Sapphic Heat Worksheet
Scene Engine Planner
Worksheet 11
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Use for interruption, private conversation, almost-touch, forced proximity, or coded confession scenes.
Quick Diagnosis
- The scene type is clear, but the engine is not doing enough work.
- The setup creates proximity without emotional movement.
- The vulnerable character needs more agency.
Engine Planner
Engine type:
Who enters, isolates, approaches, or cannot leave?
What private truth becomes visible?
What safe topic hides the real subject?
What practical constraint creates friction?
What is almost said or done?
How does the exposed or vulnerable character keep agency?
Exit image:
Mini Example
Engine type: interruption.
Private truth: she was waiting for the other woman to interrupt.
Agency: she chooses not to resume the old conversation after the interruption ends.
Revision Check
- The engine forces a meaningful change.
- The private truth is visible but not overexplained.
- Constraint creates friction without trapping agency.
- The exit image shows what the engine changed.