Fan Casting Unexpected Cute Bond in Young Avengers: A Marvel Studios Special Presentation

Two of them end up together not by design, but because everyone else paired off faster. Cassie sighs. “Guess it’s you and me, Tree‑Boy.” Groot glows faint pink. “I am Groot.” Cassie smirks. “Yeah, yeah. I like your confidence.” They move through the wreckage Cassie embiggens to lift a collapsed beam while Groot extends thick roots to stabilize the floor. Groot hesitates, then places a small glowing ornament‑bulb in her hand grown from his own branch. Cassie’s breath catches. “You made this? For me?” Groot nods, glowing a warm gold. Cassie tucks the ornament into her pocket. “…Okay, that’s actually really sweet.” Cassie Lang slides into the seat beside Teen Groot Variant, brushing a bit of snow from her hair. She’s wearing a ridiculous Christmas sweater with a giant knitted tree on it a joke she’s been leaning into all night. Groot notices. His branches glow a soft, shy pink. Cassie nudges him with her elbow. “Hey, Groot. You like the sweater?” Groot glances at the knitted tree, then at her, then at the tiny ornament she gave him earlier now hanging proudly from one of his branches. “I am Groot.” Cassie grins. “Yeah? I wore it for you.” Groot’s glow brightens. Cassie leans closer to Groot, lowering her voice so only he can hear. “You know… you were really amazing today. Brave. Kind. And… kinda cute when you glow like that.” Groot freezes. Then glows brighter a warm gold this time, pulsing like a heartbeat. Cassie laughs softly. “See? That. That’s adorable.” She reaches out and gently adjusts the ornament on his branch a small, intimate gesture, the kind you only do when you’re not afraid to be close. Groot doesn’t move. He just watches her, glowing. Cassie sits back, cheeks pink. “So… maybe after Christmas… we could hang out? Just us? No Shocker, no symbiotes, no saving Santa?” Groot tilts his head, then nods slowly. “I am Groot.” Cassie smiles not teasing this time, but warm, real. “Yeah. I’d like that too."