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* In ''[[Jane Eyre]]'', the title character has more moral strength and self-worth than Mr. Rochester. His feminine side comes out in the course of the relationship.
* At first sight, King Verence II and Queen Magrat in ''[[Discworld]]'' are more Feminine Boy, Feminine Girl. But when push comes to shove Magrat has [[Hidden Depths]] and can [[Beware the Nice Ones|transform]] into an [[Action Girl]]. Verence ... not so much.
** In [[Discworld/Monstrous Regiment|Monstrous Regiment]], [[The Squad]] is led by the nervous, book-smart [[Non-Action Guy]] Lieutenant Blouse, and Polly, the point of view character, is a [[Bifauxnen]] [[Action Girl]] pulling a successful [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]. {{spoiler|The story actually contains several biologically female characters who are more butch than Lieutenant Blouse.}}
* In the ''Warhammer 40k Ravenor'' novels, Patience Kys and Carl Thonius are described this way. Hyper intelligent, scholarly dandy Thonius is frequently referred to as a pussy, frequently by Patience herself, a vicious battle telekine. This might be entirely fair, as the novel mentions that anything short of an Astartes in full battle plate is a pussy compared to Patience Kys.
* ''[[Animorphs]]'':