MMC
Male main character
Example
i liked the story, but the mmc kind of annoyed me at first
really? i loved him
he grew on me by the end, though
same. that character development saved the mmc
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MMC is a shorthand commonly used in online book communities. The abbreviation became popular in the 2010s as romance and fan communities on Goodreads, Tumblr, and later Bookstagram and BookTok began using quick acronyms like "MMC" and "FMC" in reviews and recommendation posts.
Instead of typing out "male protagonist" every time, readers adopted MMC as an easy way to discuss plot dynamics, character tropes, and love interests, especially in romance and romantasy genres. Today, MMC is widely used by readers, reviewers, authors, and content creators to break down character roles, compare love interests, or recommend trope-heavy stories. For example, you'll often see it in phrases like "morally gray MMC" or "grumpy MMC with a soft spot."