alright i'm gonna yap about my WYPB sequel (currently at 20k & counting!!!)
So this fic uses the concept of Marcus' commando app being "Mike", a Totally Normal Kid. Mike's "purpose" ig you could say is to be a sort of emotional/social protector, he's triggered out by Marcus' general social anxiety but the root of it is not feeling "human enough", so he takes over to give Marcus "time off" as well as to mediate social conflict. He can front for weeks or possibly months at a time.
it's tricky balancing Mike's personality in this fic, because hes nice and chill and laid-back but like in the way that that guy who hangs out w like the "popular kids" (super annoying disrespectful bullies) is, yk the one who's not as bad as them but still lets their behavior slide. If a situation is beyond saving (like if Marcus is being bullied very badly) he'll just chill until they move again. he's more confident than Marcus so bullying doesn't really bother him. At his core all he wants is to protect Marcus (that's his socially awkward little brother!), but it puts him in a weird position bc he has to make nice w all these ppl that are awful to Marcus.
it's also kinda funny bc the current situation in this fic is SO far out of Mike's comfort zone. He's used to fronting at like, particularly bad schools or when Douglas is being more snappy than usual, and now he fronts and suddenly Douglas is in jail and Marcus is dying.