In most stories, the protagonists who say “I want to be a background character” or “I don’t want to be apart of the plot” usually ends up playing a crucial part of said plot by doing extravagant things like saving someone, having some rare power, showing off their intelligence, inventing something, etc.
But the MC in this story actually tries to be a background character. And he’s doing it realistically at that. Like he’s just following what every other person in the room does. He acts oblivious when he needs to (phone call chapter), talks about information when the “plot” needs it (resolving misunderstandings), attends parties like everyone else. He’s just normal (in a good way), he made himself not stand out by NOT going out of the norm and I just find that about him to be realistic.
(If I ever happen to find myself in a predicament like getting transported to a different world or waking as a character in a novel. I would for sure act like him no doubt.)
In most stories, the protagonists who say “I want to be a background character” or “I don’t want to be apart of the plot” usually ends up playing a crucial part of said plot by doing extravagant things like saving someone, having some rare power, showing off their intelligence, inventing something, etc.
But the MC in this story actually tries to be a background character. And he’s doing it realistically at that. Like he’s just following what every other person in the room does. He acts oblivious when he needs to (phone call chapter), talks about information when the “plot” needs it (resolving misunderstandings), attends parties like everyone else. He’s just normal (in a good way), he made himself not stand out by NOT going out of the norm and I just find that about him to be realistic.
(If I ever happen to find myself in a predicament like getting transported to a different world or waking as a character in a novel. I would for sure act like him no doubt.)