What is your protagonist(s)'s main driving emotion?

[DaphnePanda]

Since my story revolves around FOUR characters, I'm just going to focus on the one readers are most familiar with at the moment.

Luciel is currently driven by a bunch of negative emotions like guilt and shame, but this will change as the story progresses. He blames himself for some terrible things that happened in his past, so now he's doing everything he can to set things right.

[CommanderMarty]

Jervis is driven by a selfish and twisted sense of what he believes is right and wrong.

There is a bit of guilt thrown in too.

[impossiblesoul]

Will has grown jaded from his detachment and intuitive grasp of other how other people tick. This has led him to feeling wistful for something more than the mundane, and his first encounter with alien life + three years of a dreadful office job have exacerbated this - resulting in an avoidant personality wherein he desperately seeks something otherworldly.

This has made him both humble towards his own mundane existence while also bitter and elitist against the mundane lifestyles of others. Another byproduct is the strong inclination he holds towards higher ideals and by contrast his aversion to hedonist pleasures.

All of this comes together into a strangely cold yet passionate personality.
Wistfulness, would have to be my answer.

Conquering Planet Earth | Tapas

[franzvanderlinde]

Abismos: Curiosity for the truth about her

Abismos | Tapas

[Inspector_Spinda]

Love? Lol. My story is more of an episodic slice of life so there's a different plot each chapter, but there will be an overarching story eventually. My vampire character, Hugh is living with his human family and this little girl he considers his own niece. That's the concept of the story, but there's also a lot of other stuff going on. In the first chapter, he's driven by boredom to go outside during the day on a morning of heavy overcast. In the second chapter he's driven by nostalgia to tell and relive a story from when he was younger. He's also a huge glutton being both a vampire and an alcoholic.

[ar-ninetysix]

I tried to keep it simple, but it sort of ended up becoming elaborate as hell?? I'd argue that these aren't really emotions though...

The story kicks off with reluctance, acknowledgement, and reconciliation in mind. (Two siblings with an awful work dynamic between both of 'em gotta accomplish a simple task, knowing their faults need to be worked on together.)

It kinda carries on into the story as it develops where the two each have their own driving emotions. After completing the task, Mugen opens up a case related to it as he's driven by determination and compassion for the family involved. Haruka is exposed to her insecurities she tends to hide from herself and is sort of driven to join him out of regret for how she handled things earlier.

If I had to boil it down to super basic feelings, hope and remorse are probably it.

[Legendofgenii]

My protagonist is still a kid (15) so he's pretty much being told what to do all the time and any decisions he has made (or think's he's made) so far have landed him in A LOT of trouble.

He's downtrodden, lost and pretty grumpy. If I had to make a character reference sheet for facial expressions, they'd all be... at the moment.

BUT... he's going to grow and learn and love and figure out who/what he wants to be.

My antagonist has the most drive in my comic to be honest. Maybe it's all about him really?

[nellie_warren]

Loneliness baby!!! Though, her character development may change that.

To the Touch | Tapas

[Bree_Mana]

I'l do my character Yinyang from my comic TLC

I'd say for her the thing that drives her in her actions is a desire to make the world and people around her better to be a part of. As well as a curiosity that can occasionally lead her to be a bit too nosey. After growing up in an orphanage where she was treated like garbage and always bored its natural that she wants the best for her new family that actually cares for her, and that she often seeks things out not only to help but also to keep her brain stimulated

If that lil character insight intrigued you why not check out my comic TLC?

TLC | Tapas

[MattRAuthor]

I have quite a few protagonist and POV characters in my little gay fantasy, but their mostly driven by fear, anger and hope. They're on the run and trying to stop a war so they're having a lot of fun rn

A Betrayal Of Faith | Tapas

[kelchan]

Main driving emotion? I hadn't really thought about it much but, its probably anxiety and loneliness. She gets anxious when she's alone and downward spirals. Then gets lonely which makes her more anxious.

https://tapas.io/series/Im-not-here-right-now

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[MadelineATucker]

i think my MC's main driving emotion in the story is fear. and specifically fear of diving back into her past. she constantly is ignoring it while she doesn't realize that the only way to overcome it is to face it head on ;-;

The Turnover | Tapas

[R.n.P]

My MC name is Luca Vincenzo, I dunno if being directionless can be classified as an emotion but that's basically his driving emotion, he has no goal and due to that he tries to find anything that can feel that void and give him excitement or a purpose in life for a short while

The Rolling Stone | Tapas

[MasterValkyrie]

These are my protagonists Hinan Okami(red) and her girlfriend Kakusan Okami(blue).

And as cheesy as this may sound. Their biggest drive is each other. They grow stronger and wiser so they can protect one another. If they never met they probably would have been slaves their entire lives.

[Legendofgenii]

He thinks that too.

[Berserker]

The thrill of adventure. That's why I had to pair her up with a more pragmatic fearful partner. Rhun is reckless.

The Turbulent March | Tapas

[ScarletDemon]

Let's see; I've got a lot of novels, so...let's get to them.
Ixy: duty & honor
Leon: destiny & fate
Genre: High Fantasy Medical Drama

Sky Garden | Tapas

Aram: Revenge & Retribution
Genre: High Fantasy Horror

Deathblooded | Tapas

Khan: adventure & Fun
Nevissa: purpose & change
Genre: High fantasy LGBT+ Romance

Shrouds and Stilettos | Tapas

Scarlet: obligation & infatuation
Rain: Love & hope
Genre: Sci-fi Futurism Romance

Rain | Tapas

Kain: Renewal & Soul-Searching
Genre: Low Fantasy Magic College + POC MC

Paradise Academy | Tapas

[MorganaMevil]

My protagonist, Gwyn, is driven by love and fear—love of her family and fear of hurting them.
Genre: Fantasy/Humor

The Longest Spring Break in NonHuman History | Tapas