forum How to write a nice guy without him being boring

Started October 27, 2018 by Lacey Kat

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I have a character who's love interest who's supposed to be the Nice Guy or deredere guy. The problem is he can come off as Marty Stuish or boring, how to fix this

Even nice guys can have their prejudices or can come off as obnoxious to some. Show him reacting to something or someone he doesn't like, or how he'd react to someone that snaps at him. Everyone has their turning points or line that can't be crossed that keeps them from being a living doormat. Even if he isn't angry it gives a chance to show his personality. Is he calm or is he shaking? Is he apologizing for something that's his fault or taking all the blame out of fear? Does he act different around other people? Some are easily flustered and a blushing mess while others are at their most confident around crushes or close friends. Hope this helps! :)

Just looked up some stuff on deredere types since I don't watch much anime. I found that they often only care for the happiness of the person they love, happy as long as they're happy. If you aren't straying far from that there's still ways to give him personality. Like making him have trouble deciding if his love for the character is in a family like way or a loving partner way, or maybe he becomes apart of the relationship because the person he likes wants him to give the person a chance so he does to make them happy. Even little things like being more easily embarrassed by some things or favoring a restaurant can help shape a character!

Some major insecurities that double as personality flaws. Like he has a deep set desire to be liked and wanted, so he just shuts people out with no warning if he feels they threaten that. But he’s still a very nice guy. Does that make sense?

Ok, thanks ^.^