I can't give a single, succinct quote from this the way I like to do, because there are too many important and interlinked bits. But, here's a bit as a starting point, which still needs more reading to understand fully: "The opposite of grimdark is hopepunk. Pass it on."
Hopepunk is different from noblebright.
One Atom of Justice, One Molecule of Mercy, and the Empire of Unsheathed Knives - Alexandra Rowland Crossposted from
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