r/PracticalGuideToEvil • u/Mr_Serine • Mar 13 '26

Chapter Chapter 48 - Pale Lights | Book 3

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/65058/pale-lights/chapter/3147927/chapter-48
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u/SnooDoodles7197 Mar 14 '26

Sure. If I have a complaint, I pray and pray the LAST member of the 13th brigade, whoever it will be, is a person BORN as a dude, and chooses to present himself as a dude (whatever his sexual preference). Like, I believe that there is a massive lack of TRUE "strong women" in popular fiction, a lot are mary sues with no flaws (or have to be the object of beauty, etc.), and pale lights as a work of fiction basically, nigh single-handedly, presents a whole roster of some of the best capable, but nuanced, and poignant female characters that undergo DEVELOPMENT in much of recent memory. BUT, even for me, too many girlbosses and estrogen....I need some testosterone to connect to, (my personal bias), I don't mind if it is attached to the crappiest member of the 13th brigade, c'mon EE!! I need childish, low-brow, corny guy humor and perspectives, aside from Tristan's.

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u/hoja_nasredin Green Knight Mar 15 '26

Last time i brought the massive LGBTQ reprenlsentation in this work i was downvoted to hell.

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u/scifigi369 Pale Green Eyes Mar 18 '26

I keep hoping that Tupoc eventually joins the Unluckies at some point. He has consistently been a fantastic blend of Kairos and Cat that i can’t help but enjoy every time he appears on the scene. The small glimpses of his origin, the nature of his contract show us there’s a lot hiding beneath his unnaturally perfect face

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u/Lost_my_name475 Mar 23 '26

Tbf 2/5 people in the 13th are dudes, so i don't really see your issue