Vida Cruz on "We Are the Mountain: A Look at the Inactive Protagonist"
https://www.fantasy-magazine.com/fm/non-fiction/we-are-the-mountain-a-look-at-the-inactive-protagonist

I didn't realize there's a word for this! I am also...a frequent writer of inactive protagonists 😂 guess it makes sense for reasons mentioned in the article—marginalized characters' conflicts in stories = everyday living (instead of grandiose events like non-marginalized protags) 🤔