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So I came to the realization that one of my main characters is completely passive throughout most of the story. This seems like a problem, but I don’t really think it’s one I can fix without changing the character to the point that they no longer serve their purpose for the larger story.

He’s not far from the type of character you might think of when thinking of someone who just wants nothing to do with what the rest of the main characters are trying to accomplish, and is lowkey just there against his will.
As I hinted at, his passivity serves a purpose, so I don’t feel like there is much I can do to give him more agency, (although toward the end of the story he does get a little more.) so my question isn’t so much, how do I give a passive character agency, but is there anything I can do to write a passive character well?

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