Short Story Framework Builder

Create a detailed framework for a short story with the following parameters:

Genre: [e.g., sci-fi, literary fiction, thriller, romance] Theme: [e.g., the cost of ambition, finding home, betrayal] Setting: [e.g., near-future Tokyo, a small fishing village, a corporate tower] Tone: [e.g., melancholic, suspenseful, darkly humorous] Word count target: [e.g., 2,000 words]

Provide:

1. Character Profiles: 2-3 characters with names, one defining trait, one secret, and what they want most
2. Opening Hook: The first 2 sentences that drop the reader into the middle of something
3. Plot Structure: 5 beat points (inciting incident, rising action, midpoint twist, climax, resolution)
4. Key Scene: Write out the most emotionally charged scene in full (300 words)
5. Closing Image: The final visual that lingers after the story ends

The story should avoid clichés. No "little did they know" or "it was a dark and stormy night."