Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain
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| Pairing: | Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain |
| Alternative name(s): | stephcass |
| Gender category: | F/F |
| Fandom: | DC Comics |
| Canonical?: | non-canon |
| Prevalence: | common |
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Steph/Cass is a femslash pairing of Stephanie Brown (Spoiler/Robin/Batgirl) and Cassandra Cain (Batgirl/Orphan/Black Bat) in the DC Comics fandom.
Canon
Stephanie and Cassandra have a unique friendship. Cassandra, being illiterate, needed Stephanie's help to read a ransom note. After seeing Batgirl's incredible techniques, Spoiler asked her to train her. This provided Cassandra with a friend, something she had never had before. When Cassandra fought Lady Shiva to near-death, Spoiler rescued a hostage held by a worshiper of Shiva who demanded to see Batgirl. Stephanie and Cassandra were later playing rooftop "tag" when they found a group of hostages, and after risking her life, Casandra knocked Stephanie out. Stephanie knew that Cassandra thought that she was incompetent, like Batman did, and left angrily with a broken friendship that would not be repaired until days before Stephanie's "death" by the Black Mask.
In 2022 and 2023, they led the Batgirls series alongside Barbara Gordon, in which the three are roommates and teammates.
Fandom
Fanon and Tropes
- Fans frequently gloss over Steph's past canon relationship with Tim Drake, portraying them often as friendly exes. Most choose to leave Tim/Steph as a former ship that affected Cass and Steph's relationship, rather than ignoring its existence entirely.
Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fanart
- Say It by Colours07
- bi steph 4 life by starfleetbabe
- @wombatking gotchu fam! thanks for the request <3 by harpurr-art
- cass and steph making out after training or something by ruinedgold
- Cass and Steph by kathrynlayno
Fanfiction
- "Really Close Friends" AKA Cass and Steph's Adventures With Tabloids by Hinn_Raven
- sanctuary in haunted city #1 by OpheliaMarina
- everything will be alright (if you keep me next to you) by gleesquid
- Meet Me Where You're Going by Hinn_Raven
Archives & Fannish Links
- Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain on AO3
- casssteph community on Deviantart