My girlfriend told me Ace and Levi's relationship gives kind of a Howard and Orc from "Gone" by Michael Grant vibe and I haven't been the same since

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My girlfriend told me Ace and Levi's relationship gives kind of a Howard and Orc from "Gone" by Michael Grant vibe and I haven't been the same since
Howard my beloved,,,
favourite book scenes (1/?): Light by Michael Grant
“Anyway, his own Satan, who was his only friend, was gone, and now Orc was alone.”
3, 4, 8?
Sorry this is late, I haven't been on Tumblr in a while, but it's currently 4 20 am and I'm at a friend's house so rn is as good a time as any to answer this lmao
Spoilers for Gone-Light!
3- "who's your 'problematic fave' if you have one?"
Well, tbh I don't really know if it's considered problematic, but I very much prefer the Coates kids over the PB crew (besides Penny, she just never sat right with me, but she had her fair share of cool scenes and dialogue). I just always love seeing them interact and their schemes, especially in the 1st book when there was such an abundance of Coates characters even on the sidelines. I remember enjoying Hunger so much more because if the dynamic of the Coates crew when they regroup with Jack, I just love reading about morally dubious (and sometimes just straight up bad) lil teens, it's so interesting! Most of the hc I made and the stuff I talked abt with my friend Scott who is also a gone fan was largely centered around the Coates kids, be it their pre-fayz life we imagined where Caine was a theatre kid who would dye his hair when he had an emotional crisis, Drake not knowing how to show affection other than violence (thanks to his twisted lessons learned from his parents) and ending up stealing a Minecraft onsie from Walmart to give to Jack as an "insult", or Diana doing Jack's eyeliner in the shared dorm bathroom while you can hear Caine screaming because he saw Drake attempt to shiv Andrew and Frederico watched from on top of the fridge they managed to SNEAK to their dorm. I just have such an attachment to the darker, more morally grey characters and the way they interact with each other.
4-"do you think Caine was redeemed in the end? Orc?"
For Caine, no. I personally don't think he was redeemed, while he did gain some points for his actions in the last book, his wrongdoings are still stacked up against him. And to be honest? I don't think he sacrificed himself for the good reason. A person like Caine's main goal is to be in control, and at the very least make an impact and be remembered. He saw that he wouldn't be getting out of the Fayz a free man, so how else do you make your mark? You sacrifice yourself in a way that will leave every kid remembering you. Plus it seems fitting that he would want to go out in a bang. There's also Diana wanting to sacrifice herself to atone which was definitely a pushing factor for Caine. I just feel like even if he had done it for heroic reasoning, it doesn't really combat everything else he's done yk? He was still a majorly bad person, and arguably he could be unredeemable period, but let's just leave it as unredeemed.
As for Orc? Yes, I believe that he was definitely redeemed by the end of Light. Since he killed Betty, Orc was wallowing in guilt (an emotion that Caine didn't show) and anguish. He repeatedly tried to make up for it, and yes, he had his rough moments (like the murder if a small boy that almost made me rethink his redemption, but it was a fit of emotion and misjudgements, and he still has at least tried to do more good than bad), but in the end he was trying his hardest to reform, and his sacrifice wasn't for game or attention. It was to help. And I think that makes him redeemed.
8- "what do you think the characters dress like? Who's fashion sense is most similar to yours?"
Ooh boy, this one is quite a doozy considering I have designed a lot of gone characters clothes pre- mid- and post-fayz, so I will include it if and when I have the time!
who are your favorite "gone" characters?
Hmm,,,I would probably have to say Howard, Duck, Diana, and Caine. Although I absolutely love to latch on to the side characters that get exactly 2 and a half lines, if I had to choose my actual favs, it would def be those 4. I have different reasons for liking each of them, but I won't get into that lmao. Hunter is also high on the list