yeah i love mia! she charmed me in green arrow 2001 <333 i think the fandom is very weird about her relationship to jason and how often it is perceived because it's very much regarded in this weird all or nothing context where there is zero middle ground for either of them. i don't know how to explain it? i definitely feel their history together is quite uncomfortable given that jason kidnaps and threatens a teenage trafficking victim, but well, when i and most people on tumblr frame it like that, it often falls back into that all or nothing mindset of good/bad. and to be clear it is quite bad on paper when laid out like that. it's an extremely sensitive subject! but i think through a lens of exploring WHY jason did this and how mia would interpret it independent of the lens we often read her with as a result of her background (but crucially not completely lacking that context, because to disregard her background is to throw away massive understanding of her character) there is a lot that could be found, but it is such an uncomfortable subject for so many people that i think it leads most to write it off the way they do as something that can only be bad.
for me, jason/mia is not my thing because of those discomforts, but i try to be as objective as possible, and i can see the appeal in it! and i definitely understand you when people would rather pair mia with any girl imaginable despite little to no possible chemistry instead of exploring her existing relationships, not only romantic. i mean sure i like certain mia crack/rare pairs as much as the next person (steph/mia seems super fun!) but i feel when people pair mia with other girls it is less out of genuine interest and more to feel a certain way about a character as complex as mia. also btw YES i love mia's probably fucked up relationship to others and especially men and any exploration of that is
stephcass as failexes YESSS you get it!!! i appreciate this interpretation greatly as a lover of mess. cassrose are absolutely the worst messy angry one night stand about to happen lol they are horrible but also perfect for each other
stephkara omg you get AROUND!!!! i love this one!!!!! steph's batgirl run made me love this pairing even if most of what i know about kara comes from her pre-crisis 80s run hahah. also regarding timcass, as someone whose favorite comic ever is batgirl 2000, i absolutely see the subtext there. i feel like the writers kinda seeded it before cass was solidified as a member of the wayne family (crucially distinct from the bat family of course) and then once she did become a part of it in the eyes of editorial and fans alike they kinda just let that one go, which was for the best, but if things ever turned out different in canon, my god these two would've been a fucking MESS to explore in the wake of war games. i mean look at the MATERIAL we have in the fresh blood arc!!! the scene where tim and cass argue over batman ugh... and the possible comphet involved too. ugh i've always thought about exploring these two in an AU despite my personal hang-ups. maybe someday!
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Date: 2025-02-10 12:29 pm (UTC)for me, jason/mia is not my thing because of those discomforts, but i try to be as objective as possible, and i can see the appeal in it! and i definitely understand you when people would rather pair mia with any girl imaginable despite little to no possible chemistry instead of exploring her existing relationships, not only romantic. i mean sure i like certain mia crack/rare pairs as much as the next person (steph/mia seems super fun!) but i feel when people pair mia with other girls it is less out of genuine interest and more to feel a certain way about a character as complex as mia. also btw YES i love mia's probably fucked up relationship to others and especially men and any exploration of that is
stephcass as failexes YESSS you get it!!! i appreciate this interpretation greatly as a lover of mess. cassrose are absolutely the worst messy angry one night stand about to happen lol they are horrible but also perfect for each other
stephkara omg you get AROUND!!!! i love this one!!!!! steph's batgirl run made me love this pairing even if most of what i know about kara comes from her pre-crisis 80s run hahah. also regarding timcass, as someone whose favorite comic ever is batgirl 2000, i absolutely see the subtext there. i feel like the writers kinda seeded it before cass was solidified as a member of the wayne family (crucially distinct from the bat family of course) and then once she did become a part of it in the eyes of editorial and fans alike they kinda just let that one go, which was for the best, but if things ever turned out different in canon, my god these two would've been a fucking MESS to explore in the wake of war games. i mean look at the MATERIAL we have in the fresh blood arc!!! the scene where tim and cass argue over batman ugh... and the possible comphet involved too. ugh i've always thought about exploring these two in an AU despite my personal hang-ups. maybe someday!