No But I Seriously Can't Even Fathom How Painful Cassandra's Existence Has To Be.

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Steph: You ever think about how Cass could be in this very room watching us at any moment and we would never know? Tim: Well I'm thinking about it now. Thanks. Damian: I would know. Cass: No you wouldn't.

i think at a certain point damian is just making shit up when he talks about his childhood just to cause a reaction like he'll say "i've trained with swords before i even learned how to walk" and it will be true but he'll see your awed reaction and go "....and every week they would declare a free for all and order every league soldier to attempt to kill me. they called it slice the baby saturday" and he would just be lying out of his ass

more Batgirl redraws

in absolute tears about the pride module at my work

GCPD Officer: You’re under arrest for attempting to carry three people on a single motorcycle.

Jason: Damn, Bruce is gonna kill- wait, three?

GCPD Officer: yes, three.

Steph: oh shit

Tim: Cass fucking fell off!

Cass, somehow hanging off the back off the motorcycle by her fingers with ease: no I didn’t?

GCPD Officer, surprised: Jesus Christ!

Steph, shaking Jason’s shoulders: quickly! While he’s distracted!

Jason, speeding off with Cass still hanging off the motorcycle: shit, now we gotta pay Babs off so she doesn’t show Bruce the CCTV footage!

Tim: *falls off 2 minutes later*

Thinking about Cassandra Cain and what the name Cain means in a biblical context.

In the Torah (I'm Jewish, so the Jewish interpretations of the text are what I'm familiar with - if any Muslims or Christians out there have different perspectives, I'd love to hear them!) Cain was a farmer, working the land to raise crops, while his brother Abel was a shepherd, raising sheep for wool and meat. They both offer sacrifices to G-d, but while Abel offers the best portion of the meat from his flock, Cain offers the worst of his crops. G-d accepts Abel's offering, but rejects Cain's. In a jealous rage, Cain kills his brother, committing the first murder and being exiled for his crime. He is destined to walk the Earth, visibly marked as an outcast, poisoning the soil he once worked in and bringing ruin to the world around him.

For Cassandra to carry this name is very interesting. It lines up perfectly with how she sees herself, especially in her earlier stories - desperately trying to please a father who she loves and fears in equal measure, until she finally does the unforgivable to earn his love. Forever tainted by a murder she committed when she was young, unable to escape it, destined to forever be an outcast from the people around her. She believes that she is a bringer of destruction, doomed to bring ruin to every life she touches; that she carries a mark upon her forehead that everyone can see, branding her forever as a murderer. She has sinned, and she can never escape that.

The blood of her victim cries out from the ground, and the mark of Cain is forever branded upon her forehead. She can never escape the curse of being eternally an outsider. She can never be clean of the blood on her hands. She can never be forgiven for what she has done.

Barbara Gordon is simultaneously a dork loser and one of the most dangerous people on the planet. You must understand this.

I get second hand embarrassment BAD.

Like whenever two character’s relationship is grossly misunderstood I have to resist the urge to start throwing stuff.

I had to spend 5 minutes outside to calm down once because I was on the verge of screaming and waking up my family.