I'm actually half-serious about making Casagi a thing btw! I do have a Casagi fic (possibly Radiant Souls-adjacent, haven't yet decided but I'm leaning toward it) that's half-realized and in the works. There's a chapter or two that I may finish and put out there, see how people like it? Maybe. Depends on my energy levels, I'm always working on too many things at once.
The chemistry between those two is absolutely adorable, though. It's definitely a First Real Young Love story but in a way that I feel would appeal to an older audience too. I mean I'm usually not one for teen romance these days because I'm typically a bit more interested in the dynamics of older adult love, not the dynamics of around high school-aged kids (as if my interest in Baronjitsu etc. doesn't make that beyond obvious that I like those oldies lol.)
But the way I plan to write Casagi is:
These two are ~18-19.
This is Casey/Krow's first crush ever, because of course as a child in war he did not have time for that, much less knowing people his age for a long enough period.
Usagi/Yukito has dated a little bit (unbeknownst to him he is popular and crushed on by many genders since he's a pretty boy type) but relationships never worked out long-term and no one has ever made him Feel Like This before.
When they first meet happens some time after the Krang Invasion, when Krow/Casey is able to get his bearings and start to adjust to life in the present.
In this verse, there's no conflict of adult versions because Casey Jr. never met adult Usagi in the Future timeline. He and Usagi meeting is unique to the fixed present timeline.
Casey/Krow and Usagi/Yukito are complementing opposites in various ways, both character traits and aesthetics. They are naturally very curious about each other as a result.
I think that's a pretty cute starting point for them! But there will be more of these two at some point. I didn't develop ideas for many, many months for nothing. I really plan to do more, I was just nervous because it is a pairing that it seems no one has ever made before (which I am very surprised about).
