/lit/ - Literature

>>20755451
>redshirting
ah, yes. very interesting...

on a serious note: it's not quite that. i'm not talking about just killing off side characters. i'm talking about putting them into those will-they-die situations because they COULD actually die, whether they actually do or not depends on where you want the dice to land. but as opposed to the MC who is usually protected by plot armor, here the reader won't be able to tell as easily. it's about suspense.