassie and Rose. In my opinion, if they're going to ship Cassie with other girls, they should do it with Cissie (though I only see them as Best Friends, sorry), Anita (I'm telling you, I can see them together), Jinny Hex (someone told me they'd be a good match and I stuck with it), and Potira (sue me, I saw chemistry!).

Besides, I feel like Cassie is always ready to tell Rose to screw off, like she's tired of Rose always belittling her or making comments that make her look like someone she's not.

For me, Cassie is someone who doesn't forgive offenses or comments she considers as such (and Rose's comments fall into this category). She is very proud; she has fought hard to prove she's worthy of Donna's legacy as Wonder Girl, that she deserves to be considered an Amazon and a student of both Diana and Artemis, and she wouldn't easily overlook or forget that.

Although it's my way of seeing their interactions, I believe there's a unilateral rivalry from Rose to Cassie (I've already explained why I think this is the case), and I don't think that would be romantic on Cassie's part (though from Rose, I can see why people would ship them, but it would be unilateral).

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Conner Kent Headcanons

He enjoys doing mundane or domestic tasks like cooking, sweeping, watching TV—simple, homey things ground him.

He has a photographic memory that activates when he focuses. It helped him a lot during his time with the Teen Titans.

He has a natural talent for emotionally reading people.

He has written poetry in secret. Cassie is the only one who has ever read them, and they often reflect his insecurities and his deep longing for a real sense of home.

The Kent farm is his emotional retreat; it’s where he feels most in tune with his human side.

He keeps an old photo of Young Justice with great care—it’s wrinkled at the edges from how often he looks at it.

He doesn’t feel comfortable in the Fortress of Solitude if he’s alone.

He’s fascinated by the Kryptonian language and culture, but gets frustrated that he can’t learn it easily.

He loves shooting stars. He lies down to watch them whenever he can—never to make wishes, just to remind himself that the universe is bigger than his problems.

He enjoys simple crafts, like building things out of wood. One time, he made Bart a custom comic book stand.

He secretly loves classic science fiction novels (The Martian Chronicles, 1984, Ender’s Game), but doesn’t admit it easily.

He sometimes reads poetry. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman left a deep impression on him.

He’s a big fan of The X-Files and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

He watches ‘90s sitcoms like Friends and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

His favorite movies are Back to the Future (he dreams of owning a DeLorean), The Iron Giant, and Rocky IV (his guilty pleasure).

He’s very fond of purple hyacinths, though he doesn’t know why.

His favorite colors are muted red and black.

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Cassie Sandsmark Headcanons part 2

Her favorite flowers are lavender and sunflowers.

Her favorite color is gold and deep yellow, almost amber.

Her favorite ice cream is pistachio with dark chocolate chunks.

She doesn’t have a favorite kind of weather, but she feels most at peace under a cloudy sky, with soft sunlight filtering through and a mild breeze.

She loves tacos al pastor with fresh pineapple and homemade salsa — it might sound odd, but Ferdinand cooked it for her once, and it instantly became her favorite meal.

Her favorite show is Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and she thinks Amélie is a wonderful film.

She’s pansexual.

Cassie and Yara love betting against each other. They’ll bet on anything from who wins a sparring match to who gets more compliments on a mission. Yara is fiercely competitive and takes it seriously—mercilessly teasing Cassie when she wins. Cassie, on the other hand, plays it cool and cheeky, using it as a way to lighten the mood.

‎When Donna found out about the bets, she resisted at first: “I don’t need childish games to motivate myself,”.she said… until Cassie bet she couldn’t beat her in a duel with her eyes closed.

‎Now all three of them—Yara, Cassie, and Donna—bet on everything. It’s an intense competition; none of them like to lose.

‎She’s very proud and stubborn. When she first became Wonder Girl, she had a hard time admitting when she was wrong. Now in her twenties, she handles it better—most of the time (she still has her moments).

‎She gets along great with the Flash Family, especially Joan and Jay.

‎She loves the Human Green Lanterns, but won’t hesitate to fight them if they ever hurt Keli.

‎She respects Batman and Superman as heroes, but doesn’t particularly like them as civilians (especially Bruce more than Clark).

‎Bernard, Tim’s boyfriend, jokes with her all the time, and she genuinely loves seeing Tim (her platonic soulmate) happy.

‎She has movie nights with Mia Dearden.

‎She has mixed feelings about Damian. She understands why he reacted badly to Tim when he first came to Gotham, but that doesn't make her lingering mistrust disappear. This makes her feel guilty, and she tries not to show her discomfort because she sees how hard the 14 year. old is trying to be good.

‎Diana has forbidden her from approaching the Spectre, and she has obeyed… though the curiosity to get closer to the embodiment of God’s wrath does tempt her.

‎She’s hung out with Shazam and his circle several times, but eventually chose to distance herself—mainly out of discomfort about possibly giving the wrong idea to Freddy (he’s a great guy, just not her type).

‎She sometimes dreams or remembers Diesel, and deeply regrets being involved with him. She feels intense guilt about how it all ended.