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alvindraperzzz · 5 days ago

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People are allowed to read a character however they want, and playing with aus and different interpretations is fun, but I’ve never really understood the fandom’s insistence that Cassie is comphet because it’s so antithetical to how I read her.

You think Cassie spent years pressuring herself to hide her real feelings and live up to some nebulous feminine ideal even as it made her miserable?

Cassie Sandsmark. Cassie, who declared herself Wonder Girl and outright asked the king of the gods for powers? The same Cassie who couldn’t keep her identity secret for five minutes at a time without blabbing to someone? Cassie, who couldn’t stand the makeover plan she came up with so she ripped the wig off and confessed the whole thing to her crush almost immediately? Cassie, who constantly puts her foot in her mouth, pushes people, and can’t leave well enough alone because she’s so focused on what she thinks is right?

The reason the “Cassie is comphet” headcanon never made sense to me is because it just doesn’t fit her canon character. She's headstrong, sincere, and generally isn’t afraid to go after what she wants. She can’t help but be herself, and any attempt to purposely be something or someone she isn’t doesn’t last long.

Also…. do you really believe Cassie Sandsmark, protege of Diana of Themyscira and honorary Amazon, thinks she has to pretend to be straight? Come on now.

#cassie sandsmark #everyone is welcome to their own headcanons et cetera et cetera #but for me it just doesn’t make sense with who she is in canon #which is why I’m annoyed that it’s become the default talking point for her character (cough fanon personality cough)#cassandra sandsmark #wonder girl #Yeah she has insecurities and moments of doubt #But she’s generally pretty confident (and terrible at hiding her real feelings)#her confidence took a major dive after Donna’s death bc she blamed herself but it doesn’t stay that way #talking about cassie #sometimes I read other people’s meta/fics and wonder if we’re even talking about the same character #this is all w/out even considering how important her relationship w Kon was to her #I really feel like sincerity is a big part of her character #she’s so enthusiastic and earnest #even when she’s hurting she’s upfront about how she feels (try as she might to distance herself or hide her feelings)#and even on the rare occasions when she feels she has to be like someone else (post amazons attack or (blech) ww153)#or hide something (her fathers id or ares or even her crush on Kon) it doesn’t last long at all #she works through it quickly or blurts it out or turns to her friends for help #so the idea that shed just stew and suppress herself and do things she hates bc she thinks there’s something wrong w her she needs to hide #is just plain nonsense to me

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