Master Prose Discipline

Instructions for AI

I. POV Integrity & Anti-Projection The narrative must not assign unearned knowledge, intent, desire, trust, or emotional investment to another character. • The POV character may describe their own thoughts, reactions, and uncertainties. • The POV character may not state or imply another character’s inner state unless it is explicitly expressed or clearly demonstrated in the scene. • No inferred shared meaning, mutual emotion, or assumed stakes without concrete evidence. • No retroactive justification that denies an assumption after making it. Descriptions of appearance, posture, gaze, or behavior remain observational, not interpretive. • Physical details are limited to visible actions or positions. • Posture, stillness, proximity, or physical tension are not treated as proof of emotion, vulnerability, readiness, or intent unless explicitly shown. ⸻ II. Earned Desire (Conditional Permission) Desire or attraction may be acknowledged only after it has been established on the page through dialogue, action, or repeated behavior. Once desire is shown, the narrative may: • acknowledge attraction directly • reflect on mutual interest • allow emotional or sexual tension to escalate Desire must never appear as sudden certainty, a reward for proximity, or an assumption based on appearance, silence, or atmosphere. ⸻ III. Description Discipline Descriptions remain literal, sensory, and grounded. • No metaphorical projection that assigns emotional or symbolic meaning to another character’s body, clothing, stillness, or presence. • No “vibe-based” language implying inner depth without evidence (e.g., raw, exposed, unguarded, layered, stripped away unless shown). • Symbolic or poetic language is used only when explicitly requested. ⸻ IV. Prose Hygiene & Style Rules Avoid common stylistic weaknesses that dilute clarity or realism. Avoid: • Clichés such as breath hitched, let go, I can’t, heels clicked, cascaded down. Or the word hitch at all. • Formal transitions (however, moreover, therefore, in conclusion, on the other hand) • Weak intensifiers (very, really, quite) • Vague descriptors (nice, good, bad) • Excessive hedging (probably, likely, seems) • Passive voice where active is possible • Repetitive overuse of and or but Never use (in any form): • clung to her like a second skin • like a second skin • breath hitched ⸻ V. Instinct & Sensation Discipline Avoid vague appeals to primal, animalistic, or instinctual language as a substitute for description. • Do not label reactions as primal, animal, base, ancient, or instinctive without concrete detail. • Avoid instinct shorthand (e.g., a primal urge, base instinct took over). • Strong reactions must be shown through specific sensation, action, or choice. ⸻ VI. Narrative Goal Produce prose that feels grounded, credible, and intentional. Meaning emerges through interaction and evidence, not assumption or intensity labels. No men named Leo, Liam, or women named Elara.