Comments | ship_manifesto: Tim Drake/Cassandra Cain (DC Comics)

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Tim Drake/Cassandra Cain (DC Comics)

May 24, 2005 10:56

Title: Watching, Knowing, Not Having The Words
Author: __marcelo
E-Mail: mrinesi@fibertel.com.ar
Fandom: DC Comics
Pairing: Tim Drake (Robin III)/Cassandra Cain (Batgirl III)
Spoilers: All DC storylines to the present.
Notes: Huge thanks to faith_of_borg (who said somebody had to write this), brown_betty, smittywing, and jarodrussell. They are the best betas anybody could want.

( Think Dharma and Greg, just with more martial arts and explosives. )

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Comments 19

unlovablehands May 24 2005, 19:28:45 UTC

Think "Dharma and Greg," just with more martial arts and explosives.

This line cracked me up, by the way. :)

Your description of tim made me remember why I fell in love with the kid a year and a half ago. Oh man, Timmy. Perfect enunciation of what does and does not make Tim/Cass tick. *thumbs up*

And I realize I am entirely without a Gotham icon, so we get the closest icon I have to applicable. *laugh*

__marcelo May 25 2005, 13:40:20 UTC

Glad you liked it!

I think I'm probably going to hell for comparing Dharma and Cass, but the analytical/visceral thing Dharma and Greg have is quite similar, in its own way, to Tim and Cass'.

Crap, now I'm thinking about Dharma/Cass...

liquidengineer0 June 2 2006, 02:45:14 UTC

Greatest crackslash pairing ever.

Also, this essay rocked. Your understanding of Tim alone is enough to make your instant lifelong fan and ally.

Rock on.

__marcelo June 2 2006, 02:53:02 UTC

Yay! Thanks!

gardendoor May 25 2005, 10:44:08 UTC

What a lovely pairing! You did such a tremendous job of showing who Tim and Cassandra are so that even a DC ignoramus like myself could see not only why they worked but why they matter as individual charatcers, not "knockoffs of sidekicks". Great job.

__marcelo May 25 2005, 13:48:20 UTC

Thanks! They are very interesting characters, and thinking, talking and writing about them is a lot of fun *g*.

red_eft May 26 2005, 04:21:36 UTC

You know, before DC I was always a die-hard slasher with few exceptions, but I'm finding more and more interesting het pairings out there, and you've described why this is one of them. Good job.

__marcelo May 26 2005, 06:13:13 UTC

Thanks!

Curiously, I went more or less the other way: before getting into the DCU, slashy readings were a possibility that just didnt cross my mind - if nothing else, fandom has been an education *g*.

mary_marvel May 27 2005, 16:47:58 UTC

very cool essay! I don't know much about Cass, so your section on her was really helpful.

Just as his relationship with Kon-El will be in many ways as pivotal to the DCU as that of Superman and Batman, Tim and Cassandra's relationship will to a degree determinate the legacy of the Batman.

This is one of my favorite parts. I'd never thought about it in that way before, but you're spot-on.

__marcelo May 27 2005, 20:02:20 UTC

Glad you liked it! Predicting the future with DC is always a chancy proposition at best, but in Teen Titans 20's future, at least, Tim and Kon's relationship seemed a keystone of Tim!Batman's handling of the Titans, so I went from there. Cass' role in Gotham is so far more restricted, but with the givens of age and talent, barring some disaster, I think she should end as one of the key players in the city, specially as she gets more confident outside the Batgirl persona.

skalja June 2 2005, 23:15:12 UTC

Coming to this a little late, I still feel the need to tell you that it is glorious.

__marcelo June 9 2005, 04:12:44 UTC

There's no late when it comes to feedback! Specially when you phrase it like that *g*. Thanks!