20 Character Fears (And What They Do To Avoid Them)

The 20 fears

1. 01Being ordinary — so they only enter competitions they can win.
2. 02Being known — so they are endlessly interested in everyone else.
3. 03Being left — so they leave first, warmly, with a good reason.
4. 04Being wrong in public — so they never commit to a position out loud.
5. 05Becoming their parent — so they refuse every trait, including the good ones.
6. 06Being a burden — so they are ill, tired and grieving alone.
7. 07Being replaceable — so they make themselves the only one who knows how it works.
8. 08Being still — so there is always a next thing before this one lands.
9. 09Being seen wanting something — so they pretend every desire is a favour to someone else.
10. 10Being owed — so they refuse gifts and over-tip.
11. 11Losing control of the story — so they tell everyone's version first.
12. 12Being loved conditionally — so they keep testing the condition.
13. 13Being found out as untalented — so they never finish the real work.
14. 14Being touched without warning — so they control every room's geometry.
15. 15Being forgotten — so they carve their name into everything, quietly.
16. 16Being the one who wasn't chosen — so they never let it come to a vote.
17. 17Being needed too much — so they keep one bag packed.
18. 18Being safe — because the last time they relaxed, it happened.
19. 19Being outgrown — so they keep everyone slightly smaller.
20. 20Being right about how bad it is — so they never check.