The Sidekick
She is content to live in the shadow of others. To be around greatness is enough. She has good ideas herself, but quietly suggests them to those who take the time to listen, then waits for their reaction to see if the idea was good. She would not think to propose them without being asked or to advocate for her own ideas if the others initially reject them. But she silently observes and makes her own conclusions.
The Sidekick is passive, letting others dominate, not assertive, and waits for recognition or rejection. This phenomenon is obvious when in a social situation, where she allows others to lead, to the point of awkwardness, the conversation, the movement, the social cues, and even the conclusion. Others must pause and invite her to speak in order to hear her observations. She enjoys Main Characters because they have an infectious alpha energy and they make her feel included when they take the care to make these invitations. She also enjoys quiet observers, since these are the individuals who take effort to notice her as unique and brilliant. But both are dangerous to her if they recognize the power they wield over her, because of her addiction to this attention since recognition is so rarely bestowed, which can be harnessed for nefarious plans if they wish.
She is attracted like a magnet to Main Characters because she is jealous of their power. Really, she enjoys hiding behind them and soaking up the admiration in their shadow for two main reasons. First, they will give her ideas the voice they deserve, since the Main Character has no problem commanding the attention of the others. He is a great publicist, and they are his willing and appreciative crowd. Even if the others do not give credit to the author of the ideas, she still basks in the glow of recognition for her brilliant ideas, for they are her children. Second, she is scared of her own potency. If she were to dare to harness her own power, she would risk horrible punishments: to be ignored, to be overshadowed, to meet less than enthusiastic reactions, to be wrong or to fail. These results are only acceptable when she causes her own invisibility, not when she dares to exist in the eyes of others.
Others and especially herself should be cautious about her wallflower tendencies. She is self aware enough to acknowledge she is selfish with not sharing her thoughts, snobbish about whom she chooses to let be her confidant, and frustrated with the world not offering her the recognition she deserves. She may find her voice and her desire to use it. She may even be resentful for various incidents where people treated her like she did not exist, interactions long forgotten by anyone else. Her own being has been simmering, repressed by her own self regulation, bound by weak boundaries that could be destroyed rather easily with little provocation. She may erupt like a volcano to assert her existence.