Sapphic Heat Worksheet
Weak-to-Sharp Audit
Worksheet 13
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Use when the scene has attraction but does not yet feel specific.
Quick Diagnosis
- The tension depends on a trope more than a relationship.
- Banter, proximity, or touch could be copied into another story unchanged.
- The scene explains feeling but lacks consequence.
Sharpness Audit
Primary weakness: generic / empty banter / proximity without choice / touch without meaning / over-explained / repetitive
What is wanted?
What blocks it?
What detail is specific to these characters?
What history changes the meaning?
What should be cut?
What should be sharpened?
Mini Example
Weak: they argue while standing close.
Sharper: she lowers her voice because she knows the other woman hates being watched.
History: the last public argument cost them both something.
Revision Check
- The risk comes from relationship, not category.
- At least one detail could belong only to these characters.
- The scene cuts explanation before it drains charge.
- The ending is sharper than the premise.