Sapphic Heat Worksheet
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Worksheet 10
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Use when you know the charge but need a scene engine.
Quick Diagnosis
- You know the emotion, but not the container.
- The scene lacks a mechanism for friction.
- The premise is familiar and needs character-specific stakes.
Template Selector
Scene goal:
Needed friction: exposure / privacy / restraint / limited escape / indirect truth / care / power shift
Primary template: Interruption / Private Conversation / Almost-Touch / Forced Proximity / Not-Confession / The Break
Why this template?
Desire:
Obstacle:
What makes it specific to these characters?
Mini Example
Needed friction: indirect truth.
Template: Not-Confession.
Specificity: she can only admit desire while pretending to critique someone else’s poem.
Revision Check
- The template creates friction, not decoration.
- The scene goal matches the relationship arc.
- The obstacle is personal.
- A different pairing would require a different scene.