basic things you should know about your main characters

anchoirs:

• how is their relationship with their family
• what are their beliefs, if they have any
• what is their motivation (preferably something unrelated to their love interest/romantic feelings, bc people care about other things, too, kthx)
• who were they raised to be vs. who they became/are becoming
• what are their plans for the future, if they have any
• how do they feel about themselves and how it affects their behaviour (i mean. you can’t tell me a character is shy then have them do things shy people wouldn’t do, like?????)
• how do they feel about things they cannot control? 
• and last but not least: 
• WHY IS THIS CHARACTER THE PROTAGONIST
• LBR DO THEY EVEN MATTER