r/CassandraCain

I just read an interesting fic with Cass at https://archiveofourown.org/works/93697071. I agree with Cass having had no one she trusted fully, no safe and supportive people. when she was growing up. She loved her father but that's not the same as trusting him. She was taught to treat every stranger as someone who was going to attack and harm her.

Cass, especially when she's Batgirl, is intent on being a safe and supportive person for anyone who doesn't have anyone else to trust and to receive help from, on top of her wanting people to trust her when she doesn't feel worthy of being trusted. She's horrified when people are scared of her. She's very obedient to people's requests, including accepting ones she didn't expect when they grab her cape. She's happy to listen to people express their worries and feelings and opinions. Dick, Steph, and Tim are more skilled at helping children who have been hurt but Cass is vehement about being someone they can trust as a protector and person who will take their wishes and fears, no matter how minor, seriously.

This story solidifies my opinion that Cass' behavior with children should receive more attention and thoughtfulness instead of being ignored as simply her being the worst with children of all of the bats.