I'm sure everyone in the world feels like a main character. I'm no exception. Ever since I was a little kid, I felt like I was destined for more, for something greater, like the main characters in games, animes and mangas, books, movies, fanfiction, you get it. Of course, I don't expect something absurd like finding an ancient weapon and using to fight alien invaders (I didn't say it couldn't happen). At the very least, I think something incredibly interesting could happen in my life. Nothing like that has happened yet, if ever.

In all honesty, I'm more like a side character. Nah, that's being too generous. I would be the extra, someone who just exists in the world but is never acknowledged in any way. Take a video game world for example. Players know that there must be like a billion people living in the world, but, only ever see like a hundred (NPCs included), more or less depending on the game. I'd be lucky to have a sprite or model of me, and it'd be a miracle if I had any lines. I'd probably have to perform a demonic ritual and sacrifice my pet to have any lines voice acted. I don't have or want any pets though, and I doubt pet rocks are accepted.

Still, I can't help but feel like a main character. That's how I always felt. Even as I laid in my bed. I just woke up, in case you were wondering (you weren't, don't lie). I bet my health and mana would have been fully restored or something like that if I was in a game. It's dark in my room. It's also in the basement, so it's expected. What time is it? 11:24, my phone read. I should stop going to sleep at two in the morning, but it's a bad habit. Now, what would a man character do at a time like this? I don't know about anyone else, but, as for me, I grabbed my laptop from the drawer table across my bed and logged in. To Steam! I checked my library of games, wondering what I should play later. Near the top of my list is Doki Doki Literature Club.

I never played it myself. Of course, after browsing enough of the internet, I got the gist of it. The main character, MC as he's referred to, joins the Literature Club with his childhood friend, Sayori, meets Natsuki, the pink-haired tsundere, Yuri, the shy (or is it quiet?) bookworm(?), and Monika, the club president, and the story focuses on the MC's interactions with the four. Typical dating sim scenario I guess, but DDLC is darker than it appears. There's even a warning in the game's description and before the game starts proper. Monika is the self aware antagonist and realized her reality isn't real. She doesn't have her own route like the other girls, so she ends up deleting them and messes with the game in order to get closer to the main character. Scratch that, get closer to the actual player. In the end, there's no happy ending for anybody, Monika included, so the game just ends with a note from Monika and the player can't play the game again, unless the game is uninstalled and installed again. I think.

It's an emotional rollercoaster of a game from what little I experienced. Like I said, never played it. I can't help but feel bad for Monika though. Doing all of that crazy stuff just so she can be with player is certainly... something. I liked her character, and many players did as well. She really knows how to make players feel loved, feel important, psychotic actions aside. I'll never experience that love from Monika personally since I'm a big wuss. As soon as I saw that psychological horror tag, I went "Nope!"

Still downloaded it. Kind of hard to resist free games.

By the way:

1) Monika

2) Natsuki

3) Sayori

4) Yuri

Fight me. Better yet, just scream at me in ALL CAPS and demand I play the game so that I can realize that Yuri is best grill or whatever. I'm sure she cooks good meat.

Anyway, I returned to looking at my games. Actually, save for later I decided. I closed my laptop, got out of my bed, and got ready for breakfast. No wait, lunch, it's almost twelve. Brunch maybe? Whatever. I'll just probably eat something light and actually have a meal later. I head to the bathroom, did my things, and went upstairs. I looked through the fridge. There's some leftovers from last night (tofu and eggs) and various other stuff I really don't want to list. I could maybe make some eggs, bacon and toast, but I don't know how to do the first two all that well, so that's out (Internet instructions? What's that?). Pretty pathetic of a twenty year old. I saw ingredients for a sandwich. Alright, forget the light meal. The next couple minutes are spent making and eating the sandwich, and I doubt you people want to read about the entire process.

You have a problem if you do, offense. I forgot the "no?" No, I didn't.

I noticed there was no one else in the house. Mom's off to work, Dad's gone, and my sister was at school. Just like any other uninteresting day. I would go to work or to my own classes. Problem is, I have no job and I don't have classes on...What's today? Well not Monday, that's for certain. So it's just me in the house, doing whatever for the next couple hours. Geez, I'd be a terrible main character. Are there any like me? There probably are. If there are, all of them end up doing something interesting I'll bet. Enough of that though. I wonder what I'm going to do for the day. Oh right, gaming. Or maybe I'll read some fanfiction? Eh, I'll make up my mind eventually. I went back down the basement.

As I walked down the stairs, I noticed that the light was on in my room. Funny, I never turned it on. Then again, my memory isn't exactly the best. Nothing serious like amnesia or short term memory loss, but that's beside the point. I just assumed I turned it on and forgot. When I entered the room, I realized that wasn't the case. I found the reason why the light was on.

I stared at the brunette schoolgirl standing in my room and she stared back with her emerald eyes. I recognized her. How could I not? But, it didn't make sense. Why was she here? How was she here? How could she be here, in my room, in the flesh? One thing was for sure though.

This was going to be an interesting day.

"Monika?"

The Doki Doki Literature Club character was confused. "Who are you?"