in the months following the kiss, cassie and tim continue to go through 'will-they-won't-they' moments in which they both continue to question the validity of their relationship. then following a battle against an army of future titans, the pair decided at last to date. unfortunately, their relationship is short-lived, as after their first official date cassie ends the relationship, because she feels she is using tim. this has resulted in a growing animosity between the pair, which has begun to bleed into their relationships with the other titans.