Last night’s dream.
We have a hero. He lives in modern suburbia and is constantly being pulled onto quests by deific and fantastical beings and having all of this magical chaos thrust upon him.
Then we have Susan. She’s the hero’s roommate. She doesn’t see him very often. She’s going back to college and needed a cheap place to live which worked out because the hero constantly needs a house sitter. All of the various mythical beings who screw with the hero’s life know Susan as well, but she’s a mortal bystander and they don’t mess with her. Actually, they’re pretty friendly and considerate of her. A couple of them have dated her. One of them, a being of fate who looks like a horrific anthropomorphic raven when dealing with the hero, spends her time as Susan’s shoulder raven and they’re besties.
This story, of course, would be about Susan.